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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

The vmRroRr Nork. - Il Is we'll
known that in order to enable process
sions to safely cross large suspension
bridges, II is necessary they break step
In order to insure safety; and II is told.
in illustration. that when the first sus
pension bridge was built in England. a
fiddler offered 10 dsmolish II with his
fiddle. Striking N note after another.
he eventually hit the vibrating note or
fundamental note, and threw the struc-
ture in extraordinary vibrations. II is
said that q bridge once went down in
France under The tread Of a regiment Of
infantry who neglected to break step on
entering 1t, and that many persons were
drowned. The experiment Of breaking
a tumbler or other glass vessels by fro
quent repstitions Of some particular
note OF the human voice belongs to the
same class Of phenomena.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14
THAT ROCK IN mIp.ocEAn.
Nothing But 4 Lot Of Driftwood OIL
whales Summing Themselves.

-
That startling story recently sent
across the water by Captain Picasso to
the effect that on a recent voyage he
had sighted a huge rock In the Atlantic,
about 500 miles from the American
coast. and directly in the southern
pathway OF the European steamers, Is
badly torn 10 pieces and exploded by
several ''old salts" who have sailed
over that very spot time and again,
without ever seeing or suffering from
tho hidden obstruction. They offer.
however, q very plausible excuse for
Captain Picasso's blundsr. On the old
charts, one Of which he used, il set
down the supposed rock. but marked
very doubtful. and left Off entirely from
tho charts OF later years. At various
intervals for half q century captains
have claimed to have seen the rock.
while strenuous search by others has
| failed to discover ID.
1.-THE most plausible theory offered is
that the supposed reef is nothing but a
collection Of driftwood, or even O school
Of whales summing themselves. The
point indicated by Captain Picasso Is
| close to the northern edge OF the Gulf
stream, as il RUM toward the east, and
must therefore be surrounded by o
current running north by east, at the
rate OF from n to two and q
half knots per hour. II Is we'll
known that this current brings from
the south, sven so far as the tropics. all
sorts Of stuff. A vessel wreck a. far as
Ave hundred miles south that should
chance to drift into this current would
continue to drift nsrth. and. in all like
lihood, reach tho locality named. Sea-
weed and tropical plants In great quanti-
ties would in all probability accompany
the wreck, and rs its passage would be
somewhat lengthy, by the time 1t reached
40 degrees north the watsr.logged TIM
bers would DO covered NTH ssamoss and
barnacles of its own propagation, and
the entire mass might. at a distance,
with the waves washing over 1t be taken
for q rock.
Again the warm water OF the Gulf
Stream attracts numerous whales, which
come from the colder waters Of the north
to feed upon the numerous small fish
and animalcule II contains. These mon
sters OF the deep arc Of great size, and
rs they frequently sleep upon the sur.
face, and are, in many instances, covered
with glass, they present the appearance
Of rocks. These and many other cir
cumstancss may be called the ''delusions
Of the sea-" and probably 1t was some
thing Of this kind that was sighted by
Captain Picasso. There Is n other
possible theory, that Of a volcanic erup.
ton. A rock never seen before might
be thrown from the ocean and sink be-
fore any investigation could be made;
but then latitude 40 degrees north Is not
prolific Of phenomena Of this kind, and
all such theories must yield to those al
ready menticned.-Sm Francisco Posi-,
Nor. IL.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

STATE PnISrrn.-ws are not SURF
about the success Of Hill. although
Powning comedies his election. The
Enterprise this morning gives Hill i36
majority in nine counties, to wit: sto-
roy. Ormsby. Lander. Eureka. Hum
beldt, Elko, washoe. Lincoln and Nys.
Lyon county gives Pswnins rs. Doug
las county, according to the appeal,
gives Powning 81. Churchill county.
according 10 the Siak Journal, gives Hill
80. White Pine. by the same author
ity gives Powning 20. The figures
would thus stand: Hill. I66. Powning.
l66, with Esmsralda county to hear
from. This il correct, unless the En-
krpris included Lyon county in its ta-
bic Of msjoritiss this morning.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

Foa sznoRASr-Af-Anxs. = Seymour
Pi1lsy is announced as . candidate for
Ssrsssnt-at-Arms Of the Nevada State
Senate al tho coming session OF the
LsgislAsurs. PiIlsy is one OF the most
wids-sSsks. stirring and capable citizens
81 Gold Hill. an energetic worker. good
business man. and we'll calculated for
The once mentioned. He will doubtless
have the united support OF the Storey
county delegation, ~ we'll as that OF
many representatives from other parts
OF the State. There Is no more de-
serving man in the State than Seymour
Pixlsy. and We hope to see him Sergeant
alarms Of the Senate this Winter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

