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It is rather curious feature Of the musicu
profession that the managers will persist in re-
sorting to humbug and sensation for advertising
purposes, when these humbugs and se1sations
have become 80 transparent that the public can
see through them without the sl;gLtest difficulty.
They accomplish no useful purpose, for, while
few unthinking people may be caught By such
gGtte1ing chnt1. the artist must sooner OF
later CONC before the bar OF public m1sical
opinion and find her true level. The vorBt fea-
ture Of this sensational system in that 1t places
serious obstacle in the way Of man5 Tho might
otherwise attain high position. Take, for in-
stance, young American girl who may exhibit
Some vocal promise, and therefore goes to Italy
to study Musical quacks ara ss plenty in Italy
as in America, perhaps more 30. Florence,
Naples, and Milan swarm with music-teachers.
She secures the services Of one Of them, and, -
an inducament, she is guaranteed an appearance
or debut in opern, >t tbs end Of one or sHo
years study, as the csse may be. She fniahes
her tarm. Her teacher has sufficient influence to
secure theatre or opera-house and the uss
OF the company for one night, and
the young lady's friends foot the bill.
The teacher has his claquo and the
control Of the local musical paper. Ths
young lady makes her debut, the clique sp-
plaud, and the musical paper pronounces Thea
debutante euccess- Anything which appears
in foreign musical paper is sure to be widelJ
copied, and thus it happens that rs are contna'
ally reading of the aebuts Of American singers
at La Scala or La Fenice. But what becomes
all these debutantes, who have made such 11tus'
trious SUCCESSES, and have been B1noshered III
flowers? How is it that not one in Tan Of thin
is ever heart Of again z
Now and then one Of thess debutantea SUI
wives her debut, and falls into the hands Of -
impressar1o. In such an event, the impress afo
at once commences that sensational style %
advertising which has been in use ever since IDS
days Of Jenny Lind, and Was, in fact, o11glnaseo
by Barnum himself. Before his time it wa
unknown. Malbran, Cstalani, sontsg, Pera'an1'
AIboni, aud the great artists who preceded thsn''
made their way By tbs sheer force OF "orf aD@
merit. But that syatem has gone ont OF rosns
and the high-preasu1e one has taken its psae''
A very fair sample Of this is afforded in Latter
to the american Register, published /: Pan@'
written from st. Petersburg, and describing ~
debut Of Nile. Abani, an american Lady. tn til.
city. At her first concert, We are told, she f7'
eeived diamonds and other gifts to the Eaia5 O.
1900 francs. 1t the second ahs excited AsS@
lima PATHS jealousy BY singing song which w
latter clsimed as ham, and .a= ,e.te--:sr17st
pathe.caliy lanents that MISUNDERSTANDING
should ha7e occurred between ''thess tTo sa'
miralle artists." At the aext performance f2'
was called before the curtain fifteen times s1's'
thef1st act, md received several lArgs boaane
willis ktd111af ukts roe tt.satss4 uraa ~ nee
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DR.. BAsr1AN ON THE ORIGIN OF LIFE,


The beginning Of life, the starting point Of
vitality from organic matter, is an unsolved
problem in science. Tho views Of tho ancient
philosophers were vague and chimericaL They
imagined that LIFE arose from the mud OF the
Nile, from the dews son plants, from decay
ing meat, or from primevn egg. and the various
changes in many organic beings, now known to
us "a the metamorphoses through which they
pase, they looked upon as an origination OF life.
Later, mon wcaried with these apeculations, and,
possessed Of o more complete knowledge Of facts,
rested upon the AXIOM omne uiruns er oco. But
with further advances into the regions OF Nature
the origin Of the egg itself was questioned, and,
with the unfolding Of tho Evolution philosophy
by Mr. Darwin and h1r. Spencer, they we're at
once placed under the Implication Of teaching
that life WAS the result Of the intcr-action Of
natural forces, under certain conditions and st
suitable times, without the Intervention OF a
creative act or, in other words, that they we're
advocates of the theory OF spontaneous gener-
alton.
With regard to Mr.. Darwin, his opponents
p1ofessed too much. Mr. Darwin deals, not
with the origin, but with the modification, OF
organic beings. In his =" Origin of Species he
speaks Of life with its several powers as b1eathed
by the Creator into few forms or one. Mr.
Spencer has explicitly deuied that heis believer
in spontaneous generation in the present state
Of the earth's history, but, as be is not content
with the theory OF a creative act, he looks upon
the origin OF life as occurring at time when the
heat OF the earth's surface was falling through
those ranges Of temperature at which the
higher organic compounds were more nnsta-
BILE than now. This instability Of organic COM
pounds is at the root Of the whole matter. They
are easily decompoae1, and exhibit q molecular
mobility which is very feeble. The heterogeneous
compounds which form a large part Of living
tissues are peculiarly unstable, and their meta
morphoses take place under very slight changes
Of conditions. Prof. Huxley maintains essen-
tially the same position as alr. Spencer. Sir
William Thomson, dodging the direct question,
suggests that originally life may have been in
troduced on our earth by a moss-groyn {1ag-
ment from the ruins Of another world.
Indecisive as these various theories ore, they
are ut least suggestive Of the spread Of the ETo-
luton hypothesis and the gradual weaving Of
men from the anthropomorphic idea Of creaton.
Uniformity is tue central idea Of modern sci
ence. That which was once competent to pro
duce certain results is competent now, and the
manner in which We see the operations Of Ma
tinuous throughout the past. The quantity Of
tho work done Is changed, but the manner in
which it is accomplished the governing 1aw,-
never.
: The excess of carhonlc acid in thu Carbonifer-
:E,A Aga produced II t1a1uenss vsRstaAoa, With
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cation Of this power to other uses than to sat,ah
the ayaTice OF few merchants aud tbs vai,
g1o,v Of powerful nation, or to sustain tn,
diplomatic relations" Of greedy and a,roe.n
commercial agents in their incursions in,.
savage aud berbarous countries.
, 1874-03-29

