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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19
Christmas Novelties, Toys Jswelry.

At r. Fred. Brookss noted store for imported
segars, tobacco, books. stationery. musical in
struments. cheap jewelry, toys, etc.. at Theater
Block, next door to Mat. Rinckells butcher
shop. Carson City. Agency for all the Cal,for-
mia papers, Gold Hill News, Pictorials and Aa-
QazneS. .
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19
bins. BAKER, the grievously distresse

BINS. BAkER, the srlevoOsIy dlstFesst0'
Young wife Of the poor fellow who has
been brought back to prison. has sister
in Virginia City whom she has gone TO
visit. She can get every man and woman
in he State to sign a petition for her
husband, if she'll only start it quick,
while the sympathies OF the people are
hot with her weight of woe.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19

L. &. STEWART, the infant phenome-
non. went to California last night. de-
signing to return with his better fraction
in few days. The springs OF the
sleeping-car and the braces OF the berth
which he is to occupy on the c. 7. have
been shored up and reinforced to meet
the emergency.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19

TIE SWIFT ENGINE company will ac-
cept our acknowledgements in return for
{, complimentary ticket Of admission 10
their grand Ball on next Monday night.
We sLali have something interesting to
say about that bali in a day or two.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19
Mr.. GEo. TUFLy is still confined to Ia

Mr.. GEo. TUrLy is still confined to his
room and suffers the distressful pains
and aches of an attack of asthma. His
ailments are all the more difficult to bear
because he cannot lie down without
bringing on fit of coughing: SO he
has to sleep sitting in his chair. Tbs
return Of warm weather is sadly needed
to help him toward his usual health.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19

Col. JOHN RossEH and his wife were
off for tip to the other side OF the
Rockies last night. We hear that they
will not visit Europe, as at first they
meant to do. John expects to return
here in about six weeks. Pleasant trip
TO them.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19

PrEsoSAL.- Hon. j. W. Haines Of
Douglas is in town; also. Mr.. r. II.
Corcoran Of Napa county, Cal, also
Judge Goff Of Alpine county, Cal. John
Tllrick of Aurora is still at the Ormsby.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19

SrEPR1sE PARTY.-In anticipation OF
tba denorture of Colonel John Rosser
and wife, who left Carson City last night,
on Al extended toUr through the Fast
ern States, but not to visit the Fader-
land a, was at FIRST proposed, number
If their friends composed Of some Of
our most respected and influential Ger
man felloW-citi2ens Pit their heads to-
eether and prepared for the highly es-
teelnei couple, about to depart for a
season of six weeks or two months, a
delightful surprise party by way Of fare
we'll. With Mr.. Jacob Tobriner taking
the lead, lantern in hand, about twenty
couple Oh thcrealout, picked ont the best
path they could find through our muddy
streets and called upon the totally IN
suspe2ting John and his spouse about
eight in the evening. The cal.els were
received IL style, and treated to round
Of the best wines and other rotations
with which the hospitable home of Col
onel John is known to abound. After a
short time spent in such conviviallties
as comes naturally and freely ont Of an
impIohptl gathering of Germans whose
souls are full of music at all times and
Of fen also, when they turn ont for
spree, the callers and the household ad-
iourned together TO the Turner Hall for
!: dance. There Jack Grant was scrap
ing lis violin to ecstacv. Zick was blow
ing Eis horn night zaalously, and Iaish
was rubbing great cIoans ont Of his big
fddlr. Il was music that WIS music.
Hilarity reignel on the floor which IS
the h. st and most spriugv that Carson af-
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19

ONE MURpE1. aliqs Watson, alias John
Doe, alias anything he happens to call
himself so as not to be recognized by
name as the rogue and sneak-thief that
he is, was brought in here by Sheriff
Scott of Alpine county. California, yes
terday and lodged in Jail, preparatory to
moving on to a four years tenn III the
Psnitentiary at Point san Quentin.
Some blaggard movements Of this same
scamp got him arrested here last Ea!!,
but there being nothing against him but
suspicious, he was discharged from Gus
toby. He went cumming and picking
along from here to Narkleeville and Sill
yer Mountain and couldn't keep his
fingers from other peoples shelves AMI
drawers. and there he gees. He was
taken below last night.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19
THE ILLNESS OF Mr.. Billy WILSON