AT q recent government inspection Of
n school in the north OF England, the
following transcript Of Cowper's well.
known poem. "I am monarch Of all
survey" was written from dictatisn by
q boy in enc Of the older classes : l
Ham Monac Of hall I ssarvs there il
none hesrs my rite to Dispute from the
sentsr hall round to the Sea I ham lorde
Of the fouls 10 the Brute all shohituds
ware are tho charmss that sasss have
sene in thy face better Dswsl in the
mists Of larmes than in this horibel
place I am how Of unity reach I must
finish my Jurny . lone nsver hear the
swste music OF spsachs I Start at the
sound Of my hone Beasts that rnms over
the plane my forme with indifference,
see they are so unocht with men tam
ness is shocking 10 ne.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

ALIrrLr girl. while playing on . rail.
road track at Hs~llidaysburg. Pa. got
her foot so wsdged in Q frog that she
was held fast. Her mother saw the pre-
dicament and heard an approaching
train. She ran to the rescue Of her
child. but could not sxtricats the foot.
The train came on. and although the en-
ginssr applied the brakes. il wa clear
that II could not be stopped quick
enough. The mother. finding that the
girl could not be less than MANNED, held
her IS far OF the track a. abe could
while the cars went by. A foot was
crushed, but Q life was saved.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14
cr,v,rrpr ar mn, r,yry

The CURVATURE OF THE EAnrH. The
distance at which lights can be seen ars
as follows: AT 8 feet elevation OF the
eye and the object light IL seen nearly
3 miles; ut 90 feet elevation. nearly 0
miles; at 40 feet, nearly 81 miles; at
60 feet, over 10 miles; at 40 feet, nearly
~ miles; at 100 feet, over - miles; at
lao feet. nearly II miles; at 200 feet.
nearly 10 miles; at 800 feet. nearly %
miles; at 500 feet, ' 29H miles; at
1000 feet, nearly ~ miles.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

BooA.r. Of the Virginia Cheap JOhnide.
mats The circulation Of the Gold Hill
Nrws al rs copies. and Of his W paper
ss emily 1000 copies; yet he does no,
zee. 70 b happy. 10 shssld be
virsuous. Why don't he, like susro's
Dependent. say at the head Of his columns
that the Cheap Johnioe has a larger circu-
lation than all the other papers in Storey
county put together, and that IL 10 "ths
snIy paper that darss 10 tell tho TRUTH
Boasrt il NO blower. any moro than
Ananiss was.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14
Axoso the b... regulated. .picie.. an,

AMONG the best regulated. spiciest and
and newsiest Of our Eastern exchanges
10 the Chicago Posf and Maa. Il Is an
excellent paper for. most anybody to
take. and especially those who have
lived in the section represented by IL.
The price Of the Daily is &c per year.
and Of the Weekly, 81 so. Ths Week.
ly has recently been doubled in size and
much improved. without an increase Of
price.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

STATE MrSxRALooIsr.-I seems by
the Enterprise figures this morning that
the official count between whitehill and
Stewart. fer State Mineralogist, will re-
salt in favor Of the former. In the coun-
ties from which official returns have been
received. whitshill has q majority. &C
cording to the Enterprise Of 2Gs. White
Pine. Douglas. Esmeralda and Churchill
are yet to hear from officially. The first
named county will probably give Stewart
from 100 to $50 majority. This, how
ever. viii be partially Offset BY Douglas
county where whitshill will have ssnall
majority. Esmeralda and Churchill will
hardly give Stewart enough majority to
overcome that accredited to whitshill.
We conclude that whitshill is elected
by over $50 majority.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14
Marriages.