with ceremonious indifference. Altogether. this
is the protoundest muddle Of modern times. 1t
takes rank with the Tichborne case in its Fal1nl-
est dayB
, 1874-03-29

GLOBE -pesplainss street, bftwesn ;a Mad.
xnd Charles Chr1sde's Pan;amins Truupe- " Humpty
DUMMY Abfaad,n
, 1874-03-29

ADEEPHI YHEATnECozner Of Wabash aye7ae
and Congrcsas treet. Grand oo entertainment. AeSfo4
Moultou, Ajax the Defiant, etc.
, 1874-03-29

MYERS, oPERA-HOusE Monroe street, between
p-1 rtor3 and Satp Arlington, Cotton, and kembles
Mnstrcls 3ins.Ee'sy and comicaltiea New hnsaesaue
- Eloxu In AIyeH
, 1874-03-29

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-Halsted streot between Maa; !;
h;a und 1icnroe- Engagement Of Mrs James - Vaes
Combination. '' Madame An9ot'a Child"
, 1874-03-29

MV1CKER'6 THEATRE-M Madison stteet. between
Dearborn md State Anber.s opezA Of - Aasanlelo'"
hy tho 11edeEkrauz Society.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
A theatrical Mystery.
From The San Pr.,ei,eoA Alta J.au.ry o.

From the San Paaeiseo Alta January 9th.l
When tho curtain rung up OH the
third act Of the "Naiad Queen" nj
the California Theatre last evening.
there were disclosed on the left sofa
with q long black sack resting upon It;
on the right, 4 heavy deal box. made
OF Inch plank. about ak feet long and
heavily bound with iron. and to the
rear. q large. four-sided screen Of blue
cloth, which could DO easily moved at
will.
Professor Du Mar camc briskly for.
ward and asked any three gentlemen
from tho audience to step upon the
stage. After some little difficulty. the
regulate three stood forth. A pretty
young lady In Turkish costume was
now led forth. and In a trice was en-.
veloped In 4 bag. It was 4 tight at.
Being closely tied with ribbon, the
committee sealed Il up. The box was
now examined aud then bound we'll
aud strongly with q rope. The knots
were tied with ribbon and likewise
sealed. The box was then locked with
three large spring p~sdlocks. With q
smile OF confidence each oil the COM
mltteemen placed one Of the keys In
bis vest pocket. The screen was thon
Immediately lifted over both the sofa.
on which the enveloped daughter OF
Turkey was reclining. and the WELL
closed boz. In y brief space Of time .
knocking was distinctly heard. The
screen being removed disclosed the
black bag resting on the box without
. cut. tear. or a seal fractured. The
rope being removed from the boz, the
seals broken. and tho thr Q locks un-
fastened, the young lady stepped forth,
flushed but unchanged. A salaam
and she Withdrew. the curtain descend
Ing to loud applause. The Illusion Is
an excellent and attractive one, aud Is
another trump card played by the
management OF the California Theater.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
The Salary Grab.

