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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-11
THE detention Of the mails of
Tuesday is explained by the follow
ing press dispatch

Auburn. California, December S.
The late storm has been the most severe
ever known in this locality at this season
of the year. Six inches of snow fell On
the 18th. Last night slide occurred
near Clipper Gap on the railroad, cover
ering the track with rock and earth to
slch an extent that it will require twenty
four hours to remove it; some of the
rocks will require blasting before they
can be moved.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-11
REFERRING to the desperate case Of
Matheney, now under death sentence
for murder, the Eureka Sentinel of
Daoa-,71,sr 6 savs-

December 6 says:
Matheney never had any faith from
the first in his chances for pardon. and
to ali external appearances he did not de-
sire il. From tie very day Of his SEN
tence ne has been preparing to meet
death. and seems now entirely resigned
to h.s fate The 18th instant is the day
fixed for his execution. He has made q
full confession OF the muraernus affair,
which lie desires forwardedto his mother,
in Oregon, after his death. 1t was
written out for him by a gentleman of
his dying words. copy of the doeu-
mert, we understand, will be given to
the public Immediately after the execu-
ton
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-11

TIE JUDGMENT in the Bazainc case
is expected forthwith.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
A Duel Thirty Ycnrs Ago.

A California paper reprints the
story Of the duel thirty years ago,
between John Hampden Pleasants,
editor of the Richmond Wing. and
Thomas Ritchic, Jr., editor of the
Richmond Enquirer. The challenge
from Pleasants to Richie was one Of
the most extraordinary ever sent:
Il will be on the Manchester side of
of the james river, near the factory
between the river and canal, to-mor-
row morning al five o'clock. armed
with rifle, pistol and sword. We
| will advance and fire OH each other
TIL one or the other falls" This was
the substance of Mr.. Peasants chal-
lcnge. Mr.. Ritchie objected to it for
various reasons, among which were
Because it gives the challenging
party the choice of time, place, anu
weapon, as of right invariably accord
ed by the code to the challenged; be-
cause its terms are savage, sanguina-
ry, and rev"ltinS to the tastes of
civilized society. Notwithstanding
! these objections, will be ut the place
ut the time banned. armed in the
manner described, AMI will defend
myself from any attack made oil me-
When the duel came oil, Pleasants
was mortally wounded, but returned
kitchic's fire aud continued to adj
vance OH him. aud, when within
| striking distance, drew his sword,
giving Iitchie severe cut on the lip,
| which was all the wound the latter
received. Peasants fingered only a
few days, and iitchie ended his life
by rcmorseful dissipation.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
The Banana.

1t is acknowledged that no other
plant will yield SO much food for
man OH an acre of ground as the ba-
nal,a, or yield it with sO little outlay
of labor. Where the mean temper
the yield per acre is about seventy
five tons. Even when the mean
t .mperature is rs low as as dcgs.
or 76 degs. its cultivation is still adj
vantageous;a mean at 20 degrees gives
Il middling return, but when it sinks
10 &C degs. the product fails to be re-
mumerative. Under the most favor
able conditions single tree will
yield three crops in a year, OF seven
ty-five pounds each. 1t is propaga-
ted by offsets or suckers, and requires
soil rich and humid, but care must
be taken that il be well-draiucd,
either naturally or by artificial means.
| OF the total weight of the frui,
nearly thirty seven per cent. mus,
| be deducted for the rind. the remain.
der being edible. While the banana
i is green, it is mainly starcty. but Il;
| it ripens this is changed into sugar
ana gum. In the tropical countric.
where it grows it is mainly uscc
green, and stripped of its rind an'
roasted under hot ashes. 1t is Oft.,
dried in bakers oven, by whicl
it loses sixty per cent. OF its weigh
and becomes hard and translucent
and is used instead of biscuit in for
est journeys and coast voyages b,
the natives. The fruit is very nutri
iious, even when only half ripe 81,
I "A I,.tf A., nf I,n
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
The Longest Balloon Voyages.

