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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-16
THE PRESBYTERIAN FAIR.

On Monday and Tuesday, the 18th and
18th instant, tomorrow and next day. both
day and evening, there will be a gala time at
Theater Hall The Presbyterians are MAX
ing a move. in the direction of improving the
financial condition of their Church. The
ladies will exert themselves in every possible
manner to make this festival success, in so
far that no one will regret visiting them at
the hall, during the dates specified. There
will be ice cream, dolls, sponge cake, tides,
coffee, slippers, beautiful faces, agreeable
manners, age and youth, or all, on exhibition
and for sale there, The price of admission
is only fifty cents A pleasant time is surely
in store for all Don't fail to 60
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elm Hall was enlivened last night by threng
of little ones, of both sexes, who seemed to
enjoy delightful time in dancing, playing
games and " SIGH like" How we did regret
that the dreary winter of life was rapidly
stealing upon us-now only approaching the
happiness of childhood and youth.
| AURORA's PROSPECTS. -Erom the Esmeralda
Herald of yesterday we learn that after many
years of dull times and stagnation in business,
when from thriving mining town which cast
| nearly 1000 votes, it was nearly deserted,
Aurora is again coming to the front as a
promising mining distaict
The Esmeralda Herald says Aurora and
Carson will soon be connected by a fast
freight line. 1t says they have to wait too
long and pay too much for freight from Car
son; and the company that will bring freight
through in from two to three days, and
charge so per cent less than is charged now
will have paying enterprise from the start.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. not measures
soon be adopted toward organizing Fire De-
partment? What difficulties are in the way
State them, you gentlemen of the several en-
CINE companies, and they may be removed
Mr.. G. B. Mcclellan, the artist, has some
superb studies upon his easels We shall air
our connoisseurship respecting them during
the coming week
ST. PETERS CHURCH EpiscopaD Services
at II o'clock in the morning and at 7;30 in
the evening. Sunday school Immediately after
morning service. Fl. L. FOoTE, Rector.
German Lutheran services, by Rev Adolph
Geyer, will be held at the Presbyterian Church
this afternoon at o'clock All are cordially
invited to attend.
Services in the Presbyterian Church to-day
at II A. NJ. and P NJ. Sabbath school at
1915. All are invited
The Ayres & Hopkins people are pushing
work on their mine, and are confident of big
results.
STOCKS -Prices were very firm on Satur-
day They will remain so-until change
take place.
Willie Clarke, the irrepressible, was pre-
sented with a new policemans star by an adj
nring friend yesterday
There are large hocks of wild geese rusti-
eating in Jacks Valley.
The United States Senate has confirmed
he appointment of Henry L. Dodge as SUI
of the San Francisco Mint.
Emmett, the commedian, lost his voice in
Salt Lake City. What's the matter with
Valley tan invigorator
The Carson Mint yesterday shipped to the
J. S. Sub-Treasury at Philadelphia $50, 900
n quartz.
Do not forget the German ball at Turn {
7erein Hall, on New Years Eve There
iii be let's of fun there
The recent mineral discoveries near the y
panish dam are attracting much attention. y
The Au Fats ought to have better piano
t their next party.
Railroad travel is light. Causc-may be T
n insuficincy of the needful.
HELPLESS GIRLs.--An exchange hassthese
,nsible remarks about our girls: The poorest
iris in the world are those who have never
cen taught to work There are thousands
them. Rich parents have petted them;
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n. BIT having been asserted by ccr.ain Reynayd
or his pack, that Engraving cannot be done this side
San Francisco, am prepared to prove lie, by marking
all goods purcha5edof me for the thiry,one days
and don't you forget it. FREE CHARC at the title Jew
ery Store around the Corner.
December u, 1S77-m H. c. Mel tUGHLlS
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-16

Sacramento, Dec 15-3 P. M.-The latest
vote for Senator taken in the Demo
cratic caucus gave Farley 50, Ryland %, Nc
Donald IA, and Hagar IS. After this ballot
Ryland withdrew from the contest. 1t is i'm
possible to state to which candidate his votes
will be given.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-16

