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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
Milk. Tea and Coffee.

Prof. Loomis thus speaks of milk,
tea and coffee
1" Milk contains in solution not only
due proportion of carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen and nitrogen, but all the other
elements necessary for the construction
of bone, nerve, &c, and hence Is always
proper food in all circumstances OF
health.
/" Tea derives its beneficial qualities
not from it's direct supply of nutrition,
but from its affording a peculiar sub
stance called theme, the effect OF which
in the system is to diminish the waste,
thus making less food necessary. Tea
thus has positive economic value, not
as u supplying but saving nutriment.
Coffee, though of a taste SO little
allied to tea, derives its value in pre-
cisely the same manner and from nearly
the same substances. Its value and
effect in the systom are therefore the
same as the above stated. 1t is hence
evident that milk, tea and coffee are
valuable articles of food under all con-
ditions of temperature.
Yet it must be generally conceded
that free coffee-drinker will almost
invaribly complain of biiousness and
have a erousappearance. Forwork-
people, coffee will seldom produce
this effect but for all persons of seden-
tary habits who take little exercise,
coffee is not to be recommended. Tea
as substitute is greatly to be pre-
ferred, as it is equally refreshing and
strengthening and produces no bad
affacta
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
4 Prudent Husband.

When Hon. VIM. G.. Bradley, late OF
Westminster, was member of Congress,
he was wont to be visited on his return
from the annual session Of Congress, by
simple minded neighbor, who would
sit the entire evening, and sometimes
till twelve o'clock, asking questions, I'M
til the patience of Mr.. Bradley was
thoroughly exhausted. Onone occasion
Mr.. Bradley determined to be rid of
his unwelcome visitor, without doing
any violence to his urbQnity. When the
visit had been sufficiently protracted,
he said to his friend:
"Mr A., when | was III Washington,
one of the foreign ministers was kind
enough to give me root which, when
tasted, has the power of conterring I'M
mortality at least no Que who has ever
tasted it has since died. When you go
| will give you a small piece of it.
In a few minutes Mr.. A. rose and
said he would go and should esteem it
an everlasting favor to have a small
piece of that root.
Mr.. B. retired and soon brought back
piece of rhubarb root done up in pa
per and gave it to his visitor with in
functions to use great care of it and
keep it secret.
Mr.. A. left the room, but in a few
moments returned, and sticking his
head inside the door, exclaimed, =" Mr..
b., thousand times obliged to you
for this root, but l will take it as a
special favor if you will not give any Of
it to my wife"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04

Don't stand signing, wishing and
waiting, but go to work with an energy
and perseverance that will set every
object in the way of your success flying
like leaves before a whirlwind. A milk
and water way of doing business leaves
man in the lrrch every time. He
may have ambition enough to wish him
self on the topmost round of the ladder
of success, but if he has not the 60
aheaditiveness to pull himself up there,
he will inevitably remain at the bottom,
or at best, on the very low rounds.
Never say can't, never admit there is
such word; it has dragged its tens of
thousands to poverty and degradation,
and it is high time it was stricken from
our language; but carry whole lexicon
of | cans and wills with you, and thus
armed, every obstacle in the way of
your success will vanish. Never envy
your neighbor his success, but try and
become like him, and as much better as
you can. If at first you don't succeed,
don't wilt down with dependency and
/ can't, but grid on the armor of l can,
and my word for it you will.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
The RalstOn Inclined Railway.

