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md streams, fGreshow rain.

and streams, tGreshow rain.
Flies and various sorts Of in2ccta becom
more Troublesome, and sting and bite, more
than usual befhre, rs well as in the intcrvh
Of rainy weather, particularly during th'
Autumn. r--.
Frogs by their clamorons croaking, inli
cate rainy weather; as does also their coming
about in great numbers during the evening
this last sign applies more obviou:l y to war
toad.
+ Geese washing, or taking wing with ;
clamorous noise, and flying 10 the watr pro
tends rain.
(tnais afford several indications. When
theEfy in vortex in the beams Of the set
ling sun, they (orbode fair weather. Wehn
they frisk about more widely in the open all
at evening, they betoken heat; and when
they assemble under trees, and bite more
than usual they indicate rain.
Hays, when they shake the stalks Of corn
and spoil them, often Indicate rain. When
they run sqncaking about and jerk up, their
heads, windy weather is abont to co'nmcnse,
Horscs forctcll the coming of rain by
starting more than ordinarily: and by rest
lessness Oh the road.
Kline (cattle) are said to foreshadow rain
when they lick their forelect; or lie on their
right side. Some say that oxen licking Them
selves against the hair is sign of wet.
Nice when they squeak much and Sambol
in the house, foretell change Of weather
and often rain. 49,,
Ows.-WIen an owl hoots or scrceches,
sitting on the top of house or by the side
of window, a change of weather may be
looked for.
Peacochs squalling by night often foretell
a rainy day.
Pigeons,- 1t is sign of rain when pig
cons return slowly to the dove house before
the usual time Of day.
Rarens, when observed early in the morn
ing at great hight in the air, soaring around
and around, and uttering hoarse croaking
sound, indicates that the day will he fine
The ravens frequenting the shores, and dip.
ping himself in the water is also a sign OF
rain.
RoJia Read Breast, when they with more
than ordinary familiarity, lodged on our
window frames, and peck against the glass
with their bills, indicates severe weather, Of
which they have presentiment, which brings
them nearer to the habitations ofman.
Spiders. when seen crawling on the wall
more than usual, indicate rain. In the sum
mer, the quantity of webs of the garden spl-
ders denote fair weather.
-srallp,cs in fine and settled weather, fly
higher in the air than they do just before
showery Or rainy times. Then also swal,
lows Gying low, and skimming over the sur
face Of meadow, where there is tolerably
long grass, frequently stop and hang about
the blades, 81, if they wer" gathering insects
lodged there.
Toads, when they come from their
holes in unusual numbers in the evening, al
though the ground be still dry, iorcshow the
coming rain. which will generally fall more
or less during the night. :,
lIoodcocI.s appear in autumn earlier, and
in greater numbers previous to severe Wint-
tiers, as do snipc and other water-bird*.
Worms come forth more abundantIy bel"re
rain, as do snails, Sings and all limaceous all
imals
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Opium versus Rum.