A rampageOus bull il Reno on Thursday
made things very lively
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A BLUEBEARD-Tha there was once upon
time real william of the Bluebeard type,
we can no longer doubt after reading this
appalling story: In the year 1888 there died
in prison in Flanders man who really seems
to have been even worse than De TOurville.
This was Peter Defaile His father was
solicitor in the west of England, who left
very large estate, of which Peter, though his
second son, obtained nearly the whole by
will which he successfully forged. He then
repaired to London, and did not leave it until
he had spent over 1925, 200. After this he
married abroad-he could no longer remain
in England girl with a great deal of
money. This he spent, and the lady soon
afterwards died Within the next twelve
years he married FIVE more wives. Seen by
the light of subsequent events, nobody
doubted that all these poor women met their
fate by poison. When he had spent all they
had, he started a gambling house, insured it
heavily, and soon after burnt it. This he did
by the following ingenious device: He sus-
pended a powerful burning glass in such
manner as to cause the lens rays to light on
intiamable matter, and then left town. No
suspicion fell on him until long afterward
After this he committed divers other william
les too numerous to mention. At length |
govt and stone put finish to his exploits |
He had to 60 into a debtors prison, and be-
came Roman Catholic, expecting to get rid |
of the iniquities which at length began to
trouble him, and very appropriately died in
mil
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-16

Burke declared that the age of chivalry
passed away with Marie Antoinette, and GER
tainly in these days it would be hard to match
such an incident as the following, which is re-
corded under date of 1885: A butcher was
robbed by a horsewoman in a very gallant
manner. She presented pistol and deman-
ded his money. While he hesitated a gentle
man. rode up and said that he was brute to
deny lady's request, and if he did not crafty
her Immediately he would shoot him through
the head. So she got watch land six guineas.
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HELPLESS GIRGs.--An exchange hassthese
sensible remarks about our girls: The poorest
girls in the world are those who have never
been taught to work. There are thousands
of them. Rich parents have petted them;
they have been taught to despise labor and
depend upon others for living, and are
perfectly helpless. If misfortune comes upon
their friends, as often does, their case is help
less. The most forlorn and miserable women
on earth belong to this class 1t belongs to
parents the protection of their daughters from
this deplorable condition. They do them a
great wrong ifthey neglect it. Every daughter
should be taught to earn her own living. The
rich as well as the poor require this training.
The wheel of fortune rolls swiftly round; the
rich are very likely to become poor, and the
poor rich. Still to labor is no advantage to
the rich and is indispensable to the poor
Well-to-do parents must educate their chill
dren to work No reform is more imperative
than this
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-16

All in the sweet bye and bye.
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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-07-06
A Reminiscence Of Aash lsaaes usnksn.

Our family was intimate with theirs and
one evening Olive and were at d child's
party, at which, of course there were
many elderly people, and on this occasion
I first saw Isaac Menken and his wife.
There had been trouble about his marrying
Adah, the reason of which I was too young
to understand, but the old folks had con-
cluded to make the best of it, and this was
the proud young husbands presentation
of his bride to his family. Never shall
forget the hush which fell upon even the
children as the pair paused moment at
the door. as if to ask permission to enter
Adah Menken must at that time Lave been
one of the most peerless beauties that ever
dazzled human eyes, while Isaac himself
was remarkably handsome man with a
countenance as intelligent as the express
sion was noble. How little any of these
happy people present that night foresaw
the gloomy fate awaiting that strange and
gifted girl! In after years, whoever threw
stone at Adah, it was never Isaac Mem
ken, and no matter what other ties she CON-
tracted, she always retained his name, only
adding final 'ss'' to, the Isaac. 80 much of
a glamour of the first love hung over shem
both to the bitter end. Their happiness
must soon have fitted, for before ] reached
womanhood myself they had separated,
and, to support herself, Mrs. Menken was
editing small newspaper in Cincinnati,
for the first time giving evidence Of that
fine intellect and especially poetic talent,
which helped afterward to make her dis
tinguished mark but not to keep her from
seIf-ruin. Her theatrical career is too fresh
in the public mind to make resume of it
interesting. Nature was lavish in her gifts
to Adah. Every charm Of mind, face and
form was hers By birth-right. Whatled to.
her incomprehensible recklessness il .
mystery which she kept to herself--even at
the last she told no pathetic story Of early
wrongs at the hand of man. "Only in
scribe, she said, 4 on my tombstone, Thou
knowest. "-Cslia Logan.
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A Mathematical DOG.

