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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

WI call Upon Capt Foley. The Eureka
Leaier presents this nut to crack; . A sim
gular feature of the Ruby Hill mines is the
fact that the temperature decreases instead OF
increases as depth is attained, generally fall
ing below that Of the surface during the Sum
mer months A visitor, unless exercising
briskly. will at all times experience a chilly
sensation. This obtains to the very lowest
workings, over / 100 feet, and is attributed to
the numerous caves and openings found
throughout the vein matter, and thrC ugh
which the air circulates freely, Another cur,
ious circumstance is noted. During the Sum
mer months, and while the warm weather
prevails there is downcast through the Eu-
reka Consolidated shaft, the current of air
passing through drifts and up the Richmond
shaft, but the moment there is a marked
change in the weather and cool temperature
is inaugurated, there is a reversal of the air
currents, the downcGst being through the !
Richmond shaft and up the Consolidated. |
Will some scientific gentleman pleass rise and !
explain the above stated facts The Captain !
can explain the whole thing in two-column
article
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08


SAYS the Leader: ''Although scarcely six
months have elapsed since the greater bust
ness portion of Eureka was laid in ashes by a
destructive fire, hardly vestige of the ruins
that marked the burnt district the morning
after the contiagration now remains The
east side of Main street, which before the fire
was made up of poorly constructed frame
buildings and tumble-down shanties, built
during the era of new mining excitement.
and before any permanency Of the camp was
assured, have, through the fire, given place to
Il more substantial growth. Handsome and
more durable frames and large number of
brick and stone edifces now occupy the site
Of the former buildings"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

SAYS the New Haven Pp'iadjum; Mrs
William Crow of 1l5 Day street has night
blooming cereus of very accommodating
and singular character. 1t blossomed finely
through the Summer and as its owner sup
posed it closed for the season, had been set
aside. In a short time 1t was discovered
that three more buds had presented them
selves and it was given more care. The buds
developed rapidly and its blossoming was ex-
pected, but what was the surprise of Mrs
Crow to find TWO finely developed flowers in
full bloom. They had commenced to open
about six O'Clock in the morning and contn-
ned open until after four o'clock in the after
noon. A large number visited the plant to
witness the novel sight of night blooming
cereus in full bloom at midday
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

JOHN WISE and his companion are still I'M
heard from and no one knows where they have
gone Following which, the San Francisco
accident is a sad comment on the folly Of ba-
looming.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

WHILE nearly every business man and
mechanic complains about hard times, min
strel troupe of fifty men, not one of whom
contributes dollar to the State, or States
come to town with blare of trumpets, pocket
some hundreds of dollars, and 90 off to bleed
some other poverty stricken place. OF course
people must have amusement, but if people
can afford to spend their dollars for that kind
of amusement they have no reason to grow
about dull times. We have no complaint to
make of good entertainment, but we do
complain Of people, who can spend their
money for such shows, and when bill is pre-
s,nted, complain of hard times and put off
payment. We are by no means 50 poor as we
try to make ourselves out, and our growls
come with bad grace.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

HUGH WALLAcs made will leaving his
money and effects to friend; went to his
room in the Philadelphia House, Bush street,
San Francisco, and shutfied off this mortal
coil by shooting himself in the ear on Sunday
mo rninu last
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

THE walking mania srilI continues. New
men every day eater the arena and tens OF
thousands of fools pay their money to see
lot OF beats on the track. We are truIy i'm
proving and if We adopt the standard Of the
Ward E2edex. wen be all right bye and bye.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

The WILD GEESE are overrunning California
and are during fall and winter, a fearful pest.
Ranchers in northern California are compelled
sometimes to seed two or three times, the
geese destroying the young grain and the fresh
soMn seed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

There is trouble in the ward clubs of the
Workingmen of San Francisco; one club hav-
ing been fired out and another censured The
meeting at the sand lots on Sunday was neither
large nor enthusiastic. The organization is
evidently going the way of all such maggots
bred from rotten carcasses, and Dennis name
will never 60 down to posterity, except him
self or some of his children are hung.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

