Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-07-19
HITLER AND THITHER.

/ When Joshua commanded the sun % stand
still there could not have been any reporters
present to itemize the proceedings. If there
had been they would have made something
more of it than a mere two hne paragraph
If Joshua had come this way yesterday and
had repeated that triumph of personal in
Auence upon the solar system, and had, in
doing so, considered the wishes and welfare
of our citizens, he would have stopped that
planet Just after it had got above the horizon.
| To have held it at noontide hight and let it
pour its heat upon the heads of all mankind
would have been to prove himself very
warm and uncomfortable nuisance. Some
thing of the heat of the steaming valley of
the Mississippi is upon US. It was very
sultry yesterday,
| The report that the Washoe Indians were
suspiciously absent proves to have been the
shallowest of rumors The Biscuit and not
the Bannock is what tempts these lords of the
locust and mighty men of the grub-worm and
grasshopper. They still linger within reach
of the funeral baked meats, still come with
stealthy tread upon the startled kitchen-maid,
| still press the cold nose of aboriginal men
dacity uponIt the window panes of the pale
faces cook room. Not any of the smell of
villainous saltpeter burning upon the smok
ing TANKS of reeking armies for them Rather
do they prefer the peaceful acts Of the poker
game and the Wild excitements of lucky-stick
"What makes all Indian babies so chubbyl'
nf
Abundant nutriment from the maternal fount,
my friend That's what makes babies fat
and healthy and chubby checked. Did you
never eat one of those black, beetle headed
biscuits of which the Indians are SO fond
and on which John (wasn't it John, or Was it
Pharaoh D, fud for so longl Ne have par
taken of that crisp delicacy; and we pro-
nounce them good They have a mild, nutty |
taste-more of the favor of beech-nut |
than anything else. Don't be squirmish. |
Meeting a locust gathering squaw with a
quantum OF these insects In her possession,
ask her the favor Of a taste of her favorite |
food. Crunch it and swallow it ike man !;
and our word for it you will agree with us
that it is good,
Speaking of locusts reminds us of grass
hoppers and being thus reminded We are
brought to remark that those vora-
cious creatures are already quite abu-
ndant in this valley. We noticed that they
were very plentiful in thu grassy patches
in the western part of the city yesterday.
They are not vet sufficiently humorous to be
called an army CT invasion, but in view Of the
fact that our ncighbora north of here have
been sorcly afflicted by the presence OF grass
hoppers in great and destructive numbers,
the fear is not unnatural that these are the
scouts and vanguard of the vast army WHICH
hovers near our outposts.
Mr.. Jones of Empire was in the city yes
terday AS usual, we pumped him for
items; and also, as usual, We did not pump
in vain. He yielded this gratifying fact,
That it being discovered that the
school district would be in debt three or four
hundred dollars on the completion of the
new school-hCUse, and the fact becoming
known to a certain citizen of means, he, the
said, competent citizen, volunteered to make
the handsome offer that he would advance
the needed moneys and not charge the
County cent o interest for the use of the
same. That's patr -otism OF a practical kind.
That man viii not Ia . to stay long in purga-
tory. Mr.. Jones also informs us that the
Food-drive is doing nobly. We further
more learn from him that School Snperinten-
lent Moody has betaken himself to the shady
,equestratior = a mountain side vacation
md is undergoIa,; a conservative rustifying
here.