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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17
Apples of Gold in Pictu1 es of Silver.

Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver.
During a long life have learned that
people who have the happiest and health
lest minds take an active part in every
thing which concerns their community,
their state or the country at large.
A proper interest and sympathy for
others give men vigorous minds and a
broad view, while selfish views tend to
contract even great intellects.
A thoroughly selfish man must, in the
end, bea thoroughly unhappy one.
The study of men has taught me still
another great truth. 1t is that, while
their conditions as to wealth, the char
acters OF their homes and surroundings
are very different, the variety of worlds
they live in is still more varied.
Money may fix the character of a
mans house, but only intelligence and
culture can give beauty and interest to
the sphere or world in which he passes
his life.
Every single object on this earth is of
value to those who know it's character,
its history and its use, while those who
are ignorant of these things taken no in
terest even in the choicest productions of
nature.
TO one man the heavens are filled
with great systems of mighty worlds.
To another the skies are simply 30 much
blue space dotted with bright, but to
them meaningless points of light. To
one the earth is an exhaustless museum
giving endless subjects for study, thought
and happiness; to another it is simply a
clod in which to grow potatoes and cab
bages.
Approaching and acting on these fa-
miliar truths, | decided at an early age
to take an active interest in everything
that concerned the general welfare, and,
above all, to keep my mind vigorous and
sympathetic.
determined to learn something, no
matter how little, regarding every object
or subject which came under my notice.
did not seek to be learned in high
degree with regard to any of these
things, but I did seek from my own
labor and the labor of others to gain
reasonably clear conception of the pro-
gress of science and the ends it has gain
ed.
I believed that by doing 80, while life
lasted, no matter what change of health
or fortune came, could be able to find
some subject or object in the world by
which I might be interested and rem
dered content.-Hardtio Seymour.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17
Cyrus W. FIELDS Opinion of Samuel j.
Tilden.

The'New York World of recent date
contains a letter from Cyrus W. Field,
giving the ''true inwardness" of stock
SPECULATION entered into by himself and
Samuel J. Tilden, of CIPHER fame, in
which the greedy Sammy could not re-
strain himself from replenishing his
"bar'l" and Judas-ike, betrayed his
venerable partner. Field closes as fol-
lows:
envy feeling towards Mr.. Tilden
therefore is not so much one of anger as
of disgust at the meanness which could
take advantage of my confidence to do
me an injury. 1t was to me a revelation
of the character of the man. It showed
me the falseness and trickery Of which I
had been frequently warned, but of
which had now my first experience.
This will explain my very decided i'm
preston of Samuel J. Tilden, and why I
am obliged to regard him as something
else than IAN illustrious statesman" A
statesman should be man not only of
broad political views, but of delicate
sense of personal honor. Craft and trick
cry may make a politician, but not a
statesman.
CHOW Mr.. Tilden's chief power lies
in these very ignoble qualities. His
great success in life has been as politi-
cal manager. His methods are those of
the politician, in which there is q large
mixture of plausibility and deceit. He
is a man who is always working in
the dark, and who is full of secrets,
taking you in a corner and whispering
to you as if you were his dearest friend
what he does not wish the world to hear.
He does everything by indirection. If
there are two ways to a thing-one a
frank and manly way and the other q
sly and stealthyway-h will choose the
latter. This habit of secresy invests
him with kind of mystery and gives q
vague impression of his great hidden
power, for imagination always magnifes
tina. which is unseen. If to carry his
end it be necessary to break promise CT
to betray friend it does not cost him a
pang, but rather, if it be done neatly.
affords him a positive pleasure; for his
forte is in giving such surprises, and he
likes to show his skill. A reporter says
he fairly chuckles at the success of his
latest performance, which has given him
the double pleasure of betraying friend
and filling up his barrel for the next
presidential campaign. If my expe
rience, after a close intimacy of two
years, is worth anything it is that he il
a man SO given to ways that are dark,
to cunning and deceit; that his very
nature is so false and treacherous; tina
he cannot be trusted either in business
or in politics, and that the man or tn
party that intrusts either interest O.
honor to his keeping is sure to be be
trayed."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17
Early History of the Steel Pen.