Some time ago sent you my reccllec-
tions of dog who knew halfpenny from
a penny and who could count up as far as
two. have heen able to obtain authentic
information of dog whose mental powers
were still more advanced, and who, in his
day, besides being celebrated for his abili-
ties, was of substantial benefit to eharit-
able institution of his town. The dog re-
fer to was a little white fox terrier, Prin by
name, who lived at the Lion Hotel at Kid
derminster for three or four years; but now,
alas he is dead, nothing remains of him
but his head in glass case.
| had heard of this dog some months ago,
but having to make visit to Kiddermin-
ster recently went to see him. The facts
give about him are based on the state
ments of Mr.. Lloyd, his master, and they
are fully substantlated by the evidence of
many others. have before me a statement
of the proceeds of "Dog Prin's box, Lion
Hotel; subscriptions to the Infirmary"
The contributions began in September, 1874,
and ended on April 25, 1875, and during
that period the sum of e13. 14s. 16d. was
contributed through dog Prin's instrument
tality.
He began by displaying fancy for play
ing with coins, not unusual among terriers,
and he advanced to discovery that he
could exchange the coins for biscuits He
learnt that for halfpenny he could get 2
biscuits, and for penny 3; and having be-
come able to distinguish between the two
coins,it was found impossible to cheat him.
If he had contributed a penny,he would not
leave the bar till he had had his third bis
cult and if there was nobody to attend to
his wants, he kept the coin in his mouth
till he could be served. Indeed, it was this
persistence which ultimately caused poor
Prin's death, for there is every reason to
fear that he fell q victim to copper poison
ing.
By a little training he was taught to place
the coins. after he had got the buscuit, upon
the top of small box fixed on the WALL and
they were dropped against slot. He never
objected to part with them in that way, and
having received the qwid pro quo, he gave
complete evidence of his appreciation of
the honorable understanding which is abso-
lutely necessary for all commercial transac-
tions. London Spectators Correspondence.
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The Last Of Table Rock.

On the oath ultimo the last of what was
SO long known as Table Rock at Niagara,
broke off and fell into the river. The mass
weighed nearly 60 tons, and up to 1876 over
1900 names Of visitors had been carved
upon it. The part which fell on the Gath
composed only half of the original rock,
the rest having fallen in. On Saturday,
January 1, 1929, a surface of the rock, sup
posed to be the size of half an acre, forming
the bed of Maiden Walk, broke loose, and
was precipitated into the chasm below.
The crash was heard for distance of five
miles, and the effects in the i'm mediate
neighborhood resembled the shock of an
earthquake. The water running under the
bank is supposed to have caused the fall on
the Gath, and the shock when the rock fell
was distinctly felt three miles from the
fall. Several of the trees which stood on
the rock are now seen standing in the river
as erect as when in their original places.
Where the rock shelved off from the bank,
at distance of 20 feet from the top, can be
seen the root of tree estimated to be two
feet in diameter. 1t attracts considerable
attention, eE - #E.
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Putting His Horse to Bed.

