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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-16
NEW TO-DAY.


L United States for the District IF Nevada, III
the matter Vt George ". Chedic, bankrupt. in
bankruptcy. Unitc1 States OF America District
OF Ncyafia-ss- warrant il bankruptcy was
issued against the estate of ,i"Org- ". thtdic,
of Carson City, III the county ct oTIn>hy. and
State Vt Nevada, who has been adjud.ed b'nk-
rupt on his own petition: that the payment OF
any debts and delivery Of any property belong
Ing to such bankrupt, tn him, or for his list,
and the transfer OF any property by him are
forbidden by law: that = meeting OF the cred
itors Of the said bankrupt, to prove their debts,
and 10 cLroso one ur more Asslgnets II his es
tate will he held at Court Of Bal krUptcy,
to he holden At the United States District Court
Room Carson City. Nevada. before \. s.Tcther,
Register ON the 9Th day Of January A. d 1875.
ut IL O'Clock A. Nj.
Z. =. tlAPP.
United States Marshal and Messenger i'll Bank
ruptcy for said district. Jsnl.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-16

THERE is qs,id n,nc whisper at Ber-
lin and London OF a compromise between
the Pope and Bismarck.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-16
CHANGE OF PARTNKRsHIP.

TIME BUSINESS AT THE LAKE TAHOE
Lumber Yard heretofers carried on under
the Arm name Of Dunning 4 Hunt Will after
this date be conducted By Dunnng Cnsce.
y n Hrrt having sold his entire interest in
tbs hus;nee. 10 g. O. Chase The new firm will
collect all bills due 20, and sssnne q! Inc ~
bilities Of the old arm.
q. C. CHASE.
Z. II. HUNT.
C.,>.r CITY. Dee IL ISIS
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02
A Curious Legend.

A legend says that there once dwelt on
the island Of Falster lady Of rank, who
was extremely rich, but had neither son
nor daughter to inherit her wealth. She
therefore resolved 10 dedicate It to a
piuus use, and caused a church to be
built, which was both spacious and mag
nihcent. When 1t was completed she had
the altar candles lighted, and going
through the choir 70 the altar she cast
herself on her knees aud prayed TO God
that in reward for her plous gift He
would add as many years to her life rs
her church would stand. From time 70
time her relatives aud servants died, but
she who had made so Foolish prayer
lived on. AT length she had nc longer
relative OF friend. She saw children grow
up, become aged and die, and their chill
dren again grow old, while she herself
was wasting through extreme age, SO that
she gradually lost the use Of all her senses.
Sometimes, however, she recovered her
voice, though for an hour only, ut mid
night, on Christmas. On one Of these
nights she desired to be laid In an open
coffin and placed In the church, that she
might there die, but that the priest should
attend her every Christmas night to re-
ceiye her commands. From that time
her coffin has stood in the church, but
she has not been permitted to die. Every
Christmas night the priest goes TO her,
lifts the lid Of the coffin, and rs he raises
it she rises slowly up. When sitting she
asks, "Is my church yet stAndingr and
when the priest answers ayes" she sighs
and says
"Ahl God grant that my church were burned,
For then only would my afflicLlon be ended."
She then sinks back into the coffin, the
priest lets the lid fall, and comes not
again until the next Christmas midnight
tolls from the high church tower Vest
cra Rural.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02


