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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-16
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with Maryland and Delaware railroads
Passenger communications unsurpassed
tickets and bills OF laing to NIL points at
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-05-26
LOST.

There was taken doubtless by mistake),
from the movable effects of Mr., c. B. Nc
Clellan, the well-known portrait painter, a
day or two since, tin lock-box containing
some valuable photographs. If the party in
whose possession these pictures are will but
return them to Mr. Mcclellan by mail he
will be greatly obliged. The pictures are
valuable to him professionally. They are
worthless to the person who has them now.
1t is hoped that the party into whose hands
these photographs have fallen will see the
propriety of returning them when he is in
formed that they are of value merely on
count of being hkenesses of deceased persons
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-05-26
THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM.

The Theater was not as well filled last
night as the performance warranted, The
little people, Lottie and Master Walter, did
some very surprising feats on the trapez and
in an acrobatic way and the feats of legerde-
main by Prof Willard were very cleverly
done. Altogether the performance is highly
satisfactory 1t will be repeated tonight.
Those who miss it Will miss treat
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-05-26
NOTES AND QUERIES.

the best of our little city that Mr. Winston
has left us. We have never had a superabun-
dance of rustlcrs and lump is worth EN- all,
Since the death of Abraham Curry no man
has made the capital of native energy go so
far as this same lump Winston He has kept
more dollars stirring about Carson street and
originated more enterprises of certain sort
than anybody amongst us. We are sorry to
lose him We hope he will win all that is
worth winning in the Black Hills and return
here with it. He promised us that after he
had had Il fair chance to prospect the new
diggings and determine for himself what the
country amounted to, he would drop us a
line When he has told lis what he thinks
We shall come to some conclusion relative to
the Black Hills. We have great faith in his
Judgment, He knows that by merely going
TO Deadwood City and hanging around there
for a week or two a man can no more form a
correct opinion of what there is in the mining
districts Of what the resources of the
country are, than one can learn of the interior
of California by remaining in San Francisco.
so that by and by when lump writes US
letter we viii let the readers of the MORNING
ArrEAL know what's what. We notice
with feelings of deep interest some coils of
rope and large bale of oakum at Rails front
door, ready for transshipment to some distant
destination. These articles of ship chandlery
suggest wharves and docks, tall masted ships
and crafts which pillow the raging main. The
thought is suggested of possible new feature
in this discreet family intelligencer Why
may we not aspire to daily exhibit of
Marine Intelligence? When We reflect that
high above our heads lie the waters of lake
broad enough to give sea-room to all the
navies in the world, we venture to dream of
ascending to a line Of wharves which should
lie at the foot of a mountain light house
which should guide the sky-scrapmg sailor
to port of entry with its custom house, its
collector, its tide walters and its pomp and
circumstance of commerce. These are they
who I" go down to the sea in ships = We
might we'll 60 up to our sea i'll a balloon,
descending after any voyage, more than a
thousand feet to the land and the safety of
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-05-26

| COMPARATIVE CosTs.-In last evenings
Chronicle we are informed as follows: 1T
costs Sl5 in currency now to travel tirrt- class
from New York to Chicago, a distance of
l 900 miles-or at the rate of one and a half
cents mile 1t costs $50 in gold to travel
from Virginia City to San Francisco, dis
lance of 2S9 mlles-Or at the rate OF ST 92-1OO
a mile The railroads from New York to
Chicago were built exclusively with private
capital The railroads from Virginia City to
San Fraecisco were mainly built with the
contributions Of the Government and the
communities through which they pass. In
the former instance the passenger is carried
his 900 miles in - hours, or at the rate of
40 miles an hour In the latter
instance II hours is consumed in
making the 2S9 miles, or Il miles an hour.
The Brooklyn Steam Ferry cost 81 100, 900.
The fare is two cents for the aristoclacy and
one cent for the plebes. ('Ihis, under char
ter which was gotten up for the benefit Of the
working people.) John Doe has a ferry
across the Feather at Stringtown, He charges
fifty cents head for footmen and 81 20 for
each two-wheeled vehicle. His ferry boat
and tackle cost him 81 ,375. We submit, in
all modesty that it is barely possible that the
JIluCl pies Ol supply anu utIldlli Iltthc Tie
difference in rates. If we are lame we will
leave further explanations to the railroad
companies, This is their funeral and not ours,
The fire yesterday morning was at the
bakery corner of Fourth and Carson streets.
The entire premises were destroyed No
body seems to know the cause, The tiremen
were on hand very promptly, No insurance,
we believe. The buildings We're the property
of the heirs of Catfal, deceased.
THE MATINEE. There will be repetition
Of the free tight-rope walking performance
this afternoon in front of the Theater by
Little Walter. The admission to the Matt
nee is fifty cents, all round. Be sure and be
there early, Performance begins at 2 o'clock
He DID IT. - Master Walter Morting
marched across the tight rope from the Thea
ter to the band balcony yesterday evening in
presence of a large and admiring audience.
Plucky yOungster, that
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-05-26

