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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03
srILi INVESTIGATING.

The Congressional Committee at
yicksburc are still a; their, so far, un-
81 isfactory work OF investigation into
the iroBa!es between the white and col
0s,i c:t.zrus- Il is Impossible TO obtain
ANYTHING Ike. uniform CT consistent
testimony Il facts. Thee saem 20 be
uItras. radicals, and conservatives Of
every tint on the witness stand Every
thing politically. socially and morally
IS wron. eod first il tina. unhappy lc-
ca.i,v. When the trouble is sounded it
vii he found at bottom that the Conflict
Is between old, hari, aIistocratie forms
OF the one hs2i and. on the ether, daz-
z,eI ignorance, suspicion of fraud, and
over e1eitabiiity 70 keep 10 q winafall.
In the midst OF such cropping as natural
IL results fro2I a var which brought
half unsh4ckled slavery and a rlummied
aristocracv or the surface OF society
simultaneously, We can lock for light
or!v t.rti. difficulties. Before anything
Ike az aVYroaSh TO harmony can lie
realized tie blacks must be taught SONG
thing daring the next ten years CT the
principles CT things, from books, and
must suffer SONG rude tEnbI5s over
Stumbling blocks wl.ish they are not
able 70 sse Just H0y-i while The whites Of
tie present generation in Mississippi, as
we'll Us in South Carolina and the other
slave States Of TIE SaJ.:A Eas.-those
WHO are irre7ocably fxzi aud moulded
IN habits OF nobility, Of advanced age
AMI iukeidei heart AMI mind in times
that ere and never can be any more
must literally die OFT and give place TO
vour-ar aud more teachable minds.
Our life Is the coastan: dwelling upon
IDEAS Q: the past and anticipaiicns o: the
fature-those images, according to
Locke. which occupy the mind in think
ing-bzt all must Learn, nevertheless,
that this happiness of iraaery en- only
be enjoyed within the material traces Of
good, substantial co-worhing citizenship.
When the uass Of Southern plate has
been painfully dolei out to the end and
YEARLY exhausted in ths payment Of
taxes to secrre tank growing. hallowed.
hereditary family acres; when domain
and sG1ipase shall have sunk together;
when new n.Gakocd shall have risen
from the ashes O: an unfortunate nob!l-
ity III tie South; then. and Tot before,
may We look for growth, glow. and good
government where, now. the social de
mon RACES at large in the mobbish
ranks Q: ha2-hazzarl, enssged and
blinded prey.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

There IS no question but the incoming
legislature, TO couveue on the 18th inst.
VII have plenty Of important work to
Keep them employed every hoas Of the
session. The organization should be e.
;ec,ed as speedily as possible. No time
should be lost in coming 1t. and getting
through With, the Senatorial election.
The sooner this introductory business Is
finished, tine better. Pity the Unitsd
States Senator weSe no. chosen, as Con-
sressmen. by the popular vote. Over
this f:,it the whole Stale is kept in trr-
moil and bad blood from caucuses Pre-:
cet;ipg the primaries unit! time. when
already, valuable time for legislation is
wasted, TO say nothing of the expense
and other evils involved.
Oar Affairs OF finance demand imme-
date, shrewd inspection; rot because
we are needy but because We are pros
porous. Our Treasury Las in some res
poets become deformed. One Of These
fands-.he Public School FGnd-kas
become plethoric AID uIwieldy, and is
50 Lemuled il by pro!ectiye enactments
that lis usefulness is circumscribed. 1t
j.. Ct course, q sacred fund, dedicated TO
tie maintenance Of public, equal, DIFF
fusion OF knowledge. The question is
whether it may net be manipulated 70
greater Advantage, and at the same time
be applied TO the purposes OF the cIjsi-
Eai law creating 1t?
There are GUes.sors Of fares and
fgeisLls and Of taxes. to be determined
upon which the incest and least prejU-
diced exercise of Judgment is required.
The people at large ard corporations
should have their relations mutually set
tied under the law.
There are public eTils to be remedied.
Some of these evils which cast re-
proach upon Us as a people cry aloud
for correction. As the occasion occurs
it may not be ont of order for the press
to discuss topics under this head speciG-
cally.
Oar educational interests deserve q
large share Of attention from the Lesis-
la.ure. No member ought to feel that
he can retarn home hoaorabiy unless he
has made some enicavo. or co-operated
in some movement for the advancement
Q, education in Nevada. generally; for
the elevation of the standard OF pablo
schools; and Cor the encouragement and
support of the Efforts undertaken to
establish a University school for the
purpose Of q more liberal education free
fox al.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03

.bou. sixteen students Of Dartmouth
College have served as walters in the
Profile House, White Mountains, during
tie Summer They received twenty
dollars moth % regular wages. and
this sum Was often doubled OF treb,ed by
donations; so that the season proves
quite profitable TO the students and
they obtain funds enough for their edu-
casionai expenses for o considerable
time.
This is rather q remarkable case in
college history, particularly in that Of an
Old a.istocratic University ike Dart
mouth. knowledge is worth any price
shich may be honestly paid for it. o!
course; but it would no. be uninterest-
ing, we take it, to hear tie story Of
these ardent and evidently superior
minded students. with regard to their
experience as hash singing servants to
the s~ells and Goldfish bloats that infest
the fashionable Summer resorts Of the
White Mountains; their inward triumph
coupled with outward humiliation; their
DISCUS, tempered, maybe, by the novelty
and transient nature Of thei. degrade
ton.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03
Holiday Goods at Cost.