One day tho Duke Of Buccleuch, a
Scotch nobleman, bought n COW In the
ncighborhood Of DAlkcith, where no lived.
The COW wns TO bc sent homo tile next
day. Early IN the morning, as tho Duke
was taking walk In very common
dress, he saw boy trying in vain to drive
the COW 10 his residence. Tho COW was
livery unruiy nnd he could not get 90 with
her at all The boy, not knowing the
Duke, bawlcd out to him in broad Scotch
accent:
"IIic, mum, come here and gie's q
hand wi this boaat.n
The Duke walked slowly on, not seem.
ing 20 notice the boy, who still kept call
Ing for bis help. Az last, finding that he
could not get on with the cnw, no cried
out Ia distress, "Cnme here mum, and help
us, and as sure as anything, III gie 70
half get.r
The Duke went and lent a helping
hand.
"And now,r said the Duke, as they
trudged along after tho COW, "how much
do you think you will get for the jobl"
II dinna KEN said the boy, "but I'm
sure o. something, for the folks at the big
house arc guild 10 a. bodies
AS they camo to lane near the house
the Duke slipped away from the boy, and
entered by a different way. Calling his
butler he put q sovereign In his hand, say
Ing, "give that 70 the boy who has brought
the cow
He then returned 10 tho end Of the
lane, where he had parted from the boy,
30 US 10 meet him on his way back.
"Well, how much did you getlp asked
the Duke.
"a shilling" said the boy, "and there's
the half o. 1t to ye.n
"But surely you had more than q shil-
lingl" said the Duke.
mo- said the boy, "sure that's a.
got; and dye no think it's plentyin
~ do moi" said the Duke, "tllere must
DO some mistake; and as am acquainted
with the Duke, II you return, ! think I'll
got you more.n
They went back, the Duke rang the
bell, aud ordered all the servants to be
assembled.
"Now,r said the Duke to the boy,
"point me out the person who gave you
the shilling,n
ut wasthat chap there with the apron, =
said he pointing 70 the butler.
The butler fell on his knees, confessed
his fault aud begged 10 be forgiven; but
the Duke indignantly ordered him 70
give the boy tho sovereign aud q Ii his
service immediately "You have lost,
said he, "your money, your situation, aud
your character BY your deceitfuness;
learn for tho future that honesty Is the
best policy"
The boy now found out who II was that
helped him 10 drive the COW; and the
Duke was so pleased with tho manllness
and honesty Of the boy that he sent him
to school aud provided for him at his own
expense. Early Days.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02


Story writer's always describe their old
maids as tall, thin aud angular, with
sharp noses, corkscrew curls aud tho neu-
ralgla.
Now, we know lots Of old maids, and
ncarly evory one Of them Is plump Ia.
stoad Of lean, and not ono 0f them wears
corkscrew curls Some of them are, with.
out exception, the besrwomen We ever
knew.
The majority Of old maids are not un.
married because nobody has "askod
them, y for we do not believe that there
is woman living who has reached the
age Of thirty without having had an offer
Old maids are, generally speaking,
girls who In their youth were bellies aud
beauties, and who set high value on
themselves--too high to accept the pro-
posals Of common men, and 80 they have,
TO use an DID expression, "gone through
the woods without picking up stick,
for the sole reason that they were afraid
Of picking upa crooked one.
A girl who holds herself too high to
sto0p 10 wed where she can Mother love
nor respect, Is very likely te be an old
maid. Ago does not make her any the
less particular, and as she goes along her
life journey she sees, perhaps, that those
who were girls with her unhappily we'd.
ded to husbands who are unkind, or dis
sipated, or careless, OF unfalthful, and she
Is strengthened by the sight TO go on her
way alone.
And though we believe that marriage
Is n divine institution, ordained Of God
and blessed by him, aud though We be-
lieyc 1t IL far better 10 marry than 10 he
single, yet woman had better thou
sand times be au old maid than TO marry
man whom she cannot love, and Tor
whom she feels no seutiment Of respect.
Frequently circumstances, from which
there is no escape, prevent girls from
marrying. Aged relatives whose wan
ing and broken lives need the fos-
tering and gentle care Of a daughter, may
stand between her and happiness; and,
with a sclf.sacFldco that costs her only
Heaven knows how much, she may yield
up the love for which her heart cries
dumbly, on the altar Of tllial duty, aud
stamps herself with the dreaded stigma
Of old maid.
Again, death may have taken from her
the chosen Of hcr heart, and her nature
may be too loyal aud true to admit Of her
enshriuing another in the place Of her
first love.
Or, she may never have met one who
has called forth the strongest and deep.
est feelings Of her nature, and she may
be wise enough TO know that marriage Is
never what God designed II should be
unless 1t be entered into by
1.-TWO souls with but single thought
Two hearts that beat as one.h
Old maids, upon the whole, are bles-
sing to the world. They take care Of sick
sisters and brothers, they make the clothes
for little nieces and nephews, they cause
Sabbath schools to flourish, they bind
churches together, they beg for tho min
lister, they arc on the side Of good morals
everywhere, and society would hnd II h
difficult thing 70 get along properly with
out them.
Long may they flourish
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02