At the head of the Lycoming Creek
valley, near Ralston, in Pennsylvania,
is the inclined railway to the Mcintyre
coal mines, which serves TO carry the
coal from the pits to the railroad at the
foot of the mountain. The lower
terminus is situated but short distance
from the track, and few steps carry
the visitor to the bottom Of the slope.
As we enter the shed built across the
rails, an empty car starts out and goes
whizzing up the hill. Directly another
car starts into view at the top Of the in
cline, meets the upgoing car midway,
thunders down with increasing momen-
tum, and shoots past us into the valley.
What is that cavity for ?" we ask,
referring to n depression under the
track inside the shed. The starter i'm
forms us that it is where the bumper
goes in to let the car pass on, and just
then, an empty car being hauled up
from the siding, he pulls signal wire
communicating with the other end of
the road. The stout wire cable in the
middle Of the track begins to move,
and heavy wedge shaped mass OF
timber comes up from the cavity, broad
end first, strikes the car with 4 shock
that sends it some feet up the slope,
and stops n on its return. 1t saves the
trouble of hooking and unlocking the
cable, we are told, and is much safer.
When it arrives at the bottom of the
slope, a spring changes the gage of the
wheels ; it then runs along a narrow
track into the hole, and the car passes
over.
At the invitation Of the starter, we
enter the empty car. The signal is
given, and before our equilibrium is re-
covered from the jerk that nearl y upsets
us, we are rushing up the slope. The
cable sliding over the rollers produces
whirring sound that makes our fierce
motion seem all the fiercer, while the
steepness of the descent and the absence
of visible motive power combine to
heighten the effect of the ride. The
mountain seems to grow beneath and
above us, as the valley expands and
deepens below. We stop on the verge
to hook down thousand feet beneath I;
and then, jumping into a loaded car
which comes swiftly by, we begin the
descent. The speed is great, but there
is no fear-inspiring rush, no blur of
objects hurting past. We look out
into the valley it rises slowly as we
descend, and that is ALL Not until we
shoot through the shed and out upon
the level, do we realize that our motion
has been particularly rapid or peculiar.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
Graining or Initiating Wood.

According to patent recently issued
to Mr.. John Johnston of New York,
grnining, or initiating wood, may be
accomplished in the following manner
A glass plate, preferably thick even
plate, has wrought upon it with pencil
or brush, with asphaltum, wax, grease
or fatty substances, such figures and
confgurations as shall form the design
seen on the surface of planed wood:
The glass is then etched by the use "
hydrohuoric acid. When the etching
is sufficiently deep the plate is cleaned
with spirits of turpentine, and the whole
surface is spread over evenly, with oil
granting color. The plate is then scraped
with o scraper of soft wood, which,
drawn over the surface of the plate,
leaves the color only, on the etched
spots. A printers roller Of the proper
circumference and width is then passed
over the whole surface of the prepared
plate. bv which the design IS transferred
to the roller. Then this roller Is rolled
over the surface of the wood to be grain
ed. 1t is claimed that this method is
equally applicable to metal, paper, or
any substance or composition, aud that
any desired number of impressions can
be taken quicker, cheaper. and more
readily even by inexperienced han ds.
and that, therefore, the skill of the ex-
pericnced grainer can be expended on
a series of plates, without requiring his
time CT services in copying, thus max
ing the process cheap, rapid and perfect.
In adapting the process to printing on
paper, the plates are etched out IN the
places not desired to be transferred.
The plate is then mounted ON the
wood and is printed from it In the
ordinary manner.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
Origin OF q Plague Epidemic.

The plague that for the last two years
has been raging in Persian Kurdistan
had it's origin, according to the report
Of commission sent TO ascertain the
nature and source of the disease, in the
opening Of some old caves, which forty
years ago served as burial places for the
victims of former epidemic. The first
appearance of the pestilence was Mt n
village situated some 5000 feet above
the level of the Black sea, and contain
ing in all about $50 families 1870 per-
sons were attacked, of whom 100 died.
1.-THE village" says the London Times,
"like@all other, Kurdish villages, was
abundantly filthy within, but it was
well supplied with pure water from the
hills, and the houses stood apart from
each other, freely exposed to the sun
and wind. The history of the mode of
seizure of the two persons who had
been earliest attacked with plague
one of whom lived to tell his own story
was obtained by the commission.
There could be no suspicion OF conta-
gion brought from elsewhere, as plague
was not known to exist either in Asia
Minor or in Persia in the summer or
autumn of 1870. One of the persons
earliest attacked was seized few hours
after he had been engaged in the work
of excavating a cavern for harboring
sheep among the hills near the village.
While thus engaged he had disinterred
"A quantity of human bones. The other
person had alsv been attacked soon af-
ter removing some human bones which
he had found in Il neighboring cavern
in which flocks were sheltered. Now,
the commission ascertained that the
places in which the bones had been found
were the spots where the dead who had
died from an attack of plague which
had depopulated some of the villages of
the district forty years before had been
buried. During 1S29--'32 it is well
known that plague was widely dissent
mated in northwestern Persia, Asia
Minor, and Arabia. The recent out
break in Persian Kurdistan, in short,
followed almost Immediately upon the
opening of the two old plague-pits, and
the commission believes that to this
opening the outbreak owed its origin"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
Substitute for Milk.