The early history of the steel pen is
Gu riously obscure. The most diligent
search fails to discover the first maker or
the earliest date of this implement.
There were steel, or rather iron pens made
we believe, in Holland as early as the
middle of the seventeenth century. To-
ward the close of the last century Mr..
Harrison, an ingenious Birmingham
mechanic, made steel pens for DR..
Priestly. One of them is nothing more
than a tube turned out of fiat strip Of
metal, with the sides and points filed
away in the shape of "a pen. The first
actual supply of such pens, it is believ-
ed (the authority for the statement is no
more than local tradition) was made by
a Sheffield workman whose name is for
gotten. From time to time, as far back
as 1909, steel pens, hand fashioned, turn
ed and filed, were made as curiOsities or
luxuries for presents; but it was not
until about 1924 that such instruments
were produced in considerable quanti-
ties, as regular articles of manufacture.
Mr.. James Perry was the first manu-
facturer, but the process was tedious and
costly, The metal was steel rolled out
of wire, and for this Mr.. Perry paid as
much as seven shillings a pound. To
the first person he employed he gave
five shillings for making each pen; and
even when the trade had become regular
he gave for some years as much as thirty
six shillings a gross to his workmen.
Now, thanks to machinery and modern
improvements, pens-not very good,
perhaps, but good enough to write with
can be made and sold at a profit for
three cents per gross!-Neao York
Grnq3hic
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

nothing for it but to lead him to the
cabin, place supply of provisions with
in his reach, and promise to return short
ly from Zermatt with sufficient assis-
lance to carry him to his home. This
promise was faithfully and promptly
kept; the guide went back to the old
cabin with the necessary help, but only
to find poor Brandschen dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

He had an auburn haired girl, and
promised to take her out riding. She
met him at the door when he drove up,
and he exclaimed: "Hello! ReadyY'
She misunderstood him, and they don't
speak now. Thus slang makes another
slap at loves young dream.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

IT has been discovered that celery is g.
sure cure for rheumatism. We see &C
counts of wonderful cures effected by it
going the rounds of the papers. None
of them state who made this important
discovery, but we rather think it was
some man who had heaps of celery for
sale. 1t nearly always is that way
BURLINGTON Ha1gkeue
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

The wooden dresses being prepared in
the furnishing houses for early fall wear
are in dark cloth colors in the new shades
of green, prune, golden brown and ducks
breast blues. The materials are cancels
hair, cloth, cashmere and tolle de sang
lier-a new fabric that somewhat re-
sembling bunting, yet has a rough sur
face and is made sufficiently heavy to
serve for warm winter dresses.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17
ALL FORNAUGHT.
FROM THE GERMAN OF HEINE,

When spring is come with the sunshine bright,
With bud and blossom each howeret speaks;
The moon in her path of glory sweeps,
The stars swim after in waves of light
When the singer sees two dear eyes glow,
From the depth Of his heart, his songs outflow /;
But songs. and stars and fragrant flowers,
And glances, ana moonlight, and sunny hours;
Much as these may for the time delight,
They count but naught in life's long fight.
Translated by s. H. Collins.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

WHEN serene imbecile who wants to
be telegraphed to says "wire me-" we
yearn for about yard of stiff quarter
inch wire, pointed at the end and red
hot.-Cia. Saturday Night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

A MONTGOMERY, Alabama, man was
choked to death the other day by
negro woman, with whom he had fight
about his washing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

Truth crushed to earth will rise
again, but sunfower won't.-Detroit
Free Press.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
l.r.o.4I TO TIE, GOLD ulls DAILY 1.~
Cession OF Patagonia.

NEW Yonx, June 2s.-The Times
says : Patagonia has been coded to
the Argentine Republic by the Govern
ment Of Chile. Patagonia is not q ter
ritory which any civilized race OF men
should greatly covet. It has been de-
scribed % "ths land Of Toe and fire."
The Chilean Government has tried
many costly experiments In colonization
In Patagonia. and various Improvements
intended to facilitate steam navigation
through the Straits OF Magellan have
been undertaken. Nothing but disaster
has come OF these. and Argentine col
oniss on the Atlantic side Of the Cordil.
lera have not been much moro fruitful.
By common consent, after some dis.
putes, Chile occupied the Pacific side OF
the central mountain range and the Ar.
Reutins Republic took tho Atlantic
slope. Latterly, the Argentine Repub.
lio, taking advantage Of Chile's numsr-
ous foreign and domestic complications.
has claimed IN extension OF her bound.
AIRY line in Patagonia. Chile has dis.
oretely made haste to agree with her
adversary. and the miserable country,
with its nine wild tribes and its thank.
less soil, passes under the flag OF the
ArQeptines.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
scheol Law Question.

