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Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
Health a Baty.

| We hold that it Is one of the primary duties to keep ourselves in excellent physical condition; in fact, to order our habits so that they shall conduce to the best health of which our constitu. tions are susceptible, is just as much a duty as to cultivate the sentiments of honesty and good will. Just consider the effect of being ill upon others. g Is it not an improper inflictionP He who is sick becomes incapable of performing his normal work and if his sickness be severe, he prevents others from doing their normal and productive work Hence there is much resultant loss to society. ,ts -,
 We grant that there exist cases of in validism which may contribute richly in the way of moral strength to the community, but they are rare. The familiar side of ordinary inyalidism is characterized by complaining, peevish- ness, vexation, which we are wont to regard as matter of-course accompani- ments of illness, and we treat the 'spa- tient" in that gentle, sympathizing manner, which implies that his atflict- tion is some unaccountable thing, and not an effect of conduct for which he is responsible. Some moralists, the Con- cord philosopher among them. go to the length of asserting that sickness is a kind of sin, because it is not only in its immediate effect a hindrance to the free activities of normal life, but also because of it's being the direct or indi- rect consequence of transgression of physiological law.
 Allowance, certainly, should be made for popular ignorance of the nature of such law. --r .-s
 But in time one would think that the sore experience of ignorance would stimulate at least the intelligent to more earnest endeavors for light and knowl- edge. At any rate, those who claim enlightenment in hygienic affairs should lend willing hand to the work of instructing the people at large in the things pertaining to health. "My people are destroyed for lack of knowl- edge" In no respect is the application of this prophetic declaration more definite and clear than to the physical habits of the people. Society is full of it's ''skeletons in the closet'' and out of it come its asylums, intirmaries, hos pitals and prisons, because of our fail ure to know and practice the true and useful. l.-Phrenol0Qical Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
Improvement 1n Ireland

The material progress of Ireland since the tune of the potato famine has been much greater than is generally believed even by those who are not pessimists with regard to the Celtic character. To say that there has been great change for the better since the disastrous period alluded to, is, how ever, to say little. Ireland, at that time, with thousand of her peasantry dying of starvation, was in sorry plight. It was hardly possible for her to have sunk much lower in misfortune. The thirty years that have intervened have on the whole, been proftably spent. According to MT. Pim, improvement is manifested in every direction. By means of special machinery for the sale of land, no less than one seventh of the whole soil of Ireland, by MT. Pim $ estimate, has changed hands. The eff feet has been to lessen the number of proprietOrs and to improve the value of the land. There has. at the same time, been marked rise in the rate | of wages. Ireland has always been be- hind her sister countries in the charac- ter of the dwellings of the mass of hel population, but there has been a vast increase in the number of good houses built in the place of mud cabins for merly occupied. Besides all this, MT Pim evidences as signs of the pros. perity of the country the great exten- sion of the railway system and the growth of its shipping. The value ot the shipping has, been nearly trebled in thirty -One years. Ireland has s' long suffered from mismanagementa anC misgovernment that the people canno be expected, for some time, to pro- claim their satisfaction with the i'm proved state of affairs.-London De spatch.
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
The ved1c Spell on the Hindu Race.

The masses, and most of the higher classes, firmly believe that the Veda contains the authority for all that is enjoined and all that is prohibited to the modern Hindu. Widow marriage is believed to be prohibited by texts to be found in the Veda. The mOnstrous division into thousands of little con- munities of caste is believed to be sup ported by the Veda iD all its modern rigor, which prevents Brahman from drinking water touched by Brahman of another subdivision, and requires him to purify himself by ablutions, if he is touched by the power of Mahar or Atisuda. All customs, all usages, all stories, all laws are believed to be based on Vedic texts. Even things which can easily be shown to have no pretense to any antiquity whatsoever are represen- ted as based on Vedic texts. Those, therefore, who endeavor to introduce any social or religious reform among the natives are constantly thwarted by the Veda, and the spell which it still exercises on the native mind, the people clinging fast to the belief that what their fathers did or abstained from doing was ordained by the Veda -The Academy.
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
London.

