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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
HOW TO THROW A FLY
Seth Green's Advice to AnpIars

In letter to the Rochester y
Seth Green, who has wide No. r-1pfsss
ty-fsher as we'll as pisciculturi.tt as a
the following hints to anglers, wh,c55 81 e
timely, as the trout season viii VIII are
open: wax soon
+" | am asked a great MANY,
WHAT is the secret of fiy-casting ~ S.t u
is it that | take the prize when I ~ ~ nov
There are three principles: First + no,N,
out OF the water; second, give H. I q;
time to stralghten behind Won. th mug
throw. | will explain these nri,o 'i,Iu
more definitely: "0'ps
RAISE your rod to an angle If M.
forty-hve degrees back of Won, 49," tbn
make quick stroke forward, ME- "iil.
the stroke without carrying vonr 1@ asg
forward. When you take the linz 60. lo1
the water 1t should be done with o 'rG,i,
jerk; then give your line time to strd 9atC>
en- behind; then give it the sane .t.,1 W
forward that you did to get it ont Of ';V a>s
water. '0e
Why so many fail in fly-casting :.
they throw the rod backward too 81. a,
the ground behind them, and u J,".
they make the forward stroke wboa
the line gets Strengthened out. it Is son o''
distance above the water and k;nI'S
back, and when it falls upon he w I,ta,
it lies crooked and is some distanoa
short of what it would have been r !,
had struck the water as soon as il wo'
Strengthened out. ~
! "If fish should strike at vonr a.,
at this time, you are pretty sure to miss
him. BY never throwing your rod bach
more than on an angle Of forty.fye do,
grees. and making the stroke forward
your line goes straight out and the fio.
go to the point you desire.
Great care should be taken WHOM
you have thrown the line behind yor
that the line is given time to straigbten
before making the stroke forward !
have thrown seventy feet of line against
strong wind, first by giving my rod A
! quick, strong back stroke, carving nv
rod not farther back than an angle n
forty-tive degrees, and giving the line
time to straighten behind me, and max
ing the same stroke forward that did
to Get it back of me.
" nearly forgot to mention that it is
more important to have your line fit
your rod than it is to have your coat fit
your back, unless you are a fop, and il
you are, my advice is to not 90 a.hshing
You may think it strange that
should tell you three or four times over
in the same article that in order to DO
good tly-casting you must not throw
your rod back only just so far, and then
wait for your line to straighten behind
you, and when your rod is up to make
a quick stroke forward, without carry.
ing your rod forward even a little, be-
fore you deliver the line"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

A Washington correspondent Oh 'I'
Philadelphia Times writes Inc muI luz.
abused George c. Gorham, whose ; sFI5
its are of the highest, and whose l ne y.
ships are of the strongest, CLOSED n .s a. IN
counts as secretary Of the selia.n 20 vS
Tuesday. After eleven years stL' NV
during which he has disbursed MAJ, una !.
millions-for the United States sel ~. an
the most expensive legislative peu! ,bs
esrth-he closes his account l9l W. w,
first time. 1t was found at the oep p.iag
ment that there was one GEM I Ia;+ n
him. In an official letter, when nav he
be.copied. recorded, numbered e' y Cor (r
United States treasurer notn. and
ham of the balance on settlement @ acs
requested that he would draw MS en rro.
for the amount. With the same r.
cision as though 81, 100000 was al s. sass
the check was drawn. A M nlesI TX:
conveyed it to the treasury luz l,,nt VIZ
were Searched to see if the amour our c S
to Gorham's credit, and then the C ors.
was paid-a great, big, copper a., fsr
which Gorham proposes 70 ~ l. not
luck forever. 1t seems thai naa - : cane
drawn the balance it would Ina nav Il ths
on forever among the liabilities n o,1,lat
treasury, and occaslonee.d Any
Of trouble to the clerks
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

Of hay per acre. The buildings are So
situated that the fall of ground carries
the liquid manure through pipe,
which has hose attached, and the ma
nure Is distributed by gravitation. This
liquid Is used more particularly in the
cold frames and not beds to force the
growth of the lettuce and early plants.
Inc buildings on the place are very con-
venlent IN which to do work and save
labor. The cows have running
water before them all the while,
and are only let out occasionally an
hour or more at time. Mr.. c..
flrds he can make more milk
from animals kect this way than by let
ting them run, even with all they want
to eat. Now for results: In the sales of
milk, vegetables, plants, ETC., Mr.. Cables
turns Oft from this place from s., 500 to
50 900 per year. He does all his work
with one man, hired by the year, and
one for the summer, including peddling
the milk, and his leisure to read and
observe. The gross income of these
tWenty-three acres per year is often as
high as Sl25 per acre, and the net profit
for some has exceeded $1,000 per year.
All this on a small farm, well titled, hay
ing a good market. Here are facts for
our average Connecticut farmers to lay
to heart. Do not till too much land,
| and DO IL thoroughly, and raise what
on. local market demands. Most Of
oar efforts are spent Oh too much land,
| am convinced"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
Fish as Brain Food,
DR., j. II, Draper, in Harper's Weekly

