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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30
rnE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Proceedings up to the Time we
go to Press.

80 10 rfeSs.
Tho Democratic County Convention
was called to order in the Court house
at ii o'clock to-day, by G. c. Biles.
Chairman of the Democratic Cen
trail Committee.
On motion. S. j. Bonnifeld was
chosen Temporary Chairman.
On motion, G. A. LaGrave was
chosen Temporary Secretary; and H.
u. Wingate Assistant Secretary.
On motion, Pat Bell was elected
Sergeant-at-Arms.
On motion, the following named per-
sons we're appointed Committee on
Credentials: j. p. Mullinix, n. Del
banco, r. Z. Hamlin. S. w. Hanmand +;
and Hobart Luther.
On motion, the Convention took u
recess until / o'clock.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30

SOLDIERS EN- ROUTE. - Lieutenant
Norton. of Company c, First Cavalry,
with twenty infantrymen en- route for
California, arrived here this morning.
These men were sent to Camp McDer-
NIT some time since, when the cavalry
were ordered to be ready to leave at a
moments notice. The officer who com
manded tho infantry when they went to
McDermit, remains at that post until
the return of Lieutenant Norton, who is
oil on furlough.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30

BEAR HUNTING - Conductor Lyon
and Engineer McCue, who run a freight
train between here and Carlin, noticed
on several occasions when passing
Shoshone Point,a black animal, which
they supposed to be a bear. The other
day before their train started from
here, they procured two Henry
rifles, three shotguns and four revolvers,
with the determination of attacking the
bear, AS they passed the Point. These
arms were carefully loaded and arrange
ments completed for an organized at
tack on bruin, who was in the habit of
crossing the track O short distance
ahead of the train, which arrives at
the Point about sunrise. Yesterday
morning the bear appeared as usual,
and the train men brought their batter.
les to bear on it, with the same effect
shat the war vessels and forts at sen
Francisco, had on the old hulk used for
target last July-that is, completely
missed it. They discovered, however,
that the bear was nothing more nor less
than black boar which, it appears, is
running wild at Shoshone Point; and
now they say they had doubts about its
being bear. and fred at it TO kill it if
twas one, and miss 1t if twas anything
else.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30

CONTINUED. - The examination of
Ed. ellis, charged with shooting James
Huber. was continued yesterday by
Justice Davis until October 7, meantime
a decided change for the better is appar-
ent in Hubler's condition. and it is
believed that he will recover.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30

LEWIS BROTHERS PAVILION The
commodious pavilion intended for the
Lewis Brothers exhibition next week,
is rapidly approaching completion.
The snterprising managers propose
giving series of entertainments during
the fair of a character that has never
been equalled in the county. Their
grand elimination and classical expo
sition is represented as being unsx-
celled.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30

JERsEY.-The new whim at the Jersey
mine is about completed, and will be
III running order next Monday. j. Il.
Meder, who has leased the mine, con-
templates sinking on the ledge three or
four hundred feet. and will start the
shaft next week. Mining men who
have seen the Virginia, on which Bob
Schmitt has commenced work, think it
is about as good a mine as the Jersey.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30
gAN FRANCISCO STOCK REPORT.
Last Evenings Board.

140 Meadow Valley 6211 SO
so Raymond & Ely so
$50 Eureka l3
80 Belmont ~
$40 Leopard 101I 1922
100 Alps Toe
go Northern Belle 221I 2234 $50
400 Hussey soc
100 Gen Thomas l "a
345 Manhatten 1919 16
1850 New Coso 81 31s $50
1900 Poorman Csc Sic
so Golden Clarion Il
sos Con Va IS 5534
40 Overman 1871
230 Yellow Jacket 25I 25I
80 Savage IS
20 Gould d Curry AZ
$50 California Gl4 6lH
100 Hale 4 Norcross 10A
$50 Caledonia 10 9X
80 Mexican 29s4
400 Prospect 2 ~
2S5 Ophir 55H 80
$50 Best C Belcher Az
2l0 Imperial A.
III crown FONT IA
This Mornings Board.
145 Ophir 55H
$50 Mexican 1914 294
105 Gould d: Curry l44 141s
905 California 6l'4 G2
515 Savage Is
100 Con Va So 5625
so Chollar 80 S91l
70 Hale a. Norcross 1875 1917
255 Crown Point IlH III
1860 Yellow jacket 261a 26I b5
1856 Imperial 455c 1920
10 Kentuck liz
100 Alpha 46 1914
275 Belcher 2l1s
70 Confidence 1917 II
500 Sierra Nevada 1879 1917
30 Utah -
20 Bullion sc 379s
400 Exchequer 1514 Is
1S5 Overman 1877 20
so Justice 1872 10
455 Union 1871 1871
275 Julia "a y.
$50 Caledonia 10
90 Baltimore 234.
$50 Silver Hill 81 So
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30