The London Truth says that our ancestors
were satisfied with washing only their hands
and their faces that Louis NV. Of France
took only one bath in his lie; (ilat Louis Nil
is not recorded as ever having taken any, and
that Madame de L)nguoville, with her dirty
clothes smelt sour.
Swift would have starved IN that age.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

Managers in London arc learning some les
son. from America, and illustrated show bills
are beginning to ornament the blank walls Of
the metropolis.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

A YOUNG man in Gold hill was urged to
marry. but he replied: Il don't see it. My
father was single man, and he always got
along well enough. "-Footlight
81 was married ven | yust was thirty, said
Jake Muller one night as he sat by his bar
room stove. "Why doddy, exclaimed young
Jake, chow was dot, Wen | been thirty seven
years old?" "Well, vot in der tuyfel is dot
your pisness }" was old Jake's reply
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08

LEWIS DISTRICT, near Battle Mountain, is
continuing to yield steady stream of bullion.
The Star q Grove Company is adding five
more stamps to it's mill, and is running the 10
stamp mill of the Eagle Company to its full
capacity. The mines are improving steadily.
-ReveMe.
The ore in the Lewis District is of low
grade, but there is plenty of it, and as the
mills use sage brush for fuel, it is worked at
less expense than that of any other camp
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-08
GENERAL PRODUCE.

we carry at all tiraes - large and full
supply of Sac best kinds of Fruit. green
and dry, and all kinds Of Vegetables in
season. and fresh river and sea Fish. W il h
Oysters, CLAIMS. Musseis. Shrimps, Grabs
and eraw Fish, with canned goods in
endless variety,
long experience has enabled us 10
take all advantages OF Che market, and
ean and do buy the best al She lowest rates
thereby giving oar customers tae benefit
of CIR experience.
we bay and seli sn cs.nsoission all
Kinds 0FGarGien and Orchard sroduce and
Poultry. together with wild Same In sea-
soER. and can buy and sell at rates that
give AS at least the ability 81 sell all goods
at prices s3aaG enable rrs 80 live and let
live.
AN. GOODS EARRFELEY PACKED
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19
uoteI IierEs > Viu,iicated.

'sNhen was your ase,' ssid Grand
father to Z citizen who was deploTing the
unreliability Of tho newspapers, ''wEen l
was at ycur age l iad the same fault TO
gnd with the papers. icouldn't believe
word that was in EN-. For instance every
day | read come scrced about h5;el clerks
slicEin' up their ngscs 1t poor but respect
able people who were forced to stop with
them. At that time was proprietor OF the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, an was runnin' it on
the European plan-if you don't see what
you want asa, for it, no trouble TO show
goods, az that sort of thing didn't be-
lieye e word Of what the papers writ about
hotel clerks, an was mighty sure mine
WANT that way. To satisfy myself, how
ever. an windicate hotel clerks every
where, put Up job on the newspapers
/ smile liz up grandfather couutcrance
:: this stirring of mel-ory's eG'bers, bCt it
quickly vanished, and he went on:
~ allu. dressed in the height OF fashion;
but borrowed suit OF clothes Of John
Jacob Astor, an disguished myself as
poor but honest person from the interior.
~ had let some friends into .hc secret,
an they were present TO see hotel clerks
vindicated an stingin' rebuke admins
tered to q scuITilOus press.
At this poin. grandfather chuckled
auGibly.
when all vas ready walked into the
Fifth Avenue, carryin' an ordinary iookin'
grip-Sack, en- registered as john Crab
apple, from Squeedunk.
% Nice day. | said, ss 7 ornanented the
register with my stage name.
- Glad to hear it, said the clerk, % he
fixed his necktie at lookin' glass in the
Office.
'''V-hat TINS kin get train to Hsck-
ensack 2 I asked, for knowed that par
ticular clerk was strong on time tables, and
! wanted to fetch him ont oiore The invited
guests, who were sittin' around takin' it
all in. His reply knocked me clear ofTn
my pins. He said, never once takin' him
self away from the lookiR' glass;
"'See here, my headed patriarch,
YOU don't see no people siceFin' around
here on benches with their valises between
their feet, do you? You don't see 70 man
shown trunks around loaded with trunks,
DO youi You don't observe any little girls
runnin' around with apples to sell, doyou
10. reckon not This ID no depot, dear
sir. II you take ne for t.ckst-agent, a
baggage -s.nssher or brakeman you set
LETT. / run hotel, no: a mere railroad" "
II was med as wet hen, but | waited
a spell. When he got his necA-tie TO run
parallel with his moustache he turned
around an asked me what was after, an
If | would mind removin' my carpet-sack
from the counter an' carryin' it out TO ths
stable, where 1t evidently belonged.
This was rubbin' your grandfather the
wrong way Of the ha'r, but as had gona
into tbs scheme fer the good Of clerks il
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19
The kins and the PErcuoI0Gis:.