The grooms were bedding mp their
horses. walked up to mine and commen-
ced patting him on the head. and talking
to him in soft low tones. He began paw
ing with one forefoot, then with the other,
and evidently knew.me and my voice. Ta-
king snaffie bride, put it on him, and
led him back gently into the stall, rubbed
my hand up and down his knees, and then,
putting my mouth to his ear, whispered in
it as If talking 10 HIM. He began irnmedi-
ately to move, and bending bis knees, left
himself slowly down on bis near side, /, at
the same, keeping well clear Of him, while
/ still palted him on the neck. When I
took the bride off, he settled for the night.
/" Now, said /, sshe's safe and will sleep
all night. Come away. They were aston
ished. from Maior Charles Lo5sus' Book.
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Trained Denizens Of a Fish Pond

Pliny Jewell has great deal of satifac.
ton every evening in feeding the crowd of
goldfish which crowd in the the lake on his
premises. The fish have learned to look
for his daily visits. He first places guam
tity of crackers in the waters near the edge
of the lake. The fish will not touch them,
as they are for the birds which come flying
down in flocks to get their evening meal.
Then Mr.. Jewell goes to the other side
of the lake, aud ringing small bell, the
water is seen to bubble with the fishes
which come hastily to the edge and grab
at the bits of bread which are thrown in
the water for them Even the frogs and
turtles come up for their share, and SO tame
have some of the frogs become that they
will come out OF the water and hop to Mr..
JEWELS feet to pick upt he crumbs that are
dropped. The turtles eat ravenously and
do not show the slightest sign Of fear. One
and all: birds, frogs, fish and turtles, seem
to heartily enjoy their evening NEAL
Hartford Times. a
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NEVADA BULLION TAX.
An Act Providing for the Taxation Of the Net
Proceeds Of Mines

Section /. Ali ores, tailings and mineral
bearing material, Of whatever character
shall be assessed for purposes of taxation,
ior state and county purposes, in the fol.
lowing manner: From the gross yield. re-
turn or value. of all ores, tailings or miner.
al-bearing material, of whatever character,
there shall be deducted the actual cost OF
extracting said ores or minerals from the
mine; the actual cost of saving said tail
ings; the actual cost of transportation of
said ores, mineral bearing material or tail
lngs, to the place OF reduction or sale, and
the actual cost of such reduction or sale ::
and the remainder shall be deemed the net
proceeds, and shall be assessed. ar d taxed
as provided for in this act; provsded, that
in no case whatsoever shall the whole
amount of deductions allowed to be made
in this section from the gross yield, return
or value Of said ore, minerai-bearing mate
rial or tailings, exceed the per centage of
gross yield, value or return of such ore,
minerals or tailings, as hereinafter speci.
specified. On all ores, tailings, or miner
al bearing material, the gross yield or value
OF which is twelve dollars per ton or less.
the whole amount of deductions shall not
exceed ninety per centum of such gross
yield, return or value. On all Ores tailines
or mineral bearing material, the gross
yield, value or return of which is over
twelve and under thirty dollars per ton,
the whole amount of deductions sh all not
exceed eighty per centum of such gross
yield value or return. On all ores, tailings |
or mineralbeari ng material, the gross
yield, return or value of which is over
thirty dollars and less than one hundred |
dollars per ton, the whole amount of de-
ductions shall not exceed sixty per centum
OF such gross yield value or return. On
all ores, tailings or neral-bearing materi-
al, the gross yield, return or value of which
is one hundred dollars per ton or over, the
whole amount of deductions shall not ex-
ceed fifty per centum of ouch gross yield,
return or value; proOtded, that an addition
al exemption of fifteen dollars per ton may
be allowed on all ores tailings or minerals
worked by Frieberg or dry process. II
Sec. 2. 1t shall he the duty of the several
county assessors within this State, to pre- I
pare and complete quarterly, on Or before the
second Monday in February, May, August
md November, in each year, tax list or I
assessment roll of the proceeds of the {
mines, alphabetically arranged in book
urnlshed them by the board of county c
commissioners for that purpose, in which t
'ook shall be listed, or assessed, the pro- I
eeds of all mines in their respective coun- Q
les as provided in this act. The form of C
he assessment roll shall be substantially as a
ollows: t
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a Brave Girl.

