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high, but if it had been still, and her
lover beside her she could not have
done more. Nearer, and nearer we
dash. We can see the brutes ting AZ
their oars, and they gained; the
waves were less kind than the rocks !!
They were upon her
Jean stood upright in her boat,
Great God /! will sheinot see us
For one instant she paused, her
sweet young face lifted toHeaven and
her hands outheld, and then she threw
herself into the sea. konw not if it
was right. God, who knew the des-
pair of her young heart-He will
be judge-and will He not answer
the mute appeal of her upturned face?
Even as the waves closed above
her, the pursuers saw us and turned
in-order to make their landing before
we came up, it was but a few rods
and We met on the waters edge.
They were twice our number, but
after a few moments--the first resis-
tance-they covered before our
blows as wolves do that are penned.
We were no longer men. / think,
to work the vengeance of God, our
hearts were made like stone. We
listened to no prayers for mercy,
how should we? Even while they
resisted, the sea laid all that was left
Of the gentle creature whose life it
had quenched, at our feet, and then
we tore them and trampled them
as tigers rend their prey Then /
laid down on the wet sand by the
form which was now all their was
in life for me, and knew no more
till in my own home across the sea, af-
ter many months my, reason returned.
Then l took up again the burden of
life / would have SO gladly parted
with on the sands by the sea-
s. w. II. IN Savannah Neacs.
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Under the YiOlets

ff ~ vi
Her hands are cold, her face is white,A
No more her pulses come and go,
Her ewes are shuttle life and Light =
Fold the white veStureS. sno W on snow,
And lay her where the violets blow.
Rut not beueath a craven stone,
To plead for tears with alien ewes;
A slender cross of wood alone
Shall say that here maiden lies
In peace beneath the peaceful skies.
And grey old trees of hugest limb
Shall wheel their circling shadOwsround
To make the scorching sunlight dim, .
That drinks the greenness from the
And drop their dead leaves on her mound.
When DER their boughs the squirrels run, :,
And through their leaves the robins call
And, ripening in the Autumn sun;
The acorns and the chesnuts fall, =,
Doubt not that she will heed them all.
To her the morning choir shall sing
It's mathis from the branches high
And every minstrel voice of spring
That trills beneath the April sky
Shall greet her with its earliest cry.
When. turning round their dali track,
Eastward the lengthening shadows pass
Her little mourners, clad in black,
The crickets sliding through the grass,
snail pipe 1Or LEI al eNoHAHS mass
At last the rootlets of the trees
Shall find the prison where Shelles
And bear the buried dust they seize
In leaves and blossoms to the skies,
So may the soul that warmed 1t rise!
If any. born of kindlier blood,
Should ask, what maiden lies below!
Say only this A tender bud
That tried to blossom in the snow,
Lies withered where the violets blow.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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HAYTI.
An Incident of the Slave In
suIrectiOn there.

Toward the close of the eighteenth
century, Hayti had become the home
of many families of the French no.
bility who sought freedom from the
political dangers and civil strife
which menaced them in their Own
country, and which little later made
the dark days of the revolution of
1898. They sought safety for them
selves and families. To this beauti-
full spot they transferred their wealth
Of paintings, statuary, plate, aud all
that adorns home. They possessed
the highest refinement and cultiva-
ton of the time, and were doing all
that this, coupled with wealth could
edo. to make yarft. 4asyt shllvc5 Jisfoaf
happy her children may be under the
most favorable circumstances, Nature
had lavished with a prodigal hand
upon that favored spot. her most
beautiful and choicest gifts. Every
beauty and grace Of tropical vegeta-
ton is here at its best constant sea
breezes temper the heat of too ar
dent sun, and mountain, river, sky.
sea, combine to make the landscape
in picturesque loneliness, vie with any
Of the abodes of man.
Among the first of these familie.
was that of Count DeVer. Year,
ago, at the time the following sac
incident was written, his chateau wa
still standing, blackened by fire, dis
mantled and desolate, in the midst o
young growth of forest trees.
translate the story substantially as i
came into my hands, with on2
such changes as seem necessary t.
make it Ineligible:
at was during the few months tina
preceded the outbreak of the slaves
that first met Jean DeVer. A
that time no serious difficulty was ap
pretended, occasional rumors wer
heard that should have put the white
on their guard, but such was tn
contempt the blacks were held II
and SO deep was their deception tina
the instruction finally burst upon u
as unexpectedly as if it had given n
warning.
Jean and were thrown togethe
often, and our friendship soon becam
love. was almost a boy, and m,
youth ill-deserved the high command
l held in the little army stationed
there, and which I owed to an act o
mad daring, or rashness, as you will
however, it procured me the favor @
the proud old Count, and within
three mouths of our meeting, wa
her declared and accepted sutton
There was so little society, and SC
few to note our going and coming
that we saw more Of one anothe
than is usual. We spent whole dayi
in the mountain and by the sea, which
broke on the shore not half mile
from the chateau.
l think the child was fearless
Twice we were overtaken in ourwalk.
by as terrible storms as l have eve,
seen. Once we were exposed on :
bare ledge Of rocks, to a wind so VIC
lent that we Kept our feet only Will
the greatest difficulty by clinging t.
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RECIPES.