TELEGRAPH MATERIAL. A lot of
wire and insulators for the Western
Union Telegraph Company. arrived
here yesterday. The material is to be
distributed by special train, between
this point and Battle Mountain. The
company is putting a third wire on
their limo between Ogden and Sacra-
mento,to accommodate their increasing
patronage.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30

Nor A CANDIDATE.-We are author
lied to state that the report that S. S.
Grass is candidate for District Attor-
ney before the Republican County Con-
vention is utterly and absolutely false
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30
Registration Notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the Registry Books for Humboldt Town
ship Election Precinct No. 81, Humboldt
county Nevada, are now open, at the Office of
the undersigned, for the registration of the
names of the qualified electors in said town.
ship aud election precinct at the general cleo
ton, to be held on the Seventh day of Novem-
Der. 1876. and will continue to be open for
such registration between the hours of 10
o'clock q. M. and o'clock p. m. of all legal
days, FROM the list day of July, 1876, TO and
including the goth day of October, 1876, and
from o'clock p. IN. to 8 o'clock p. IN. during
the ten days next preceding the said Goth day
of October. 1876, on which day at O'Clock p.
III. the said registration shall close. All
naturalizcd citizens must produce their
naturalization papers to be stamped accord
ing to law, or come prepared to prove their
loss.
J.. A, BLAKESLEF, Registry Agent.
Humboldt House, September rs, 1876.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30

BUrToSLEss.- The delegates to the
County Convention were readily dis
tinguishable from other individuals this
morning by their buttonless coats.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-30

RAILROAD KINGS. Presi.
dent, and Charles Croker, Vice Presi-
dent of the Central Pacific Railroad,
passed here to, day going east.
, 1876-09-04

nnnicatcd At once with police headquarters.
What was done there no one could tell nt A lata
hour last night, but IL va. rci.rte'' that polirc
wcTe Ihstr1lcted TO l0ok ont for Cinrk, f}orfnlcy
ltl.e rcfercc), Col'ycr, atld nj pcrAons known u
lar5l was not ndt1ne'l officially Of the death of
"Wutkcr," but, hearing Of the tnatter through
uncc, viewed the body, and gnvc special instruc-
ttOns for the efrtst Of the tersona Implicated.
CONCLUSION or THR BRAIN.
The tornncr Will hold 1N,.t-nmrtcm cxami-
nation to-day Mt 3 o'c'oek; but lle made suill-
cnas!fc him to say that death resulted fron coll
clitsifln Of the bra!H sliell as could have been
supcrlnluccd by blow or fall, The face Of
ss @ 9tr.s VI. Co., sen En- ri prS e 1rfby ws'1sn sn r.
deep fncfsfoas Of entne instrument, ,Isca upon
his pcr.an for the pt1rpso Of lcsseniug the
swelling, werr horrihly. rereMpttblc. Ills LEFT
hand, Tic one Which visited Wecucn 10 terribly,
knuekles the bone was quite bare. The right
hand was unlnIurcd, but was hardened like Iron
in the palm, the result of the une Of rosln.
There werc some terrible. gashcs on the body In
marlted iiseolorutton Of thu right side. The
pcnpic f1j the nefghl,os!noti NIL spoke In tho
highest terms OF yUMnG Kostn's honesty, toni
pcranec, and respectful treatment Of Ills
PARENTS.
WHO wALKgn" wAs.
mcriy engaged IN Morris l. Taskcr's foundry as
d helper to Wecdeu, who was there employed
as blacksmith. These young men, ~ Is said,
ngt @ stSe st eae sG oer d S tsy Es sys1
% Eoaded o. by party Of roughs, who saw IN
t fs also sall tlat walker" predicted, some
TINE y! aEo, that he would e!t'sr win The ight or
that he would kill "Walker :" beInre he lett thu
rug. That 1nurc tian Idle s,oast was In
, 1876-09-04