All roads lead to London, as once all roads led to Rome. Here all the worlds balances are struck at last, and here the vibrations of human life and progress from five continents quiver and trem- ble. ,-....... ..... F l stood upon the dome of Wren, a marble monument reared into the sky, solid as the hills, yet vibrating to every passing cart or omnibus upon the thronged street below, The day was glorious with sunshine. For your must not believe the nonsense that puts Lon don under perpetual fog. The sky would have done no dishonor to Colo rado. As far as the eye could reach swept away to the misty horizon the roofs and domes and towers of the one great City of the World.
 They may talk of Paris as they will. They may praise, as have praised, the glorious capital of the North-Edin- burgh, on her throne of c1ags. They may tell you of Venice and her wave washed palaces, of Naples and her sap phire bay, of the great diserowned ''Lady of Kingdoms" herself, in all her ancient splendor, or in her pathetic de- cay. But here, from t'The Dome of the Golden Cross,' where Nelson's bones and Wellington's rest beneath your feet, sweeps around and away the worlds one city of our day. -a.t. . The roar of London rises faint to your ears, multitudinous, indistinguishable mass of mingled sounds. You are alone, alone. You are above it all. It comes to you as the sounds of 8 great world ascend to heaven. Every human pas sion is in it. every human pain. God only can distinguish between the laugh ter and tears-the curses and prayers, the groans of the vanquished and the l shouts of the victors. ..rT ...=,.r .. Iknow not how one can help being sad- dened at sight of a great city. know not how one can stand on the dome of St. Paul's and not feel knocking at the brain and heart of all the riddles of human life and destiny. .... | Such notes they are below, there Peers chariot and eostermonger's cart, how much alike! Palace and hove1, dwarfed from the airy distance, to the same proportions! Millionaire and beg gar boy, they creep on yonder much alike.
 The roar of the great city faintly rises. You are in it's very center. Every street radiating from St. Paul's is crushed and thronged. It is not the roar. of London only. It is the murmuI of the world. No sound of war or peace
 no change of State or Kingdom, but mingles it's echoes with the sounds oi London. No misfortune, or fraud, or failure at the worlds end, but repeats itself in the world below you.v No dis aster by flood or fire, but sobs its sac story at your feet. No ship goes down in farthest seas, but the moaning wind and the plungipg waters tell of it here at last. No blight falls upon the win, tage and harvests of men in Europe Asia or America, that the cry of dis, tress Vibrates not along the granite masses of London's heads.
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
Curiosities or the Herring Fishery

-The hot weather last summer affec-
 ted even the herring fishery. The fish,
 ermen off the Scotch coast had been sup piled with sea thermometers by the
 Scottish Meteorological Society, and they found that during one week when the sea water showed temperature of 5S deg. to 59 deg. no fish were caught. But when the temperature fell to 55 deg. the herring were caught in great abundance. Indeed they Hooked to the land in such numbers that many nets were taken to the bottom with their weight, and fishermen lost considerable sums from this odd mishap. The ac-
 tion of the Society has produced impor- tant results,-The.e entirely new discOy- cry has been made that the herring love cold water, and in sea sons when the temperature of the sea water rises, they keep away from the land, in deep CT water, between the fifteen to eigh- teen fathoms for which the, nets are calculated. The colder the weather the greater is the take of fish; 1875, & year when the water was considerably duu wal hSA Chhh AV'NJ having been poor year, while the lat ter was better one. This action of the fish makes it probable that it likes a given range of temperature, neither too high nor too low. In cold water this belt of agreeable temperature is found nearer the sun-warmed surface, and the fish creep inshore. Many sin gular facts relating to this fishery are known. If 8 thunderstorm occurs, the fishermen expect 8 good catch on that day, but the next day they will get none except in deep water, and the
 supposition is that the fish are leaving the land. The herring has a strong sense of locality, always returning to the same ground. Experienced dealers can tell by inspection in just what sea or loch given lot of fish were caught.
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
The Cork Tree i'm California.