The ILLNESS OF Mr.. billy WILSON
has assumed Il very serious form, so We
learn from Mr.. Chandler who was one Of
his watchers, night before last: Pneu-
m,nia is the disorder which atiiicts him
So alalning were the symptoms last
NIGHT that il was deemed advisable to
send to Virginia for DE-. Weber. Dr.
Allen is the attending physician and he,
We understand, suggested sending for
Weber.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19

A LETTER addressed 10 MIR. James
Schnider. is held for postage in the
Carson Postof6ce.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19
,IINiNs STOCK REPORT.
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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19

ENG ABOUT TO REMOVE
ID from her present quarters into apartments
which will better accommodate her large and
constantly augmenting business. will ofier her
choice assortment Of millinery goods, artificial
flowers, imported bonnets. etc. etc., at prices
less than thsir actual cost This ID an oppor.
tunity which our lady friends will be wise to
Improve. fso
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19

We are very sorry indeed that pre-
vious engagement" hindered Us from be-
ing with the young folks at Uncle John
Booths, Tuesday evening. 1t was Miss
Laura's seventeenth birthday, and a
bevy of her youthful friends and asso-
ciates determined to make it memorable
for her. And they did so. When a
house full of the irreprsssible age get
together they do not fail to make the
domicile warm. ''kneel to the prettisst, I"
etc., winding up with kiss for the one
YOU love best" may have waxed into
foolishness for the old folks, but young
ans the world over find joy in it yet.
The party came at nine; created the pro-
posed sensation; surprised the fair
lassie of seventeen almost enough to
make her one year older; made Rome
howl until somewhat passed eleven; and
then subsiding, the place where they
had feasted and kissed and kicked up
generally, in few minutes, knew them
no more!
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-02
FOREIGN.

Ellie De Beaumont, the eminent
French geologist, is dead.
Charles Swain, the poet, died in Lon
don last week, aged 46.
Heavy rains have fallen in India,
and the prospects for crops continue most
satisfactory.
A Carlist dispatch from SolOsa reports
that Brig. Gen. Peula has carried the villageof
Bisearun by storm, totally defeating ten bat
talions under Gen. Morians, with heavy loss
to the latter.
The postal congress has approved the
plan for an international postoffice. The con-
gress has resolved to meet every three years,
and has selected Paris as the place for its
next session in 1877.
Members of the Austrian polar expe-
dition declare explorations in the direction of
the north pole hopeless of satisfactory result,
and that reports Of the existence of an open
polar sea are untrue.
/ The report which was originally pub
Ished by the Pail Mall Gazette, that Prince
Bismarck had made proposals for the incorpo-
ration of Denmark with the German empire, is
/ pronounced to be absolutely false.
The National Gazette says that while
was legal, it was only adopted in few isolated
cases. The Gazette says the relations be
1 tween Germany and Denmark are friendly.
Empress Augusta has called a meet
/ ing OF delegates from all the women's associs-
/ tions of Germany to be held in Berlin in Oc-
/ tober. The queens OF Wurtemburg and Sax
/ ony, the grand duchess of Baden and the
Princess Alice, OF Hesse, have promised to
attend.
The boundary dispute between Switz-
erland and Italy, which was referred to Hon.
J. P. Marsh United States minister st Rome,
for arbitration, has been decided in favor OF
Italy, which thereby acquires ], 500 acres OF
territory.
Gen. Concha, the captain general Of
Cuba, had a narrow escape from assassination
the other day. His rigorous regulations re-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-02
United States Wines.

