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The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10
CHRISTMAS.

As Christmas Day comes this year upol
Thursday We desire to be early in the fel,
with the following quotation from an an
cient Ms. in the British Museum:
If Xmas day on Thursday be,
A windy winter We shall see;
Windy weather in each week,
And hard tempests, strong and thick:
The summer shall be good and dry,
Corn and beasts shall multiply;
That year is good for lands to till.
Kings and princes shall die by skill;
If child born that day shall be,
1t shall happen right well for he;
Of deeds he shall be good and stable,
Wise of speech and reasonable.
whose that day goes thieying about,
He shall be punished without doubt,
And if sickness that day betide,
1t shall quickly from thee glide
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10
Letter from Col. James.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. "A, 1S7.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. "A, 1879.
Hon. ALFRED f. LEWIS:
DEAR SIR notice in the Democrat-Star
of the 21st inst, call for public meeting
composed of citizens Of the three seaboard
counties of your State, to be held at Scran-
ton, on Thursday, the 9th inst, to take
into consideration such action as will eHec-
tuallv prevent in the future the manning
and killing of stock by the New Orleans and
Mobile Railroad. This evil, now for the
first time sought to be remedled, by the or
ganized action of the people OF the counties
bordering on the seashore, has continued
uninterruptedly, for about eight years, the
sufferers being denied legal redress for their
losses. bv reason of the notorious lnsol-
vency of the railroad corporation. Mort
gage upon mortgage being inscribed against
them, both in Mississippi and Louisiana,
''PeliOH on OSSd piled.
In view of this state of facts, 1t behooVes
the good people who have already been de-
spoiled of their property by the railroad, as
well as those who at any moment are Ilaole
to have their stock destroyed in like man
ner, to seek that redress, through legislative
action, denied to them legally by reason OF
the insolvency of the Company.
In all other communities, north and west
of us, and particularly in those States grid
ironed By railroads, there are stringent en-
actments requiring and compelling the COM
panies throu ghout their jurisdiction to keep
the entire line of their road fenced on either
side The Legislature Of Mississippi will
meet soon, and the present is an opportune
moment to petition that body to enact such
stringent laws as will have the effect OF ae-
complishing the end in view. A petition
numerously and respectfully signed by the
good people of your seaboard counties,
asking such relief at the hands of the Leg,
islature, cannot fail to be faYorably received
by that body.
You have able men in your Represents
tiYes from the three counties bordering on
the Gulf, and which the n. Q. 4 ~ L. Il
runs through, and they will doubtless give
it their attention. Your friend,
B. w. JAMES.
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10
"Unconsidered Triaes."

A Boston lady lost pocket-book con-
tanning 500, and when an honest little
boy returned it to her she was so CRATE
full that she gave him a great deal of
good advice and didn't charge him q
cent for it.
Chicago claims to have cleared over a
million dollars ON the Grant show.
Small towns are now writing for terms.
A stage-driver in the White Noun
tains when asked what he thought of
the Notch, replied "Well, l was born
around here, We know, and l don't mind
it so much. But if 1 should go down
to New York ! reckon likely I'd gawk
around considerably myself"
A man only wants to save his money
for a short time,
Occasionally something is said of an
elegant lunch at the White House,
which seems to indicate that the barrel
of potatoes brought from Ohio to Wash
ington on palace-car is running low.
The speediest way to restore gray hair
is to send it back by a man on horse
back.
The PRINCE of Wales gave the Prince
Alexandra keeper-ring in which the
initial letters of the six stones-beryl
emerald, ruby, turquoise, jacinth, emer
ald-form her favorite name for him
a." BERTHE"
Mr.. Darwin is to publish the life Of
his ancestor, not the ape, but a Later
one, who was his fathers father and q
physician:
The oldest fiddle in this country is
aged 316, or hundred years older than
the oldest grub-hoe.
Joaquin Miller has had his hair cut
This is glorious news. No man with
short hair can write poetry.
Puts and calls, I should say so,
remarked young man. HE put me
down the stairs and said he'd call when
he wanted me"
When the devil put tack, business
side upwards, ON q chair, and waited fOr
some one to sit down, he gravely called
it "a harbinger of spring"
He looked as wise as an owl, did he,
His tricks were well adjusted,
He declined to advertise, you see,
And in year he busted.
People never cough after taking my
medicine, wrote quack doctor in his
adyertisement. and the proofreader
queried Ii with, "Is it 30 fatal as that?'
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10
The Regret of a Life.
From the Drawer of Harper's for Decer
her