A. Fl. Willis raised an interesting
point before the Board Of Examiners
yesterday. he asked il those who as.
pired to the principalship OF tho schools
were to be examined In branches other
than those prescribed for hrst-srade APP
~plicants. To this Superintendent James
replied that he did not know OF any.
thing OF the kind ; that the law provid-
ed for two grades and nc more but at
the last examination the Board Of Trus.
tees had asked hat those seeking posi-.
tons as principals be examined in geom-
etry and trigonometry. in addition to
the branches prescribed for hrst-grade
certificates he said he would ascertain
the wishes OF the Board upon this point.
Mr.. Willis, while not ~objectinR to the
interjection Of studies specified BY the
statutes. said II one branch was added
he would like to see many others brought
in. He thinks II the Board has the
right to 90 beyond the law for geometry
and trigonometry. IL has also the power
to include Greek, Latin and Natural
History. or. for that matter, any Of the
sciences usually taught in colleges.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
North Consolidated virginia.

The San Francisco Stock Report says
A special meeting Of stockholders In the
North Consolidated Virginia Mining
Company was held Friday afternoon.
The number OF shares represented was
o 1000. and they were all voted in ratio.
cation Of the sale Of the company's
shaft and entire property to the Sierra
Nevada, Union and Mexican Companies
for the sum Of 81. 100. 900. The Board
of Directors was also authorized to apply
to the Courts for q dissolution. Soon
after this dissolution has been legally
assented TO, the shareholders in the
North Consolidated Virginia will receive
their pro rata Of the proceeds OF the
sale upon surrendering their certificates.
The number Of shares entitled to this
division IL l00, 900. less 1900 shares,
which are owned by the company. This
would give $4,000 shares to be paid
upon. The Indebtedness Of the COM
pany is about $50. 900. which. together
with the interest paid to the Nevada
Bank for disoounting the notes Of the
purchasing companies at two. four and
six months time. will leave $40 70 per
share to DO divided among stockholders.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
Jurors excused till July 8.

A SAFE FInM.-In looking around for
q responsible Arm with which to deal in
the stock business, q spectators can
find none better than W. Il. Clarke q
Co., No. 81 South @ street, Virginia.
They are prompt In all business matters,
and their customers may at all times
rely upon them for q fair deal. Their
communication with San Francisco being
direct they afford their clients excellent
opportunities for quick turns and good
profits. Remember their place and give
them q call.
srocx Baoxrn.-If you want to take
advantage OF the turn Of the market,
either one way or the other, 60 to L. B.
Frankel, the Gold Hill stock broker,
and mako your wishes known. he will
buy stocks for you or will carry as many
shares as you wish on q margin.
PRINCIPAL @. 8. Youso, Of the Gold
Hill public schools, will leave for FRISCO
this evening. From that place he will
20 to Bodis and Lake District, where he
will spend the most Of his vacation.
TEE name Of Miss Minnie Lewis ap-
peared yesterday among the list OF those
applying for seoond.grade certificates BY
mistake. The young lady 10 an appli.
can't for Q Hrst.grads certificate.
A Yrolr occurred between Matt.
wsloh and q negro named Brewing, on
street, Virginia, to-day. The men
were parted before any great amount OF
damage was done.
J. P. CosoRAvE, Of the sutro Hdepsn.
dent, will leave for San Francisco to-
night, having been called to the bedside
Of his father. who 10 dangerously Ill.
TIE Independent Champions Of the
Red Cross will meet tonight at the
S~ohool.house, Gold Hill. All members
are requested to attend.
TWENTY-FIVE carloads Of ore are daily
shipped over the v. & T. X. 3. TO tho
mills ON the Carson river.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
Iscienuno DrsfiisE.

Mercer otey. Secretary Of the Yellow
Jacket Mining Company, has finished q
very complete and accurate drawing Of
q section Of that mine, showing all the
workings at both the old and new shafts.
He will send II to the Virginia School Of
Engineering. OF which he Is q graduate.
Mr.. Otey has also completed a very elsb.
crate table, giving the temperatures on
the different levels OF the mine, morning
and evening. for every day during the
past six months. This he will send to
Professor Church, formerly Of the Coast
Survey, who will utilize itin some OF his
abstruss deductions on the subject Of the
temperature OF the Comstock mines. A
News reporter, who was permitted to
inspect these documents was delighted
with the able manner in which the draw.
ipgs are executed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
Lass Nights Fire.

