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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
A Little Biow-out.
AN ExcirIAa CONTEST.
The Speliisg Match ta virginia
Last Evening A rounE Miss
walks or with che Twsasy Oei.
Lar IsRina

The spelling match conducted by Pre-
lessor j. n. Flint at the Third Ward
school-house, Virginia, last evening, was
attended by about three hundred people.
among whom seventy or eighty took
part In the contest. Before the SPELL
ing began several Of the young ladies
present favored tho company with . few
choice songs, among which were ''March-
ing Through Georgia, ''Silvsr Threads
Among the Gold" "As We Glide Ger
the Waters Blue" etc.
After the music, the match began by
the appointment OF q couple Of reporters
as referees. Isir. Gillespie. who was Sc
lected by Professor Flint to net In that
capacity declining. Miss Lou Williams Of
Virginia and Miss Lulu CASTOR Of Gold
Hill were selected M leaders Of u pre-
liminary match designed to tsst the quail
tiles OF those present. Gold Hill came
out victorious, scoring but eight mis-
takes, to twelve by the v~irginians.
The superiority o. Gold Hill being es-
Established, the following list OF
p~erplexing posers was then given
out for the amusement Of those who
cherished an ambition to get away with
the prize and honors Of the evening,
viz. Straitened. cullender. Louisiana.
bilious, Gibnlter. collectiblc, hymensal.
mortgagoor. supesede, fulhll. bouquet,
naphtha. sadducee. accordion. Carib-
bean and primer. Several who entered
the lists came out croditably. Edward
T.. Dsvine. Dennis McCsrty. Of tho
Chro.iois. and Cassie Henderson. Of
Gold Hill, misspelled but one word each,
Grace Dowdelle and Louis Larson two
each. and I.ulu Gaston. Clara Courier
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
Hlssdlse from the Lungs, catarrh,
BronehltIs, Consumption. "A Won
derfui Care,

elssdlss from the Lungs, catarrh,
BronchltIs, Consumption. "A Won
dsrfui Care.
RocHnrxR, N. T., Jan. Is, 1874.
r. v. PrEack, II. D.. Buffalo. N. "
Dear Sir. I had suffered from Catarrh In
nm aggravated form for about twelve
years, and for several years from Bron.
chill trouble. Tried many doctors and
things. with no lasting benefit. In May,
1879, becoming nearly worn out with
excessive editorial labors oil q paper In
New York City, I was attacked with
Bronchitis In . severe form. suffering
almost q total loss OF voice. returned
home here, but had been homo only two
weeks when I was completely p~rostrated
with hemorrhaeo FROM the lungs. having
four severe bleeding spells within two
weeks, and first three inside OF nine
days. In the September following ! im-
proved sufficiently to DO about. though
in n very feeble state. Ny Bronchial
trouble remained. and the Catarrh was
tenfold worse than before. Every effort
for relief seemed fruitless. seemed TO
be losing ground daily. I continued In
this feeble state, raising blood almost
daily until about the LIST OF March, 1873,
when ! became 70 bad a. 10 be entirely
confined TO the house. A friend sug-
cested your remedies. But ! was eY-
tremsly sksptical that they would do me
good. as I had lost NIL heart In remedies,
and began to look upon medicine and
doctors with disgust. However, I OBJ
tanned n OF your circulars. aud read II
carefully, from which / came 10 the con.
clusion that you understood your bust
ness. at least. finally obtained q guam.
tity Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, your
Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets.
and commenced their vigorous use &C.
cording TO directions. To my surprise.
I oon began To improve. The Dis.
covery and Pellets. In q short time,
brought out q severe eruption, which
continued for several weeks. i felt
much better. my appetite improved. and
l gained In strength and flesh. In three
months every vestige OF the Catarrh was
gone, the Bronchitis had nearly disap-
pearsd. had no cough whatever. and I
had entirely ceased to raise blood; and.
contrary 10 tbs expectation OF some OF
my friends. the cure has remained per.
mansnt. I have had no moro hemor.
rhages from the lungs. and nm entirely
free from Catarrh. from which I bad
suffered 70 much and 30 long. The debt
II ---a L. A. -----
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
Aeri.nia thia Hsrninx.
n..artmre. -, Cve.t.r.
.. GIBKALrAR..'
An Able Contemporary rsn MS
fsas In 10.