From this on. till further notice, John
G. Fox will sell off his great stock OF
holiday goods at cost. This includes
jewelry, watches, books. fancy articles.
toys, notions. musical instruments, etc.
Here, then, is better chance for bar
gains thah was ever before offered in
this market: here are prices within the
range OF ali; here is an opportunity to
purchase fine ard beautiful goods on the
most favorable terms. Go and examine
and inquire TIE prices.
No-rcE.-The undersigned are now
prepared to furnish Pure Spring Water
and plenty OF it, On Carson, Curry,
Or1nsby and Nevada streets. at reason
able rates.
Rec & Helm.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03

PkzsIDEST GRANT, in the rerOse o. LIS
dignity and greatness, couTteously rec
cgnists oihe,s OF great intellect AMI pe.-
sonal power. Ills behaviour is instinct
lively that Q. The genuine soldier whose
war IS on the b..tle felG; While At home
he has b-otheriy greeting and cheer
fox I'll his guests. On the afternoon Of
December - ul.. the Hon. \. II.
Stephens. accompanied By Some personal
friends from Georgia. h.i 81 audience
with the President. The President lett
his private Office and came doan stairs
to meet Nr. Stephens. The manner Of
the reception DOES honor 10 both host
and guest
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03
ARErvr.-says the Gold Hill Meas

AREIvE..-Says the Gold Hill Ae'es
OF yesterday:
Congressman Kendall arrived m Viz
GINA City this mcruine direct from
Washington. We did not interview our
Honorable member about the business
which brought him Either, but have our
own opinion. Our Judgment IS that
Mr.. Kendall wants FIST to interview the
great bonanza. ard second, to see to 1t
that his dear friend the Hon. Adoiphus
Phsntasmagorium Salathiel Sutro re-
ceives the Independent complimentary
vote for L. S. Senator.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03

QUEEN VICTORIA has been keeping up
the old form of RECALLING the poor with
New Years bounties consisting Of coal.
breadstuffs and beef. 1t is said that
Victoria is growing moro and more Pc
NITROUS with advancing age. but the
traditional display of royal bere6cence
is o sacred inheritance.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03

A girl baby born in PanInint. The
Ne,es says the fact is important; and
wishes the young Miss life Of green
bay trees and clover. A Mexican baby
got the start of her by three months or
so; bat the Greaser offspring is thrown
out Of the count.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03

Henry Ward Bsecher is i-repressible.
There arc those Who continue fond Ct
HIM. ever they ceased to love-and
he received over one thousand callers on
New Year.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-03

Mrs. Motley. wife Of J. Lathrop Mot
ley, the most racy and entertaining of
American historians, died il London,
January l.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

my pet stalks and the rest of the field at
tracted my fathers attention, and l re
member how puzzled he was in trying to
account for il. When, at length, I dis
closed the secret, he instantly inquired
how much extra work and n I had
applied. Tell me this exactly said he,
and [ can tell the value of the expert.
ment.' l told him | had simply doubled
what he had given to the rest of the field.
After examining the result and comparing
it with the rest Of the field he found that
his yield was at the rate of forty-four
bushels to the acre and mine at the rate OF
sixty-nine bushels. Now said he, iii
extra culture and extra manure are good
for single stalks, they must be good for
the whole crop So the next year he
adopted my plan for the whole crop, and
found that the gain vas even larger, by
seven bushels, than in my experiment"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02
Schenck,s Mandrake Pills

will be found to possess those qualities necessary
to the total eradication of all bilious attacks.
prompt to start the secretions of the liver. and
give a healthy tone to the entire system. Indeed,
it is no ordinary discovery in medical science to
have invented a remedy for these stubborn com
plants, which develop all the results produced by
q heretofore free use of calomel, a mineral justly
dreaded - mankind, md acknowledged to be de-
structive in the extreme to the human system
That the properties of certain vegetables comprise
all the virtues of calomel without its injurious ten.
denotes is now an admitted fact, rendered indis-
putable by scientific researches; and those who
use the Mandrake Pills will be fully satisfied that
the best medicines are those provided by nature in
the common herbs and roots of the fields.
These pills open the bowels and correct all bill.
ious arrangements without salvation or any of the
injurious effects of calomel or other poisons.
The secretion Of bile is promoted by these pills, as
will be seen by the altered color of the stools and
disappearing of the sallow complexion and cleans.
ing of the tongue.
Ample directions for use accompany each box OF
pills.
Prepared only by j. II. Schenck & Son, at theil
principal Office, corner Sixth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia, and for sale by all druggists and deal
ers. Price rs cents per box.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02
A Boys Experiment.