The manufacture Of wine has become
an industry of considerable importance
in the Uuited States. In 1870 the pro-
duction amounted to u, ,450, 900 gallOns.
OF this. California yielded 1000, 600
New York, 1925, 600 Illinois, 1,200,-
coo; Missouri, 1000, ,0O0; and other
states. !, ZOO. 600. At the exposition in
Vienna, the United States stood ninth
in the list of exhibitors. The four
leading countries IN the catalogue we're
Austria with 1872 kinds of wine Hun
gary, 1874 kinds /; Spain, 700 kinds;
France 920 kinds. The United States
displayed eighty-two specimens, sent by
seventeen manufacturers and received
two medals of progress, four medals OF
science, and three diplomas. The re-
port of DIR. Adolph OFT, member of the
Swiss commission, says that the United
States "sent ordinary and sparkling
catawba. Delaware wine, and cham
payne, sweet and dry" The last
named received much cOmmendation,
and was declared to be equal TO the
best Spanish and Portuguese dry wines.
The sparkling wines were also much
approved. It is well known that the
European vine, Wits vinifera, does not
flourish in America, on account of the
severe changes of temperature, and even
the bastards obtained by hybrldlzation
are worthless for the production of
wine. On the other hand, North Amer
lea possesses nJre than 800 native va
rieties, mostly of the Wits labTuscs, Of
which, however, only a small number
are cultivated. Mr.. Frederick Hecker,
who has experimental with ffty-seven
varieties, has settled upon fourteen.
The American varieties of vine flourish
exceedingly well, never freeze, and are
almost indestructible. For instance,
the catawba, the blue Isabella, and the
blue Madeira, are known IN Europe.
Some kinds bear enormous grapes, as
the Concord, North Carolina, and 9TH
ers, which, according to Hecker, are
very we'll suited to the Rhine climate.
Upon the character of the American
wines Mr.. OFT remarks: "The odor
and taste of nearly all the labrusca vac
rieties is similar to that Of muscatelle,
and varies between vanilla and straw
berry. The aroma, which is different
from the flavor Of European wines, is
generally weak, and diminishes with
the age Of the wine. Still the " ne OBJ
tanned from the blue Isabella (cape
grape) is distinguished by a superior
boquet, which fills the surrounding air
with a spicy essence for which reason
this grape is well fitted for admixture
with less aromatic grapes"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-02
The InternatIOnal shoOting Matoh.

The international rife match took
place on the 26tb, at CreedmoOr. Maj.
Leech, captain of the Irish team, and
Col. Wingate, captain of the Americans,
were chosen referees and Gen. Shaler as
umpire.
The firing was begun at 800 yards
range, each marksman having fifteen
shots. The shooting was witnessed with
the most lively interest among the bulls
ewes. exciting loud murmurs Of applause
among the spectators, who at first also
hailed them by a round OF hand clap
ming. at the earnest request of the
CAPTAINS of both teams, these demon
strations were subdued, as having a
tendency to disturb the maTksmeD. The
result Of the competition, which lasted
an hour and quarter, was in doubt al
most up to the close, when IL IVES found
that the Americans we're winners by
nine points-326 to 317. Fulton, of the
Americans, made So, and Hamilton
made the same for the Irish.
The result Of the first contest gave
encouragement to the friends of the
American rifemen, and many confident
" predicted their success IN all the
trials. The betting was now 800 to
$40 IN favor of the Americans.
The shooting was followed by an IN
termission for lunch in one of the tents,
where congratulations were exchanged,
aud IN a complimentary speech Major
Leech presented to the rifle association,
on behalf of the Irish team, handsome
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-02
The Gift Of Readiness.