Several experiments have been made with the cork tree in various parts of the state, with considerable success. There is prospect that it will soon be more extensively introduced, Sontag & Co.,, sent an order to Spain for three pounds of seed, which will be dis tributed gratuitously to farmers throughout the state. This valuable tree grows abundantly in Spain, Portu- gal and Italy, in thin, rocky ground, and is very tenaceous of life. It is a species of oak, with a soft and elastic bark" When the tree is fifteen years old the barking is commenced, and may be repeated every eight or ten years af- terward, the crops improving both in quality and quantity at each operation. Trees thus parked, it is said, will live 150 years. The cork is removed in July and August. This is done by making incisions around the tree and longitudi- nally to the root, when the pieces are | hastily detached. These are then soaked in water, pressed under heavy weights, dried before the fire and stacked o1
 
 packed in bales for transportation. The cork-cutters divide the sheets of cork into narrow strips, and, after cutting these of a proper length, round them into cylindrical form with very sharp, thin bladed knife. Spanish black is made from the parings of cork Cork manufacturers in the Eastern States and Europe have large market in California and the demand is in creasing correspondingly with oul wine product. It is said that full grown tree will yield at each cutting the value of the tree for commercial l purposes. It makes an excellent shade and good timber. The latitude of SaI Francisco is the same as the southern portion of Spain and Portugal, tho climate similar, and the soil of the foot hills of the Sierra is not unlike the soi in which the tree has been so success 1 fully grown in the Old World. Whel the tree is once firmly rooted ill tn ground no more care and attention to i I is required than with the oak. Il | Spain large tracts of land are devoted to it's culture, and each year only a sec ton of it's bark is stripped, which in sures an annual crop.
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
A WOnan's Love.

Shrink not from a woman of strong sense, for if she becomes attached to you, it is seeing and reviewing different quail ities in yourself; you may trust her, for she knows the value of your confi- ,dence; you may consult her, for she is able to advise, and does so at once, with the tirmness of reason and the consider ation of affection; her love is lasting, and 1t will not have been lightly won, for weak minds are not capable of the softiest grades of passions.
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
THE OLD STORY.

have loved thee fondly, truly, ... ...
 With all my trusting heart; ... ........ And, like dove in search of rest. 7...--. Have wandered where thou art; ....- I've fingered round thee day by day
 Till by thy hands carressed, .. B z I've laid my weary, aching head .a.t. Upon thy loving breast ....5- :. ,..4 But now my dream of love is o'er--,." -.H Its memories bright are passed -9 And recollections but recall The scenes that could not last. -.,.-. Like snow-hakes, which descend on earth,
 They melted, one by one,
 And disappeared like drops of dew, sHajA Before the morning sun. tai a...-.tat . I would not cast reprosch upon i-i. '1 Hi That faithless heart of thine; F'sao -.... For conscience must give bangs more keez Than burning words of mine; 45 - And as the hand of time engrayes Its furrows on our brows. -. .--...... May memory bring before thy view
 Thy false and perjured vows -- No, no, I would not have thee think .. That thought would cast ..=,. Upon the happy scenes of yore, .s ..rta Now buried in the past; ..,.. ..,.. ,..i For though loved thee once, yet now tear thee from my heart
 And to their fountain backward send T The burning tears that start. 1" 'H t1 .'
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
Water for Dogs.

A writerin an English newspapers says that the great neglect in not providing water for dogs to drink no doubt is the cause of frequent hydrophobia. They do not throw off their heat by perspir- ation like many other animals, but from panting and throwing out the tongue. He says there are many dogs kept in Portugal, and there are not many in- stances of hydrophobia, although the climate is much hotter than ours. It is there understood to be municipal regulation to cause troughs or vessels to be provided near each house contain ing supply of water. There would be little fear of dogs going mad were they regularly supplied with water, unless bit by some other animal.
 Shoe leather has been made from
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
'
 down the gang plank. As, passed he