November Z, 1886, the celebrated
English acronaut. Charles Green, ac-
compauied by Momck Mason and
Robert Holland, left London i'll a
balloon, and, after passing over a
considerable part of five kingdoms,
landed the next morning near We'll
burg, in the DaucLy of Nassau. The
time occupied in the journey was
eighteen hours, and the distance trav.
cllcd upwards of five hundred
British miles. The greatest heigh,
attained i'll this voyage was 12,00C
feet. In 1S49, Arban, n French bal
LOCUST, made the passage OF tho
Alps, going from Marseillcs to Turin,
four hundred miles, in eight hours.
lie Geant,' NJ. Madras great bal
loon, assembled from Paris, October
lS. 1868, with nine passengers. and
descended the next morning i'll gale
of wind, near NIcnburg, Hanover,
having trayerscd seven hundred and
fifty miles in seventeen hours. The
descent was of a perilous character,
and several persous Were injured by
jumping from the car. The balloon
arose to an altitude Of $4,000 feet.
The tliirtieth balloon 10 leave Paris
during Tie serge was tne lie u
Orleans" which contained Paul
Roller and NJ. Deschamps. 1t as
ccndcd November 24, 1870, ut 1l:l5 at
night. aud ut one O'Clock the next day
descended in Norway, having ira
versed land aud sea for distance OF
eight hundred miles.
september 81, 1897, Garncrin made
4 night ascent from Paris, and was
carried to Mout Tonnerc i'll q storm
distance of three hundred miles.
July >. 1859, Professor John Wist
made balloon voyage from st
Louis TO the upper part of Jefferson
county, New York, travelling dis
tancc of eleven hundred and tifty-siI
miles in nineteen hours and twent,
minutes. Tiiis was the longest bal
loon voyage ever made.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
Docs the Clearing OF Land Dinin.
- IslA alAs RaSnfaIl!

Prof. Daniel Draper, Director OF
the Central Park Meteorological OBJ
scrvat0ry, takes OCCASION, i'll his an
nual report, 10 correct false i'm.
preston very generally entertained
by the pubiic-that the clearing OF
land diinimishes the fall of rain.
Comparing the reports of raintalls
from the year 1885 10 1872, it appears
that, while during this period the
average rainfall was 47.62 inches, the
average for the last three years OF
this period was Ii .C6 inches. The re-
suits appear fully to justify Prof.
Draper's conclusion that "thc wide
spread public impression that the
clearing of land dinimishcs the vol
ume of rain, is not founded Oh fact"
lie adds, furthermore. that, although
i'll the last thirty-siX years great
changes have been made in all those
portions of the United States inter-
vcning between the Mississippi and
the Atlantic Ocean, large surfaces
having been cleared Of forests, and
| their physical aspect essentially al.
tered, ITO corresponding diIninutioi
! in the mean amount of water that has
fallen can be traced. This opinion
| ion seems also in accord will
that of European mcteorologists
who assert that the mean rain
fall OH the western portion of thai
continent varies little, If at all, whel
periods ofmany years are considered
These opinions Seem deserving OF
especial consideration, owing to the
fact that the records upon which they
are based extend back to the year
1877, in England 1741, i'll Scotland
and 1891, in Ireland: while in Paris
the annual rainfall was not found tc
have altered in one hundred and thirty
wears.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
How 10 Prcyent sun.,rokc.

"About n year since / saw in II
newspaper an account Of case OF
sunstrokc, written by the party him
self. After suffering long time
from the attack, aud having to n
considerable degree recovered, lie ex-
pericnccd suffering even from the
RAYS of the moon. This led him TO
the reflection that it was not alto
getlicr the heat of the sun that pro-
tluccd prostratIOn. After much re-
search he discovered that the injury
came freni the chemical ray, and not
from the heat ray. lie was guided TO
this by observing the fact that a
photograph could not be taken
through a hollow glass. According
ly. he lined bis hat with two Innings
one OF orange yellow to arrest the
chemical ray, and one of green to ar
rest the heat ray. Thus prepared, he
went where the rays of the sun were
most intense with perfect impunity.
1t is well known that the negro is
seldom or never suUstruck. The
color ot tbs skin over the skull beins
of the orargc-ycllow may assist il
accounting for the fact. | practice'
tpnm This suggestion all last summer
lined rny hat with green and orange
! yellow paper, and had confidence
enough in the trnt!i of the theory t'
neglect my umbrella which l hat
never done before. mentioned it tt
many. who tried il also. and nman,
eases that caine un,lcr my observation
they uniformly asserted that til,
oppressive heat of the sun upon tn
| hpnI wuS much relieved -
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23