DR., j. II, Draper, in Harpers Weekly
Since during the acts of sensation and
intellection phosphorus is consumed in
the brain and nervous system, there
arises necessity to restore the portions
so consumed, or, as the popular expires
sion is. to use brain food. Now, Is
every one kpows. ii is the property Of
phosphorus to shine in the dark, and as
fish in certain stage of putrefactlye
decay often emit light or become plos-
phorescent it mas been thought that
this is due to the abundance of phoS-
phorus theft flesh contains, and hence
they are eminently suitable for the
nervous system and are an invaluable
brain food. Under that idea many per-
sons resort to- diet of fish and persuade
themselves that they derive advantage
from it in an increased vlyldness Of
thought-a signal improvement In the
reasoning powers. Bu. the flesh OF ll'n
contains no excess OF phosphorus, no'
does its shining depend on that elemen"
Decaying willow shines even more Dll
liantly than decaying fish. 1t ma!
sometimes be discerned atar Oh a.
night. The shining in the two cases !;
Dire to the same cause.-the oXlaauC.n
of carbon, not of phosphorus, In organic
substances containing, perhaps, MOI a
perceptible trait of the latter eie'n 'a~
Yet, surely no one fouli himself rls!ns
to a poetic fervor by tasting decayln.
willow wood, though it ought, on t 9 "
principles to be better BRAN ioo0 'A'D
a much larger quantity of fish.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
4 Snail that Would not Starye.

An Egyptian desert snail was receiv-
ed at the British Museum on March %,
1916. The animal was not known to
be alive, as it had withdrawn into Its
SHE'LL and the specimen was according
~ gummed, mouth downward, on to a
tablet, duly labeled and dated. and left
to its fate. Instead of starving, this
contented gasteropod simply went to
sleep in n quiet way, and never woke
up again for four years. The tablet WAS
then placed in tepid water and the shell
loosened, when the dormant snail sud
denly resuscitated himself, began walk
ing about the basin, and finally sat for
his portrait which may be seen of life
size in Mr.. Woodward's manual of the
Mollusca.' Now, during those four
years the snail had never eaten a
mouthful of any food, yet he was quite
as well and tiourishipg at the end OF the
period as he had been at its beginning.
TAILOR to customer-''I don't under
stand your style of doing things. Your
salary is big enough to enable you to
pay your bills" Customer Veil. who
said it wasnt?" Tailor-"You don't
keep your word" Customer-'Cer-
tainly | do. ! tell you I'd pay you out
Of my savings" Tailor-"Welll' Gus
tomer-"Welll | haven't saved any
thing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
Emigration to Kansas.
Chicago Tribune.

The incoming tide of immigration Is
sweeping everything before it, and right
here the people feel its full force and
power. This city being the central
point for all eastern lines of railroad
and the terminus as well, an oppor-
tunity is here presented Of Witnessing
in a tangible form the hegira of western
immigration The arrivals average
twenty five hundred day and still the
tidings come that thousands more are
en- route. The effect Of this influx OF
people upon this section is most salts
factory to the people here as we'll as to
the strangers who have chosen this To-
cality for their future home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

Mr. B. CHAMBERS, of the posl:9tlns' t6st
partment at Washington, ttihsocnsap5
there are no fewer than tour snJ finite
women WON postmasters in me ~ MI Ii
states. and that the number ! =
increase.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

SPRING divorce suits are CIT lower ID
the neck than usual, with scandal en-
rain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03

board on which he stood. When the
onions came up, he gave them a supply
OF water that had been made tepid from
standing in the sun, and that was we'll
saturated with new manure. The result
was twenty bushels of fine onions, and
no bugs or worms. Onions should be
planted early.-Cha1touqua Farmer.
GOOD pumps are an essential thing to
have in every well; but great deal of
complaint exists, that large proportion
OF the pumps usually sold farmers are
of little value. A great deal of trouble
doubtless arises from faulty putting TO-
gether, instead of faulty construction.
One serious fault, however, is in not
putting the pump down toward the bot
tom of the we'll. Water is easier lifted
by the pump than by displacement of
the atmosphere, or by suction. In deep
wells, or those over thirty feet, it be-
comes almost necessary to have the
plunger near the bottom. An iron
pump is always preferable for deep wells
for stock purposes; but the iron some
times imparts disagreeable taste to the
water, which some people who drink
water do not like. Dealers usually
charge an outrageous price for iron
pumps, but good ones may be furnished
tor ST, and pipe for ten cents per foot.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
Tea in Russia.