From the report of the Massachusetts
Board ofIIealth, it would really seem that
the attempt to enforce the, prohibition of
| one class of stimulants has caused an out
break in the use Of another of equal, if not
! greater, detriment to the community morally
and physically. While the terrors of the
! new law against the sale of spirits are heing
| enforced with fanatical zeal, and while be-
| !iesars in such enactuents are shaking hands
over the apparent success Of the compulsory
doctrine, their peans are turned into lamen.
| tations at the unexpected development of
the disease in another shape. Returns from
twenty-four cities and towns Of Massachu.
sctts show that the consumption Of opium is
practiccd to an alarming extent. In some
places the habit has been acquired from
using physicians prescriptions enring sick
ness; but the drug is mostly taken as slim
ulant, and as a substitute for intoxicating
liquors. In one town, the reason given for
its use is the drug is ;'more genteel" than
alcohol, and in another because the con-
sumers are not willing to "risk their reputa-
tion for temperance by taking alcoholic
beverages" In Charlestown there are two
people who each consume thirty ounces of
laudanum per month, and several others who
use from one to eight ounces month. In
Boston, opium eating is general, one con.
sup,ing an ounce every secular day and two
ounces on Sunday. A regular customer of
one druggist there is noted temperance
lecturer. But the champion opiua-eater
would appear to be in Swamscott, where that
drug is used by many people in place Of
rum. One manthere consumes 1.-TWO ounces
daily as stimulant, and attends to his bust
ness regularly" -,
The report evidences that in nearly all
the places mentioned opium is in general
use as q stimulant, either as substitute for
the prohibited alcohol, or because the latter
could be taken without publicity. A physi-
clan in Worcester positively afirns that the
alarming use of the drug in that town is Sin
consequence of the restricted use Of ALCOHOLIC
liquors.
These disclosures indicate the existence
ofa natural craving for some artificial stimu-
liant, among large mass of the community,
and the differences must commend themselves
to the serious consideration ofthe prohibito-
ry advocates The indulgence in opium may
not be SO soon apparent as in liquor drink
inc, but its ultimate results are more deadly,
and the general substitution Of the former
would make the gain to the temperance cause
more nominal than real. The craving for
stimulants cannot be eradicated by prohbito.
ry laws. The disease must be attacked at
the root by destroying the appetite ITSELF
1t is the province Of science TO find remedy
for the disease. TO science the whole mat.
ter ought, to be remandcd, and not left to
politicians as war cry in party struggle for
the loaves and fshes,-M Y. Commercial
IdretiScr,
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How GRANT BUILT His SIG, ,000aSENEcA
STONE PRESIDENTIAL STABLEs.-Thc New
York Sun makes this development:
A great deal of curiosity has been excited
to know where the money came from to pay
for the new Seneca sandstone stables which
President Grant has built on the White
House grounds, without any authority tor
making such an expenditure. 1t is reported
that members of the Appropriation commit
Zee who have taken the pains to inquire into
the subject have ascertainel that the money
used for the stables, amounting to SAG, ,009,
has been taken from tho appropriation for
the new State Department building. Such
q misrepresentation of the public funds wonld
bo entiraly characteristic of Grant, whose
disregard of law where it interferes with the
execution of his desiras has often been shown
And it is not at all surprising that Presi-
Sent who cares more for his horses than sdf
the duties of his office should be desirous OF
giving them fine quarters so long as he is
able to do so at the FRb)ic expence. 1t is
fortunate that Grants time is drawing to
close. otherwise the country might be ex'
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= DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC IRTsHMAN.-
The Court Journal records the death of IN
eccentric character:
Gan Irishman died last week in London,
whose career and attainmcnts entitle him to
niche in the annals of literature. The de.
ceased was about fifty years of age, and was
as odd figure as one could meet in days
ride. He was small but firmly knit, gener-
ally wore a white hat and coat, and always
had an old volume under his arm. He was
a confirmed bookworA. Mezzo.fanto. was
hardly more accomplished linguist. Nor
timer was graduate Of the University of
Dublin, and deeply vcrsed in classic lore,
but he added polish to his erudition by his
intimacy with at least dozen modern
tongues. He spoke French, German, Rus.
sian, Polish, Spanish, italian, modern Greek,
Turkish, Arabic, Irish, Welsh, and Danish
with fuency. In his youth he had been
cabin boy in an American bark, and snbse-
quently became medical student in Paris,
but had to leave it on account of his conncc-
ton with the June insurrection Of '4S. He
was a very strong man, and utilized his
strength by taking an engagement as Her.
cules in circus in Australia. BY turns he
gave lectures on Shakespeare through Ger.
many; was o Greek professor at Ha:nburg;
had troop ofSpanish ballet dancers in Hol
land; and was the companion of Sir William
Don, the baronet actor, in his widest CONT.
mental frolics. In his time he had been
t,tor In Cbarloc Iover's childrnn at Florencc
lie came to the surface one day in the en-
ploynlcnt of Tom Thumb; another in the
company of Murphy, the Irish gisnt, who
was distant cousin He had been in Lon.
Con since the Franco -Prussian war, which
had ruined him in fortune. His learning
was of little profit to him, for he died very
poor in ward Of a hospital, and is buried in
the nameless grave ofthe pauper's corner OF
some overgrown cemetery"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-07-18