down the gang plank. As, passed he grasped my hand, and said: ,.,5 -.. ~
 "Judge P---, do you recognize me?'' ..... -.. .;t,,..,,-., ...., =. ..
 told him that was, not aware that I ever saw him until l stepped aboard
 his ship. .53Y,..... ...,,-s ce i......,..
 'sDo you remember the boy in Cin-
 cinnati?" .-,...
 every well, sir; William Haverly."
 "I am he, said he. God bless you !'
 "And God bless noble Captain
 Haverly!"-Baptist Union. 4 h s7il.a.. t.. Cunning GrashOppers. .'7 And now comes the Denver Times with this story concerning the unpa-
 relied sagacity of grasshoppers: "A gentleman who has watched the grass hoppers with an interest born of an earnest desire to understand their hab- it's, with a view of benefitting humanity in this part of the world, declares that the 'orthop' is superior in intelligence to most of the families of the animal kingdom, and in proof of this assertion gives the following as the result of his personal observations. Last summer, in order to preserve his, wheat field from their ravages, he flooded his ditches with oil. 1tlhad a good effect for some time, destroying millions of the newly matched hoppers, and he went about congratulating himself on his success, when he discovered that they were not coming over as usual, and on examination found that they were moving along the ditch m 8 dense column. Following the direction taker by the. dense column, he found thai they were crossing at a point where the railroad passes over the ditch, three miles from his wheat, covering the bsleepers and rails and moving up or on the other side, thus avoiding the oily tide. This bridge was besmeareG with oil, and again the hoppers were flanked. But, like Mary's lamb, they
 waited patiently about, until 8 trair came along. The friction of the wheels left.a spaceson the rails less than al inch in width entirely clear of oil, anG the hOppers, retiring to a point where the. track had not been smeared
 would mount the rails and proceed carefully along the, center of the iron carefully avoiding the oil on the. edges and it therefore became necessary tt station boy at the bridge to carefully smear the track with oil after the pass, age of every train. Thus far the storl has every appearance of probability tt one acquainted with the unparalleled cunning of the insect, but when a vet
 eran reporter present at a narration took up the, thread and asserted tha
 when thus finally foiled, the hopper
 changed their line of march. proceeded to the nearest station and took possess
 ion of train, waving the 'conducto aside with all the cheek of the oldes
 veteran excursionist of the Indians
 editorial fraternity, we-were convince' that there was some mistake about tn
 matter" ...a h.. g- z -.- r..u,..
Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16

Shoe leather has been made from sturgeon skins at Green Bay.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-02
National rhsassr.

.'TSn Nights in q Bar.rsom was given
ct National Thsaier in Virginia City last
night. Mr.. Keene gAve his famous i'm
-psrsonation Of Joe Morgan. which 10 50
great a favorits with the temperance peo-
pie that on account Of II he has been cleo
ted 10 an honorary membership of the
Grand Lodges Of 0oed TsmplArs In the
States ~ New York. Ohio and West Vir-
ginia. Doubtless Nevada would do y
well by him II she had . Grand Lodge Of
that Order. The play Was given In ~
style throughout. all the members Of The
company doing we'll. Mr.. Keno will re-
ceiye his complimentary benefit this ever.
ing. A strong bill will DO presented. and
there will 10 something 10 please every
body. "Blackeysd Susan" will b tho
leading play 10 10 followed by an act
from the tragedy Of "Julius Crsar."
wherein Kcene will give the address Of
Marx Antony ever the dead body Of
crsar. The evening will conclude with
:. Barney, the Baron" Mr.. ksens Ia
worthy Of = generous acknowledgment oil
his genius. and his eifsrts TO please viii .
met with a large audience this evening.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-02
b Mat nins.

A new era Of operations 10 about to be
i~naugurated in the Mint mine. For q
long time the management has been
steadily engaged In sinking the working
shaft. without sver attempting 10 open up
levels or prospect the ore vein. This Wa
done In the confident belief that nothing
only depth was needed TO insure . paying
mine. The order Of basinsss II new 10
undergo an entire change. The shaft has
reached the itO0-fost level. at which psini
= large working station 10 being put In.
preparatory 10 commencing tn crosscui
and opsn up the entire mine. from tho
3DO-foot level down " tho iiO0-foot level.
This gives Q perpendicular depth OF l.iOO
feet of virgin ground TO prospect extenu'
ing the entire length Of the claim . dis
lance north and south Of I 100 feet.
This mine 10 located just east Of and Nd
Joining the Gould and Curry md Savage.
The owners have shown great energy, and
the most perfect confidence In the hnal re-
suits Of their operations BY the steady and
untiring psrsisisney with which they have
prosecuted the work Of development for 30
great . length sf time without any attempt
At speculation Whatever. and well deserve
a rich reward for their great outlay. They
have always taken the rich pockets OF ore
found In tho groupings near tho surface =.
q surs token VI large and permanent
bodies lower down. and will soon Dc.
gin to look forward 10 a full realization oi
their proudest expectations.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-02