From the Drawer of Harper's for Decem-
her.
This touching story was told by East
man johnson to our correspondent IN
Nantucket: On a narrow island near
the New England coast, where primi-
tive customs still obtain, where the
crier goes about the streets by day and
the watchman by night, where they
dispose of surplus meat by auction, and
the merry maiden and the tar go iunket-
ing together in an ancient calash, lives
an old lady, Auntie B. The same
roof has sheltered three generations of
her family, and it would require little
less than an earthquake to dislodge her
from her seat by the old-fashioned fire.
place. There she sits picture of peace
and contentment.
Haven't you single regret in your
whole life ?" we asked her once. She
dropped her knitting, and a dreamy
look crept over her placid eyes
eyes" she said at length, 81 have.
Ten years ago, when my dear dead sis
tor was alive, man with hand-organ
came to this island by the steamer.
Oh he could play beautifully. He
came near our street, and my sister
says to me, Let us go down to the
corner and see him play Well, do you
know, didn't 60, after all, but she said
it was just splendid, and 1 suppose
shall regret not hearing that hand-or-
gan to my dying day"
And the dear old soul dropped tear
on the half-heeled stocking.
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10
Little Hands to Begin the Battle Alone

Detroit Free Press.
/ was walking down one of Detroit's
beautiful avenues on a lovely afternoon
last week. In front of an ivy-wreathed
doorway sat an old lady knitting. A
sunny-haired little girl ran through the
hall and down the steps into the street
carrying her doll. Her curls had fallen
over her eyes and she stumbled and fell
| had her in my arms in an instant. The
smile that revealed her dimples and
snow-white teeth told me that she was
neither hurt nor frightened.
"What Is your name, little one 2"
"Aint dot any"
Haven't any name? ? Is that aunty
on the porch ?"
"'No, ats dan'ma"
"Well, what does grandma call you ~
''S'e tails me Puss, but sc tails e tat
puss, too"
''But what does mamma call your"
''S'e doesn't tall me nuffin'-s'es done
'ay off,
"Gone away off .where?"
"To see papa"
"And where is papa ?"
Cup dere."
And she pointed to the sky rosy with
the sunsets glow.
"When did mamma go!"
"'E snow was on e ground, and Sc
went in a sleigh wivout any bells on e
horses, and danma c'ied."
am not ashamed to own that tears
filled my eyes as | kissed the child and
turned away, for L, too, had my graves
i'm childhood.
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

"What shall / preach aboutT said the
minister to the pastor of colored hock
which he was about to address. ell,
mos any subjec' viii be ceptable," was
the reply; ''only I'd like to glib you one
word OBJ caution" HAh what is thatf1
ssWeH, eff / was you, I'd teach very
light ON the Ten Commandments" ssIn-
deedl and why2" ssOhl cos I hab motto
ed dat iey mos always hab q dampnin'
effec' upon dis congregation.
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

The monks of the Gothard hospice,
in the Alps, say that during the year
ending September 80, they relieved
IL ,101 INDECENT wayfarers of all nations,
among whom they have distributed
a, 1856 rations. They have also granted
hospitality TO 132 persons suffering from
the effects Of exposure, and made many
gifta Of clothing.
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10
LONG LIVED QUEEN.
Famous PersOnages whom Queen Victoria
Has OutliVed.
London Herald.

London Herald.
And now, as she looks back on the two
and-forty years of her reign, what changes
has her majesty seen in the personnel of her
privy council, her parliament and her cabi-
net ministers, to say nothing of her judicial
and episcopal bench? She has outlived by
several years every bishop and every judge
whom she found seated on those benches in
England, Scotland and Ireland. She has wit
messed the funeral of every premier who has
served under her, except Lord Beaconstield
and Mr.. Gladstone. Not cabinet minister
of her uncle and predecessors days now
survives, and of those who held inferior
offices under her first and favOrite premier,
Lord Melbourne, | can find among the liv-
ing only Lord Halifax (then Charles Wood
and Lord HOwing (now Lord Grey.) OF
the members of the privy council which sat
at kensngton palace on that bright sum
mer morning in June, 1887, to administer
the oaths To the girlish queen, [ can find in
the land of the living only four individuals
George $ Byng (now Lord Stratford, }
Sir Strattord Canning (now Lord Stratford
de Redclitfe,) Lord Robert Grosvenor (now
Lord Ebury, and the veteran Earl of
Wilton. Indeed, it may be said that her
majesty has lived TO receive at court in very
many, perhaps in most instances, the sue
cessive wearers of the same coronet, and she
has seen four Lords Beauchamp, four Lords
Aberdeen, four Dukes of Newcastle, four
Dukes of Northumberland and five Lords
Rodney. She has received the homage of
four archbishops of Canterbury, of four
archbishops of York and of five bishops of
Chichester, Lichfield and Durham success
sively. She has filled three of the chief
justiceships twice at least; she has received
the addresses of four successive speakers of
the house of commons; she has intrusted
the great seal of the kingdom to no less than
nine different Lord Chancellors, and she has
commissioned eight successive premiers to
istrations,
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