1t may not be generally known to our
readers that Prof. Justus V. Liebig has
not only devised plan for making an
extract of meat for invalids, and a soup
to replace the mothers milk in rearing
infants, but that he also turned his at
tention to dumb animals, and invented
a sort of food for young calves. The
results of some experiments made with
this food, upon farm near Eyrichsho-
fare, described in letter to Baron
Liebig, from which we learn that, not
only do calves grow and do well on this
food, but that pigs also do well on it,
and that diarrhRa is entirely prevented
10y its use. The proportions given by
Baron Liebeg, are as follows: $50 grams,
second grade, wheat -four is mixed with
with four iters of water and two of milk,
and boiled two hters more of milk are
added. thirty-six grams of potash solu-
ton two parts bicarbonate of potash in
eleven parts water), and $50 grams Of
ground malt. 1t is put in warm place
and stirred for half an hour, then boiled
up and strained through gauze.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
The " Medicatei Towel"

The Patent Office has recently issued
papers to California lady, the inven-
ton consisting in rather a novel method
of applying medicine externally, for
the benefit of certain class of patients,
by means of a specially adapted towel.
This towel is used in drying the person
after bathing. and, it is claimed, is
medicated with such substances, and
by such a process, that it will arrest
cutaneous diseases, paralysis, and local
affections, while it imparts at the same
time healthful action and glow to the
skin and frees it from bad bumors. A
towel prepared in the manner specified
in this patent will. it is said, retain its
medical virtues effectively during two
months use, when the process OF medi-
cation has to be repeated.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
Iowa Unthrift.

The Des Moines (Iowa) State Repor-
ter publishes long article entitled as
above, one paragraph of which, typical
of the whole, reads as follows:
"While we produce that which brings
but little, we are all the while consul
ming that which costs much-and not
only that which costs much, but is i'm
ported. Not only are the pioneer prices
of corn and of AL our staple products
gone with the days of their time, but
we are also more expensive people
than we used to be. We eat daintier
and cost'ier things, wear finer and more
expensive clothing, and put on, gener
ally, forty per cent. style. When we
come to our senses, and look at it, there
is not grocery store in Iowa, nor dry
goods nor clothing store, III the goods
of which may not be seen abundant
proof of the causes for the times we are
now upon. We may run the gamut of
"A few of these many causes. Take one
shelf of grocery store. Corn in cans
where raised? Not in Iowa, where corn
and land are so cheap, but in New Iorf,
where land and corn are high; corl.-
starch, for laundry and the table, also
from the East; strawberries in the can.
not raised in Iowa, where strawberries
are raised almost as easily as weeds, but
in the East-and along with strawber-
ries, raspberries, and all the small fruits;
beans, too, imported into a State where
they grow by the acre, and by the hun
dred bushels to the acre; pickles from
New York and New England, and even
from old England itself, in none of
which places can cucumbers be raised
rs easily. or as cheaply as in Iowa-and
20 on runs the list of imported common
things till the Iowa eye grows tired of
the parade of importations.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
The Manufacture of Kid Gloves.

Gloves are made of goats skins, and
their value depends upon the quality
of those skins, and they, in turn, upon
the place where, and the food upon
which the goats are reared. The noun
tain goat has the fairest and best skin,
while the falkland goat is somewhat
inferior in quality, The hair is remov-
ed by tanning, which process occupies
about four weeks the skin is then
handed to the "scraper," who smoothes
and equalizes the body of the frbric.
1t is then dyed, which causes shrink
age of the pores, after which comes the
process of softening. The cutters and
sizers prepare it for the girls to sew,
and they are furnished on an average
of two pairs for each workwoman per
dav. They are then carefully packed
for shipment. Thus, before the gloves
can be put shipboard, there are nine
processes nUuded.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04
The City by the Sea.