Who" said King Frederick Of Prussia,
al fete at Po;sdan, which had attracted
az unusually brilliant sssembIsgc, ''whO is
that tall, bony old man with head so ful!
OF characierl'
'sire, it is DR.. Gall, tie famous phre-
nologist."
''Ab, the phrenologist, Ell? Command
him to dine with - tomorrow evening
Next evening the King received the doe
tor aIGtly, and they sat down TO dinner
with dozen other convives, al blazing
with decorations AID uniforms, but awil
ward and constrained in manner and Con-
veTsation.
Doctor said Ii, King at tie
conclusion Of the repast, ''pray let rs see
something Of your wonderful skill. Exam
inc these geutlemen's heads and tell me
frankly what YOU think Of their character
and dispositions from the indications af-
forded by their cranial developments. "
Gall rose and felt the head Of his neigh
Dor on the right, stou. powerful man in a
resplendcnt Uniform, who hsd been ad-
dressed as ''Gencra'."
speak frankly said the King, seeing
that the phrenOlogist seemed embarrassed.
''His Exceilcncy,n said Gall, ''must be
p.ssiona;ely addicted 10 Geld sports and
exciting pleasures; ne has q decided fancy
fo--fOr the battle battle field and"
The King smiled and pointed the Phre
nologist to his other neighbOr, q small. alert
keen-eyed maa in diplomatic costume.
This gentleman" said the doctor, sis
-hum-aa expert in gymnastic exercises,
an accomplished pedestrian; very neat and
graceful in all operations requiring manual
dexterity-'
Enough" said the King rapping on he
table, and as score Of soldiers entered he
continued, to the s,upefsciion of Dr. Gail.
Remove these gentlemen 10 their cells
Allow ne 10 put in plain language what
you were reluctant to say: The General
is q murderer under sentence, and your
neighbor is the most expert pickpocket and
cut-.lrse in all Prussia, who has eluded
Capture On inuumerabls occasions- Exam
me your pockets.
The doctor did 50 and found that his
handkerchief. purse, watch and snuf-boI
had disappeared. They were all returned
TO him next day, with q complimentary
letter from tbs King, and 8 costly snuti-box
bearing FledsriCk's portrait SIT Ii brill
iauts
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19
Want a Point, a yics Point.

an ingenious expedieut was devised TO
save prisc ner charged with robbery in the
Criminal Court at Dublin. The principal
thing that appeared in evidence against
him was 4 confession, alleged TO have been
mad hY him at the police Office. and taken
dow ~ writing by q police officer. The
document purporting TO contain the sell
sacrificing acknowledgment was produced
by the officer, and the following passage
was read from il:
''Mangan said he never robbed but
twice"
''Said Il was Crawford
This it will be observed, has no mark OF
punctuation, but the meaning attached to
it was, that
'.Mangan said hs never robbed but
twice:
Said it Cas Crawford
Mr.. OGOrman the counsel fo- the pris-
oner, begged to LOOK at the paper de
perused it, and rather astonished the peace
officer By asserting that so far from prov.
ing the mans guilt, it clearly established
the mans innocence.
'sThis," said the learned gentleman, Ii
the fair and obvious reading Of the sen
tence:
.Nangan said he never robbed;
But tsVics said IL scds Craarford."
This Interpretation had its effect upss
tie Jury and The man was acquitted
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19
Raising Snnken Vessels.