monopoly Of the drug. !. BY pcrsevcr-
ance, however, the materials for a
plantation were at length procured !;
and, pfter some experiments to ascer-
tain tho requirements of the tree and
the conditions amid which its medic-
innl properties would be developed
in the greatest perfection, a number
of plantations were established in
different parts of India. under the
direction of DR.. King, the Snperin-
tendent of the Botanical Gardens Mt
Calcutta. According TO that gentle-
mans report, two species of the cin-
chona are now thoroughly established
aud doing well, the different kinds
flonrishing best in different localities.
AT first the plants increase but slow
ly, but as soon rs their ieafy heads
are. large enough TO furnish shade to
their roots, they start upwards Will,
great vigor. The season is interest.
ing aud characteristic of India. where
the friend and enemy all things is
the sun. The plant. throws out fine
rootlets which ramify close to the
surface of the ground. As long as
| they are liable to the intense action
of the sun the vigor' of the plant j.
impaired. But when the foliage il
thick enough to shelter the rootIets
then the plant begins TO thrive excel
tanfi.,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23

"carricrs" and saids'' 10 the incandc-
when ignitcd. These being the scien-
tific facts in the case, the question
arose, Why then can we not make a
very light coal gas, to be used simply
as q Carrier" aud then suitably
Zurich this will, that which nature
has SO bountifnlly provided !? This
question: has been, il is claimed, most
satisfactorily answered by using the
process we have alluded TO, which Is
briefly as follows: In the first place
regular cea,-gas works are erected
Cor the manufacture of the cheapest
aud lightcst coal gas, and for its prop.
er publication. To these works arc
added very simple process for
changing common air first heated to
amy required degree by passing it
through n steam chssD with the
vapor of naptha. A common metallic
air pump, or ''blower," forces the
air through the steam chest, where il
is heated, thence through q closed
vessel containing naptlia, when il
becomes highly charged with the
very light-fiirnishiiig qualities, found
in tho "Albert" AM English canne
coal thence it is forced through .
condenser ami thence through Z
WASHER" which Il kept nt the stan
tlard temperature of 45 degrees +
When the air, so charged, issues from
this "washer." it is essentially and
practically permanent gas. 1t will
remain gathered over water for al
indrtiuit- period, and burns with {
| very brilliant flame.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
Size OF the n uman Head.

The Revue Scientifique prints .
very interesting lecture delivered by
DIR. Broca, at u late sitting OF the
.Anthropological Society of Paris. Tho
learned Psychologist stated that In
1871 he had his attention called to tho
subject of the influence of education
OH the development of the human
head, and THAI being surgeon at BieYee
at the lime, he had measured the;
heads of the servants and the medical
students at that establishment. About
1886 Parchappc had effected the meas.
and rs many men of distinguished
learning, and found those Of the latter
to be much more voluminous than
the others, and especially distinguish-,
cd by great development OF the
frontal region. These results were
the more remarkable because Of the
authors known antipathy to GaIPs
system of phrenolgy but Dr. Broca
thought them inslfiicicnt, inssmeeh
as they did not exactly show whetheo
the difierence was owing 70 educauon
or merely 10 natural intellectual ~.
periority. His measures being g.
peciaily with this view, his ultimate
conclusion is that the cultivstt0a or
the mind exercises special isnnsooe
on the development Of the bratn. a.0
that this action particularly teaee se
increase the volEnAs ci ~ sscotG
iobcs, which arc CoustdnEe0 -
be the scat of tho higher intelloeenal
faculties. This view 10 eorrohes1ea6
by very curious rcsalt b eeeaa.s
from o comparison Of ParcAaDpSe
measure OF his learned nseA With
those of tho unlearned. IN the eooo o1
the former the frontal dovelopme0o
was considerable, while In the eaol
of the latter II was the p0stsrior paEt
of tho brain that had grown 0as>
than tho anterior.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
Shooting in Brownsville.


Our ncighborimg town of Browns
vile, Saline county. although pro-
verbal for quiciudc and general
pcaceable demeanor. was the scene OF
quite an exciting aflray on Saturday
evening last, resulting in the serious,
lfuot fatal w0uuding of one OF the
citizens OF that place, 10y pistol shot
in the hands of nci.hbor.
From the best we can learn. Jap.
Ilighlcv, his brother, Alcck Apiin
and others. were in a saloon. About
five O'Clock difficulty originated
between Aplin and the Hi%hleys.
when the latter advanced to make an
assault. AT this juncture, AlpIn
urew his revolver and fired, the ball
taking effect in Jap. llighlcy. entering
the body in the front portion of the
right side and ranging directly
through. lodging, it is presumed, near
the left side.
Apin was arrested by the marshal,
and will have an examination to-day
before justice of the peace. Both
PARTIES are well known citizens.
Aplim resides on n farm about three
milrs from Brownsville and has
family. Iiishicy resides in Browns
viiir.
From gentleman who left that
place this morning. we learn thai
iiigiilry will recover from th'
wound.
The difficulty is due solely TO til,
effects Of whisky. antl should he
! lesson to those whose propeusitic
! have tendency in that direction.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
The Minimum in Minnesota.