HANDS AND FEET.--A great many
children suffer martyrdom with their
feet and make no sign. Compression OF
the feet in children, not less than in
grown people, works great many evils
DerAngement OF circulation, headache
and weak eyes result from wearing tight
shoes. The movements of a child should
bc bcabsol,uely free, and every garment and
covering of the body should he so eontriv-
cd as not TO detract In the least from per-
feet freedom of circulationand movement
Keeping shoes on feet that have outgrown
them is very expensive economy. IL Is
probable that more children suffer the
misery Of compressed feet from want Of
reflection, or from false views Of economy
on the part Of the parent, than from ma
terial vanity. II may not he amiss TO
add word Of consolation to the unfor-
tunate possessors Of ugly hands and feet,
We have heard unnumbered expressions
of admiration Of the works Of various
artists, authors and poets, but We do not
remember ever to have heard the query
as to what kind of hand wrought any
picture, or penncd any passage thus nd
mired, or what kind Of foot seconded
the researches Of the brain and hand in
pursuit Of the knowledge or ability thus
illustrated If our work is we'll and
faithfully done, II matters little whether
our complexion is clear or cloudy, what
the color Of our hair may be, or what
number of gloves or shoes we wear. so
they do not impede our activities.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02
A Nice Little Story from Russia.

A European correspondent tells the
following pretty atOry; hear tho story
ofan elopement which tllls me with alarm
for the morals Of such Of our diplomatic
agents as are quartered at St. Petersburg.
A certain x had pursuaded the wife Of 4
friend "to hy.to other cliines" with him.
BY some miscalcnation Of time and trains
the fugitives were detained 10 the Russian
capital for some four hours after the lady
Ind left the explanatory note considered
necessary In good society on her hus.
bands table. The guilty pair, surrounded
BY travelling apparatus, arc waiting for
the moment Of departure Ia ks house,
when the husband Is announced. Natu.
rally tho fair one bolts into ncighborinR
room. Tie husband comes in with his
wlie's letter In his hand. "My dear X"
he said, "my wife tells me that you are
going to be good enough to escort her
over the frontier have therefore come
70 thank you 10 person fpr the greatest
service which any man has ever done me.
oaly, rs have some regard for my fam.
~ name, must beg that when you arc
tired OF her, as must soon be the case,
you will not bring her back again, or wg
may disagree. Bon voyagei" and he loft
the room.
understand that a gloom was cast
over the excursion by this speech, which
resulted In separation soon after the
travellers had arrived at Paris. 30 x re-
turned 70 Russia alone. The first person
he meets is the husband, who said,
"What. back already told you It would
be so.' 'Yes, my dear follow" replied
X, "but you quite-forgot to let me into
the secret Of your wifes confOunded
temper "Come and dine,n said the
husband, "and remember that there are
secrets in every family which, when
found out, generally burn the fingers Of
the discoyefer. As It's, look UPON you
as my truest friend" All Of which is
very immoral in theory, but moral In its
bearings, for II teaches US not 20 gather
forbidden fruit without counting on its
unripc properties.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02


Cultivate singing in the family. Begin
when the child Is not yet three years old.
The songs and hymns your. childhood
sang bring them all back to your memory
and teach them 70 your little ones; mix
them all together, TO meet the similar
moods, rs ia after life they come over US
50 mysteriuusly sometimes. Many time
and Oft, 10 the very whirl Of business, in
the sunshine aud gayety of Fifth Avenue,
and amid the splendor Of the drive in
Central Park, some little thing wakes up
the memories Of early youth-the old
mill-thc cool spring shady tree by
the little schoulhuuse; aud the next in
stant we almost see the ruddy cheeks,
the smiling faces, aud the merry eyes Of
schoolmatas, some gray-headed now,
most "lie mouldering ia the grave"
And, anon, tho "song my mother sang"
springs unbidden to the lips aud soothes
and sweetens all these memories.
At other times, am0ng the crushing
mishaps OF business, merry ditty Of
olden time pops up its little head, breaks
10 upon the ugly train Of thought, throws
the miud into another channel; light
breaks in from the cloud in the sky, and
new courage Is given to Us. The hon
est man goes singing to his work; and
when the days labor is done, his
tools laid aside, and hc is on his way
home, where wife and child, and tidy
table and cherry 6reside await him, he
cannot help but whistle or sing.
The burglar never sings. Moody ST.
lence, not the merry song, weighs down
the dishonest tradesman, the perhdious
clerk, the unhlithful servant, the porjurcd
partner.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02
smnll WnIrt..