Cra6-App1e Jdna.-Pea the apples
when quite ripe, put them in a stone
jar, cover it well and put it in pan
of boiling water for an hour and a
half; then prepare the syrup with
two pounds of sugar in half pint OF
water for every pound of apples;
clarity the syrup, then pour the APP
pies into it and boil the whole to a
jam. staj IL
Lemon Pie.-One large lemon
grated, rind and juice, yolks of four
eggs, half cup water, one tablespoon
full -four, six tablespoonfuls sugar,
two tablespoonfuls melted butter,
put this on the fire, and let come to
boil when cool bake with bottom
crust; after it is baked take the
whites with four tablespoonfuls of
sugar, and beat as icing; spread on
top, and brown.
Flour Pudding. = One quart of
milk, six eggs, eight tablespoonfuls
of -four, and little salt; bake half
brown
To Hare Corn BeefJmicy.-Atter
it is cold, and not dry as a chip, put
it into boiling water when it is put
on to cook, and do not take it out of
the pot, when done, until cold.
Calues'' or Pigs Feet Jezly.-Boil
one set Of, feet to shreds in FIVE quarts
Of water, strain, cool, and take off the
fat. Then add to the Jelly a pint'of
wine, three cups Of Sugar, whites of
tour eggs beaten to a froth, Juice of
one lemon or fine orange, half the
grated peal if the flavor is agreeable,
with a little. cinnamon. or nutmeg.
Boil these all together,till clear then
strain into moulds or glasses.
Chicken Sdlad.-My mothers
way Of making chicken salad is as
follows: Boil the chicken until done,
in as little water as possible; when
done, cut up into small bits; take
half as much celery stalks as chicken,
cut into very thin slices; have ready
two hard boiled eggs; slice the
whites into the chicken, mash and
mix the yolks with one tablespoonful
of mustard; stir in half and half vim
egar and the water in which the
chicken was boiled, as much as need
ed to cover the salad, heat to boiling,
and pour over YOU chicken and
celery. IL .c,i.aa W.. ai. .s.-.......
'Catarrh Recipe.-Take one.third
pulverized saltpeter and two-thirds
pulverized sugar, mix well, and snuff
two or three times day, and it will
prove sure cure.
Chilbl0iaa Lotion.-Dissolve one
ounce of muriate of ammonia in half
a pint of cider vinegar, and apply fire.
quently. One-half pint of alcohol
may be added to the lotion with good
effect. a'i,o. p 3tfoa
Pneumonia. = Crude petroleum
(pure Pennsylvania)is good for pneu.
monia; outward application rub
well taking care not to blister)
once or twice a week take five to
ten drops of same in coffee keen
oil from lamp or fire, as it is very in.
flammable; refined oil will not do as
their is acid in it.
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Cyprus.