Russia is said to be making new
effort to add the cultivation of tea to her
proverbially successful growth of cereals.
Some years ago few enterprising specu-
lators established tea plantations on the
east coast of the Black sea. on the slopes
above the Caucasian port of Sukum-
Kaleh, memorable during the war of
1877. SOIL climate and situation were
all favorable, and large yield was ex-
ected; but, either from the ignorance
or the willful carelessness of those en-
trusted with the care of the plantations,
the experiment failed as utterly as it
did II years ago at Rio de Janerio, in
Brazil. Since that time, however, tea
planting on small scale has been tried
with marked success in the Turkish pro-
vince of Trebizonde. on the south shore
of the Black sea; and it is probably this
fact which has stimulated the Russians
to second, and perhaps more success
full, attempt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
Olives in California.

1t seems probable that California is to
have an olive excitement. The table
grape, the wine grape, the English wal
nut, the almond and the orange has each
had its season for planting extensively,
and each has failed to come up to the
expectation of its advocates because of
some disease, destructive insects. fitness
for very limited areas of soil or climate,
or high expense in preparing the product
for the market. We have long claimed,
and still believe, that the olive deserves
relatively more favor in California than
any other plant, because it will bear
valuable crops on poor soil with less at
tention. It ought to cover hillsides that
are now worthless. It requires no irri-
cation, will grow on clay or rocky SOIL
without cultivation, and will beg i'm to
bear in four or five years, though It will
not come into full bearing till ten years
old. Last week Elwood Cooper, ofSanta
Clara, brought to San Francisco 1000
gallons of well clarified olive oil. Mr..
Cooper has found little trouble in dis
posing of his oil. He wants So case
of a dozen bottles, whereas the import
ed article (adulterated with oils made
from mustard, cotton or grape seed, pea
nuts or lard-and in many instances the
liquid does not contain a particle of
olive oiD-can be had for SO. Mr.. Coop
er has 5000 trees, some of them seven
years old, and these produce 20 gallons
of berries each on an average in a good
year, and one gallon Of oil is obtained
from seven of berries. Trees ten years
old in a good soil will average so gallons
of berries in good year, but sometimes
will yield $50 gallons. After a good
crop the tree usually takes years rest,
SO that its good years alternate. The
whole yield from mature orchard may
be set down at 200 gallons of oil to al
acre, and of this so gallons may be de-
Quoted to pay for gathering the berries,
and making and marketing the oil. San
Francisco Alta.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03

Not very lucid an .wer; but he under.
stood it.
"Who to?' he asked coaxingly.
"Well, perhaps | oughtn't to say his
name," she answered slowly; for in this,
the most important moment of her life,
as she felt it to be, words seemed alto
gether to fail her.
what is hep
"He's-he's carpenter" Mary never
felt the truth more difficult to tell in all
her life.
GA carpenter!" he said in a telling
tone of injury, not unmixed with scorn.
"Well, of course, if Pm not better than
a carpenter-"
cob! you are; you are, SIR" said
Mary, in her excitement, putting out
her hand, and resting it for just one mo-
ment on his sleeve.
Mary lost her heart to the smart young
man with the blue tie and the well-oiled
hair. He never said anything more def
mite than he said the first day; but he
was always ready to take her out, and
most particular about her dress; and the
result was that all her little hoard OF
savings went in more or less ill-chosen
finery, and Tom Dawlish was forgotten
There was only one thing she refused to
do, and that was, she would not give up
her Saturday afternoon to him. She had
always had to take little Frankly Poole
out for long walk on that day, it being
his half-holiday, and she would never
consent to his being allowed torun about
wild in Kensington Gardens, as Alfred
Hill (for so the smart young man was
called) suggested, while she walked about
with her fine sweetheart
Gle is such wild little fellow; no
body knows what he might do if he had
the chance"
"Ah! you don't care for me-" said
the hero of the coal merchants office
and the proud recipient of thirty shil.
Hngs a week income. No answer came
save that her clasped hands made one in
their dumb movement of contradiction
Not love him! Why, every moment in
the day WAS devoted to thinking of, him
her work was neglected, her money
spent, her place in fair way of being
forfeited, and poor Tom Dawlish nearly
heart broken, and yet he said she did not
love him! "Ah! you don't care fol
me!' he repeated, artfully enough; fol
no avowal of his own feelings had ever
escaped his lips.
cob! do, d." she said; and cover
ing her face with her hands, let her head
droop down upon his shoulder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
GOLD AND GILT.
CHAPTER [.
IN EARLY SPRITG.