A giant white oak tree, beneath
which the last treaty with the Cherokee
Indians was signed, by which they gave
up their lands and moved west of the
Mississippi, still stands near OglethOFps
Ga, and is a conspicuous landmark. Lt
is known as the Treaty Oak, and has
been preserved on account Of its nss0oi-
ationa.
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

President Robinson, Of Brown Univer-
sity, and his wife, have signed petition
to allow women to vote for officers Of
Providence school boards.
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

The editor of the Oil City Derrick
claims Is have country aeaf. ~ il y
stump. Boston AdyeFtisez'
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

At a trial of criminal case, the
prisoner entered plea of ''not guilty"
when one of the jurymen put on his
hat and started for the door. The
Judge called him back and informed
him that he could not leave until the
case was tried. 'eTried ?" queried the
juror "Why, he acknowledges that he
is not guilty !A
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

A prominent Attorney, while fishing
a day or two since, pointed out to his
companions a sign-board, remarking
The fellow who put that up is liar. "
"WhyT asked his companion. BE
cause that sign reads No fishing in
this brook, and l caught the best trout
in my basket directly under that
board"
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

The Lebanon county Ra.) Agricultu-
raj Society having abandoned the fair
grounds at Avon, have purchased twen-
ty-five acres of the Karmany farm in
South Lebanon for $5, 900. Three
hundred shares of stock have been
issued at $50 per share, toraise the sum
of SIS, 900 for fences and building.
a COUNTRY paper, in an obituary mo-
tice of subscribers son, says: He
was an uncommon smart boy He had
a little too much curiosity, perhaps, or
he wouldn't have peeped into the muz.
xle Of his fathers shotgun.
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10
THE TIMBER DEPREDATIoNs.

The efforts made by the Department of
the Interior 10 arrest the depredations on
the timber lands of the United States have
been continued, and haye met With consid-
erable success, 4 large number of cases of
trespassers have been presented in the courts
Of the United States. Others have been
settled. the traspassers Offering 10 make
payment to the Government for the value
Of the timber taken by them. The proceeds
Of these prosecutions and ettlements turned
into the Treasury far excesd i'm amount the
sums pprOpriated by Congress for THU pur-
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

People never cough after taking my
incidence wrote a quack doctor in his
adyertiseWent. and the proofreader
queried 1t with, "Is it 30 fatal as that2"
The weekly clarion., 1879-12-10

pfthe aoeernnenti and expressed Che ln-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-28
Reform CLUB ENTERTAINMENT.

In Moores Theater was collected last even
| ing one Of the largest gatherings yet called
out to a meeting of the Carson Temperance
Reform Club Theregular business Of the even
ing was conducted as usual in addition to which
was an excellent musical ndhterary entertain
ment. First came ballad, "Underthe Daisies,
neatly sung by Miss Belle Goddard Then
an original essay, 'The Modern Young Man"
delivered by Mrs W. S. Byrne. 1t was full
of telling points in Juvenile follies, which
were good naturally given and so received
Mrs. j. P. Winnie, whose sweet voice and
winsome manner never fail to please, sang
sc Don't be Sorrowful Darling" in her best
style Miss Mary Wilson sang with good
voice and expression, MY Laddie is Far
Away" Mr.. S. Morris, comparative
stranger to most of the audience, recitated, in
character, "That Baby of Nine, giving an
excellent piece of German dialect business,
which received well deserved encore
The young gentleman gave another
German recitation, which, like the first,
brought down the house. A sweetly rendered
Duet, by Miss Belle Goddard and Miss Mary
Wilson, followed. The closing feature of
the evening was familiar recitation to many,
1.-The Maniac" by Mrs. Williams The lady
gave the recitation IN character, and did
splendidly, reading the lines with good voice
and proper emphasis, and making it the
feature of the evening. At the close a series
of resolutions, complimentary, and deservedly
so, to the retiring President, Gen. t. D.
Edwards, were offered and of course were
adopted unanimously. The General made an
earnest speech in reply to the resolutions
" Old Hundred " was sung as parting song,
and the audience left, we'll satisfied with a
well spent evening.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-28
A STRANGE APPARITION.