Following are Yesterdays proceed.
lngs In Congress upon the repeal Of
this most dlsgraceful swindle:
Sargent said no thought Il unfortu-
nate for the bill now under consldera-
tion that the Senate last evening adop-
ted the amendment Of the gentleman
FROM Maryland (Hamllton). lie could
not move y reconsideration OF the
amendment, not having voted for II.
but lie hoped that ~ Senator who
did vote Ia the Affirmative would make
q motion TO reconsider.
The amendment Of Edmnnds, offered
last evening. that . reduction Of sala-
ries should take effect from March 9Th,
1873, aud that accounting officers Of
the Treasury shall compute accord
ingly, and make q rateablo monthly
reduction from said salaries at the rate
necessary 10 affect this provision with.
In nine months next hereafter, was re-
iectsd-yeas, 20; nays, 20.
Foreman moved to amend, so that
the salary OF the President. after
March I, 1877. should be S35,000 per
annum. Lost.
Oinytoh mo'eu 10 !eeo'nuiie .ne
pending amendment to the Committee
on Civil Service aud Retrsnchment,
with Instructions to report q bill look
Ing to q general reduction OF all sals-
ries OF Government officers, both civil
aud military. rs far as could be done.
aud that salaries be eQuallznd accord.
Ing to the nature Of the services rem
derrd.
Clayton's motion was lost-yeas, 81;
nays, Al.
The question then being on oncur
rlng la the Senate substitute for tue
House bill, Hamilton. pending the
vote, moved TO amend tho lIouss bill
by fixing the salaries of members aud
delegates nj Is, GOO Der annum Instead
of "a. OOO.
Edmund, moved to amend the
amendment BY inserting Is, 600 Instead
OF Is. 500. Agreed to-yeas, thirty /;
nays. twenty-elght.
Edmund, moved to strike out In the
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
Gold 40 Money.

So long rs gold shall be better adapt.
cd for the purpose, and shall DO uni.
versslly received by thu nations a.
the standard OF all values, Il will held
Its place In the monetary system oil
the world As securely As the sun will
continue to be the center Of the solar
system. and the source Of all light
and heat. No paper device can ever
Impair this otficc Of gold. IL can new.
or do anything except lmpalrthe Imam.
clal prosperity OF q people that at.
Temps TO give to "airy nothing" the
supremacy In their monetary system.
II it be said that we have got aleng
swimmlngly for ten years without
gold, We reply that the fact Is quite
and Il Is as plain to be seen
any other fact In creation. Our pa
pet has all the time been measured by
the gold standard, and tts value has
varied from ninety to thlrty-flve cents
on tho dsllar. Tho fact that our COM
merclal reports have made the paper
the standard for measuring gold
has not at all damaged the case. In
stead Of gold IL has been paper that has
In value.-Cineinndti Star.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

THk Aidins for January contains
among It's magnificent and original H.
lustratlons, . perfect gem, being q full
page picture OF Moore's Lake, Utah,
executed by the famous artist, Thomas
Moran. The View near Fairfield. Con-
necticut, BY Van Elten, Is another de-
lightful picture, and the descent
From the Cross" Il still another very
interesting picture. But we will not
pa~rticularize lest We do injustice to
the other fine illustrations. With thi.
number Of the Aidins came the two
premium chromos for 1874. given free
to all subscribers. They are entitled
.'rhe East" and "The West" one
being . scene In the White Mountains.
New Hampshire, and the other q view
Of the Cllfs Of Green River. In Wy
oming Territory. Both are finely X.
ecutsd oil chromeA mounted and var
ni.hsd ready for framing. and worth
moro than tho years subscription to
the Aidiae, Is. Those wishing to sub
scribe for this finest and best OF Amer
lean magazines, and secure these val.
uable chromos will do well to apply
to N. c. Dole, agent, at the Gold Hill
Postofice.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
AThlnp for Congress to Find Out.

II there IL any good reason why we
shoald expend $50, 700, 600 every year
IN keeping up n little army OF $4,000
men. while Ii costs Great Britain only
SO. 0O0, 900 to maintain an army four
times as large, we should like to have
IL shown. The British soldier, certain
~ "a effective as the average private In
our regular army, costs S5i3 per nn-
mum In one OF the most expensive
countries on the globe. The cost OF
the American soldier. OH the other
hand. averages over $1,000 per man.
Nor Is It easy to sec why the admins.
tration Of our War Department, which
has charge Of the business OF so small .
military force. aud has nothing what.
ever to Ito with pensions. should co.t
almost rs much "a tho British War Or
flee, with It's enormous army and pen-
sion business, Its big salaries, retiring
allowances. aud It's s%inecures. The
War Department cost barely 500, 900
per annum for its entire administra-
tlon. 20 years since. Is there any SUN
cient reason why 1t should cost over
$500. 900 a year when we are once more
working OIL q peace establishment!
This |, u Of the things that Congress
should find out.-CnciRndtf Commercial.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
Reese River items.
From the RsveiIls, January II