MACR-0R0ss-I In Virginia City. November
iath, by Rev. I. N. Hurd, Thomas Mack 10
Miss Mary ID Gross. Of silver City.
BOwLAND-sIifRLEY-A Vivian NIL. Car
son River. at the residence Of ID. n. brown,
Rowland Of Gold Hin, to Miss N. T. shirley,
OF Silver City.
QOOKR-snIRLEY-At Vivian Mil. Carson
River, Of the residence OF ID. II. Brown, Nov.
i2th. by Rev. " Hurd, Robert A. Cooke OF
Silver City, TO Sophia Shirley OF Empire.
Observation-Disclosures Eureka. Nov.
iUth, Frank x wittsnbsrs TO Mics Tillie Kid.
man.
COLLiNs-DoRAN In Aurora. November sth.
James NJ. Collins To Miss Hannah Doran.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

Carr. JOHN BosroS, OF Lewis county.
Ky, aged o. years, and veteran Of the
OF 1912, 10 about TO be married.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

THxaE seems now to BE- no difficulty
in chsrtering grain ships at IS per ten
from San Francisco TO Liverpool.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14
Births.

DoNNELLY--At American Flat, November
18th. to the wife OF x. W. Donnslly, a dangh'
ter.
DAvIs-In w~innemucca, November lith, 10
the wife OF John II. W. Davis. q son.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14

T ADY BRYAN MINING COMPANY.
~ Location Of principal place Of buslness.
San frsncisco. California.
Location Of sorA', Piowey District, Storey
Notice !. hereby given that at . meeting of
the Directors. held on the lith dsy of
November. 1874, an assessment mo a N Pm
Cents per share was levied upon The c,pitsi
stock Of the corporation, parable immedi.
stely In United States gold coin, 10 Inc secretsry
At the once OF the company. Room No 4 iIsy.
ward's Building, No. 4iS California sireet. ssn
Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shsll
remain unpaid on the 18th day Of Decsmber. is7l'
will be delinquent, and advertised for ssls N
public auction, and unless payment 10 made be-
fore, win be cold on MONDAY, the iith DAY Of
January, 1878. 10 pay the delinquent assess-
ment, together with costs OF advertising and on.
PRANK SWIFT, Secretary.
oesssmReom No; Z Hayw.rd's Building. No.
nol4 I'd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14
Eighth Anniversary Ball
....or rHs....
GOLD HILL MINERS UNION,
AT THEIR HALL, A.
GOLD MIL. Ek

TUkSDAf EtEAlAd, DEC. D, lS1s'
Committee OF Arrangements
John X Connors II Symons
Pr Hcarnc John 2 Mcdonnell
PJ flanagan DID Donovan
lnvitatioI Committeei
ooLD HILL
Edward Wright Jane, Drew
James Francis VIM Madden
IA Atkinson Thomas Markin
J Peters Thomas Marks
John Phelan Thomas z Kelly
James Perry James Barns
Joel Nlswinder Henry Trewclla
Mat Crowley Michael Fitzpatrick
Richard Maggie
yiRaIHIA
Dennis Nevin George Morrison
James Sullivan Frank Murphy
John ~CavsnAugh Martin 0'shes,
d Mahoney John Iloskins
Reception Committeei
Thomas Kelly George W Rogers
Edward Welsh Barney coyie
AcIIay
Floer Managers
Al Mcdonnell Thomas Diamond
John Kennedy n Brady
Nicholas Sexton
floor Directors
John II connors
Admitting dcniismin and Ladies'.
The celebrated Brass and String Band under
the leadership Of Professor Cara has. been en-.
gagged for the occasion.
The Gold min Miners' Union, with its pro-
verbal libenllty. will spare neither pains nor
expense to make this ball one OF the pleasantest
and finest OF the season.
~ Carriages will be In attendance for the
accommodation OF ladies' from Virginia and
0old MI. noia ID
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14
o U R
Weekly Mining Summary

, ,ub,,,hed every Thurday IL The Nlvs. 10
i's.oon.~,ii, nrepsred from the nosT Aufnnr.
ssr sorRcis, private and othefwiss, on
nc DAY Of publication. snploying
an able and efieient corps OF
reporters. It 10 universally
recognized - oficiai, and the
mest coRREcr and HHLfA1LI N.
rasr on he condition Of the mlnea Of
az oorsrocK or .WAsnoB" section.
We slso give the latest mining Information
oktsinahls from other parts OF the country
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01
The Fashion in Kid Gloves, Etc.