Women play pronincnt nurt In tho Turco-
ecrylnu war, says correspondent Of II Lontuu
paper. A lumber Of I!usslan ladies layu rnant-
tested their sympathy for tie serylan cause by
lecds as we'll us words. IA few nights ago,h
hc writes, ~ returncd FROM 6cmlla with u
miolle-astd lady, who was. cllaperoned by y
young buy, her son, and the Russian Consul
himself. ultimately asccrtatued that tho latly
n question xas MING, Tlrhatoff, tho wife Of u
Musyoyite official, WHO was merely thu fore
runner Of whole colony OF her friends, all be-
longing, to the best society, accustomed to lux
ury aud refinement, who arc, nevertheless, re-
solved to face tho horrors Of the battlefield.
Ono must have ltvol for some time In 4uryla,
and travelled In the Interior OF tha country to
form a1i ilen Of the pElvatlons und haresships
which await these brave nursea. Musqutoce
abound, furers are everywhere preyalent, food
"a Of the worst description, and tic watcr hardly
drnkable. To devote one's self, in such clrvslni-
stances, to tend tho wounded ID to accomplish
plous aud touching work Of abncgattou. From
Other quarters It Is stated that the st. Petcrs-
burg and Moscow socetlcs aEa 8entllng officers,
surgeons, ana Sisters Of Mercy to SGryia, and,
mos most important Of all, tlat y few days ago Gcn;.
IcllernayeN received MI adlrcss s!gncd by all
tho officers OF certain Ndss!an regiment
, 1876-09-04
Is THERE 4 WHEAT C0RNER2

CHICAGO, Sent. Ill think some OF -FOUR
country readers would like tu know wlut arc
tile influences that are brought To bear to make
the poorest quality Of old wheat, mean No. 2
so-catttd, bring the same price a. No, 9 new, rs
wns the case on Saturdays market, when every
judge VI wheat will Acknowledge that for my
legitimate use tic new IL worth from 10 to ii
cents per bushcl tho most The reason Is that
strong combination OF Chicago aud Milwaukee
men, ntlcd by two parties III New York, havs
bought all the cash wheat mud September up
t!ons In this and Milwaukee markets, und are
nnw masters Of the situation, and the ahoyts
lnvc got to settle US best they eau. 1t Is SAIL
that s.. Louis, Cincinnati, 1ulIanapol!s Detroit,
and Cleveland, not to apcak OF hundreds IN
smaller towns, besfdes large number here, arc
short on September wheat between l5,0o5,000
i,avc large s''are u Il hought. Tint bcius
the case, II is easy To see why poor wheat brings
the same price rs good, for t. will ill option
contracts a. well as the good. The conlblna-
ilAcncc in my permanent higher prices for they
arr themselves lnrsely short On October whcat.
They will, no doubt, this wcr}, and possibly
longer, press tho price Of easlI 1n,t September
figure. One of zig cards they play is to st
s0nc. tool Of theirs to writing up statistics
showing deficiency OF 400O61o III this
years crop You Will remember that the same
s* fSS's xsl sSrea ,n oqt sass esens2 Of
llo'd their wheat for the big prices sure
to come before tic close Of crop year. There
are good many that followed tlic!r udyicc, and
are still waiting to sec the deficiency AMI rolsc-
9ucnt high prices. Farmers must remember
that nenrly all published statistics arc more or
less male up by either bulls or bears, and that
o,lc will lie Just as bad tho other, IL they ca,i
mike money by 1t, anl, consequently, s1eh pre-
TwO-thr,1s Of the wheat raised In ills country Is
winter wheat, aud no nne doubts We have thu
largest crop Of TINT kind ever grown IN this
country, 81 that II there Is no spring wheat ut
nll except tue old still LETT In farMers' hands,
and plenty OF corn, we Bhnn't starve nor have
any very high prices utter the bulls get the
bears gored, to death, WHICH operation will,
q this month. ~ advice t. al hpaess
bulls are squeezing the bears, io matter ab#,ut
statistics got up by either party. Thu present
bull combination arc largely short OIL October
wheat, and, pf course, vii! then h, bears. Ell
gland Is the only country where they llayc not Il
surplus VI wheat this year, aud alle has nearly
an average crop Of goo4 quality with all The
fest Of nnr9nc Ina Australia, Gh|li, cal
amount wc may be- able to spare then, from this
side Of tho Rocky Mountains; and, with every
civilized country afflicted financially a. bad or
worse tflan we nre, hundreds OF thousands Of
lubortng men out OF employment, and no way
tu Earn lollar, wo must not expect high prices
fur any kind Of property. The old wheat IN
store hcre Is held by the bull higher than the
sau,p quality Is scllug every days New York,
unl believe tho reason have given Is the trut
state of affairs here. Yours truly,
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
, 1876-09-04
sToRER TO THE "TIMEs."

