Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-11-22
AUSTIN CORRESPONDENCE OF THE
MORNING APPEAL.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR.
AUSTIN, November 10, 1873.

EDITOR APPEAL Austin Is fast becoming
the literary hub of Nevada. In addition to
an X club and reading club, and ali
Ancient Hibernian Society, new literary
society has just been organized under the
auspices of Hon. John Smyth, DR.. Scott and
some other leading citizens. The objects of
the society are the cultivation of purer pro-
nunciation of the English language re-
vision of the Sacraneentm,n, or swearing code;
anthropology, numismatics, and antiquarian
research generally The first paper read was
by Mr.. Smyth, entitled "Some researches as
to the origin of the Smith family" in which
the learned gentleman demonstrated the
of the family; and traced the line down
through the fellows who forged thunderbolts
for Jupiter Tonans and arrows for Cupid
'Fad ns.a Temporal" closed the classical men,
Der for Lander County, amid thunders of ap-
plause
The second paper was read by DIR. Scott
subject, Anthropology. The learned gentle
man began by defining anthroprlogy as derived
from the ancient Celtic. "Anthropos," which,
said the Doctor, "means man, and the old
Celt was the tallest kind of man" ''Now,
sir, want to trace for moment the origin
of our race, and, ignoring Darwin and his
caudal theories, | go back to what you will
permit me to denominate the ovarian
period, and to demonstrate by tangible evil
dence that man was originally oviparous.
have only, Mr.. President, in support of my
theory, to lay before this learned body this
egg, discolored, as you see, by age. From
time immemorial this 0rtne-you will excuse
me gentlemen for using the universal language
of sclence-has been in the Scott family
handed down from one generation to another,
till it finally came into the hands of your I'M
worthy speaker, vouched for by no less a
parsonage than the great Sir Walter, as The
log of the last minstrel.
The Doctors peroration, which was pro-
nounced by the chairman 4" nail driver"
was hailed by shouts of applause, followed by
an examination of the egg which all but one
pronounced ''prodigious. The doubter
swore (aside) that it was only id China
nest egg.
The next paper was then announced to be
read at the next monthly meeting by DR..
which he will attempt to trace the history Of
that race back through CDR. Hornbook" to
certain Assyrian king called Tiglath, and sur
named Pileser, on account of a specific which
he is said to have invented.
The proceedings of the society, which are
to be modelled upon those of the Pickwick
Club, will be published regularly in pro-
jected journal Everything is fixed but the
title, on which the members are divided !;
but from present indications it will be called
1.-The Austin Clarinette' or the "Holy Ter
ror of Reese River Valley" Neutral in
politics, of course, now that the election is
over, but opposed to Mike Farrell and rail
road monopolies, as innovations upon an
tiquity and in favor of General Rocker,
Broadhorns and bull teams.
Kittrel is retained as one of the contribut-
ors, and will furnish series of papers on
British colonial times during the rebellion,
and Bradley will descant upon the pleasures
of solitude. ''Lander Democrat the re-
cent Sentinel correspondent, was talked of as
editor, but on consideration he was voted
''too slangy" and his name was dropped. 1t
is probable that Stub will occupy the tri-
pod
With all these honors, Austin is as quiet
and undisturbed as New England village on
Sunday morning; save now and then as
line of prairie schooners tolls up the grade,
freighted with goods from the bay" or
Stub" drives his grays into Main street, gay
with ribbons and musical with sleigh bells;
or the jingle of coin comes from the all
night Saloons or the subdued sound of the
Manhattan quartz mills breaks on the ear like
the rattle of an approaching train
Thanksgiving day will break the monotony
for few hours, and then thanksgiving will
melt into dullness and, like the abaseless
fabric of an onion, leave not rack behind"
except perhaps racking headache, born of
''tanslefoot" whiskey. Yours,
BLUCHER.
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