She was a very pretty girl, and she
knew it, and did her best, in an innocent
sort Of way, to let other people know it;
and she could not help thinking, as she
walked along the Feltham road, that
keeping company with Tom Dawlish-.
who was just plain, honest, hard-work-
ing young fellow-was rather a waste of
time, and that marrying him would be
altogether throwing herself away.
Her reflections came to an end at the
door of Messrs. Bradbury's Office, and
she walked in, wholly intent on the bill
she had to pay. A smart looking young
man received the money; and when the
receipt was made out, she turned to 90,
she found that the shower which had
threatened for some time was coming
down with a vengeance.
"Oh, dear!' she said, "and I have no
umbrella"
'sWait here few minutes, miss; it
will soon be over," said the smart young
man; and then, having accepted his offer
of shelter, Mary found herself after a
minute or two thinking that he was "a
very nice-looking young gentleman" Gas
she after described him to the cook, and
that he had beautiful hair-it was so
nicely curled--and he had a little dark
moustache, and wore such a pretty blue
neektie; oh! he was very nice looking
indeed.
care you Mrs. Poole's sister," he
asked, after few minutes conversation.
Mary flushed as she replied truthfully-
for she was far too good girl even to
equivocate-t she was not such dis.
tinguished Individual, but only the
housemaid and chambermaid combined.
And then he asked what her name was
and with another blush she told him
that it was Clara, but Mrs. Poole said it
was too fine a name for servant, and so
called her Mary.
81 shall call you Clara" he said
"shall II" he added with an appealing
glance Mary felt her heart beat faster
something seemed to tell her that her
destiny had come, and she had no words
to say, SO he followed up his successful
sally with another one: "Do you ever
get out of an evening for Walk"
Sometimes" she said softly.
.Will you go for awalk with me next
time?'
1t wouldn't be right; you are quite
strange, you see,'' she answered slowly.
"Oh! we'll soon get over that, you
know. Perhaps you are engaged tho 2"
Mary's inconvenient heart gave thump.
for here was a good practical question,
which showed that he meant business
1. e., matrimony.
"No, Pm not; but I'm wanted to be-"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
THEY walked out of the theatre arm

THEY walked out of the theatre arm
in arm. She was as dainty as a princess
and prettier than an opening flower.
The long, soft, white feather hung grace
fully to her shoulder, and her long,
delicate, slender hand held a sumptuous
fan. He looked pretty spoony himself,
but he felt good. Chow did you like
the opers, pet?' he family inquired, and
the delicious little angel looked up into
his face and, while the gasbeams lighted
up the bit of court plaster. on her chin,
replied: cts the boss" IN. Y Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
A PHILADELPHIA miss at Long Branch

a FHlLADELPH1A MISS at Long BranCh
hothers the young men to whom she is
introduced by starting off in this way
before they have chance to say a word
/" Yes; it is awfully hot. We came last
week. Will stay two weeks more We
are at this hotel. I like Long Branch.
Now, let's talk about something else."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
TEE OWLS MATHIS.
BY CHRISTOPHER c. MERRITT.

Behold the east with gates ajar,
through which the morning peeps.
hall, dawning light and fading star,
=. Awake the world that sleepsi
sing heigh no! to whit, to WHO'D!
Fair Ph9bus upward leaps.
The glow-werm pales her amorous light,
The FREELY flickers dim.
Inc god OF day shuts out the night,
And lights the oceans rim.
Sing neigh no! to whit, to whool
The world awakes to him.
In flaming glow his orbit see
high DER the mountain crest,
Drips sparkling light from out the sea,
r.. AND lights the owlets nest.
eng heigh hol to whit. to WHO'D!
take my fight to rest.
Springfield Republican
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03