In the Plotzen Lake which is not far
from Berlin. and the dep-h of which is very
considerable, reaching in some parts TO
over ninety feet, an interesting attempt
has been made 10 raise sunken vessels. The
method, which is the invention of Herr
Eldncr, q Vienna civil engineer, consists in
APPLYING carbonic acid in the following
manner: In an empty balloon bottle half
filed with sulphuric acid, surrounded with
Bullrich's salt, Is fixed; the bottle Is de-
stroyed by turning screw, and the two
substances mix and produce carbonic ACID,
which fills the balloon. II is obvious that
when this apparatus is brought into opera
ton in the hull of q sunken ship the effect
must be, if a sufficient number OF balloons
are filed TO raise the vessel. In the ex-
periments on the PlotZen Lake, a small
vessel or boat weighing several hundred
weight, was first sunk. A diver then
went down with the necessary apparatus,
which he set in operation in the interior
of the ship. Hardly had he done so before
the vessel began TO rise to the surface where
it was maintained by the balloon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19

\ few steps further on was the powerful
institution whose influence is felt in financs
and trade all over the wOrld-the Bank of
England. Bounded on al four sides by the
street, all its windows prudentialiy open
INTO central court, and since the riots Of
1880 it has been occupied every night by
z detachment OF soldiers. its business re-
gUires a working force OF twelve hundred
men. Its bank notes are printed within
the building. The same note is never
paid out over its counter twice. Tue new
bill that Is issued this morning Is retired as
soon as it returns, no matter If the same
man pavs il in again this afternoon without
4 wrinkle in it. 1t is allowed TO issue notes
to the amount OF fifteen millions pounds,
on the security Of its Standing loan Of
much larger amount to the government,
which constitutes part OF the public debt.
For every note issued above that-snd it
hiss circulation Of over forty million
pOUnds-bullion of an equal amount mus.
be paid into its treasury, and must be kept
there for the redemption of the note W zen
it returns. The traveller on the cnutinenI
often finds lis notes a. Il premium in gold.
No note is issued Of 4 less denomination
tllhu uNc pJulIs LNGLN -oLC - htsLtriSt,
and the name Of the party TO whom it -
paid out is carefully recorded. The prac-
lice of keeping . memorandum which Will
show from whom lie receives every bank
note that passes through his hands is cOIl-
mon, also, with the painstaking London
trsGesman. II proved fortunate thing for
a friend OF mine on one occasion. He had
given his wife q ten pound note Their
little child got hold OF the p0rte-monnaie
and destroyd the note, as they supposed,
by throwing it on the open Lire. There
would have been no hope Oi realizing on
greeuback under such CircUms.aLcss. But
fifty dOi..rs was ,.OTth trying Tor. The
uuLber OF the note was usC1rJaIued from
the parties through whose hands i. C LIE 10
u.y .Tiend, sworn statement OF the facts
was filed II the bank. 6lu ate. year or
sO had passed without I;s having been pre-
seaLed Ior redemption tie bank paid over
the money. The bank Isk-s IN an pays
olL is god coin by weight. Sometimes 1t
sends out a sealed package and receives It
aga.n before the seal Is broken, and yet de-
duC.s quite 4 sum from The amount at
which ii paid it out, to make good the loss,
detected Oy the uuerrIu scales, walch Oc-
Cured by The abrasion Of the coins IL trans
pOgt2tIOl.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19

general. naturally thought could stand
it if they could
u said would Ike to have roon, II
!. was all the same to MIN.
'.He said he would give me q room n
the cellar, only he vas afeard / might
sprOut.
Young man, said ], farm up, q hev
money to pay my way an sleep in the
bridal chamber. an don't propose to taxa
no lip from any stUck-up hotel clerk
"'WhOse q stUCk-up hotel clerkf he
yelled, daEcin' on: of his hi;en dep, an
putin NJ his hands. Who's a stuck-up
hotel clerk:'
Il told him I was c-iiy tokin' an Wa
willin' an anxious TO take 1t all back; but
be wouldn't have t. lie danced 'roun' an
bobbed up an dOwa, en- finally hit NE
terrible blow On the rose. Take thatl
you old hay-seed, he yelled, an that an
that an thatn an did IS he recon-
mended. When l was beginnin' to get
back at him he struck the bell, an seven
porters seized me an hustled me out on The
street. the clerk brinsIn' up the rear, az is
were, with his bOx-toed shoes. On the
sidewalk policeman coilared me, an
was locked up for thirty-six hours sfOre
could git chance to explsin things"
Then il can hardly be said that you sue
ceeded In vindicating hotel clerks against
the SANDERS Of the press
"Windicate' replied grandfather, moved
profanity; and he ambied of, stabbing
the fooT spitefuliy with his cane.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19