The Entcrpriss Of this morning says;
AT the spelling match held In Virginia
las, nigh, a controversy was raised inre-
gard to the photography Of Gibraltar.
Professor Flint ruled that tar was the
correct termination. The referees over
ruled his decision. insisting that Glib
a,ter was the true photography OF the
word, Webster to the contrary notwith-
standing" II our contemporary will
take the trouble Of consulting Web
%s,sr," page icl3. he will SEQ that the
decision was correct. The referees
knew that the termination ..tar" was
coamon and perhaps preferable. but In
their ruling had TO abide by the accept
ed authority. With all due respect for
the Ea,erpris, reporter. We oPtne that he.
Il not the referees. Is at fault.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
A ya.onINr pnElrr and pearly tsetl

A rRAonAsr ( and psarly teeth
are easily obtained. BY cleansing your
testh daily with that justly popular
dsntifrice, sozodont. Composed OF rare
antissptic herbs. II imparts whiteness to
the toeth. q delicious aroma to the
breath. and preserves intact, from youth
to old age. the teeth. Acidity Of the
stomach will destroy tho strongest teeth
unless Its effects are countsractsd with
sozodont, and this pure tooth-wash pro-
tscts the dental surfaces by removing
every impurity that adherss 10 them.
Ask your druggist for sozodont.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
rAr,r,c coAsr PIONEERS.
rsaimi.i.hed Popularity efthsss-
eiesy The Old bsys' f'sa 'sr :
ma Of q TtSae.

-. ,,..,;n, NJ thu Society Of
a regular m :, r.
Pacific Coast ionsers was ne'u
tice Co.'s courtroom. b street, virginia
last evening. President S. A. MeNeans
In ths chair.
New nems~rs.
John p. Jones, Of Carson City. pro-
ro..a Al thu preceding meeting. was
hsIIo,sJ Tor. and duly elected q member
~ ,hs Society.
APpiieasieas 'ss
Were presented from LOUIS ufanus.
Of San Francisco, and A. Mitchell. OF
Gold Hill. which were referred to the
n,on.r committee.
too, tina
No reports were receive" "o" -"
Finance, or SICK oommi''se'
Picnie pelinsaenss.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
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80 su,ssa con.. its'io' IAN
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$50 rfussian. ma
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$50 Adams Hill, MIN
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30 Newark slke. &C
400 Panther. ~. ~. ~
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2T5 Gila. y. las
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2On Adv.nc. d.. III
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14

OK hundred Georgia newspapers and
seven Georgia juries want q shortening
OF criminal trials. on the score OF scono-
my; good wagon roads; = dog law - pro-
lection TO sheep raising. and q CONSOLE
dation Of county Offices. for the purpose
Of cffecting economy in public sxpsndi-
lures. The latter proposition 10 ons
seriously TO Be considered by Statesmen.
on In also an additional one 10 consoli-
date weak counties t%srritorially.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
A sUPF0CATINg tOuGu.

In . letter to Mrs. IIsle, OF Chicago, . well
known contributor TO the Western press. she
ascribes the cure OF Q dangerous cough. accom-.
EsSn:S 81 y ra SIssSins :: .ss 'e f, lung 70 sd msls !.
she slys. "threatencd TO suffocate me-
but the Honey OF ilorehoaud and Tar has
removed every trace Of e." The letter Was TO
Q lady friend In this city. who has placed Il at
the disposal OF O. N. Crittenton. Z Sixth ave.
me. Pixies Toothaehs Drops cure In one
miuute
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
UTAH..
Acsssie Admitted.

SALT LAKE. Jan. lathe Legisla-
ture. this afternoon. voted 10 admit L.
s. Foote. a Gentle. ~ n member from
Toals. who had been excluded on ac-
count Of q contested election.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
MILL On THE wAR PATH.
a Little Pistol Practice Aoesg she
Celestiais.

Virginia City will probably o be
visited with another grand row in Chi
naiown. as on Wednesday evening the
animosity existing between the Sam
Sing and Hop Sing Companies. Was ei'
hibi,ed by n member OF the former tax
ing a shot at OF the Hop Sing men.
lie was a pretty good marksman. ths
ball passing through the hat OF the HOP
Sing fellow. missing his head by about
AN inch. Luckily. y policeman appeared
on the scene and stopped the difficulty.
or in all probability ii would have
resolved itself into a general fight.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14

"wnAr did you steal those peanuts
for. boy2" said the court 10 q ragged
little fellow with one coat sleeve gone.
'Ii ! must tell you. l suppose ] must"
said the young rascal. with . curl on his
lip. slack Wood bet me that I couldn't
get two quarts into n pants pocket,
and when l havo my pants In my boots
and = hole In my pocket, / take all
such BETS"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
ca RNGTU

Save ne, health and money. Avoid quacks
and buy "Chemleal Strength" sold BY all
druggisis. Instructions full, and . cure guar
antecd IN any case Of facilitating dreams Tor
seminal weaknessJ. and all alarming symptoms
Of nervous decay, resulting from self-sbupe,
excuses or any cause. CRANE e BniuHAn.
Wholesale Agents. nan Francisco. Price -
pef bottle. IS
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14

Fon THROAT pisxAsEs aud affections Of
the chest, browns bronchial Tro.
ohes Z" are Of value. For coughs. irri.
tation Of the throat, caused by cold or
unusual cYertion OF tho vocal organs In
speaking in public or singing. they pro-
duco beneficial results.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
A CARD.