This fashion and earIy deaths have
been tho subject Of recent comments Of d
physician Of celebrity, and his notion
that tho lattor is the certain sequence Of
tho former is borne out by almost all
sIth0ritlcs Of every country. Yet no
matter how the psychologists or the ply.
siclans may talk, women have always
compressed tholr waists and expanded
their skirts, and they always will, until
public opinion pr0nouhcea for u heavy
llguro. II has never influenced fashion
able woman yet 10 hear that the Venus
do Medic had large waist; she has been
tnld so ever since that fautlcss image Of
female beauty was dlsinterrrd, She
merely shrugs her shoulders and draws
her lacca tighter. Undoubtedly thorc will
alwaysbo foolish lnothera who make their
daughters sleep Ia their corseta, and many
foolish women who will always draw
thoir laces too tight; but the golden mean
remains; figure we'll but not too slfliy
supported, a waist slender, round, but not
TOO small for tho adjacent figure, Is the
grand desideratum Of female beauty.
Large women should remember that no
tight lacing makes them look any smaller.
Age, which reduces everything else, Is
apt to add on 10 the figure Of woman, and
time brings an undesirable stoutncss.
This cannot be better treated than Il was
by the late Duchess of Dcvonshlrc, one Of
the most beautiful Of women, who grew
at forty, rs Engllshwomen arc apt 10 do,
very stout. "ilow have you kept your
complexion so pure, my dear duchessin
said one Of her fellow ladies' In waiting
at the court Of Queen Victoria. "By
dressing at ease and keeping my temper" !"
said tho handsome duchess.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02
The Hamater Rat.

Tho Hamster 10 the only species Of raj
found IN Europe possessing pouches in
his checks, and IA a native Of Austria,
Silesia, and parts Of Germany. He
feeds on grain, herbs, roots, aud at times
even eats hcsh The life Of q Hamster Il
divided between eating and fighting. He
seems 30 have no other passion but that
Of anger which induces him to attack
every animal that comes In his way,
without IN the least attending to the
strength Of the enemy. Ignorant Of the
art ol saving himself by flight, rather
than yield ho will allow himself ~ be
beaten to pieces with stick II he
seizes mans hand, he must be killed
before he will quit his hold. The mag
nitude Of the horse t0rriiics him as little
~ the tenacity Of the dog, which Is fond
Of hunting him.
When the HAmster pcrcelves a dog AZ
a distance, he begins by emptyiRg his
cheek and pouches, IL thay happen to lje
filled with grain; he then bIUwsthem out
so prodigiously that the size Of his head
and neck greatly exceeds that Of the rest
If the body. IIe raises himself on his
hindlegs, and thus darts upon the enemy.
If he catches hold, he never quits his foe
but with the loss Of life. This fernciDus
disposition prevents the Hamstcr from
being ut peace with any animal, even
with his own species. When two Ham
sters meet, they never fail to attack each
other, and the stronger always devours
the weaker. A combat between male
aud female usually lasts longer than that
between two males. They begin by pur.
suing and biting each other; then each
Of them retires aside, as If TO take breath.
After u short interval they renew the
combat, and continue TO fight till one Of
them falls. The vanquished animal uni
formly serves for repast to the con-
queror.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02
Children at Home.

Nothing concernlng the future welfare
and happiness Of the young, remarks a
contemporary, Is so neglected by parents
and guardian, as the manner la which
their evenings arc spent. Darkness Is u
temptation to eyil aud suffering young
nen and boys 10 be absent from tile
family hearth, when tho light Of the day
docs not restrain them from misconduct,
Is really training them 10 II, and pro-
ducing lncalculablc mischief and ruin.
All the riots, disturbances Of any kind,
aud crimes, are the result OF RAINING In
the streets after nightfall. In the home
something more Is necessary than the
mere command, aud parents should en-
deayor by their own examples, 10 show
the importance Of spending the hours Of
darkness with the family, for IL heads o(
households cannot experience the truth
Of the assertion that 'lhere Is no place
like home,H how can they expect their
Offspring 10 be domcstici Evening recrea-
tion aud employment in the family circle
arc infinitely more agreeable aud pleasant
than any amusement or dissipation
abroad; aud honorable aud learned men
are the products Of the onc, while miser-
able aud dissipatod specimens Of the
human race are the results Of the other.
Let home be the place II should bc, and
let the same fascinutions and inducements
he offered at the homestead as abroad,
and a more exalted and crcditable class
Of citizons would people the world.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02
The Russian Sable.