The fancy for long wristed gloves con
tinues. During the summer, when open
sleeves and tlaring cuffs are worn, fash
ionable women wear siX-button" gloves
with day costumes. In the winter, when
closed sleeves are necessary, gloves with
three or four buttons will be worn in the
daytime, and those with six buttons will
be reserved for full-dress occasions
Plain gloves are most stylish and look
best on the hand yet the taste for en-
broidery extends even to gloves, and inn
portations are evenly divided, half being
of plain gloves, the other half wrought
on the back with ornamental stitching in
black or white silk, The choice selection
for general wear will be gloves of cloth
colors imported to match costumes. In
visible blue, damson, green and olive
shades, so dark as to be almost black are
new this year, and will be stylish as
well as serviceable. Dsmson-color, red
dish-violet, acqiou or mahogany and seal.
skin brown are all admirably repre-
sented. The grays appear by hundreds
of dozens, in blue gray, steel, mignon-
cite and pure shades. For semi-dress,
with plain black suits, and indeed, with
any costume, there are the wood.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01

two or three inches deep pillow shallow.
II only eight or ten loads of well-rotted
manure can be collected about the out
buildings, let it be spread thin and even
ly over the surface, after which start the
harrow and make the ground smooth and
mellow. If stable manure cannot be OBJ
tanned procure about 500 pounds of -four
OF bone and SOW it evenly on one acre.
After the bone.dust is distributed, let the
grass-seed be sowed and covered with
light harrow, or with brush drawn by
one horse or mule. Keep every hoof Oft
such ground until the surface Is frozen !;
and even then it is bad policy to allow
calves and lambs to Craze on such land,
as their sharp teeth will cut the young
plants clear to the roots, which is bad
for the young grass.
Many farmers cannot resist the tempta-
ton to allow their hungry and famished
animals to Craze where the young grass
has attained several inches in height. Old
pastures and old meadows, if the soil is
in fair state of fertility, may be pas
tured with profit late in autumn: but it
will be found ruinous to young grass, as
the roots are tender and not alf-grown
Consequently, it is far better to allow the
autumnal growth to remain as a protec-
ton during the winter.
The foregoing directions may be safely
followed where the grass is run out, or
bound out" and where there are many
weeds. But if there is a fair stand of
clean grass the better way would be not
to break up the sod with a plow. 1t is of
great importance to understand when
grass land should be plowed and when it
would be better not to turn the sod over
In some instances the better practice is
simply to SOW bone-dust, or spread a
dressing of fine manure over the surface,
and let the rain wash the fertiliZing mat
ter down to the roots. -Agricola, IN N. Y.
Observer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01
Save Your Straw.

Many farmers throughout the West
very unwisely burn the straw as soon as
they thresh their wheat, oats, barley, etc.
This practice is a very foolish and waste
full one at any time, and especially now,
when there is too much reason to fear
the recurrence of the grasshopper plague
next year. So far as both observation
and science have been able to make any
Roadway against these red-leggcd pests,
it is simply to treat" them with smoke.
Out in Colorado, a few weeks ago, we
saw the farmers in scores of fields heap
ing up the smudges" in order to drive
off the clouds of these insects, which,
coming across the great mountain ranges,
were settling down upon their fields with
out a moments notice or any token of
warning. In that region this was but a
sorry defense, for the reason that every
thing in the way of straw or coarse fod-
der had been used up-the supply at the
most being but small. 1t was through
Our columns last July that farmer of
Wight County, Iowa, first narrated sue
cesstul experiment of driving off the
grasshoppers by setting fire to piles of
old straw After this experiment it was
repeated on hundreds of farms all
through the West. We therefore urge
the farmers everywhere to carefully hus-
band their straw, for it may become the
means of securing their crops another
year. Better let it lay and rot than to
wastefully burn it at any time, as so
many poorly-posted farmers are in the
habit Of doing-Chicogo Inter-Ocean.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01
Renoyating Grass Land.