| An employee of one of the mills at Empire
met with strange and wierd adventure OF
Wednesday night, quarter of mile east o.
the State Prison, on his way home from this
city At the point stated he was confronted
by man dressed in black. The stranger was
asked what he wished, but in place of reply
ing he placed his hands where his hip pocket
was supposed to be- The mill man fearing
that the stranger contemplated drawing a
weapon he pulled his six shooter and fired
five times. The m n only stood five feet apart,
but the mill mans bullets had no effect, and
he is said to be an excellent shot. The figure
remained standing upright before him. He
then walked ahead with the intention of lay
ing his hands upon the apparition but no
sooner did he arrive within arms length of
the figure than it disappeared The Empire
lite remained about the spot few minutes
longer, and as the stranger did not reappear,
he proceeded or his way home. The strange
adventure puzzled him greatly, but he hest
tated speaking of it to his friends, fearing
that they might think that he had been rink
ing. All of Thursday he could not manage
to expel the strange experience from his
thoughts it haunted him every moment of
that day After battling with himself all
day, at nigh,fall he concluded to take an in
innate friend into his contidcnce The friend
laughed, aud swore the mil man had been
drinking To remove that IMPRESSION the
the latter proposet to the former to recon
noitre and see whether the apparition could
be met again that night. At first the friend
declined to 90 on what he looked upon as a
goose chase, but ,he mill man WIS 81
mportnnate that at eugth he yielded. At
10 80 . clock the two rg.ched the spot where
The mill man had been confronted by the
strange figure on the previous night, and they |
lad not long to wait before the apparition,
n whatever it is presented itself. The two |
Empireites spoke, but received no reply then |
hey boldly walked up the figure and caught !
lpld of both of its arms, which were rather solid
or spiritual being, but the whole thing
escaped their grasp as if it had been smoke.
After lurking in the vicinity awhile longer
hat night without being able to solve the
MYSTERY, they went home They have only
evealed this matter to few, rs they fear
icing laughed at. The two men are well
nown in this city for their trnthfuness and
obriety. but have a delicacy about seeing
heir names in print in connection with this
natter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-28
THE MASTODON NINSTRELS.

On Monday, October 9th, Haverly's Masto-
don Minstrels will make their temperance
at the Opera House, for one night only.
There will be an entire change of programme,
and one fully as pleasing as when this most
excellent company entertained our citizens a
few weeks ago. Their houses were crowded
nightly in San Francisco, in fact, they received
a perfect ovation, to which they were justly
entitled from d stand point of rare excellence
The box sheet is now open at the Opera
House.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-28

JUVENILE IHEATRICALs.-Last evening a
number of ladies and gentlemen were very
pleasantly entertained at the residence of Mr.
Charles W. Friend by juvenile theatrcals
and tabeaux. The entertainment was an ex-
ceedingly pleasant one and passed off to the
greatest delight of all. The performance be-
gan with a march played by Miss Emma
Friend, in her really artistic manner. Then
followed dialogue entitled "True Phlos-
ophy," i'll which Miss Emma Friend, Miss
Lucy Startling and Master Fred Gushing did
admirably; after that came tabIeaux
"Grandmother's Home, which was charm
ingly presented, with red fire in the back
ground. The entertainment concluded with
another tableaux, "One hour in Fairy Land,
a beautiful little thing. The participants in
the tableaux were the little Misses
Gushing, Mclaughlin, Emma and Laura
Friend, Gibson, Starting and Meder The
music during the evening by Miss Emma
Friend was superb, considering the age
of the young miss. The entertainment was
concludedat $50 clock, and everybody being
well pleased. Such parties for children should
be encouraged, for they are refining and ele
waiting.
TnE BICYcLE.-Ye Yesterday morning as we
wendell our way toward the APPEAL office,
we saw a gentleman propelling a rather for
mldable bicycle on Carson street, which bore
him along at at sweeping pace till opposite
the State house grounds, where the shadow
of telegraph pole fell across the street, and
as it covered its entire width, of course he
was brought to a stand still, and finally WIS
compelled to dismount and carry the machine
across the obstacle, when he went on his WY
rejoicing.
THE New CHRONICLE BULDING.-We are
in receipt of an invitation to an inspection of
the new Chronicle building, to take place on
the goth instant. We regret our inability to
be present. The invitation is Autographed |
circular on fine double thick tinted note, with |
a very fine view of the new building, ON the |
corner of Kearney and Bush streets.
A. o. U. W.-Mr. Royal l. Aud, Deputy |
Workmen, will organize lodge in the
Masonic building in this city on Monday
evening next. All those who have signi6ed |
a desire to join are requested to go to Dr.
Smarts Office and be examined before APP
plying for membership
COUNTY CLERK OFFICE NOTES. ~ esterday
an appeal was fled in the case of j. H.
Martin vs. Mrs j. j. Combs, for the re-
covery of money due. Petition was filed by
Mrs. Annie Gavin, praying for letters of ad
ministration upon the estate of Henry d.
Gavin, deceased
DEPARTURES The following passengers de-
parted on the southern stage yesterday morn
ing: W. Mccormick, I. Gum, w. F. Deld-
ing, j. L. Holland, ]. 7. Mitchell, NJ. w.
Jones, j. r. Jones' J. Pugh.
"PINAFoRE. - The Juvenile "Pinafore" ;
troupe appear at the Opera House Tues
lay, and will give our theatre goers treat |
such as they have not had for a long time. {
ARRIVALS The following passengers arli- c
red on the southern stage yesterday afternoon; a
f. S. Holt T. McGinnis, T. Reynolds. Il
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-28