The island Of Cyprus, which Lord
Beacohsfeld has so cleverly acquired
and welded into the chain connect
ing Europe and India, the other links
whereof are Gibraltar, Malta, the
Suez Canal and Alden, is the most
eastern island of the Mediterranean,
being only sixty-fve miles from the
Syrian coast; On the north it ap-
proaches to within forty miles
Of Asia Minor. a. Sth is about
breadth from f1fteen at the n ttHa as :,
ern extremity, to forty, the total area
being 3,67S square miles. The pop
ulation is estimated at 100000 souls,
of whom perhaps two-thirds are
Greeks, the remainder being Otto
mans, Jews, Catholics, Maronites and
Armenians. Hitherto it has formed
part of the vilayet Of the islands of
the Mediterranean, having as its
capital Nicosia, where resides the
Archbishop, though his title is Met
ropolitan Of Constantia. Since the
council of Ephesus in. All, he has re-
tanned his independence of any patri-
arch, and the church of Cyprus forms
one of the independent groups into
which the Greek church is divided.
! Cyprus early belonged to the
Phenicians of the neighboring coast,
then it was colonized by the Greeks
and became the seat of several indie
pendent kingdoms then 1t passed
under the power successfully of the
Pharoahs, Persians,, Ptolemics and
Romans, excepting short period OF
independence under Evagoras in the
the fourth century, B. q. Here was
one of the chief seats Of the wor-
ship Of Venus, as the name Cypria,
will remind the reader; Paphos and
Salamis were among its famous cities
in old time. The Crusaders reft it
| from the Greek emperor and made it
a kingdom for Guy of Lusignan,
whose descendants lost it to the Ven,
etians, the employers, as readers OF
Shakespeare will recall, Of Othello.
After seige marked by prodigies Of
valor and immense slaughter, the
Turks took the island 307 years ago,
and have held itaever since, except
during the period of 1920, when
the viceroy Of Egypt administered
its affairs. ~.al9"a.
The island is fertile and rich,
though frequent drought shrinks its
principal stream, the Perdi, to mere
rlll, and compels the inhabitants, the
water of the wells being brackish, to
have recourse to cisterns. Minerals
abound, including copper and pre-
cious stones, though the mines have
hitherto been sadly neglected.
Among the vegetable productions
are fruits, cotton, tobacco, ,dyewoodd
and drugs; silk is also produced and
wine. In old times the wine Of the
Commanderia, vineyard taking its
name from the knights of Malta, en-
i joyed a wide vogue, but as the pop
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slation las fallen from 100000 I

nlation has fallen from 100000 II
Venetian tines TO its present lowfgs,
nre, 50 the wine crop has fallen of
rom 100000 gallons to 100000
There Is some demand IN Egypt,
though none in Europe, for the COM
mon red and black wines of the coun-
try, against which Europeans have a
prejudice because Of the taste they
acquire from being kept in tarred
casks.
The island has one splendid port
Famagosta, the Arsinoe OF the an
cients-which, though SO choked
with filth as only to afford anchorage
to few small craft, might easily be
restored TO its prominence under the
old Venetian rule, where hundreds Of
vessels rode within its roadstead at
ease and in safety. Despite the To-
Gusts which scourge it ceaselessly,
and the even more rapacious Turk
ish tax gatherer, Cyprus has, Of late
years been increasing in prosperity.
Its grain crop is small and both the
wheat and oats are inferior, but col
ocynth is extensively cultivated !;
large exports Of madden are made,
and cotton and carob beans are sent
abroad to the extent of some thous.
ands Of tons annually.-N 7. World.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Congress met yesterday, and of course a
message from the President was presented to
that body. The evening papers contain an
epitome of the document, which we condense
as follows Hayes advises Congress to leave
the currency laws where they are at present,
including the silver coinage infamy; he re-
commends the issue of IS. IS bond; he ad-
mits that his ''policy" is failure in the
South and lenOunces frauds IN the elections
in South Carolina and Louisiana, but suggests
no remedy. The President reviews the re-
ports of his Cabinet Ministers, calling alton
ton to the improved condition of affairs on
the Texas border and is cheerful in view of
resumption. Following his allusion to the
reports of the Cabinet the President calls the
attention of Congress to the dangerous, dis
ease breeding condition of the Potomac Flats,
suggesting speedy action to abate the nuisance
thereby constituted. The message closes
with a recommendation that new building
be erected for the Congressional Library.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