ETV" tuo EsSNoihfs se4sy vi
While the Battle Mountain stage
was between Hot Springs aud Noun.
tain Springs, last night, n Of the
wheel horses stepped In a rut and fell
aud broke his leg. The stage was do.
layed q short time In consequence.
The weather at present Is mild aud
balmy. The snow has entirely dlssp-
pearsd aud the streets arc dry. Taken
rs a whole, we have enjoyed AL extra
ordinarily mild aud pleasant Winter
80 far.
DR.. Bogart his attending physician,
informs US that Broderick, WHO was ILL.,
jured In the recent mining disaster, Is
resting easy, aud that the Indications
for Ills recovery are favorable.
It 10 expected that the Manhattan
mill will start up some day VI the
present week.
One Of Dan De DULLES items IA load
Of hayl passed this office To day tile
ilrst we have noticed for some time.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
Humboldt Items.
rFrom tho Register. Jan. 81

From tho Register. Jan.s.1 !,
The FLUTES are preparing 70. Z grand
trapping expedition along the Hum
boldt river. 'Natchez has sent to camp
Mcpermit aud other places for q large
number Of traps which he has Ia storo
Mt different points. He says that pea
yer aud other fur bearing animals are
very abundant this Winter.
The County Commissioners nave
been In session all week. They Will
complete the work Of thls session to.
DAY. A payment Of $4,000 was paid
to A. Murphy, the Court.house CON-
tractor. r-rrn-n A.
The District Attorney has collected
all the delinquent taxes for the year
1873, without the necessity Of bringing
a single suit ; something without pre-
ceJent Ia the history Of this or any 9th
er county In the State.
Fifteen thousand dollars worth oil
the Court-house bonds were sold to
parties In San Francisco. ut two per
cent. above their par value, that 10, the
AZ. 600 sold for &l5,300.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

TIE most absurd doctrine ever ut.
tered regarding grcenbacks was pro-
pounded In the Senate BY Mr.. Bout
well yesterday. He declared that ''the
notion that Government obligations
In the shape OF circulating notes were
dlshonored In net being redeemed on
demand, was erroneous; they were
redeemable st the pleasure OF the Gov
eminent, which was the spirit OF
the law" Morrill,. Of Vermont, re.
piled thereto, expressing surprise that
Boutwell, should undertake TO defend
..the right CT Government to postpone
the day Of paying Its obligations"
Without pretending to understand the
necessities OF the law, he knew, As .
business man, that III any individual
was understood to give out such paper
the courts would compel him to pay"
He believed the intention Of the law
was that the Government should pay
these notes As early as possible" TO
our minds a Government bank note Is
like an individual note, = promise to
pay. II no date Of payment Is specl.
lied, II Is due on demand Of the holder.
no. at the pleasure Of the maker.
Boutwell's doctrine Is that Of power,
not justice.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
0mclal Dead.heads.

From the report OF the Grand Jury,
Of wasl,oe county, published In the
Reno Crescent Of January Stli. we clip
the following on tile subject OF free
passes to public officers:
We have serious doubts ~ to the pro.
priety Of county officers, travelling with
free passes, furnished by Railroad
companies. As there Il no direct stat.
ute against the practice the recipient
OF this e~qulv"cal favor, may content
himself with the happy reflection thai
lie violates no law ; but whether the
duties Of his Office be ministerial or tie.
Lucrative, aud whether lie be- swerv'
cred from duty or not. he cannot be
free from a sense Of obligation to the
company, o can he escape at least 4
suspicion Of corruption. All OF which
Is respectfully submitted.
II. III. BECK, Foreman.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

The GOLDEN FLEEcE.-Thls mine,
situated In Peavlne Mining District, !:
progressing flnely-the work on 1t be-
lug vigorously prosecuted. On the
3lst OF December they struck the ledge
In their tunnel. about 100 feet from its
mouth. and at the depth Of 65 feet
the ledge Is nine feet Wide and rapidly
Increasing as they sink down. The
body Of ore Is solid quartz. with a
streak Of orc one foot In width rssem.
bling the famous Paymaster. The
company are actively engaged In ex.
tracing. and have now on dump, =
largo body Of splendid ore, ready for
milling. A contract has been closed
by the company, with the Auburn
Mill Co. to crush their rock, and
should the weather aud roads prove
favorable, hauling the rock will COM
mence OH Friday OF this week. This
mine Is entirely owned by q few OF
our citizens, who are very sangulne re-
latlvs to lts richness and value. Sue
cess attend them.-Reno Crescent. jan
vary 8.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