NurRIT1vEVALUE OF MILK..-A chemist
CT Providence, r. l., states that milk is more
nutritious than meat The nutritiSe value
Of milk, as compa ed with other kinds of
animal food, is not generally appreciated.
There is less difference between the eoonomi-
cal value of milk and beefstcak Cor eggszor
fish, than is commonly supposed. THE
quantity Of water in good qualityof milk
is eighty six per cent, in round steak severity
five PER cent, in tattcr beef sixty per cent,
in eggs about Sixty-cight per cent. From
several analysises made last winter, cstirlat-
ed srloin steak (reckonins loss from bone9
at thirty-ivc' cents pound, as dear as mix
ut twenty-f1ur cents quart; round steak,
at twenty cents pound, as milk at fourteen
cents quart eggs at thirty cents dozen,
as dear as milk as twenty cents quart
Many laborcrS, who pay seventeen c:nts Tot
5corncd beef, would consider themselves hald-
ly able to pay ten cents for milk, when in
fact, they could as we'll afford to pay fifteen
cents
Milk is most wholesome and economical
food for either the rich or poor. ltou%ht
to be- more largely used. If the money tx,
pended for veal and pork were expended
for milk, doubt not il would be an adj
vantage both to the stomach and pocEct,
especially during the warm season. Relative
ly speaking, then, milk at ten cents, or
even twelve cents quart; is the cheapest
animal food that can be used. Whether
farmers can afford TO produce it cheaper is
Il matter for them to decide. It is very
probable that were they to ask twelve cents
large number Of poor people would refrain
from its Use from mistaken notions OF
economy, Notwithstanding they are OK ressivc
meat eaters.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-07-18
The Great Race.
BAssETT AND LoNGFELLOW-WHYB BAssETI'
WAS EASILY BEATEN.

The New York papers contain lengthy ae-
counts of the great race. From the S"n we
take the fallowing description of the running,
and also an explanation Of BaSsctt's defeat !:
The two approached each oth"r slowly,
passed, and Longfellow turned again and
followed Bassctt to the starting point. In
two seconds they were in line, and another
second saw them off, Bassctt ahead by haH
length The first bound sent All electric
shock into the crowd. "They'rc off,"
rang out from 10000 voices, aud the yell
ling became deafhing McDaniels blue
Jacket and red sash showed to the front at
every jump at the upper turn. But soon
Harper's orange jacket aud red cap came
closer and closer until as they burst into view
at the head Of the home stretch, they appear
cd TO be abreast. With military precision.
up aud down, up and down, they clattercd
down the home, stretch Longfellow's nose
at ono moment in front of Bassctt's, and the
next moment Bassct's nose in front OF Long
fellows. ga.
Both were under hard pull, but. going
like steam engines. As they passed the
indgos stand, I.ongfellow was let out until
he had forged half length ahead of Basset
Vhe cheers of the crowd swclled ut this into
prolonged roar. This cheering wHEs not
confined to any particular number ot men,
but seemed to come from tho whole bndy, the
hackers of Bassctt and I.ongiellow alike.
'.. THE FINAL STRUGGLE.
Around the, went, yoktd together, the
same stride, the same speed. appeiehtly.--~
This delighted the straining a$somblage who
ugain and again yelled forth their JOY; There
was no break in the applause now. X arose
high and fell lower now and again. az some
new phase Of the race was prescnte pr dis
anpearcd, but it never ceased. The crowd
was rapidly becoming frantic.
Bassett held his own until they reached
the first quarter on the Inst mile. Then he
began to fallhchind lie wa;a LENGTH there
and six lengths at the halfmile, Here his
tail fell, his cars laid Lack, and he doubled
hinsalr upa if Kicking. Before lie rc''v-
cred. Longicllow wa; twenty lengths ahead
The spectators were now mad. The yell,
ing was indcscribahlc. They jumped int,
the quarter stretch at the imminent risk "i
being run down: Lopgicllow continues! I"
improve his advantage, coming in an easy
winner, in canter. Basscll's jockey whip
ped him under the string.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-07-18