SMART ALECKs. There lis certain class OF
would be smart Alexis in this city who think
it deuced clever" trick to sell reporter,
and send him half dozen blocks or 80 to get
a verifcation of their silly nonsense. After
the reporter goes off On his legitimate
business the "smarties. get into corner and
chuckle at their " smartness These fellows
can write themselves down as consummate
asses with more propriety than any class of
lnen that we know of.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-28

MORNING BOARD

MORNING soAhe
ophir, 49,, 43.
Mexican, 81, 500,
Gould 4 Curry, llt4, ll9s,
Best & Relcher, i71s,
California, so 514
Savage, 1875,
consolidated Virginia, So rs
Ghollar, G't,
Pstosi, 5l9,
Hale 4 Norcross, 1874, 1875,
Crown Point, -.
yellow jacket, 1917,
Imperial, 40, : 80.
kentuck, 4 40, As.
Alpha, 1924.
Belcher, 4 so, Is.
Confidence, l0lT,
Sierra Nevada, AZ, 4534.
Utah, 1873, 20.
Bullion, 81,
Segregated Be'cher, %.
Hxchequer, 6.
Gvsrman, ga, 99s.
Justice, 81, 3 20.
Succor, Sc.
onion Consolidated, II, ~.
Alta, 51s, 81.
Lady Bryan, 95c,
Julia, 10,
Caledonia. 20.
Silver Hill, 10.
Challenge, q. 30
New York, Csc, i5c,
0cGdeltal, 30
NUudVlle Zoe.
Lady Washington Con-, / o..
Crown Point Ravne, 25e, zee.
Andes, soc, l 10
Ward, 3 20, 81,
Scorpion, ) -. 70
Lcvilthan, soc, jjc.
North Con. Virginia, s.
Benton Con, 20,
Golden Gate, ,
Con. Dorado 9j
lou
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-28

INSANE MAN COMMITTED Colter,
an insane man of whom nobody knows any
thing here, was yesterday examined before
Judge King, by Drs. White and Smart, and
declared a fit subject for treatment lat the
ayslum. He will be taken to Stockton
tonight by Sheriff Hill. The type
of Golfers insanity is a very mild one, and
judging from his talk, it Was produced by an
intent study of spirituaism. When asked
how old he is, he replied, 1900 years He
speaks of having been in heaven and i'll crude
manner describes it as beautiful place. He
stated to an APPEAL reporter that he is sorry
that he was driven out and when asked why
he was banished, he stated that the angels
wanted him to live while longer. He said
that ne was soldier under Grant, and had
been in the army 100 years. The greater
part Of the time his mind is absorbed with
trunk supposed to contain $500, 900, which he
believes some one is trying to steal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-28

0EYoK OF THOMAS PRICE No, 524 SACRARENTo ST.,
san Francisco May "a, 1889:
MEssRs j. S. TAYLOR Co Gents have made care
fu examination OF both bread and biscuits prepared under
my direction by the of your CHAMPAGNE BAk-
ING POWDER, and find that they do not contain alum
any other injurious deeterous ingredients. Re
spectfuly submitted,
THOMAS PRICE, Assayer and Chemist
Sep23 2m
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-28
CHAMPAGNE YEAST POWDER.

HEssKs JAMES s. TAYLOR & Co-Gents: Our baker say'
that your CHAMPAGNE YEAST Pow DER is the best he
has used. one teaspoonul to quart OK Hour Is
simply perfection He not make as good cakes with
three times the quantity OF any other Yours truly
SHARP BROTHERS
To Aessrs James ,. Taylor Co., ZIG Front street,
San Francisco.