JUDGE :PoLASD's proposition 10
amend the rules 90 as to prevent un-
pleasant investigates BY referring oil
Inquiries to standing committees does
not meet with much 'avor outside oil
Congress. The North Adams Mass
Transeript lRep.) thus speaks OF lt
III These resolutions are adopted, the
stupidity Of the Democrats will %
eclIpsed and forgotten In the popular
indignation which will descend upon
Poland and the Republican party. IL
the Republican leaders suppose they
eau humbug the people In this way,
they will live to learn their mistake"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

YEsrERpAY we published a few OK.
amples from the Senate Contingent
Fund, In which tho curious reader
found much new Information. The
quantity Of real stationery which the
Senators consume Il something pro-
dIgious. and the number Of fancy ar.
tlcles constructlvely classed In this
flexible category Is i~ncalculable. It !,
q little melancholy to see that only
one gold tooth.plck Is charged to the
entire Senate. There must be some.
thing wrong hero but this abstinence
Is Offset by the visiting cards, plates,
and other perqulsltes. - Nep York
Tribune,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

TIE Supreme Court Of Indiana yes
terdsy decided that the clause Of the
State Temperance law under which =
person may he fined for intoxica'ion
and also be compelled to testify where
he obtained his liquor, Is unconstitu'
%tlonai. Two Of the Judges dlssented'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

VIZ ODvILLE GOLD AND sILvER
w Mining Company. Location OF principal
place OF business, Ban Francisco, California.
Location OF Works, Gold Hin, Storey county,
Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given. that st Q meeting Of
the Directors, held on the eIh day o. January,
1874, an assessment mo. ~ Of One Dollar and
Ono-quarter (t1 f5) per share was lovied upon
the capital stock OF the corporation. payable i'm
mediately, In United states gold coin, 20 the
Secretary. 81 the ONCE OF the Company. Room
No. . Hsyward's Building. to California street,
San Francisco, California.
An, stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 18th day Of February,
1874, will be delinquent. and advertised for sale
ct public ~anetion, and unlsss payment r. made
before. win be sold on TUkaDAy,. the ID
day Of March, ls7t, to pay the delinquent
assessment. together With costs Of Advertising
and expenses Of sale.
0fice-Room No. 8 Haywsrd'p Building. tle
California ptrset, San Francisco. Cal. lal0 "a
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

SALT LAKE CrrY will petition Con-
gress fer the establishment offs Branch
Mint In that city.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

HERE's. an example for bores: A
man In Livingston county. KY, hangs
his hat on 4 gate post and talks to II
for ten hours at n time.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10

IT Is reported at Salt Lake City tina,
a rich strike has just been made In the
Emma milne.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
UNITED STATES REGISTERS
SUMMONS.
No. $40.

IN THE U. 8. LAND OFFICE OF THE DIS
trict OF Carson City, Nsvada.-The people
ofthe United States 10 Chas. NJ. Pryor. Tunnel
Road Co., Peter Newcomb Kelly. Martin Maig
han. Pierce Pollard, Henry Diamond. George
finstsrer, Solomon NELL and Lydia X. Fox,
greeting:
You are hereby summoned to appear before
me, ct my once. In Carson City on the 10th day
Of February, A. d. 1874, at II o'clock, 4. T., 10
answer the complaint OF the Imperial Silver
Mining Co. and the Empire NIL and Mining Co.
averring your claim TO Lots No. nfteen Qo). six.
teen Q6j. seventeen On, eighteen QV and nine
teen QS), In Block No. one ~. Range u the
eastern one.third portion OF Lots No. twenty.
six C9S), twenty seven go, and north any feet
Of Lot No. twenty eight tss), 10 same block and
range Lot No. ten Q0). Block No. one Q).
Range B, and Lot No. three 90. Block No. one
N, Range A, oil Ia the town site OF Gold Hill,
storey county. Nevada, to be unjust and illegal:
and, then and there, do you show cause. u any
there be, why the claim OF said Imperial Silver
Mining Go, and Empire Mil and Mining Co.
shall not be recognized % just and legal, and
be allowed 10 enter the said land-failing In
which. Judgment will be taken against you.
To the United States Marshal or deputifed
citizen greeting: Make service and return
hereof.
Given under my hand this 9Th day Of January,
A. D. 1874. ADOLPHUS Waltz,
Register.
lain 30d Distriet M Csrsop civ. Nevada.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
CAUTION !

CALEDONIA SILVER MINING COMPANY,
" stock sold TO pay amount due on Assess'