Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-18
THE CALL FOR THE REPUBLICAN,
STATE CONVENTION.

There has been disposition To perpetuate
the wlimsey of making the State Conventions
of the political parties in Nevada ''mOveable
feasts, and Carson having been voted down,
We are glad to note that Eureka has been
voted up. In other words, if we could not
have the Convention here, we are glad to see
that the Central Committee has been CON
slderate enough to name Eureka as the hold
ing place. But We do not see why it was
thought necessary for the Committee, in the
middle of May, to fix the time of Convention
whose duty it will be to nominate a ticket
which cannot be voted on before November.
Five months and a half in advance of the
election Is too long time, it seems to us, to
summon the party to preparation for its
work at the polls Now that the mistake (as
we regard it), has been committed, we are
frank to say that we had hoped that the time
for holding our Convention would not he made
public until after the Democrats had shown
their hands. If there is any advantage to be
gained in having a chance to see what your
opponent proposes to do before acting your
self, the Republican Central Committee would
seem to have made the precipitous blunder
of giving the Democracy the advantage midi
Gated
THE Bosom for May, published by the
students of the University of California, has
reached us and is as bright, entertaining and
readable as usual We note an Improvement
in the absence of heavy labored articles.
Everything is short and spicy. We clip.
''Give mta pair of your pants, said an
understood sophomore to tall freshman.
''What for asked the astounded one Cor
gun-covers. My roommate and have joined
the new rifle team, you'll see our names in
the courteous response, II will exchange with
you | want case for my tongs." The
sophomore tells a part of this story with
infinite gusto.
Now that ''obituary poetry is the correct
thing, We are surprised that the following has
not been revived:
Little Billy kemher
Boating in gale
Placer County member
Managing the sail;
Didn't look alive
2nd Of September,
1879.
A lady who assumes to know how boys
should be trained, says; ooh, mothers, find
out the soft, tender, genial side OF your boys
nature Mothers often do-witi all old Shoe.
How terrible it must be to the man who
has been given to profanity, when he con-
cludes there is no hell and SO much clugucnce
has been wasted.
The miracle oI turning WAGER into "5llr is
the main point of difference. The temper
ance element in the society maintain that no
such thing was done. but that the whole. story
is ali interpolation of some base scribe. The
others affirm and asseverate that the water
WAS not changed into wine, but INTO the
. rufermemted juice of the grape" that it
was grapUm Julcum purum, non corrupt
um. or words to that effect; that, in short,
the 9 conscious water saw its Lord and
hIuShed, and that was all, 1t did not become
sour So the one party distributes its Bibles
with leaf of John torn out, and the other
suffers it 10 remain but with an explanatory
marginal note.
TuScARoEA. The Grand Prize mill is said
to have shut down to-day, and the last ship
mcnt Of bullion that will probably be made
for MONTHS from that mine, is now on the
way to San Francisco. 1t is reported that all
the ore in the mine above water level has
been extracted and crushed, and hcnceforth.
for months, operations will be confined to
sinking the shaft. 1t is also stated by men