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-ln the Sunday Times Of
to-day appears Al article under tho head Of
"Stories About storcr,n In which are rccl.cd
scr,r. ~ nuc,,otcs ui,,m, mvhelf and nv ,,ou.
ncct'on wlth police allAirs, whl1a afo put 1orth
a. facts III my otlltlAl hIat0ry. Az there may
possibly be considerable number Of readers
VIM hnvn mt yct learned In ais,lnruiRh Tfne,
H. tInms frnn fsrts wtIi vn,I hc kin,7 rnnI,1h tn
nhiish :ho f,yI,,r ~" tru2 e sateeus m n ot fts IN
rrctvar,l N nv hlsfnrv
WA tirst t.',l1'c:im1 with the Police Denart.
,nrnt In iS55 M II patrelm,nr,. hit undrr lSrnl.
leY's notorious administration as tho Ti'nes
aid @ aral0 In lal-'3, and %, About thrye
, 1876-09-04
Mortality Of City ami Country.

DR.. Jalucs ntnrkfs Investigations aud staiis-
ttca OF tbs relative luortality of town and rural
districts ~ Scotland arc published In tho Edln-
burg Aaiieal Journal. Df the striking facts
brought to light by Dr., Bturk, the following al,-
pear to ba &tilong tue most Important; That
sMers all tho tow children OF Scotland reared tu
tho country, at least 4, ,00o lives would be annu-
ally saved 70 the populat!on; seeontl, could tho
ct The natalanl districts. upwas. Of IL 0oO lives
would bo tilus saycd to tho population, and
every individual living In the large towns would,
% an average, live ten and half years longer
further, It tEo!u thurpral districts were excluded
tho towns with populations varying {rom B,OOo
to 10000 inhahItants, tho mum ago at death
would have been about 10 years Instead Of IS;
down To that OF tho purely rural districts Ut ths
nlaIulnnd, then tho pvGraEe llfo ot tho town
population would ba increased about Mtssu
years. =
, 1876-09-04


ITEMS.
Judge Blodgstt will bo IN court to-day. ,
The September term Ut tho Superior Court
beglns today.
Judge Jaineson will not bc in court until next
Monday, Sept. II. on ACCOUNT uf tllscss.
UNITED eTATEa COURTS.
Catharine nnd Joseph G. Iodwcll ct 81. hogan
a suit in cIeetlncnt agnlnst john O'Netl, laying
BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.
Mortimer A.. Allen, On cla!n for $7!5 10. and
II. A. llIglubothnnl, on i claim for 81 l,GJ.225i,
united III filing petition against Z, NJ. Ayers
CO.. ot aa!ena Suspension o. payment ,t,1a T.
ehow ciusc Sept. II was Issued.
4 composition meeting will be held Sept. II
In the casc Of James Wiley d Co.
r. L. Jenkins was unanimously elected As-
slgnee Of Eben +. Knnyan.
An Assignee will he chosen nt 10 Il. III. to-day
for tho estate Of Edwin A. l.ay.
SUPERIOR COURT IN BRlEF.
Janice =. Alallette began II suit Tor $.,030
against the Udcll Ladder aud Woo4rn-Wure
Bcnsleys & Wagner commenced suit BY at
tach1ncnt ngainst a. ]. rIppin aud - Alcxa'l-
o. i; - 4. Holt ct al. sued James Bowen for
John 2, Rowley brought suit for $4,000
against Edwurl Rohy.
CIRCUIT COURT. s.g
Thomas j. Foster began q suit for l,000
againsi the Wcstchester Flrs Insurance. COM
pnty,
Mary Jane Buffy brought suit for $500
against John McGuWun.
TAR CALI~
JUDGE BLoD0ETT-Gelleral business.
JUDGE lARr-1 to 90 un new calendar.
JCD0n MooRE--1, 81 1,
JUDGES RooEl.s, Boorli, AID MCALLtsrER--
Motions.
JUDGE FAKwELIt-Motions.
JuD0A WILLIAMs-N0 court until Sept. IS.
JUDGMENTS.
SirPKnInn T-GoSrEssloHs@Fnnny ]: Mus.
sell ". Timothy D.. I,rowu, 81, OF, 4a.-Will!um
Kopp1fn W. H., W. GlAaer and l.. Chaser S9a1. 10,
y, y. Durand Ct a. vs.. Peter r. Hoist S1HS. 20,
Charles +. Saunders, sl,Gi5,:l7. III. 7. Getchel
Ct al. W. EfItnh Warren James r. Kecncy, nonry
4. Warren, and Albert =. Warren, copartnefs ~
Warren, kteney i Co., S.. 076
, 1876-09-04