The bravest girl in Australia is Grace
Vernon Bussell. the steamer Georgette
was wrecked off the west coast, near Perth;
small boat had been capsized in the surf
and women and children were struggling
in the water. On the crest of a precipitous
cliff appeared the figure of a young lady on
horseback. To the sailors on the stranded
vessel it seemed utterly impossible that a
horse and its rider should be able to des-
cend that precipice. But the young lady
never faltered. She plunged down at full
speed, and reaching the shore, spurred her
horse into the boiling surf. There were
two lines of roaring breakers. With splen-
did pluck she dashed through them and
reached the boat, to which the affrighted
women and children we're clinging. Her
horse stumbled over hawser which was
stretched between the wreck and the small
boat; but she clung to the saddle and soon
brought the women and children to land.
There was still man left on the boat. She
plunged into the breakers and brought him
safe to shore. While those whom she had
saved were rescuing those wlioTemalned on
the wreck, the heroic girl, drenched with
the sea foam and half fainting from fatigue,
galloped dozen miles home 10 have relief
sent to the halF-drowned, half-naked folks
whom she bad left on the beach. Her sis
ter, Mrs. Broekman, took horse, galloped
that night through the woods to the shore,
taking tea, milk, sugar and flour for the
destitute people, and TIE next day She res
cned were taken 10 Mr.. Rreckman's house
and cared for. The excitement and anxiety
proved fatal to Mrs. Brockman, who toDk =
severe cold, and died eventually of brain
fever. Grace Vernon Bussell still lives.
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Swansea Reduction Works.

We find in an exchange an interesting
description of the celebrated reduction
and separating works at Wales. We have
room only for brief extract. The writer
says: .sThe Swansea works are mostly
subterranean, extending for about a half
mile underground, the compartments are
each separated from the other, and the man
who has charge of any one apartment is
com pletely walled out from his neignbors
on all sides, so that no one knows what
the ono next to him is doing. The employ
es live in such prisons all their lives, have
no communication with each other, or the
outside world; hence if one quits he knows
nothing except that he was required to use
certain proportions of chemicals to extract
a given metal, as. the rivulet of molten
matter passed through his chamber. This
is the reason why no one can be found who
knows the n,odus operandi Of the Swansea
works, from personal observation, for no
one but the proprietors themselves under
stand it, and they win not impart the in
formation for the simple reason that all
the world pays tribute 10 them. Yes, the
little Welsh corner by the sea has cargoes
OF mineral from every country on the globe
unloaded at her wharves. y :sss.-s
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The PostofGce not q Political Institution.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Some days ago
Il number of clerks, discharged by recently
appointed postmaster from the postofice
in one of the larger cities of the west, visit
cd Washington to lay their grievances be-
taQdsa GQlls. tie RE2stmaster General. They repre-
selves, and appointed inexperienced and
inefficient clerks in their stead, and that
the present postmaster was not loyal to the
administration. They accordingly asked
for his discharge. The Postmaster General
informed them that he would lay their case
before the President, and having done so,
replied by written letter. in which he
says:
cit appears from evidence in the Depart
ment that the Office is well conducted at
present. and the special agent has made
favorable report as to its present organiza-
ton and management, SO that the public
is not wanting for good service. The office
il welmanaged now, SO that complaints
made are more in the nature of private
than public grievances. The postoffice is
not a political institution. If it be true, as
you.gtate, that the incumbent is opposed to
the policy of the administration, he has
right to; it is no cause of removal, unless
in his zeal aud perversity he sunk he post
master in the politician. If any one
whether he supports or opposes the admin
tration, neglects his duty by being a busy
politician, or makes himself obnoxious by
reason of his inconsiderate and foolish zeal,
he ought to be removed; but if he attends
faithfully to his business and makes good
ard acceptable postmaster, he should not be
removedf though he see fit to oppose the
administration. The President finds no
sufficient cause for change in the Post
Office