Lo, the poor printer, sitting on his
stool, dissem bleth slyly with his stick
and rule-sogers all earnestly Ger this
and that, with one eye peeled upon the
hook for fat or, waiting for copy, DER
the stone he stoors and two ems uads
in hand, he JETS Tor dupes.-St. Louas
1Smes-Joaynat.
"WHERE do all the aies come fromT'
ENORMOUSLY demanded old Mr.. Gunny-
bags, waving his hands frantically over
his tormented head. "That isn't the
question" replied his equally tormented
partner, "when are they going back
again, that's what I want to know
Burlington HaaOkeye.
SOME newspaper is anxious to know
whether pun can be found in the Bible.
Taking into consideration the we'll
known custom of drawing water in the
east, perhaps Solomon, the proverbial
paragrapher of the Scriptures, intended
q pun when he said, Counsel in the
heart of man is like deep water; but
man of understanding can dyaey it out.
My lords and gentlemen: My crops
are likely to be rather a failure this
year, but am hopeful. l will do all in
my power to keep Yankee Doodle out of
nay markets. My relations with the
Colorado potato bug are unchanged.
Since | last addressed you I have lost a
boat race and have been defeated upon
the turf, but my belief in British beef
and beer is unchanged. Now git.-N.
Y. Commercial Aarertiser.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03


Green tea, cool and with hall lemon
squeezed in it makes an excellent
drink.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-26
NEW STAGE LINE
FORM
w I'm n IL Ia u G. G A


PARADISE VILLAGE AND MINES!
/. II. MORSE L. L. RICHARD.
RICHARD & MORSE, Prcprietors.
CARRYING THE
u. s. Mail, Express and Freight
viii leave wianemacca upon the arrival Of
the Express Tram from the West
Agents:-..Winnem A. j. Shepard; Para.
disc, S. b. p. Pierce.
FARE,
Between WINNEMUCCA and PARADISE,
~ 90.
Between WINNEMUCCA and SPRING CITY,
So 50.
Twenty-Five pounds of baggage allowed each
full fare.
ALL BILLS will be paid at the office OF l.. L..
RICKAH.D ) Stable, the First day OF every
tmonth.
Winnemucca, August i, 1879.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-26

And in accordance with law, and IN order =
the Beard Of Directors, made On the 10Th 1st =
May, 1879, so many shares 81 sa.h Isf'ei =.
such stock as may be necessary, viii TIC Fov =
public auction at the off.ct al the mr. aiS, ~
80 Montg, merry street, san Franeisco ,sl
fcrnia, On TUESDAY, the 22d day a JILL
1879, at the hour OF 2 clock ,. N. Of SAID us,
TO Jay delinquent assess ments there's n, togs'le
with costs OF advertising ard eSrensts " us
sale. ABRAHAM Hal stii
Secretary
Ottice3l2 Montgomery street (tntfaies ~
u Al san IrnncIhln lalifnIn
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-26
sHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF an execution, issued out VI the
District Court u the Fourth Judicial District
in and for the county Of Humboldt, state Of
Nevada on the 2Sth day Of June, A. d. 1870
and to me directed and delivered for
judgment recovered in said Court, en-
the 3lst day Of May, a. u. 1879. in favor
of Peter West. plaintiff, and against Fred II
Reed, defendant for the sum u S474 95
with interest on the same at the rate ~ Two per
cent. per month from 10Th day VI sIay. 1873,
which judgment has been assigned to f.. ID.
Kelley, together with costs and disburse-
ments, amounting to the sum Of enc hundred
and eleven dollars and accrling costs. have on
this, the LIST day of July, A. u. 1879, levied on
and taken in execution the following described
property, to Wit:
The northeast quarter Of section twenty
two in Township No. u, North.of Range 81
east Mount Diabio base and meridian; also the
frame one-story house situated thereon. near
Loveloek Station, Humboldt county, Nevada
Notice is hereby given, that on
sAIl RDAf, the 10th day Of July, A. D. /
Between the hours Of O'Clock in the mofnin
and o'clock in the Afternoon, viz: al z o clock
p NJ, III front OF the Courthouse. in the IL v Of
Winnelnucca, Humboldt County, Nevada, l will
sell, at public auction, all the right title aud
interest OF said defendant, Fred III Reed, OF, in
and TO the above described property, 10 the
highest bidder tor cash. 10 satisfy said execution,
costs and accruing costs
@. NJ MILLER.
Sheriff OF Humboldt County, Nevada.
49,, by A. DAVIDSON Deputy
"fhhemncca, July 2. a. ID. 1879.