The most fashionable and costly Of all
furs Is the Russian sable--the skin Of the
MGstela sibeiiad, which Is about three or
four times as large as the common weasel,
to which family II belongs. A choice
skin Of the sea otter or the black fox may
command a higher price than one Of the
Russian sable, but the cost Of the latter
will be relatively greater on account Of
its smaller size. The fur Of the Russian
sable Is brown in summer, with some gray
spots on the head, and may be distin-
guished from all other furs by the
hairs turning and lying equally we'll
10 any direction. In winter, when the
animal Is usually taken, the color
Of the fur Is beautiful black. The
dark skins are the most valuable. In its
natural state the fur has q bloomy look (;
but dyed sables generally lose their gloss,
and the hairs become twisted or crisped.
Sometimes the skins ara blackened by
being smoked, but the deception is ox-
posed by the smell and the crisped hairs.
A dyed or smoked fur may be detected
by rubbing " with q moist linen cloth,
which will then become blackened. The
best skins are obtained In Yakutsk, Kam-
schatka, and Russian Lapland. Only
$4,000 are annually taken, and these COM
mand extraordinary prices. The average
price Of a raw skin being about R5, while
choice "crownr Russian sable will fire.
quently sell for R40. But few Of these
furs reach the English or American mar
ket. Tho chief demand is In Russia,
where the use Of the sable Is monopolized
by the Imperial family and tho nobility,
by whom Il Is chiefly used lor lining for
civic robes, coats, etc, and for ladies' sets.
------.--.s---u1 -6,-~-----.--~-
MOST ALWAYS so.--'rwo or three wom-
en-, posting letters for the early mails yes
tertlay morning, were talking In the post
office corridor about Dom Pedro, one of
them having heard he would stop in De-
troit ON his way back from the West
"What day will he got here9" asked
one.
The other couldn't say, and she sighed
and went oni
"He'll probably get here Monday, and
TIL have 10 wash that day and can't see
himl All the kings and queens and cir
cuses always get here on wash day p
Detroit Fres Press
------a--.t.-a----.--------
UTAH lost 1000 cattle by tho late snow.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02
Thou art not False, but FicIsIe.


Thou art not false, but thou art aclle,
To those thyselt so fondly sought;
The tears that thou hast forced 10 tricislO
Are doubly bitter from that thought:
Ills this which breaks the heart thou grleyes
Too well thou lov'st, too soon thou lcayest
The wholly false the heart desplses,
And spurns docelyer and deceit;
But she who not thought disgulses,
Whose love Is as sincere us sweet
When she can change who loved 50 truly
Itfeelswhat mine has felt so newly.
To dream Of Joy and wake to sorrow
IL doomed TO all who love or live;
And II, when conscious on the morrow,
We scarce our fancy can forgive,
That cheated us In slumber only,
To leave the waking soul more lonely;
What must they feel whom no false vision,
But truest tenderest passion warm'dS
Sincere, but swift In sad transition,
Asifa dream alone had charmds
Ahlsure such grief is fancy's scheming,
Aud all thy change can be but dreamingl
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02

Harry and Nina, while littlc Arthur, aftel
o slight struggle with his good naturod
grandmother, scized the judges hand
tightly with his chubby fingers, and
stoutly maintained that ho was going Il
"walk with grandpa"
Hurry, at the earnest wish Of his fa-
thor, cancelled his engagement on tht
Enquirer.
Tho old Judge Is snpremeiy happy
now. And seated upon heyeranda, witt
his little grandson's soft cheek pressed
against his own, and Nina's golden head
resting lightly upon his shoulder, hc fer
vontly besses tho day that Harry welded
Nina Clinton, who was "only seam
strcss.n
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-06-02

INTESmERANoE IN JAPAN, The ruling
vice in Japan IL undoubtedly drunken
ness. It pervades all classes, though
II Is confined by force of public opinion
To the male sex. On festival Of the
third month women are indeed allowed
great license, and in their harems, from
which on that day even their lords arc
excluded, they may indulge to any ex-
tent in the forbidden cup, but woman
Of the lower class who may be found
drunk at any other time would be ex-
posed to a severe beating from her hus-
band; were she Of the higher class she
might die by the sword of her spouse.
The only termeuted liquor used is, il is
said, the saki, distilled from rice, and
differing from the Chimes Z tin or sham
shu in that, while it is weaker, it often
contains much Of the poisonous oil Of
distillation. II is taken warm, and tue
better kind is not disagreeable to tho
taste. Few Japanese are dit for business
in the evening, and in the afternoon
many Of the streets of Yeddo are rem
dered unsafe by drunken rctainers.