\ lady On being askcd what she though.
was the meaning Of the words "the p'$tllcHee
that walkcth in darkness" answered tha', in
her orinion, ii was bcl-bua*.
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,osed to the modification of seeing thous-
,nds of dollars diverted from soule other
congressional appropriation to build pala-
tiai Kennel for his bull pups.
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| At the end Of two miles, which Lonsiel!ow
ran in 3:3G!, Harry Bassett was fifty yards
behind, and We will endeavor to show how
Inconsistent this running was with h Is real
form. At Saratoga, last year, he rain two
miles under pull in .3:3j4, and carrying
40 pounds. .YestcrdaH when year older
and therefore hy the rules of hor;e-racin,g,
entitled to carry eighteen pounds more, he
carried twopounls less or in other words
he had the advantage Of twenty pounds in
the weights, and yet could not get within
haling distance Of his antagonist in nearly a
second longer time. The time of the whole
race yesterday, was 4:3l; or at the rae Of
1853 Is to the mile; certainly, not within
twenty-five per cent. ofwhat Harry Bassett
showed that he could accomplish last year.
Then, again, look at the average Of the two
miles. Harry Bassctt ran the first mile un )
der pull, and to all appearances going with
in himself LA, and yet, although the race
in the second mile fell off to 1:52!, he quit
like ''stcer," as turfmen say: and actually
could not raise decent gallop: What is
the natural sequence deduced from, these
facts? 1t is one oftwo things. Either that
Harry Rassctt has entirely lost the form he
showed last year. and this spring, and was
quite out of condition, Or else meeting horse
of as great speed; himself for the first lme
he ran cowardly We are 10th to believe
however, that this is the true character, and.
are of the opinion that he will yet prove him.
self q race horse ofthc highest class, and that
before the year is out. ...
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ADVERTISING RATES.

| All Transient Advertisements will be charged
OxE DOLLAR per Square for The first and SEVEN
rY-rIvE CENTS per Square for each subsequen
insertion.
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NATURAL CASA PHENOMENON IN THE
OIL REGIoNs.-Ihe Titusville Co'trtc!. Of
the 9th, gives the following interesting
particulars of the Newton well, on the Mel
SON farm, six miles North Of that city: sit
has been down about twenty days and has
continuously poured forth such volume OF
gas that it was found impossible to pump it,
as the valves ould not work. The tubing
was pulled Wednesday, and the we'll was
cascd in order to let the gas blow off, so That
it might be pumped" After the casing was
put in, the sand-pump was lowered for the
purpose of agitating the we'll, and the gas
raised Il column of water, throwing a solid
stream into the air 100 feet. The noise
was terrific, and could be heard for a
distance Of more than two miles. The noise
was something like the loud roar of thun-
der, and when the colum burst at the top
it threw the waller each way for fifteen rods
from the we'll. The water was exhausted in
about twenty-five minutes, and then a
column of gas followed, raising with tremcnd-
Gus force fifty feet above the derrick. The
nutpouring oIthe gas makes a roaring noise
that can be distinctly heard Tor two miles
from the we'll The noise around sounds
like the rushing of i whirlwind. The CO.
lumn can be seen mile from the well. No
tools can be put into The well. AS soon as
thcattcmpt is ma,le, with such force does The
gas come out that the tools arc carried into
the air From descriptions of cyc-witne@scs
this is probably the greatest gas well ever
struck in the oil region. Upto last evening
the gas showed no signs of being exhaus; cd.
The people in that vicinity arc very much
alarmed, and the cattle run about the fields
perfectly wldwith fright
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-07

At a meeting in a frontier Western
settlement several present were stoutly
opposed 10 the organization of a sun
day school. Not being able to agree
the meeting was breaking up, when
the chairman said he had a very i'm
portant notice to read them. Quiet
was soon restored to hear this rather
novel religious notice." ''Straved-A
large black mule. He had on a halter
" hen he left, and he is branded on
the left hip with the letter ;. Any
n returning said mule will be liber
ally rewarded" The keen Sunday
school missionary announced that he
had also a very important notice to
give out. "Strayed-A number of
BOYS from their homes, near this
place, this Sunday morning. They
had guns and fishing poles on their
shoulders when they left. They are
branded by a holy God as Sabbath
breakers. Any u returning said
boys, and placing them in a Sunday
school will be literally rewarded at
the day of Judgment" The tact OF
the missionary carried the vote in
favor of a Sunday school and those
stray boys We're duly returned to it.
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We copv the subioined fronl'the Ne

We cory the subjoined fronithe Ne
vada City Transcript Of the 4th.
son Monday evening Justice Role
married l.. ID. Wells to Agatha Gibbs.
The parties were married some twenty
five wears ago in the Last, and after a
wear and a half the husband came to
California, where he has since been
..dritIing about" The wife obtained
a divorce and in course of time was
married to another After some
wears her husband died and she be
came a widow. \ short time since a
correspondence commenced, the old
flame of love, which had slumbered
for more than twenty-three years, was
rekindled, and resulted finally in an
offer of marriage which was accepted
by the lady and she came to California.
Nearly a quarter OF a century after
their first vows were given the cere
mony was again performed ON MOI
day night, as above stated.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-07
Democratic G Liberal Republican
Primary Election.