Mr.. M. CONRAD WILSON tells the fol
lowing story of his early efforts at farm
experiments: "When ! was a little boy,
on my fathers farm, l once made a little
experiment on my own account, and car
rleo 1t through secretly, for the purpose
u Enjoying the surprise it might create
WIN thls view, as soon as father got
through planting his corn, I selected and
marked OH, unknown to him, a small
space near the center of the field. To each
s'"ie 9i corn planted on this space [ gave
sp0oiai at'encon, for the purpose of find.
$3.50 - no" much each grain planted
~ 80 oe made to produce by giving it ex
-" manure and extra hoeing. When the
corn was gathered the difference between
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

Mr.. EDITOR: In every city, town and
hamlet in the land may be found some feeble
person unable to perform hard labor; some
man or woman that delights in visiting the
sick and ministering to their wants, some
local preacher not fully occupied, or some
unoccupied person who would like to add a
little to their present income-and want
some such person in every place where I
have no agent to sell a Medicinal Extract
made by the Shakers, which has proved of
such signal service in the cure of those long
standing diseases that prevail in all parts of
our country, and which have heretofore re-
sisted all kinds of medical treatment. Your
columns for October contained a very fiatter-
ing notice of the Shaker Extract of Roots, I'M
der the head of "The Strange Disease" to
which | would like to call the attention of
your readers. Please induce some such per-
son as | have described to accept this agency.
There can be no risk on the part of the
agent, as no capital is required where they
can furnish evidence of their honesty. Let
your readers send for a circular and learn
full particulars about the agency. Yours re-
spectfully, A. j. WHITE,
$40 Pearl street. New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

No HOUSE was ever yet large enough
for two families to dwell in peacefully,
yet there are 356, 951 families in Massa-
chusetts and only 225 SIS dwelling-houses.
MANY COMPOUNDS are found in the mar
ket, claiming healing power from the little
tar they contain. The Forest Tar Co., of
Portland, Me, are the sole proprietors of a
new invention by which the active princi-
pies of the tar are secured free from the
black, impure substances. This article of
pure tar is put up in several forms under the
appropriate name of Forest Tar for the
Lungs, Catarrh, Kidneys and diseases of the
skin. Ask your druggist for the "Forest
Tar Book" containing valuable information
on the subject. -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

SERVANT: 81 suppose, ma'am, [ shall
not have to wait at table ?" Lady: "Oh,
no! l want a hOusemaid." Servant; 81
suppose, ma'am,. [ shall not have to make
the beds ?" Lady Surprised, but com
posedlyl: Certainly notr" Servant (think-
ing the place will suit: "And l suppose,
ma'am, I shall not be obliged to answer
the door?" Lady: "Of course notl The
fact is, | want a servant TO look at, and |
don't think you'll dor'-Punch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

IT'S not ARENAS Wards will which is
being contested in Detroit. ARENAS was
no impecunious ~rolling-mill owner who
didn't leave enough to go round among
his relatives. Oh! no. Hewas a reporter
and newspaper man. The stupendous
fortune which he thereby realized was
enough to make every relation independ-
emily rich and leave no cause for family
quarrel in its division.-Chicag0 Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

An ACCIDENTAL CURK-When death was
hourly expectedfro consumption, all remedies
having failed, and DR.. II. James was expert
menting, he accidentally made a preparation of
Indian hemp, which cured his only child, and
now gives this recipe free on receipt of two
stamps topay expenses. Hemp also cures night
swears, nausea at the stomach, and will breakA
fresh cold in 24hours. Address Craddock & Co..
1892 Race ST., Phila., Pa, naming this paper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

BUTTER and cheese are almost indispensa-
BILE articles of food. Properly used, they are
nutritious and healthy; but an inordinate
use of either auses indigestion and dyspep-
STA. Parsons Purgatipe Pills, judiciously
used, will remove both of these troubles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

GENTIAN was our g~randmothers' hobby for
a tonic, and no bitter would be considered
complete without it; hence it enters into
nearly all. But experience has proved that
it is injurious to the stomach if frequently
used. A far better tonic is found in GuarG9e0
Bitters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

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growth of and identifying the Hair, and
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02
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1t is privately given out by the
friends of Joaquin Miller, in order to pre-
vent misunderstanding and heart burn
ings, that the Zone Fair Woman" of
whom he writes in a recent volume is no
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

THE New STYLE OF SCHOOL, by Prof. W. P.
Jones, Evanston, Ill, where cOmmon-school,
business and early college studies are taught
in the i"dividuel nuethod 5neStead of IN classes,
receives the approval of business men and
the best teachers. Next term opens Dec. 6.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02
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