OF ali attempt at suicide and its prevention,
involving parties well known in Virginia and
Carson, the Aurora Herald of Saturday says:
Last Monday evening about 9 o'clock at the
Exchange Hotel, jules w. Burling, while
laboring under temporary alteration, brought
on by excessive drinking, attempted to take
his own life by means of pistol His aim
was bad, however, and the shot passed through
the sleeve of his left arm, doing no bodily
harm to himself or anyone else. At the time
the shot was fired he was sitting on a trunk
in a small room off The bar-room. Mr. Nc
intosh, proprietor of the hotel, and Others
rushed into the room and found Mr.. Burline
with his hands thrown back and his eyes set
like a real corpse. A hasty examination de-
veloped the fact that he uninlu red. After
he was aroused up and convinced that he was
not dead he declared that he chief and
able to click anyone present, and attacked
MIR Mcintosh, who threw him down and held
him until he was somewhat quoted. When
released he started up Pind street and soon
met Sheriff Hiskey, who found him 50 wild
that he deemed it best to lock him up in a
cell until morning. Tuesday night his friends
succeeded in getting him started on the Car
son stage for San Francisco, where his rel
atives reside. Mr.. Burling is an assayer,
being lately employed at &. +. Beldens assay
office here, and seems to be an exemplary
Young man when not under tho influences OF
liounr
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A HOUSE OF REFUGE.

A. he session of the Legislature in 1877
very earnest but Intellectual effort was made
90 procure the perfection of a bill providing
for the erection and maintenance of House
Of Refuge for juvenile offenders. The bill as
finally amended passed the Assembly but
failed in the Senate. Everywhere throughout
the State the press alluded to this meas
IRE az one of the very first Importance; and
the public interest in it was everywhere mani
feat Some local antagonism initiated against
1t :; and there seemed to be very decided
opposition thereto originating in the Gov
,nors office The effort to secure the pas
.ase Of this bill Cor one like it will be re-
aewed this Winter. SO essential an effort as
shat which looks to the prevention of crime
BY arresting it in its earlier stages and, by
Iudicious courses bringing about the reforma-
sion and practical education of the luveni o
offender must not be permitted to slumber or
lapse Some data relating to this very inter
ssting subject will be presented, in one form
and smother, at an early day in order that the
momentous character of this movement may
be fully apprehended
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03
INTERESTING TO FiREMEN.

The following statement of the relative
efficiency of the London and San Francisco
Fire Departments is furnished by the Pacifc
I6tc, and will prove of much interest to such
readers of the MORNING ArFEAL as are or
have been OF that company of worthless who
run with the machine.
The only FIRE department in Europe which
at ali corresponds with ours in intricacy, cost,
aad similarity, is that III use i'll England.
There. and especially in London, the steamer
II employed, the stations are connected with
telegraph wires, and the water is taken from
hydrauts. But even London, with all its
age, wealth and civilization, is almost out of
sight in the rear Of Frisco. The telegraph
system for signaling fires and communicating
aiarmS is in it's swaddliug- clothes. There are
40 fire boxes whereby an alarm can be turned
VI in the immediate vicinity Of fire. When
fire breaks out in any locality, the fact is
communicated to the nearest engine house 10y
sny chance passer by-there being standing
reward of half crown to whoever first brings
notice of fire to a station. When the
,Iarru Is given. an old fashioned brake engine
icawn ny horses is first sent 60 the locality:
and if this succeeds Ill eXtlnsuIshlng the
blaze, all right. If unable, after duly trying
70 cope with the flames, steamer Is sent for;
and, if this still be inefficient, then others
sre called in until eHoush are assembled t"
master the outbreak,
The operations OF the London system are
very clumsy. The horses are rarely or never
kept on the SAME floor with the engines. They
are stationed III an underground place, and
are harnessed only after An alarm /, sounded.
There is nothing Of the speed shown i'll get
5Ins out that IS much matter IT pride
among our fremen. The horses are harntssod
LsIsurely, the men put on their hats, hitcj, up
..ud go off as # there was an engagement t.
ne kept and they hai an hour or two hours to
.Dare before the time. The method OF taking
" ;teC from the mains is primitive Ill the cx
rreme. The water is not driven into the
machines by pressure. it flows into a small,
square box placed over the pipe, and thence
Is pumped int" the engine. In addition there
Ia the disadvantage that no fire company can
urn the water when wanted. This is a
business always done by an official of the
water companies. He must be hunted up i'll
case uf \ fire, and water cannot be had until
the tnrncock il found aud has let on the water
from the main.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03