c. 6. 5. Horne, while fishing recently in
Flint River, Ca, was disturbed by the cou-
liuuai falling Of some heavy body in the
water. After listening for so time he con-
clIdcd that something unusual was going
on, and, seizing his gun, went forward TO
investigate. On the opposite side Of the
river he saw white object with q large
dark one 4. racking it. y boat being handy,
he bailed il, and eZpedi,iously and quietly
passed over. He struck the bank about
twelve feet shove the cause Of disturbance,
seized his gun G2d as the boat sTung around
wi.h the stream fired al the head Of the
dark object. lie then dropped tie gun, and
c5 the boat driited he hfLei an immense
logger-Iosd turtle into il, after which lie
pulled in the Other object, which proved II
be large surgeon. Before lie could re-
cross the river, the tur,le, which WAS only
stunned By the bird sGo., recovered ami
showed fight. The situation vas live Y and
interesting. The boat was leGzv, the wa-
ter deep and swift, tie turtle large, strong.
and determined on fight. 1t advanced
with open mouth and CUls gun was empty.
lie gave the boat ali the impetus possible,
stuck the paddle in the beast S aOu h drew
a lil;Ie renknife from his pocket and tried
10 CT: is throat. As the turtle kept It's hold
on the paddle, be succeeded in this after
several eIo-.s. lie thea carried his prize
home, and found tina. !, weighed fifty or
sixty pounds. The s;urgsoa, lie supposed,
weighed thirty or forty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19

The manufacture Of wooden shoes in
France is largely carried On in the Depart
meLt Of LOZere, and is concentrated around
the cities OF Nende and NIi.efor;- They
were originally worn there olly eXcep ion
allv, but their Use has now become general
in nearly ali the departments of France.
They are worn by the country people IN the
field and forest. ca the road by all iab9re=s,
in tanneries, dye houses, fuilIng mills,
chemical works, and in the mines, making
an economical and healthy foot covering.
About l7Uu hands are occupied In this de-
partinent in the manufacture OF wooden
shoes. y thousand OF these ere working
only part OF their time about $40 are &C
cupied not more than lG0 days during thu
year, and only 200 work on wooden shoes
as much as 200 DAYS annually. The first
class make, during the wiucer months,
the common wooden shoes, while the
better carved and more expensive ones are
manufactured by professional workmen,
settled at the small cities above named
the annual production Of wooden shOes
amounts to about 546, 600 pairs, 276, 900
being used by the population Of LOzers,
and 28S, 600 pairs are made to sell else
where. The largest s.ores and markets for
these goods are in the clties Of SAINT
Amboise and Mines. he expectation Of
wooden shoes represented IN 1871 u value
OF 253, 700 francs The total value Of al
the manufac,urei wooden shoes reaches
nearly the sum Of one million francs alau-
aiiy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19
The Colorado Desert.

The Colorado Desert may be properly
termed the Sahara of the Pacific coast.
Upon a clear, full moonlight night the trav
elier may form some idea Of the sterility
and loneliness of this Pacific Sahara. You
are in the midst of an ocean OF finne, white
sand; not an elevation, hardly, nor de-
cline of the feeblest nature, resenis itself;
the mosquito, the meschal and the caeti,
have entirely disappeared, and not bush
nor a blade of grass remains; no living
thing, not even bird nor an insect is to be
seen. A death-like stiffness seems TO per-
wade the scene, and an awful unbroken qui-
ct prevails. In this particular locality, 1t
is said, rain never descends; no dew ever
falls; no delicious exhalations OF the even
ing ever touch the fevered face Of nature,
which diurnally quivrs under the seeseh-
ing rays Of light.