Somewhere M ancient city stands,
A beautiful city by the sea,
And moss-grown gables seem to- frown
From the pointed roofs Of the houses brown
That line the streets Of this quaint old town,
OF that city by the sea.
Never a sound Of clamorous strife
Disturbs this city by tho sea-
But calm and sweet is the tranquil day
The white sails ride on the the moonlit bay
Or slip their moorings and float away
From this city by the sea.
Sometimes at eve, when the tide goes out,
troop Of children, glad and free,
Gambol and shout-a merry band;
Or over the shining sea-wet rand,
Go two young lovers hand in hand,
From this city by the sea-
Often and often sit and think
OF this beautiful city by tho sea,
Till see the flush Of the crimson sky,
And the youthful lovers, fond and shy,
And the snow-whte sails as the ships go by
Past this city by the sea.
Is it n picture or n dream
Whose haunting memories come TO me?
Or did somewhere, long ago,
Pace the shining sands when the tide was low
Hear the murmurous sea-wayes ebb and flow
Did see the crimson sunsets glow,
And watch the white sails come and go
Past this city by the sea
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04

TREES ON THE Plantation. Igna-
tius Donnelly urges the planting of
trees along the roads on the prairies,
as the best protection against such loss
of life as occurred in Minnesota. Says
he "I remember last fall driving
with horse and buggy, in the face of a
fierce wind, from Hastings to Farming
ton, over the prairie. AT one place the
road is planted on both sides with
cottonwoods and willows and when
we entered between these rows of trees,
it was like driving into barn the roar
of the wind ceased at once, and the
whole condition of the atmosphere
seemed changed. If the poor men and
women who perished in the late storm
had travelled upon roads so protected,
they would be alive to-day TO add to the
of the community by their
industry.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04

THE CHEss-PLAYER Ten or fifteen
years ago Paul Morphy had won the
honor of being the best chess-player in
the world-a perfect master of the game.
Not only in our own country did his
skill challenge universal admiration,
but in Eagland and France unbounded
praise was accorded to him. Modest in
demeanor, he received all honors
bestowed upon him with unassuming
courtesy. One of his most wonderful
feats was that of playing eight games at
the same table while blindfolded. This
was performed It the Cafe de la Re-
gence, in Paris, whittier noted men
were drawn from all parts of the Con-
tinent to witness his marvellous per-
formances. But Paul Morphy returned
from his triumphal tour wearied and
disgusted with chess, and he has since
steadfastly refused to make a public
exhibition of his wonderful powers.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04

DRAINAGE. A farmer of the old
English school has declared in public
that he thinks draining nowadays is
like the old system of breeding, which
was thought the cure for all diseases.
He considers the drains run off much of
the strength of the soil, while in that
state of solution most conducive to
vegetation. He believes that if drains
we're made upon the level across-field,
and not with declivity, they would
dry the surface soil and retain the
moisture and juices after droughts
but they would require to be deep.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04

The Newburg, Ohio, smokers are
searching for the chap who was SO hard
up that he had 10 sell his fifty dollar
meersehaum for five dollars to get
money to take him home. He sold a
hundred or SO quietly around town and
then left hurriedly. The scene, when
the purchasers exhibited their prizes
next morning, was queer.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04

The man who laid aside his flannel
because the almanac said spring has
come, was seen at one of the drug
stores hunting up patent medicine to
cure the rheumatism.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04

A Baltimore judge has ruled that
death by delirium tremens may inval-
date life insurance policy.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04

An Illinois farmer always knows
when spring is approaching, by his five
sons preparing to leave home.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-04

To love is the only thing that can fill
up eternity.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18

the Board of Directors, made on the 9Th day OF
August, 1873. so many shares OF each parcel
OF said stock AZ may DO necessary will DO sold At
public auction. at the salesroom Of Maurice
bore & Co.. No. 8lS Montgomery street, San
Francisco, California. on SATURDAY, the 9th
o'clock r. n. OF said day. to pay raid delinquent
assessment thereon, together with costs OF I'd.
v~ertising and expenses OF sale.
BY order OF the Board OF Directors.
A. NOEL. Secretary.
OAlcc-Room No. s, No. 40 Cailiornia street,
San Francisco, Cal. sell I'd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18