Exchanges note that Winstrand, the
Swedish eX-royal secretary, who lives
in Minnesota, has reached n height OF
economy of which Dio Lewis is ig-
uorant. Having read n statement
that Indian corn contains more than
four times as much oilv matter than
wheat flower, and that one pound
of il, parchcd and made into bread,
is more than equal to two pounds OF
fat meat, the careful Swcde resolved
10 test its power. Mixing corn-meai
with water, he, with his own devo-
ted hands, made cake one inch thick
and seven inches in diameter, which
he baked Oh the Goals III the par
lor stove. a cake of this size proved
to be more than sufficient for one
meal. Three times day, for weeks,
the eXperimcnter ate nothing else,
didn't want anything else, didn't lo.e
weight, and was perfectly well. lie
uust have a constitution before which
even hard-boiIcd eggs might bow and
mince-pie blush. 10 rational people
he presents the argument that 1t takes
one hours work, besides fencing. t.
pro,,uce half busliel of corn, whicl
is more than sufficient for ten day:
for one person; il needn't cost any
body more than five dollars a year
"Ratioual people," he declares, ,,wil
be more satisfied ON that than on tn
fare at the best hotels in Europe O
America" Moreover. he observe,
that half All acre will produce all tn
. vegetables one person will need fo
! one year, without hard labor; tha
: when the weather is warm il is yer.
comfortable and healthy to 20 bare
footed. and a every comfortApt
house." large enough for one perso.
g be built in Minnesota for twent
dollars, and almost anybody can uo
for himself. Therefore nooouy nee'
be Mt loss for den whersin !.
+ dwell, and fare surpassingiy ina. e 9
n the best hotel at costo nve"oaia''
la year.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
Arrow; Rock.,
fsaflne cxnnix r,-u..,... !,

tea1tur ~1HtHfy LeInGcf1f. II
This little old town 10 said To have
ever bech great blacc Of resort for
the aborigincs, and long before the
"pale-faces" settled there, the legend
says that an old chief who had q be-
wiichin2 daughter was continually
besct by the young braves for the
possession of her heart and hand, and
that at length he hit upon q plan 20
silence their clamors, and we doubt
not thought himself safe from their
further opportunities, for at the time
the river was very high and mucll
wider than at low stages; SO he told
the Young men Tia. the ono who
should drive his arrow into q given
ring OIL the rocky promoniory (wiicrc
Arrow Rock now stands). which
was made plain to the eye Of all tie
by-standers on the opposite side oi
the "Big-muddy,"' might have his
daughter. One after another tried
their luck, but all their arrows fell
far short. At the close of the trial
there was onr, who, possessed OF
more Yankee skill than the rest,
plunged, into the sceihing river amt!
SWAIN to the oppusife shore, where
he unsfrapped his bow and then casi-
ly planted an arrow within the rim.
The rusc is said To lave outwiitc,I
the old chief and won for him hi,
coveted prize. Ever since the spot
has gone by the name Of "Arrow
Rock" The population of the town
is now about 800 or 900. 1t is n sa-
iubrious and delightful spot.
In and about the town have settled
many of the best families of the
State of Missouri-the descendants
of old and higly cultured Virginians
some of whom were among the first
settlers.
The town and country about i:
full of mineral, and when the time
shall come TO devclopc its vast hidden
wealih b. it will rank with any of the
most stirring and growing places il
the west. What is NOW wanted there
is the willing arm of the experienced
miner. Lead, copper and coal will
yet be nude TO add its thousands tC
the support of a large and thriving
trade. At one mine near the town
the workmen have already taken ou
near hundred thousand pounds o
the richest lead ore we have eve
seen. All that is now needed is
smelling fur,iace, and this We thInl
will soon be erected.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
The New Gas Process.