official mntters now than when WAS kecpfng
my groccry-store anil attending to c,latornerH,
doubtless tue Timcs reporter Will not have rca
so,l tn complain ngahl III any harkwar,lncsa or
tny part, tn giving Information. l Mn quite
to know why thn inan, ripcr wnt tent to my
houac, the puhlc !. welcome 10 know nm al,nut
II. Yours respectfully, EMITH z. HTonER.
, 1876-09-04

fNON BALE HENT-OH EXC1IAEEE-sfEAM
i Rrasn ELEVATOR - CO. bu With ttt1'l!lll and two
shelters Address 10 Las4lls'tt.. 1Iuoln ., Chicago.
lux mill On corner Of lllino. aud k1ngtlnry'st
Ia T. aaa ~ y ssSs
S's1 y 5as xf1l buy It w w xisp .oIs oas xsas
AuAtlless " call aud usi Ronx 10 seu y. D.
BOYD, Room u, l4u M4jlsVnst,
l,oA BALE-0N THE WEST SIDE, A six.CAN
conplcs,. ior ss5d yass. AliteIa i. IAstLuW. Cen
tral lark LltGtYstahlc On Aadalua.hE ueaf Oakley
Il nJ store for reAt. lunE good tAah business Cool
f0f selling CGll address ba7 Ht.t iudlsna.t
l1oII sALK-A VALUABLE rATEST.RllAr TER.
il,udci ciit a secn by calling 0n J, f. WALSH. III
buutil .jcIIer1,p. ut: .
, 1876-09-04

{xESEitAL SToRA0E-ADVAHCES MADE TO
NJ @aI eu9unt " uexal iutvEeat, ~ L. ". and III
fafIA EELEltt.
, 1876-09-04

dignity of labor. White men ere hound by
treatica 10 support Lord Io IN ifllnncsa, and ara
70 he killed al his pleasure, II thry fail 10 incct
tic engagement. JANE GREY SWtssHELM.
, 1876-09-04
TIE COURTS.