And IN accordance with law and an order OF
the Board OF Directors, made on tho 3lst day OF
July, 1879, 20 many shares Of each parcel
Of such stock as may be necessary will be sold
at public auction. at the oficc OF the company.
Rooms 5 nnd6, No. 800 Montgomery street, San
Francisco. Cal, OF MONDAY. the 22d day
ofSeptember. 1873. at the hour OF 2 O'Clock P. y.
Of said day, to pay said delinquent assessment
thereon, together with costs OF advertising and
expenses OF sale.
WIN. II. WATSON, Secretary.
Oficc-Rooms 5 and 6. No. 800 Montgomery
street, San Francisco, Cal. sci I'd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18

And In accordance with law, and an order OF
the Board Of Directors. made on the 4th day OF
August. 1878, 70 many shares OF each parcel
public auction. at the ofice OF the Company,
No. 4l4 California street. San Francisco, Cali.
fcrnia. on MONDAY, the 10Th day Of September,
1873, at the hour Of / o'clock ?. u. OF that day,
to pay the delinquent assessments thereon, to-
gcther with costs OF advertising and expense.
OF sale.
R. wEGENER, Secretary.
.onice-No. az California street, San Fran
cisco. CALIFORNIA;. 90 10 I'd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18

ANrI-MAsoSRY Is reviving In Yer
mont. Vermont is the only State that
voted for anti-Masonlc national can
didates in 1882, the only year In which
such candidates were up. Her seven
electoral votes were given for Will
liam Writ and Amos Ellmaker.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18

THERE Is a woman In San Fran
cisco, the wife OF a Methodist minister,
who proposes to walk 1000 miles In
1000 hours. and her wicked husband
says he wishes that the bet was for ten
times the distance, aud that she would
march of In a straight line.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE BELcHER SILVER
J Mining Company. San Francisco. Sept. 8,
iST3.-At q meeting of the Board OF Trustees,
held this day, Q dividend (No. 1S) Of Five
Dollars ($5) per share was declared. payable
September 10. Transfer books will Do closed on
Monday, September BIB. at 5 O'clock ?. y.
% I'm 2 II. C. K1BBE, Secretary.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18

And In accordance with law and an order Of
the Board OF Directors, made on the 25th day
OF July. 1919, so many shares Of each parcc
Of such stock AZ may be necessary viii be sold
at public auction. Mt the salesroom Of John Mid
die g. Son. No. $40 Montgomery street. San Fran
cisco, California, on THURSDAY, the 18th day
OF September. 1873. ut the hour OF one O'Clock
T. ". OF such day, to pay delinquent assessment,
thereon. together with costs Of advertising and
expenses OF the sale.
ALFRED X. DURBRoW. Secretary.
00lcc-Room No. 90 Merchants Exchange
Building, California street, San francisco. Cal
ifornIa. sci I'd
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DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT SALES.
cam AND SILVER

TUI.IA GOLD AND eILykk
81 Mining Company = Location o. Prineipai
Location Of Works, Virginia Mining Dis
trict, Storey County. Nevada. sul
N~otice.-There are delinquent upon the JIG
ing described stock, on account OF assesSment
No. Is, levied on the 9th day Of August, 1873:
the several amounts ret opposite the names OF
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18
THE EVENING NEWS.
GOLD HILL. THURSDAY. SEPT. 10. 1875

CoxxopoRE VANDERBILT, although
not a standard authority on naval mat
tiers, IL thoroughly at home In draw
poker. In speaking Of C~asaoianca,
he says the boy played "brash" when
he .stood." knowing that his antag-
onist had q I" cold deck"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18
MEETING.

BALTIMORE CONSOLIDATED MINING
Is Company.-The annual meeting Of tho
stockholders OF the abovenamed Company, will
he held at the ohice Of the Company. Room No.
10. No. 40l California street. San Franclsco,
California, on THURSDAY, the ID day Of octo.
her. 1873, at the hour OF ] o'clock r. y. Trans
day Of September. 1873, at ! o'clock r. n.
DAVID T. BAGLEY, Secretary.
=, San Eranclaco. September 9Th, 1873. &c II
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18

MINING AND STOCK TABLE,
shewlns the number Of Pee and sharesin
tho prlaeipal Mines 4oals In nc the san
Francises Stsck anA Exehasss Beard.