To all Who are suffering from the errors and
early decay, loss 81 manhood. etc., win send
Q recipe that will cure you free Of charge.
TIL great remedy was discovered by . mis-
sio AIRY In South America. Send . sclfad.
drrssed envelopes 10 the ltey. Joseph 7. lnman,
station d, Bible House, New York City.
anil SIN
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14

Investigating Coast steamers =
nsard OF Fire underw rtterA'
Eiseties-New stesk Of tho Gale
doata Ainisg Company.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
mRYMAN nRos. q, 40.

The welL.hnovn Furniture Dealers. us South
G street, are closing out their large stock, ~
they have leased Q store further down town.
aud propose 10 open there shortly with . new
stocf. Neantims, they are selling furniture 81
cost ! rices a. No. i75 Sjuth q street. II
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14

r..l.rre.,.,oelorar,ro
and see.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
EASTERN DISPATCHES
noMEaIlo NEWe.

,rrc,IL 10 rur osLp uILL BABY NV
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
WESTERN DISPATCHES
CALIFORNIA.

srrciAL 70 rus soLD uuL pAnr NV.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
DR.. IA MARS
PILLS

UoR SEMINAL EMISSIONS. inrorKN.
II az. Loes Of vieor, scxusi and General
Debility. Physical Prostitution. and the may
aiimeuls Of like nature arising hon indisers-
ton, self-sbuse. over.ipduigenee. etc.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14

John p. Jones. Of Carson City. pro-
posed at the preceding meeting. wa
balloted for. and duly elected member
Of the Society.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-14
Appi,rasiens fer Msmbership

Were presented from Louis Graintres.
of San Francisco. and A. Mitchell. OF
Gold Hill. which were referred to Tho
proper committee.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-08-05
The Eruption of Volcanoes.

The Revue iScientifgue contains an
interesting chapter quoted from work
on volcanoes by NJ K. Fuchs. The au-
thor, after reviewing all the different
theories hitherto in vogue, distinctly re-
pudiates the notion that volcanoes are
in communication with the center of the
earth. The real cause of eruptions, he
says, is still mystery ; the modern hy-
pothesis, which supposed the center of
the earth to be solid, but enveloped by
a stratum of rocks in state of aqueous
fusion, over which lies the hardened
crust we inhabit, answers pretty nearly
to the facts brought to light by recent
investigation. II is not to be doubted
that eruptions are owing to struggle
between the vapors contained in the vol
canic focus and the masses of lava that
stop their ISSUE These will absorb a
large quantity of the former, but in the
end they get saturated, and the remain
ing vapors force passage to the terres-
trial surface. The origin of these vapors
is stated to be the sea, which provides
the volcanic force with the requisite
steam. In support of this view the au-
thor points to the fact that active volca-
noes are almost exclusively situated near
a sea coast. Out of 139 that have had
eruptions since the middle of the last
century, ninety-eight are insular, and
nearly all the others are close to the
coast. Another argument in favor OF
the infiltration of sea water is this: that
the chemical constitution of volcanic va
pors comprises all the substances that
distinguish sea water from fresh, and
even in the same proportions. The real
volcano is the invisible focus situated in
the entrails of the earth, and not the
mere crater exposed to view. The noun
tain is nothing but sort of chimney
formed by and for the passage of the
lava, and it incloses vast space where
the lava accumulates from time to time
until it is expelled by the steam. We
may here state that these views coincide
with those explained by DR.. Montucci
in his Questions ScientifQues, in which
he considers the various focuses of vol
canic activity as SO many "ulcers" " of
the terrestrial globe, and not reaching
further down than couple of miles be-
low the level of the sea
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-08-05
lmpOrtance of Peat Beds.

