Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-11-16

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agent for Stinson & Co., Portland, Maine, i,
in the city, canvassing for the Peoples Jour-
nal, sixteen page periodical, devoted to
stories, family matters and fashion. The paper
is furn.she to subscribers for ST. 90 a year,
with four chromos 11x14 inches III size. One
represents child kneeling in prayer before
! an open window She is still in her night
| dress ana the rays of the sun coming
through the window battle the child's yellow
head in gold From the angle of the rays,
however, the time of the day is Indicated at
about II 80, not exactly the time of day for a
| child or any body to be getting up. The sun
beam which comes through the window has so
solid an appearance that one hunts vainly for
| the hole smashed in the glass where the ray
came through. That it does not knock the
child through the wall is source of astonish-
ment to the behoder. The next picture rep
resents IA woman in low neck and short sleeve
ascension robes, standing on the lee side of q
stone cross. Her bare feet are surrounded
by dozen kinds of flowers and vegetation,
and the nondescript vines which cover the
cross have also grown over her person, indi
eating that she considers herself engaged for
the season. She holds bundle of tracts in
her hand as if anxious to be relieved of them
No one is in sight, however. The affair is
burlesque on something, no one knows what |
The third picture represents little girl stand |
ing in front of tree. The mechanical work |
is good. The last picture represents a vase of |
Gala lilies and is really work of art. 1t is
"a copy from original painting by r. Hill, |
an Eastern artist of excellent reputation
While the first three pictures fail beneath the
level of intelligent criticism, the last one
is fully worth the price OF the
THE NErEoR1c DIsPLAY-The meteoric
shower, predicted by Prof. Tce, has not given
he best satisfaction in this section. A good
many people have remained up during the
oast few nights to see the heavens start up it {
ire works. AS a rule every young lady who y
at up until 3 o'clock to watch the shower re-
luired an able bodied young man to hold her f
loak around her. Occasionally fugitive star
you'd dart across the sky, but such sights are
mite common in Carson during any season Of
he year. A wag on Nevada street sent up
ONE rockets and fired some Roman candles, ,
reating considerable excitement in the local
y where he perpetrated the joke. Such
isplay, however. while fully appreciated by
nose in the immediate vicinity did not give
on the Constock or along the
ase Range. Last night the heavens were a
tile livelier than usual. About l o'clock this
orning a meteor was observable at the west
ard going in a southerly directiun. 1t lasted
bout five seconds, and bursting, sent forth
lower of fire which reached the horizon.
hose who noticed the meteor distinguished
report which was heard about ten
conds after the bursting, but it was not suf
iently loud to have attracted the att ention #
parties who were not observing the meteor
the time. This is about all the shower has
to so far. "a
PIANOS AND ORGANs-At San Francisco
ices, can be had on easy terms at the rooms
the Reform Club. Mr.. Vann will give
rsonal attention to customers, and explain
E pecularities of the various makes. All
truments fully guaranteed and shipped
'ect from kohler Il Chase, San Francisco.
agency, no profits to middlomen and no
k. Instruments sold on easy installments,
d old ones taken in exchange Orders for pre-
Res
,et, music or books, promptly furnished,
reliable piano tuner at the shortest
ice. MIA 1m*
On DIT-That William Mann has left town A
marry Miss Carrie Wilson, and that Harry
litaey has gone East to bring back an old =
eet heart from the States.
'AGE BRUSH LEAvEs.-All persons who TIL
e subscribed for copies of " Sage Brush
Ivss' can get them by calling at the APPEAL
CO.
ervices in the Presbyterian Church at II vs..
T. and P. H. NV