THE VICE CoNsUL.-A circular was received
in this city the other day, addressed to the
Swedish Vice Consul of Austin, Nevada, As
the Vice Consul had gone up Reese river on
fishing trip, the Postmaster showed the
epistle under the door of the Office of the
Deputy Swedish Vice Consul at Yankee
Blade -Reyeille.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-05-26

'The Semi-weekly Mining Review is the
name of paper just started at Tuscarora, Elko
County, by C. c. S. Wright. Mr.: Wright
opens his budget with salutatory in which
he says he means to benefit his camp and
make some money. He seems to start out
with his head pointed in the right direction.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09
head. I would play old Choker, as
knnu, cn,,11~ ~,

head. would play old choker, as
=. I'd studied his voice and movements
we'll, and as / told you had once been an
actor, and so should step into q decent
home and comfortable means withes,t
hurting any one. The night after he VS.
buried, Il came out Of the garnet, and
went into the graveyard, and, not to enter
into details, youth find Chokers coffin
in the old vault beyond his grave. Then
I went back and tried the effect of nv
disguise on poor old Peggy Kinder. It
Satisfied mo. haven't led merry life,
though I knew it would not be very
long one.
"But I've been very comfortable, and
sha'n't die dogs death out of doors, as
l once expected. I've never been afraid
that Choker would really haunt me;
though I am trifle superstitious, for he
couldn't take either his book or his
house and farm into the other world with
him."
And now you have had the story, and
you've prom sed to keep the secret until
the last. You can see now, perhaps. that
Choker and were good deal alike. I'm
four inches taller for one thing, and my
nose is higher. But there's good deal
in makeup"
This was almost the last word Choker's
ghost ever spoke, for his end was very
near, and it was not until
Death had taught him more
ss nan this melancholy world doth know"
that the doctor let Grabtown know the
sequel of its ghost story.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09
Miss Kellogg's Summer Frollc.

From tho Boston Post
Foremost among them who find a sum-
mer home at the beautiful village of New
Hartford, Conn.,, is Clara Louise Kellogg,
whose grandfather at one time owned the
portion Of the town known as Pine Mead
ow, and who herself holds beautiful
building lot on an eminence overlooking
the village, where she intends eventually
to erect residence. This season she,
with her parents and a. party of friends,
arc boarding at private house in the vii
lage, and greatly does she contribute to
the amusement and pleasure of her adj
mirers thereabouts. She seems to revel
with the abandon Of child in the free
dom from restraint, which is her priv
lege, and finds zest in the simplest en-
joyments. When the itinerant organ
grinder agonizes with "Hold the Fort, u
on the sidewalk, SIZE comes to Ike bal.
cony, and with her clear rich voice sings
to his accompaniment, and eclipses him
altogether.
When the dancing bear makes his an.
nual trip through the country, she feeds
him with cake, and chats French with
the Canadian keeper. She patronizes the
travelling circus and the amateur concert,
and seems greatly to enjoy being auditor
instead Of being performer. Or the eve
ming Of the 18th, dressed in grotesque
costume, and beating the drum as in LA
File du Regiment" she headed a pro.
cession disguised as ghosts. Turks and
odd figures Of all sorts marched up and
down the streets, while red and blue
liphts flashed illumination for tho snec
tators. Her friend who owned the tan
dem team and dog-cart has left town, sc
she no longer astonishes the villagers by
riding through the streets at a gallopinl
pace, holding the reins firmly in her small
hands (the most shapely of all which gcs
turc on the lyric stage,) and guiding in .
mastery manner the aforesaid tandem
Every evening she sings in her parlor
while a motley audience gather entrancei
beneath the windows.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09
A MOTHER'S PRAYER.