In some remarks on the climatology
of New Hampshire, Prof. Huntington
states that the preservation of the vege-
tation on our mountains is of great I'M
portance, not only in modifying the dis
tribution of rain, but also in modifying
the extreme of cold in winter. Our
mountains, especially the higher sum-
mits, are covered to "a considerable depth,
except where it has been destroyed by
fires, by peat, formed chiefly from moss
and lichens. Now, it has been found by
experiment that peat moss can absorb
more than twice its own weight OF
water; dry clay, nearly its own weight;
dry earth or garden mold, more than
half its own weight, and dry sand little
more than q third of its own weight.
With equal times of drying, under the
same circumstances, therefore, peat moss
loses two-thirds of all the water it con-
tanned; clay and earth more than three
fourths, and sand more than nine-tenths.
Thus, in a dry season, beds OF peat must
form an invaluable reservoir of water
for the supply OF springs and streams.
Wherever it or vegetable mold abounds,
the soil retains its moisture, being only
gradually evaporated, a high relative hu-
midity is maintained, and springs gush
forth from the slopes of the mountains,
and a slight change in the temperature
causes rain to fall in gentle showers. 1t
is noted that on the mountains of New
HAMPSHIRE fres in general spread only
over their eastern slopes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-08-05
GUILDHALL, VT, SATURDAY, AUGUST s. 1876

About The close of April following
Sonora Alavesque came to our quarters
one day with the don, her husband, who
looked like a good hearted man, but
dreadful stiff and digni6ed. Pachita
bade us all good bye, and said she was
going home to Durango. There was a
very handsome young Kentuckian named
Allen in our company, who used to talk
in French with the sonora. On taking
her final departure Allen was the last
man she spoke to. 1t was plain to me,
boy that 1 was, as 1 watched their part
ing, that there was special cause for
her great interest in our fate.
Allen was young, about twenty five, a
blue eyed, handsome fellow, with a
quiet, well bred air. The sonora was
hardly twenty, black eyed, high-bred
beauty. God bless her. She saved my
life and the lives of my companions.
Senor Alavesque was man of middle
age, a self-contained, quiet person, who
was never seen without his cigarette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-08-05
SUSPENSION Bridge.

When the first suspension bridge at
Niagara Falls was projected, in 1848,
Mr.. Charles Ellet offered reward OF
five dollars to any person who would get
a string across the chasm. The next
windy day all the boys in the neighbor-
hood were kite-fying and, before
night, lucky youth landed his kite on
the opposite shore and secured the re-
ward. OF this little string was born the
large cables which support the present
vast structure. But the first successor
of the string was a small wire rope,
seven-eighths of an inch in diameter.
To this was suspended wire basket, in
which two persons could cross the chasm.
To this was attached an endless rope
that was worked by windlass on each
bank. The ride down to the center was
rapid and exhilarating, but the pause
over the center, while the slack of the
rope was being taken up, was apt to
make the coolest person little nervous,
and the jerky motion up the opposite
slope was rather annoying. The pres
ent bridge, with it's railroad track and
carriage way, was built by the late Mr..
John A. Roebling. 1t is 800 feet long,
and 200 feet above the water.-,Scrib-
ner'S M0nthly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-08-05
An AnecdOte of Forrest.

The little old theater in Albany, N.
Y, has been made the scene of many
curious theatrical stories. On one oc-
casion Mr.. Edwin Forrest, then young
man, and more famous for his muscle
than his genius, gave tremendous dis
play of really powerful acting. He was
supposed to represent a Roman war
rior, and to be attacked by six minions
of detested tyrant. At the rehearsal
Mr.. Forrest found great deal of fault
with the supes who condescended to
play the minions. They were too tame.
They didn't lay hold of him. They
wouldn't go in as if it were real fight.
Mr.. Forrest stormed and threatened; the
supes sulked and consulted. At length
the captain of the supes inquired in his
local slang: Yer want this to be q
bully fight, eh 2" "I do" replied
Mr.. Forrest. "All right" rejoined
the captain, and the rehearsal quietly
proceeded.
In the evening the little theater was
crowded, and MIR. Forrest was enthusi-
astically received. When the fighting
scene occurred the great tragedian took
bno CeHtor VI Gue SLaBe, anu Une SIX mill
ions entered rapidly and deployed in
skirmishing order. At the cue "Seize
him /" one minion assumed pugilistic
attitude, and struck blow straight from
the shoulder upon the prominent nose
of the Roman hero; another raised him
about six inches from the stage by a
well directed kick, and the others made
ready to rush in for a decisive tussle.
For moment M. Forrest stood as
founded, his broad chest heaving with
rage, his great eyes flashing like fire,
his sturdy legs planted like columns
upon the stage. Then came the few
moments of powerful acting, at the end
of which one supo was seen sticking
head foremost in the base drum in the
orchestra. four were having their wounds
dressed in the green room, and one,
finding himself in the flies, rushed out
upon the roof of the theater and shouted
Fire !" at the top of his voice; while
Mr.. Forrest, called before the curtain,
bowed his thanks pantingly to the ap-
plauding audience, who looked upon the
whole affair as part of the piece, and
had never seen Forrest act so splen-
didly."