TkoUT N WEBER LAKE. There were no
trout in Webber lake when first discovered.
maufestly prevented by reason of the high
cataract of 10 feet In 90, Dr. Weber
began Introducing trout Of two varieties,
silver sides and red fish. Four years after
he was enabled to set this delicious fish before
his guests as desired. Subsequently other
parties proposed to lay claim to stocking the
lake, and others still declared that it was al
ways filled with trout, but the doctor proving
his claim to the satisfaction of the fish com
missioners and complying with legal provis-
ions, has acquired possession of the fish, pays
taxes upon them; and, assisted by law, care
fully guards against their being caught ont
during the spawning season, which would di
minish one of the most enjoyable pastimes of
Summer tourists, as well as cut off one of the
most appetizing items in the bill of fare. SO
says j. G. Lennon in the Donnervilo Mes
Sf14Ipr.
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TIKI heartiness Of the Elkonian salutation
is as vehement as it is positive Says the
I'dependent describing the prevailing man
ner of greeting between two old acquaint-
ances
Tall strangers with extravagsnt hirsute chin
appendages, are warned to avoid john Eply
and John Walker. Tie warmth of their well
come to traveller of that description by the
train the other evening, though fully felt was
not appreciated To be swung arousd by the
beard and lifted clear off the platform by .
rousing thump between the shoulders, is
scarcely compensated for, thought he, by the
endearing salutation OF "Hello, Judge! how
are you, you old scallawag."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03

Coop Local PAPER. Under its recent
management the Battle Mountain Messenger
aas become a most excellent local paper, at
once credit to its conductors and benefit
5o the town aud nclghborhood
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The Silver State of Saturday tells the fol
lowing story of Piute enterprise:
Captain John, Chief OF the Big Meadows
Piutes, is an enterprising Indian, who adopts
almost as many methods of making money as
his pale faced brethren. II present he is en-
gagged in the waterfowl business The lake 1t
the sink If Hunho}ir Is now literally alive
with ducks, gees, swans, pvilcans, etc, and
Cap. John has sevol9,i Indians engaged III
shooting them. He disposes OF the fowls at
the several towns along the Central Pacific
Railroad, and i'll reality has a monopoly of the
business, as no white man can compete with
him, III consequence of the latter having to
pay faro and freight over the road, while
John can ride on the platform of a car and
carry his sacks of game free. He is now ex-
tending his business to Eureka, where he says
he can dispose of h.s ducks (mallards) for
four bits piece, and get a dollar each for
geese and swans. He expects to do lively
business while the lake is open and to make
somi-weekly trips to Eureka with bags Ct
game.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03

ARTHUR MCEwEN succeeds to the editor
ship OF the Reno Go2ette-John Aexande
retiring A most admirable choice
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03

THE festive citizens of Aurora have orga-
nized what they call the Esmerada Social
Club The purpose being to enjoy the amuse-
meuts Of the PARTY going season.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03

The Eureka Sentinel has achieved it's six
eeonth volume. 1t has no superior as a local
newspaper and sound debater of public issues
On this coast
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03

The Esmera.da Heratd warns its readers
chat counterfeit silver dollars are in circula-
sIo,; Mt Aurora.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03

PRoVIDENr thieves, with view to a
Winters supply of provisions, are making it
very interesting t" the proprietors of grocery
stores in Eureka
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03

OTTO GREasHooD's story III Sunday En-
terprIse is full of ingenuity, and is most ad
rnIrahiy told. 1t is the best of his many good
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-03

THE Elko Independent finds a place in its
seif-sacriicing columns for the following
touching narrative;
Supper is now ready in the smoking car,
shouted the brakeman, and young man from
Hartford, who was OH his way to San Fran
cisco, got up and went forward to see what
che brakeman meant. He went into the
smoking Car and found party OF Barvsrian
emlgrants cooking two kinds of cheese and
three denominations of sausages on the stove.
He came out very pale, and gave the brake
man half dollar to staud on the platform
and burn matches under his nose "Was it
very badt an old gentleman asked him, when
he returned to the coach. ''Slr. said the
young man of Hartford, ''yon'il never smell
anything ike it uutil you have been dead six
months