OF all the intellectual gifts bestowed
on man the most Intoxicating is readi-
ness-the power of calling all the re-
sources Of the mind into simultaneous
action at a moments notice. Nothing
strikes the unready as so marvellous as
this promptitude In others; nothing i'm
presses him with so dull and envious
sense of contrast in his own person. To
want readiness is to be laid on the sh. If,
to creep where others fly, to fall into
permanent encouragement. To be
ready Is to have the minds intellectual
property put out at 80 or 100 per cent.
to be unready at the moment of trial is
to be dimly conscious of faculties tied
up somewhere In a napkin. What an
engine-we are speaking of "the COM
merce of mankind"-is a memory ready
with its stores at the first question,
words that come at your call, thoughts
that follow in unbrOken sequence, rea-
son QUICK at retort The thoughts we
may feel not above our level; the words
we could arrange In as harmonious or
der; the memory, only to give time,
does not fail us the repartee is all the
occasion called for, if only it had not
suggested itself too late, thus changing
its nature from triumph to a regret.
It is such compositions, the painful re-
collection of panic and disaster, the
speech that would not be spoken, the
reply that dissolved into incoherence,
the action that belied our intention, or,
it may be, experience in a humble field,
that gives to readiness such q charm and
value. The ready man does seem such
g clever fellow The poets readiness
does not avail him for such practical
ov,l 1nau not nnTNkVfhFTfn fn hTe
fame or success at all in the same de-
gree. It is the result-the thought, the
wit, the sense not the speed of per
fOrmance, which determines the worth
of his efforts. But we delight III an ex-
tempore effusion because of the prestige
OF readiness called into play IN busy
life; at least this adds to the pleasure.
The poets best verses are the greatest,
least imitable wonder about him but
we are apt to be most surprised when
he shows his powers under immediate
command; and good lines, struck off at
a heat, do give us a vivid insight into
the yivacity and energy of the poetical
temperament, prompt in it's action, ready
of a call, and gaily willing to display its
mechanical facilities. There is a speci-
men of Dryden's f1uency In extempore
verse, communicated and authenticated
by Malone, which shows that foresight
and composite action which astrong gimag-
ination seem to possess, uttering what it
has prepared, and composing what is to
follow, at one and the same time-a
habit or faculty observed in Sir Walter
Scott by his amanuense. This double
action must belong to all rapid complex
expression but the difficulty is en-
HANGED and the feat magnified In pro-
portion when rhythm and rhyme are ad-
ded to the other requirements Black
2DOO6
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-02
4 pInnee iH tho North Sea.

NJ. Durnof and his wife, who recently
made the perilous ascent from Calais,
have been rescued in the North sea.
AS one Of the attractive features of a
public fete given at Calais that day, it
was announced that the adventurous
aeronaut and his wife would go up In
their balloon, the Tricolor, and if the
wind was favorable, they proposed to
make an aerial voyage over the channel
and land In England. The wind was
squally, and, moreover, blew IN the
wrong direction. With a south-easterly
current, the attempt would have been
made, but it blew variously south and
south west, and the only prospect before
the voyagers was a descent in the Ger
man ocean, unless they could reach the
distant shores of Denmark or Norway.
The authorities forbade the ascent, but
part of the crowd, disappointed of the
sensational episode of the days amuse-
ment, tainted Durnof with cowardice,
and, stung by their taunts, he and his
wife made the desperate effort to carry
out their engagement, and LIE TricolOr
was seen rising IN the clouds Just as night
was closing In, and drifting over the
Straits of Dover toward the open sea.
So it continued to drift for ten hours,
when the gas being partly exhausted, 1t
fell into the North sea.
Then they saw and were seen by q
Grimsby fishing smack the crew hast
ened to their rescue, pursued the car,
which dipped and rose out of the water
like a flying fish, and finally, after a
chase of two hours, saved the half
drowned ae1onaut and his wife in the
middle of the North sea, some 10
miles from the Spur lighthouse.
According to these data it would seem
that the balloon had travelled abOut
three hundred miles in a direct line,
its rate being between twenty-five and
thirty miles an hour, or about twice
the average horizontal motion Of the
- Toz76o,1 Ts TsLe0TdJ1h
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garding the taxation of property have made
him extremely unpopular, and some of his
personal adherents are suspected Of firing the
shot.
The Russian government, on account
of the extensive emigration Of Mennonites,
proposes TO exempt the members of that sect
from actual military service, but to hold them
liable to duty as hospital attendants. The
MennOnites of the Yolgs district viii proba-
bly, accept these conditions.
The United States, having joined the
postal union, its delegates in the international
postal congress are enabled to introduce
uniform rate of postage for the whole territory
embraced by the union Should England re-
fuse to join the union, German and American
vessels will carry the mails to and from the
United States.
A Havana letter states an attempt was
made a few nights ago to shoot Capt. Gen.
Concha while at his summer residence. His
volunteer guard is suspected. The same
letter also says that Gen. Garcia was captured
by one Spanish officer while awaiting a con-
ference with another for the adjustment of
some disputed points.
The Mark Lane Express says The
fine, summer-like weather Of the past week
was favorable for potatoes, though rain would
have been more acceptable for other roots"
With regard to wheat, the Express Gays,
The autumnal sowings are certain of a
favorable commencement. We estimate that
Hungary has a million quarters to spare.
Prices in Germany, Russia and France have
declined heavily"
A Havana letter states that the Official
Gazette published, on the 18th, articles on the
decree requiring the inhabitants to contribute
to the government four per cent. of their cap
ital for two years. 1t said there is an urgency
for the collection of the first and second tri-
monthly contribution on capital in order that
the treasury may meet its obligations and
cover the deficits which monthly result between
income and outlay.
The French newspapers publish st.
Petersburg advices confirming the report Of
Bismarek's overtures to King Christian, of
Denmark, looking to the incorporation Of that
country in the German confederation. Cor
respondents say that Russia is greatly irritated
at the attempt and VIII never permit Germany
to hold the keys to the Baltic sea. The same
papers say that the opposition OF Russia to
the German policy in Spain is due to this
cause.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-02
WEST.