THERE are thousands of acres of land
in almost every State that are pastured
for few weeks during the former part
of the growing season, after which a
light crop of hay is gathered, and then
domestic animals are kept grazing on the
fields until al heritage has ceased to grow.
Every intelligent farmer will pro-
nounce such management exceedingly
faulty, and bad for the fertility of the
ground, bad ,or the stock, and worse for
the proprietor of the land. 1t is an in
judicious practice to allow domestic ami
mails to Craze in the meadows during the
early part of the season, for the reason
that the cropof hay will be materially
less than if stock had been kept OIL
Hence the hay crop is apt to be so light
that cattle, sheep and other stock do not
receive sufficient quantity of feed
during the foddering season to keep
them from glowing poor, which is bad
anu unprofit;ble. Then again, If stock
are allowed 10 pick every spear of grass
and every stan of clover late in the
growing seaion, thus leaving the sur
face of the Ind as naked as barren
desert, the cpp must be light the next
season. 1t i.a bad practice to manage
in such wa, that meadows yield only a
meager cropbf grass and light burden
of hay. Any farmer had better pur-
chase fodderfor his stock, paying an ex.
orbitant pric, than to allow his meadows
to be grazed closely late in autumn or
early in the s,ring.
Now, Their let small experiment De
tried by waycf producing heavier crop
of hay on laid that has been wont to
yield half a on per acre. If the supply
of stable mamre is small, pillow one or
two acres OF the old meadow, at any
time from thtfirst to the middle of Sep
TENDER. let sharp share and coulter
be secure 70 the pillow so that the work
may be ,one neatly. If the soil is only
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01
A Handy Garden Roller.

TAKE Il joint of stove-pipe, six, seven
or eight inches in diameter; set one end
upon an inch board, and with a scratch
awl or pencil mark around on the inside;
reverse the pipe and mark the other end.
Then, with pair of compasses, find the
center of these two Wheels and strike
around their circumference, allowing for
the iron. Saw or cut them true and
round bore hole with bit in their GEN.
tiers, to receive a shaft of half-inch round
iron about three inches longer than the
length of pipe. Now fit in one of these
heads, and upset the sheet-iron pipe over
it enough to hold it firmly in place. Put
the shaft in and set the whole end on the
ground, taking care that the shaft stands
true; and lastly put in quart or two of
dry sand, and stamp it hard with suit
able rammer repeating the operation
till the pipe is full to within one inch Of
the top Fit in the other head with the
shaft in place; upset the iron over it as
before, and you have a roller as service
able as one of all iron, and at almost no
cost. To fit it for use, make a box of
inch stuff; fit handle to it, sloping at
an angle of twenty degrees from its bot
tom board; put a cross head to the end
of it, and for a garden or walk roller this
cannot be beaten. If wanted heavier, it
can be loaded with brickbats or earth;
and for wheeling stones or rubbish off
garden or lawn or newly plowed or
spaded grounds it will be pronounced by
all who try it "tip-top" Any man or
boy who can use saw, plane and ham
mer can make one in a few hours, and
with decent care it will last as many
years.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01
SCR0FULA!
SCROFULOUS HUMORS.

II vEeETINE will relieve pain. cleanse purify and
cure such Diseases restoring the patient TO perfect
health after trying different physicians, many rene.
you are a sufferer you can be cured? Why is ths
medicine performing such great cures? 1t works in
called the Great Blood Purifier. The great source OF
disease originates in the blood and no medicine that
does not directly upon it, to purify and renoyac
has any just claim upon public attention. When the
blood becomes lifeess and stagnant. either from
change of weather or climate want of exercise ir-
regular diet. from any other cause, the VEGErINE
will renew the blood. carry off TIE putrid hnmors,
cleanse the s4omach regulate The bowels, and mpart
tone of vgor to the whole body. The conviction is,
In the public mind as well In the MEDICAL pro.
Kingdom more safe successful, in the cure
of disease than mineral medicines. VHGETlNE is
composed of roots barks and herbs 1t Ia pleasant to
take and perfectly safe TO give an infant In Scrofua
the VEaErINE has performed wonderful cures, where
many other remedies have failed. will be seen ny
the following unsolicited testimonials:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01

colors, mode, fawn and drab, that do NOT
show soil readily, new ashes of roses
with more lavender than formerly. ana
leaf tints, of every shade Of the autumn
forest. For more dressy black toilets
for carriage, visiting, theater and after.
noon wear, lighter gloves are chosen. in
gray, pearl and grayish lavender mot
vivid mauve) shades, with an infinite
variety of straw and salmon colors.
For full-dress occasions, instead Of
white gloves being de rigusur, they are
chosen to match evening silks, which now
take on deeper tones than formerly; for
this purpose there are gloves of crystal
green, ciel blue, rose fraise, pearl, lemon.
straw, salmon and the new opal colors'
For wedding toilets the chalk white
and the creamy white or orange blossoms
are both shown, with preference for the
latter. Short gloves, fastened by one
button, are $165 pair; longer wrists.
closed by two buttons, are So; with three
buttons they are $3.50; with four buttons,
$275; and with six buttons, $3.e5.-Har.
per''s Bdzdr.