With eager arms mother pressed
"A laughing babe against her breast,
Then thus to heaven she cried in prayer:
"Now, even as his face is fair,
Oh Lord, keep thou his soul within
As free from every spot Of SIM"
From heaven the Lord an answer made:
"Behold, grant as thou hast prayed"
Within the door the darkness crept,
And babe and mother gently slept,
From bclfries rang the midnight bell,
The Waterman answered: "All is WELL"
The mother at the cradles side
Awoke to find the babe had died.
With grief to set a woman wild
She caught and clasped the marble child
Until her heart against her own
Was brOkcn-beat on stone.
"Oh God!" she cried, in her despair,
"Why hast thou Knocked a mothers prayer"
Then answered He: "As have willed,
Thy prayer, oh woman, is fulfilled;
If on the earth thy child remain,
His soul will gather many stain;
At thy behest stretch NY hand
And take him to the heavenly land"
The mother heard and bowed her head
And laid her cheek against the dead,
And cried: "Oh God! I dare not pray,
Thou answerest in so strange way"
In shadow OF taper's light
She moaned through all the lonely night,
But when the morning brought the sun
She prayed; "Thy will, oh Lord! be DONE"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09

alone in the world than the gallant bach
elor who has outlived the pleasures of
youth and turned fifty. Nor is this all:
As his digestion fails him, he carro: So
lace himself with the delights of the table.
As his strength fails him, he cannot keep
up his courage in defiance of the worlds
opinion. ~: I:&
Often at last he has no alternative bs.f
to marry woman who is no sooner Ea4si
wife than she wishes him dead, in or6c..;
that she may have his money; or else to
surround himself with a crowd of hungry
nephews and nieces who, almost from the
day OF their birth, have been taught to
regard him as their lawful prey. On the
whole, we think the young men will do
we'll not to initiate the gallant bachelor.
It they love, we'll let them mari; if they
do not love, we'll, let them hope that thev
may be so fortunate as to do so in good
time.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09

concealing ourselves beneath the little
dingey, as the cabin and hold would be
thoroughly searched for plumber. -
"Crawl under, quickly. I will follow
you," whispered in the ear Of the ter
ritied girl, as I raised the stern of the
light craft.
As if mechanically, she obeyed me;
then with much difficulty, l managed to
creep under myself; and scarcely had I
lowered our frail tenement to the deck
ere it was surrounded by horde of mis-
creants, who were vQciferating loudly.
Even at this hour, I shudder when re-
member the agony Of suspense I endured
during the ransack of the vessel.
At length it became obvious that the
pirates had accomplished their work of
plumber, for heard one direct his satel
lites to set fire to the ship, and hurry
back to their own vessel.
Soon the sound of FLASHING oars told
me that the piratical craft was speeding
away from the hapless vessel she had
destroyed; SO I cautiously uplifted the
dingey and crept from beneath her.
A bright, glowing flame, shooting sky
ward from the fore-hatch, plainly irt.i-
Gated how we'll the marauder chiefs man
date had been obeyed, and told me in
| words of fire that I must Immediately
bear Lottie from the Heather Bell and
trust to less greedy element for safety.
quickly lowered the gig, but she
sank on touching the water; the pirates
had STAYED her bottom. The increasing
roar of the grasping flames, that twined
like glittering serpents up the shrouds
and masts, inspired me with extra energy,
I upliftod the dingey, and, when Lotti.
crawled from beneath it, with her assis-
lance bore it to the taffrail.
"Wc have no time to lower it; we must
launch it bodily, I said, catching my
darling in my arms. "Bc not afraid, dear
love-" cried, then sprang with her into
: he scething sea.
We sank deep beneath the briny flood
but struck vi gorously upward, and soon
gained the surface. Then. drawing the
lovely girls head upon my shoulder,
swan rapidly toward the drifting dingey
1t was on its keel and floating buoyantly
so clambered in, drew Lottie after me
and then sank weak and PROSTATE from
over exhaustion, in the stern sheets. My
fair companion raised my head, and gent
ly tended me until recovered my facul
ties-recovered them just in time to sec
the pretty Heather Bell sink, a holocaust
to her grave in the coral depths.
Soon after, a vessel, which proved to bt
the Lily, rescued us from our perilous 20
sition and carried us in safety to Hong
Kong, in which city, twelve months sub
sequently, led to the hymeneal altar tn
dear, brave girl who had shared my peri
on that eventful night.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09
A gentleman in Western New Yo:k
sends lis the following, which he heard