Dactston In tho HnnviIte Il vfncennes Tall.
way Ch.c-.-itrcord oF Judgments and Now
Nnita.--lsnnkrnptcy Iluatncas.
Jnlgo Farwell Saturday mort.n9 decided the
casc OF Loewcnthal Va. The Chicago, Danvllie
Il Vncenurs hallway Company and otl,crs. The
suit Was brought to RECOVER On about $4,000 Df
bonds made by Tic Railway Company OIL It's roall
from Thornton to the City Of Chicngo. The
Ch!rago, Dnnvlllc &; Vineenncs Hallway Com
pany In 1879 issued $1,000 of l'ouds to pay for
building ita rtad and 12 ml1ea were graded. The
name of the Company wns then Changed IN
1874 10 that OF tl,c CIicugo Il Southern lini-
roaA Colnpany, other bonds were issued,
and . new contract wis made with j. ,: Brown
ent suit was brought on fosty Of the railway
Compnny's bonds which Ind not lIccm paid, aud
the Judge held that the Railway Company must
pay them. and that it could mol by ellnngc OF
hands Of bona l!e holders, and that they must
be paid Though the raf[wAy busltls were issued
yenr before the contract Will, Brown, yet
by stipulation l,c was alluwcd tn llayc the iirst
lien on tH rgad for Ills work.
J. B. l'rown also filed croes bill ~ the same
casc asking for nrcl1anc's lien for tl.c u,D,lnt
due him for huildng thu roasl, and tie Judge
held ho ras cntit!e.l to It. brown w4s
lee Seea,,se o agreed to take eontcral sccry y'f FL
his debt In tho shape Of subscriptions or prom
isaory notes. Tho agreement was not carried
out, unl tile Hen was not cut oil. II lie lad
actually taken the security lie would have lost
Ills lien, but the parties With whom he contract
ed failed to keep their agreement, al,t he should
not be prejudieed thereby. Az. to the amount
due Brown, l!c ngrccl TO build y road from
Thornton to Twenty y-aixtl strcot, IN Chicago, for
q gruss auln, and lie could not claim moro be-
causc the road was llalf-a-,nilc longer tllA1
be thought. liz constructed tho rGad from all,
Alton crossing to the Southern terminus, and
whatever proportion TINT was to tho cn,lre
length Of thr roAd he WIS entitled to his pny for
doing. The contract prize was $G4 Leo, and The
amount awarded to Brown was about ,000.
including about $1,000 for extras An appeal
was taken to thu Supreme Court.
THE GREAT WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY.
The following Is the report Of g. W. Upton,
Assignee Ut the Great Western INSURANCE Com
pany: ~
Unlance Aug l....: ...........SlutI3 tI30
From Assignee tilo,,c Insurance Company. III
Frnm divers atockholdeEK In Iowa under
compromises. ....s... ...s...', ..'...s. %,4'@
oco ~,
Paid Tor gent, clerk hire. and at
torneys fecs.. .........".+...".31.l lhU ~.
Dividend. ..,....-. 1,123-3 2, Do4
Balance aert. 1.......................s1 .s1o, $50
TlIg STATE INSURANCE COMPANY.
The following ia Il synopsis OF the monthly
report Of Homer Cook, AssigneU Of the Stnto III
k,lrancc Company:
Cash on hand Aug. l........ ....$6, III
Ncceints ,,.,.,,,,.,,.,,,., 40
T9ta!:.::.."...s......'. .ss', 4o|
Paid j. McI3cAn... n.....................S473
Aen!Rnee 9 sIcehs..' .'.''+..,..~.,-...... 1Wu u
Water a1 ..... ...............,...... 3-sl. osa
balance on hand .,.,.....,.......,..H,U U14
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-31
A Remarkable Vision.

San Francisco has another human
phenomenon inthe shape of q boy about
nine years of age who has been discov-
cred to have remarkable powers of
vision. Up to a very recent date the
boys parents have supposed him to be
blind, as he was utterly unable to dis
tinguish any thing rear at hand; but in
December last, while lying in bed with
his eyes turnedtoward the moon, he sud-
denly began to describe the appearance
of that planet and of objects on it which
he said he could see distinctly. The
surface Of the moon he described as all
hill and hollow and the inhabitants as
being shaped like chariot wheels with
four spokes converging in a hub. The
scientific men who examined the boys
eyes and heard his statements have de-
cided, according to the San Francisco
cal, that it is a clear ease of eXtraordi-
narily Observation-Disclosures which
no glasses yet invented can remedy. TIC
test the matter thoroughly they turned
the boys eyes toward the planet Venus,
but he could distinguish nothing, and
the scientists have concluded that his
eyes focus at about the distance of the
moon, or 100000 miles. The scientific
name they give to the imperfection is
"presbyopia;" but the public general.
will be far more likely to look upon i
as a pronounced case of Jimmy Blanch
dis
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-31
How to Pet the Canarics.

Says u writer on canaries: In this
way | answer the question "How | had
such luck with the birds?" Simply by
allowing the birds to attend to their af-
fairs, and by letting them understand
that there mistress would never harm
them. Also by ac ,ustoming them to
plenty of light, air and company, rath-
er than is advertised in books, keeping
the cage in q dark room for fear of
frightening the birds. Make just half
the fuss directed in bird books over the
matter, and you will have, doubtless,
success in raising birds. Never give
them sugar, but all the red pepper they
will eat; it is the best thing for them.
And if your bird feels hoarse at any
time put a piece of fat salt pork in the
cage and see how the little fellow will
enjoy it. Give him flaxseed once in
awhile, and if he appears dumpy &C.
casionally give u diet of bread and wa
ter, with red peppersprinkled in. Open
the cage door and give your pets the
freedom of the room, sosn they will
come at your call and fly to meet you
whenever your voice is heard. l had
one came regularly to my desk as I sat
writing each day, and disputed with
tluttering wing and open beak my hum
BILE right to the inkstand. Another would
fly down or up stairs to me whenever !
called him, and many a time when ]
have been out he has welcomed my re.
turn by flying down the stairs and sing
ing at the TOP of his voice all the while,
until at last, perched on my shoulders,
he would accompany me to my room