Most Of our readers have read Of Mr..
Al Peck and his famous "divining rod"
whereby he claims 10 have pointed ont the
exact location Of the ore body In the 0phir
mine. as we'll - other bodies sinos dsvsl-
oped In ether mines in this section and
elsewhere. Lat summer Mr.. Peak was
In Gold Hill. and In the eourss q . con-
v~srsation induced through N examination
Of the aivining red. he Informed the writer
Of this that there va . rich and s~xtsnsivs
bonanza Of ore at OF near the 30o0-feot
level Of the Yellow Jacket mine. and also
that there was . similar BONANZA. extsnd-
inc from the Imperial through the Alpha
and Exchequer " the Bullion which wsuld
be Developed through tie lower level Of
the Imperial. He also mentioned other
bonanzas which be had found on the south
ern portion Of the Cemsteck range. n Of
which lies In the AlrsolA and Argentine
mines, south Of the Florida Ne always
expressed the msst unqualified belief In
the reliability and efficiency Of his divin-
ing rod, Notwithstanding Tho ridicule
which most practical people cast uPon IT,
In this connection the following commu-
nication from him. pablished In the Ban
Francisco Si.ek Report Of yesterday. may
net prove embarrassing:
To the Editor OF tho .Stoek Report: The
widely discussed subject Of the divining
rod Tor electro maknsD In tho New York
E-y,s.sr;.g s-d N'.isy Journal and various
other Eastern papers. induces me 10 In
---.--.--f- tAAa
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-02

TuE sidewalk which was taken up from
the east side Of Main street at the time the
saver was bsilt has not yet been replaced.
The street IL o becoming extremely
muddy, and the sidewalk II In It's place.
would be . great accommodation. The
proper authorities should have tho evil
rsRledied.
GERxAS MILITARY BASp.-The celebra-
ted German Military Band. under the
direction Of Professor Carl Beck. will open
at National Guard Hall. Virginia. for two
nights only, beginning ON Friday, febru.
AIRY 9th. A grand matinee will be given
ON Saturday afternoon. tho 10Th instant.
liz the case Of Jones 4 sneider vs.. Mrs.
N. A. Phillips, in the District. and which
has occupied the principal part Of two
days In being heard. the jury returned q
verdict last evening for the defendant for
81 and cost.
ASSESSMENT. - An assessment Of ten
cents per share is levied by the Mat Gold
and Silver Mining Company, delinquent
ON the 9th Of March next. Ses official no.
hSo ~ ouh eu'stacihs se "
PEorLE are now wondering whether
Winter has really taken his departure or
whether he Is only Iesting in the matter.
The chances are good for more bad
weather before the last OF April.
MONK Of the crossings ON Main street
have been placed In position this season.
This was to have been q Of the Winters
when we don't have n bad weather."
CuIEY LAcxry Is ondsavoring 10 keep
the streets Of Virginia City in good con-
dition. The crossings are receiving par
ticular attention.
Nus. SULLIVAN was arrested In Virginia
City this afternoon by officer Daniels.
She 10 charged with houso-breaking.
PoRrr.rouR bars Of bullion, valued al
$i3s.si6 wore shipped from Virginia City
last evening.
Tux Police Commissioners Of Virginia
City will hold q meeting this evening.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-02
Deserted ws.a..

A woman named Cad. Truekse. living
back VI the Maynard Block. Gold Hill.
got drunk last Tuesday and WAS not able
TO get TO her house. She lay In the snow
all night. and both feet were badly frszsn.
Her limbs were considerably swollen. and
her feet became entirely black. They were
aiso split open by the effects Of the cold.
She was yesterday taken 70 the county hos
pital by Town Marshal Loynachan. IL 10
thought that IL will b found necessary 10
smpstats both feet. Mrs.. Truckse has
been under the influence Of liquor for
nearly two months. and part OF the time
she has been bsasilv drunk. During these
times she has been exposed 10 the great ~
verify VI the cold weather. Mr.. Truckes
Ia Q in Canada. where II 10 supposed he
has another wife and . family. Domestic
troubles may have had something TO do
with tho wonan's actions. Her casa IA n
that appeals to the ~syupaihies Of tho COM
munity.