a gentleman IN western New lO.k
sends us the following, which he heard
during a recent trip in Colorado:
In Colorado they speak Of the " divide''
"a common expression, referring to the
mountain range that separates them from
the western slope. Manitou, the "Sara-
toga" of the West, is at the eastern slope
Of the Rocky Mountains and at the en-
tram Of the Ute Pass-a gorge or canon
in the mountains, extending to the South
Park, or western slope. Western minis
tiers are noted for their familiar texts and
illustrations. "Colorado Springs,:' said
the preacher, warming up in the midst
Of q revival sermon, "is the wickedest
place in Colorado. In tho language of
the text, He shall separate the righteous
from the wicked, as shepherds dieide t. ,
sheep from the goats.
"Then," shouted brother, 1--WE 2,o
on the wrong side of the Divide.''
This prompt application of the te: ::
staggered the pastor for a moment, bui
he rallied to the occasion in his conclu-
sion: eyes, my brethren, you are all on
the wrong side O.; the 'Divide,' and
warn you to prepare to flee from the wrath
to come by building railroad for Ut
Pass"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09

Thirty years. experience proves the Gracfen-
berg Vegetable Pills to be the mildest and most
effective medicine ever known for the complete
cure of Headache, Biliousness, Liver Com
plants, Nervousness, Fevers and diseases of
Digestion. Sold everywhere; price rs cents
perbox. Senp for almanacs Noyes Bros. &
Cutler, st. Paul, Agents for Minnesota.
GRAEFENBERG Co.. New York.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09

The essentials for wide popularity are fully
met in Colgate & Co.'s Cashmere Bouquet
Soap. It is universally esteemed by the taste
full and refined as the most delicate and
recherche of perfumes, and the name and trade
mark of Colgate & Co. on each package are
guarantee Of superior and uniform quality
With such nice adaptation the success of this
article is not surprising
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09

Light, Wen-RaiAed Biscuits, Bre.a,
Cakes, and pastry digest easily and conducc to
good health. Good health makes labor of all
kinds easier, and .prolongs life. DooIEY's
YEAST POWDER will always make all these
productions light and wholesome. 1t il war;
ranted to make better, lighter, swceter, more
toothsome, and nutritious biscuits, cake, bread,
etc, than any other baking powder
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09
University Of Minnesota !

Literary, Agricultural and Ensineering Departments
fully organized and IN operation.
The year 1s77.s begins Sept. llth. 1s77.
Tho Calendar, containing full Information IL sent
free on application to the President At MINEAPoLIs
MINI.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09
BUTTER COLOR

6s.t Iidud C6Io 70 gag wot and e PLY awarded
like June butter producing aaes AID 1t higher
price, besides butter in color and flavor and
sss .nd the 9ny aideo.or that viii color betssrn
$500 e srss sh9rniag pound win eor 1000 pounds
81 e ss. :. e. E.s'
together ara Try Agate Wanted. Cut and preserve.
1u& ,, e1ffv, 81 Arb Atssst, HAljoae3phla, IA.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09
CHEW
The Celebrated
"Matchless"
Wood Tag Plug
TOBACCO
The PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York, Boston and Chicago.

An Elegant Article.
DR.. TUFTS Hair Dye is a great triumph of
chemistry Being free from all injurious quail
tiles, its effect is so natural that the closest
observer would not observe it, It initiates
Nature to perfection and is sold all over the
world.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09

Arc invited to Investigate tho American Newspaper
Union List OF largest combination Of
with other lists 1t Is the cheapest and best advertise
ing medium in the country
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-09

Mothers who Dose their DarltnEs with
drastic purEatives incur fearful responsibility, The
gentle, moderate get effectively, LAXATIVE alternative
and antibilious operation OF TARRANT's SELTzER
dren. W. 1850