Chicago now has a severe penalty for
any rame building.
The grand jury at Beaver, Utah, have
indicted VIM. Fotheringham for polygamy.
The Paris and Terre Haute, the Paris
and Decatur and the Peoria, Atlanta and De-
catur railroads have been consolidated into
one road under the presidency of r. G. Haney,
and making line Of one hundred and eighty
miles between Terre Haute aud Peoria, the
last rail upon which viii be laid within thirty
days.
A dispatch from Prescott, Arizona,
says the Indians who murdered Mr.. Roberts
we're followed by detachment OF troops and
Apache Indian scouts from Verde. They we're
caught near Head Greek and battle ensued
Fourteen hostile Apaches were killed and
several captured. The troops lost one white
scout and one Tonto scout killed, and two
wounded
The executive committee of the ma
tionaI fire underwriters resolved that the author
tiles OF Chicago having failed to comply with
the suggestion put forth by tho national board
on tho oath Of July last, this committee now
recommend that ali companies belonging tC
the national board discontinue the business
OF hre insurance, either by new policies or re-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-02
RAMON.
BY BRET HARrE.


Ell Refugio Mine, Northern Meaeico, 1874.
Drunk and senseless iu his place.
Prone ana sprawling on his face,
More like brute than any man alive or dead
By his great pump, out OF gear,
Waking only just to hear,
Overhead,
Angry tones that called his name,
Oaths and cries of bitter blame
Woke to hear all this, and Waking, turned and fed!
"To the man who'll bring to me-"
Cried Intendant Harry Lee
Harry L,5e, the English foreman Of the mine,-
Bring the sOt alive or dead,
viii give to him, /" he said,
Fifteen hundred pesos down,
Just to see the rascals crown,
Underneath this heel of mine;
Since but death
Deserves the man whose deed,
Be it vice want of heed,
Stops the pumps that give US breath
Stops the pumps that suck the death
From the poisoned lower levels Of the mine!"
No one answered, for a cry
From the shaft rose up on high;
And shuffiing scrarnbing. tumbling from below,
Came the miners each, the bolder
Mounting on the weaker's shoulder,
Graphing, clinging to their hold
Letting go,
As the weaker gasped and fell
From the ladder to the we'll
To the poisoned pit of hell
Down below!
''To the man who sets them free
Cried the foreman, Harry Lee
Harry Lee, the English foreman OF the miEe,-
- Brings them out and sets them free,
will give the man." said he,
90 Twice that sum, who with rope
Face to face with Death shall cope.
Let him come who dares to hope :"
1" Hold your peace some one replied,
Standing by the foreman's side;
'There has one already gone, whoe'er he bel"
Then they held their breath with awe,
Pulling on the rope, and
Painting figures reappear,
On the black rope swinging clear,
Fastened by some skilfHl hand from below;
Till score the level gained,
And but one alone renained,-
He the hero and the last,
He whose skillful hand made fast
The long line that brought them back to hope and
cheer!
Hsggard, gssping, down dropped he
At the feet Of Harry Lee,-
Harry Lee, the English foreman Of the mine;
'' 1 have come, D." he gasped, ito claim
Both rewards. SenOr, my name
Is Ramon
I'm the drunken engineer
I'm she coward, Senor-" Here
He fell over, by that sign
Dead as stone