There has long been q reasonable
faith that the coal oils would furnish
;n important modification aud cheap
clnng of the current processes "t
making gas for lightning purposes,
and some recent experiments III
Springfield, Mass, seem to point ou'
the way i'll which this cain be done.
SO far, their experiments have been
chiefly directed to meeting practical
difficulty that has OF late greatly
pcrplexcd the gas manufacturers.
This is: How 10 enrich, or 'reln-
force" the poor yas which is made
from American Goals, SO as 10 make
it of suitable lightning power al
moderate expense. Ihis was iormer-
ly done by using certain proportions
of English camel or Albert coa!s
Ii is no longer possible TO OBTAIN
them, hence the perplexing problem
To understand how the new process
does this, we must go briefly into the
details of gas making. The chief i'll
gradients of ordinary coal gas are
light carbureted hydrogen, which ha
little orno Illuminating power, and I
small portion of various heavy hy
Idrocarbons which become '.incandes
cent" or heated to a "white heat,
by the combustion of the light car
bureted hydrogen. The amount o
4 carbon which actually gives Us light il
ordinary coal gas is astcnishingl
small. ChevalierB Bunsen, in his mos
careful analysis, determined that, on
of every 100 measures Of coal gai
: only six parts gave the light, Will
the remaining "a parts acted only q
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
sa.ks.g ss.r,.ey,. ar..u1,,

The paper process of. snakIng TIE
stereotype mould from which al tk6.
leading city joursals now. print, in-.
stead 0f from the type, ,WA1 success.
fully introduced. This coiis{ofA IN.
beating into the face OF tia SYpoS
with heavy brnsli, . prepared sbest,,
with n body almost like I'apef polp,
and somewhat thicker tisan Q heavy.
railroad card. The type form1 Iwjtk
this wet-blanket kind OI mould bcatoA,
into IL, is then placed on 0 steam bed,
to drive out the moisture and harden
tile mould, which In few uisutOe
can be taken on almost nc hard - q
sheet Of cardboard, hut holding .
perfect impression of the tyre. To
| make and trim u plate with ttip0
metal is now very simple, aud the
same mould can be used for as many
plates us desired. T.c shortest, time
occupied in getting plate rcadr,
from the time in " hicli the form IL
ready for the s!ercoi, pers, is about
twenty minutes, the greater portion
OF this being taken up in drying and
baking The mould, aud the difficulty
in doing it morn rapidly lies in the
| fact that the type form, when realty
for the stereotvpe. is very wet, and
all must, of course, be made perfectly
dry. These stereotype plates ars
made Of type metal, which consisted
Of lead, zinc, and aniimoDy, and they
may be used to print amy number Of
copies required. The cost Of making
the plates cannot be said to add any
thing to tho expenses ofa large news
paper, as enough is saved In the wear
- 4 a
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
the ra,Eno.s BURIAL.


Ny thoughts arr all In yondcr town.
WHERE, @ept by many tears,
To.,lay my mothers friend lays down
The burden i her years.
True as In life, no poor disguise
or death with her Is seem.
And on hcr simnlc easket lies
No wreath OF bloom and grcn.
q not for her the florists art,
The macking weeds Of woe.
But blessings of the SOice'e's heart,
The love that p;isseth show!
From her loved place OF prayer see
The aip-rohGd nourners pass,
With slow feet trcadiDg rvyefenuy
The graveyard s sprinsy grass.
Make roain, o mourning ores, for M,
Where, like the friends of Paul,
That you no morr her flce shall see
You sorrow most of all.
Her paih shall brighten more and more
Unto the perfect day;
She cannot fail OF peace who bore
such peace with her away.
o sweet. calm face that seemed to wear
The look of sins forgiven.
o voice of prayer that seemed to bear
Our own neeLs up TO hea,en!
How reyereut in our midst she stood,
Or kncit m grateful praise,
What grace OF tn1statn NofuannOou
Was in her household ways!
For still her holy living meant
No ddty In uuttonc;
The heaSeaiy aud the human bient
Their kindred loves in one.
And if her life small leisure found
For Tasting ear and eye,
And pleasure, on her daily round,
Size passed unpausins by.
Yet with her went sacred sense
Ofa things sweet and fair,
And bcauty's greatest prov lusnce
Refreshed her unaware.
She kept her line Of rectitude
With loves unconscious ease;
Her kindly instincts understood
All gentle courtesics.
An Unborn cha,1p of sracionsness
Made sweet her smile and tone.
And :sloriii.d her farm-wIfe dress
With beauty notits own.
! he dear Lords hest interpreters
Are humble human souls.
The aspel of life like hers
Is more than books and scrolls.
From scheme and creed the light goes ont
The sanity fact survives,
The bless, Il Master none cIn doubt
Revealed in holy lives. j. u. WHITE