Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-13
st, Valentines Day.


Valentines Day. But We know well
enough that the patron saint Of lovers
was q very alnlable and attectlona;e pei
! son for if be had ..ot been II is hardly
probable that he would have been can
! onized RI all. though the old Santana
| kers did confer canonical honors upon
| Peter who committed that little weak
ness about ro0sttT-crowing time. The
T pretty legend SAYS that the birds DO their
mating On. St Valentines day and we
{ do not like to seem increduious enough
| to disbelieve the saying, tho We should
| be better satisfied with it, in its applica-
bilitv to this altitude and this kind Of y
! winter if it specified snow birds and
| some of the more familiar sorts Of pi-
| Seons and barn yard fowls. And speak
! ing Of barn yard fowls, We are reminded
O. roast chickens and boiled turkeys
| with oyster sauce and being thus re-
minded We link OF snmptuous midnight
suppers ana thinking of midnight sup
! Iers We find our mind running upon
! balls. and So Va come to think Of
/ TIE IEap YEAR RAIL- AT EXPIRE
which will take place to-morrop night
at Bowden's Hall. We think We have
given this matter some attention IL =
. former issue; bat We despair Of doing
exact and full justice II subject which
/ Is so difficult to deal with in full accord
! with its merits. All the appointments
( of this entertainment viii be very eie-
giant. Of course. The Empire ladies
! have never before given 4 Leap Year
/ Party. although there is Il very unusual
amount e talent III that city tor that
kind e al entertainment. The tickets
Will I've only three dollars and this
amount entities the holder to a partici-
patton IL the best supper that the Port
of Entry ~ Orlnsby Comfy ever experi-
eue-d. to one, 20 all
VERY AMUsISu LITTLE DAEhEy enter
tanned the gentlemen of the street yes
terday by a musical and vocal ,ntertlin-
ment OH the sidewalk inst above Wins
tons old Exchange. He sang several
ballads, accompanying himself on the
tanbourine. His singing was voted
good, and really, if he could be taught
his voice might be developed Into doing
something a good deal better than ordi-
nary. He is singularly gifted in the
matter # mouth. Indeed he has, TO be
frank and truthful, a mouth Of tremeu-
dous proportions. The little vagabond |
is quite as smart at repartee as he is at
singing; and more than one Of his audi !
tors who undertook to be smart at his |
expense found themselves caught up
with no mean readiness of wit. He |
went round with his tambourine seeking |
contributions; and one unproluctive by /
stander who remarked that the per |
former had broke the crowd, -: it sent |
back to him in the reply Wen, /
haven't broke y""t' Where this ph.-
nomenon turned up from W. cannot .
guess.
THE GREAT HEREMASS was again
greeted with a full house last night.
Indeed We believe there were more pre-
sent than on Friday night. 1t is evident
that he has taken Carson by storm-or
If not by storm at least by magic, which
is good deal pleasanter He is very
clever smooth, is the word with the
carders. They are greatly delighted
with his performings and it has to be
pretty shillful sleightOf- hand perform
er that can satisfy the fellow citizens
who understand the possibilities Of the
faro box and practice the mysterious
processes where by the bottom of the
deck Is made to do duty for the ..
Many new tricks were introduced, but
We will refrain from specifying the same
lest We should be tempted to reveal the
secret of their method. The spiritual
seance was very entertaining and quite
as mysterious. apparently, as the most
perple1ing demonstrations made by the
professed spiritualists.' We can consci-
say to our contemporaries that
this is the indubitable Hermann, and | i
that he is quite as clever rs the press
and posters say be is 8
ANOTHER BLOCKADE; was experienced \
III the Virginia and Truckee Railroad {
Yesterday. The heavy winds of the
night before last blew up 4 small squall ,
If snow, and the ice already on the
rack and the snow packing as it drifted
lpon the rails and in the cuts caused a =
similar $: tte If affairs to that expert
need between Mill Station and Frank ,
own. SO we got 10 mails. no Enter {
orises, no Chronicles, no Newses, no s
nothing all day long. Hence the SEEM v
ng dearth Of late fragments telegraphic
matter in our usually exciting and Sc /
luctive columns. a
JUDGMENT ON MosDAy.-In the case !,
# the State VS.. Alex. Perasich, found a