At 4 MEETING OF THE oRMSBY
"A County Democratic ami Liberal Re
publican Central Committee, held at
Carson City, August y. 49,, the following
proceedings were had:
Resolved, That the time for holding the
Democratic and liberal republican PR
MARES for the election OF delegates 10 the
state ConventIons be
neutrality-suspicious. Z, 1874,
At Victor A Muller's, Carson Township,
and Henry Slahl'S, Empire Township.
Polls to open at 1o'ciock and close at D
O'Clock, apportioned as follows: Carson
Township, :; Empire Township, ); total,
10.
Cayanaugh act as Judges for Carson
Township, and George Randall and
Nicnolas Ambrose for Empire township.
Q. A. +. GILBERT,
auoS-.l Secretary.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-07
NINE Tax.

We publish to-day a statement OF
the gross yield Of the mines of Ne
vada, for the year 1871, and Of the
amount of axes thereon, paid to the
State; the same having been kindly
furnished by Hon. w. W. Hobart,
State Controller.
From this exhibit it is seen that the
total bullion product, as returned 20
the Assessors, for taxable purposes,
for 1871, was SoO,026, $50 II, and the
total amoun. of taxes thereon, to the
State alone, was S9S,2lS 90. Certainly
not more bullion was returned than
was PRODUCED. When we COMPARE
these figures with the corresponding
ones for 1870, we find much Of which
to feel proud, and from which to de-
rive satisfaction, in anticipating the
future of Nevada.
The gross yield for 1870 was Sl1,aol,-
sos 50. and the amount Of taxes paid
10 the State, S6f,l70 40. The gross
yield for 1871, we find, is nearly double
that Of 1870, as per report. 1t IS true
.E.at, i'll 1870, the gross yield was not
fully reported, for the law then IN
force made certain exemptions not
made under the present law: but IN
der the old law, with its exemptions
Of low grade ores, the gross yield, II
i, had been fully reported, could not
have exceeded IS per cent. OF that OF
ISL.
This manifesto of the continued dis
covery of new mines, richness and in
exhaustibleness of the older ones, is
not only most pleasing to the owners
Of mines and those seeking judicious
and profitable investment Of capital
and labor, but is, in fact, matter OF
profound establishment and congratu-
iation to all. We ask, not only our
fellow citizens of the Silver State, but
all elsewhere who aIe seeking homes
and prosperity, to. think Of it. Ne
vada, not yet eight years old, export
lag over twenty millions per annum
and that, too, ofthe material which aug
inents the metallic circulating medium
OF the world And more encouraging
1t is on the increase still. Hurrah fol
Our own Nevada! 49,
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LET Us ORGANIZE!

Our friends throughout the State
should understand the value of thor
ough organization. No party car sue
coed without it, while with it great re-
suits can be achieved. 1t is every
thing in a political campaign. Our
opponents possess the advantage
of us in this respect, and have for
many years. There is the best reason
to believe that the elements of Opposi
ton to the Grant party in Nevada
are enough to effect its overthrow, if
they can only be gathered up, organ
lied and made to act together. We
al do this if we set about it. The
work is not so great as it may
SEEM. Start right up, keep the nat
ter in mind, give it the little attention
it may require from time to time, and
the organization will perfect itself.
Once begun, the friends and leading
men of the party Of each locality will
soon find it a pleasure rather than a
labor, and make it a pleasant recrea-
ton. Try it,
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-07

The Grant party i'll Mississippi is
thus described in a single sentence by
a Nicksburs correspondent Of the Tri-
bune:
1T iscomposedof about l 900 shrewd,
selfish, venal, white Office holders,
and a great horde of ignorant negroes,
who are madeto believe that the white
people are their enemies, seeking TO
put them back into slavery. 1t Is no
wonder, in such a state of affairs, that
the intelligence, property and honesty
of Mississippi is a unit for Greeley and
Brown"
The white vote in this State is about
$1,000, and the black $1,000, run by
the thousand whites.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-07

The vast quantities of wheat which
are being brought to u wharves daily
is truly astonishing. The wharves
from end to end are crowded with
piles of sacks and scores of teams are
standing waiting to unload. 1t is cyl
dent that the wharf room is still made
quate to the present demand. That a
famine should occur on the broad earth
with the immense quantities of grain
in sight seems surprising.-L>tockton
Republican. &C. orr