At 10 o'clock last night the house Of
Johnny Mitchell, at the head Of Gene
terry street, Lower Gold Hill, was dis
covered to be on FIRE. The hre com.
panies were out rs soon n possible,
Yellow Jacket Volunteer Hose Company
being the FIRST to get on water. The
ere extended TO Tim Sullivan's house,
adjoining. and both houses were de-
stroyed. Mitchsll's house and furni.
ture are o total loss. but are said 70 be
insured for $1,000. Sullivan saved part
Of his furniture. His property wa In.
sured for $1,000. Johnny Mitchell 10
well known here. having formerly been
foreman at the Justice mine. Mrs.
Mitchell was in Virginia at the time Of
the FIRE and nobody was in the house.
The origin Of the Are Is q mystery.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01

GoxH TO LAKE DmraIcr.-John F.
Barrett. our old Como irien nd and pio-
nssr. Of whom We made mention last
Saturday. left yesterday afternoon for
Lake District. He will take In the glo-
rious prospects Of that camp and Bodie.
and II he does not conclude to stay. will
come back. and perhaps return to San
Diego, California, where he has been for
the last eleven years.
CouSrr CoxxIssIoSrns.-Ths Board
of County Commissioners will meet to-
morrow at II o'clock A. y. All persons
having bills against the county are 70.
qussted to hand them in at the office OF
ths County Clerk to-day. In order that
they may be duly explained and pre-
sentsd Of the meeting.
Ar the beginning Of the teachers q.
animation yesterday. Superintendent
James said: eli I catch any OF the sp-
plicants communicating and rscsivins
assistance, ! will not examine their
papers, and will not, under any con-
alteration, sign their certificates"
IxyoaxArlox wASrrp.-Sophie Eich-
niger. No. so7 East Eighth street. New
York, ID anxious to obtain information
In regard to the whereabouts OF her
brother, Valentine Eichinger. who. she
says. had Q dry goods or clothing store
In this city about Ave years ago.
Nuno Surr.-Ths case OF the Brophy
Mining Company 70. the Brophy and
DALE Mining Company occupied the a.
tention Of the District Court yesterday.
AL the evidence was heard and the n.
gumsnt Of counsel will b heard Thurs
day. July ;, u 10 90 ck 4. =.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
MiscellaneSus.

NEW Yoax, June 3O.-Ths New York
Stock Exchange having resolved TO I'd.
iourn from the Sd 10 the 7th OF July.
dsvoting four days to the celebration Of
Independence Day, the Philadelphia
Exchange has followed the example.
and the other Philadelphia commercial
bodies will follow the same course.
Nxw Yoax, June 30.-Another spor.
sdic attempt TO stop whisky selling Wa
made BY the police yesterday. Many
arrests were made and many saloons
closed. Notice il given that Sunday
selling il 10 b stopped hsncsforth. At
all hazards,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
THE WAY vANOxKBILT sue.
CKRDkD.

when Commodore Vanderbilt VS. running
steamboats,. he beat all rivals By crowding on
steam 70 the utmost, and sven running down
his enemy' n necessary. 70 accomplish Q trt.
umph. WHEN he went Into rsilfosding. he
ADOPTED q much shrswdsr and moro successful
way, by uniting vast lines and their Tributaries
under his own N lnsgsment. thus csptur ne OIL!
Tiysls, By sharing with them { Q tmmeuse pool
of pronts thai were made By his skillful manip.
ulstion Messrs Lawrenos . %. Bankers. n.
Y i, acc imp ish = much greater sdcoess 10 ,tock
Operations By heir new Combination Method
oil dealing. By this system the orders OF thous
snds { customer. ara pooled nto one vast sum
and 90 operated under the most ex ertenced
msnagemsnt. .hus giving TO each shart holder
All tbs benefits II large capital aud be.t tkill
Profits div dc mon'nly. Any amount nom %
20 s2s, 900 can Be uaod With great suoo~ss. III
will make Sf6 pront. 80 would return eIIo
or Q per co q on tue stock durtng the month,
according " the market. Tbs new circular
(msiled fres) has "two unsrring rules for sue.
cess' and full expansions. 80 that any one
can operate probably. stocks and bond
wanted. 9ov.rpment bonds supplied. APP
ply 70 LAWRENCE / Co., Bsnkers, 81 Exchange
Place, New York City.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
An Advance Into Eululand.

LONDON. June 28.-Gsn. Newdigats's
column has advanced to Delete river. 20
miles beyond Blood river. where an IN.
trsnohmept will DO formed. Gen. Crea.
locks command will leave for Fort
Chelmsford tomorrow. His division
will then advance and establish Q cache
at Fort Dumford, thus obtaining sup.
plies by sea. The gunboat Forester will
start for Fort Dumford Immediately.
Adjutsnt Firth Of the Lsncers has been
killed In q skirmish. The yoemanry
have again unsuocessfully attacked the
enemy In the Moirosis mountains In
B~asutaland, losing two men killed aud
twelve wounded. Dir Bsrtle Frere has
arrived at Cape Town. where he was on.
Enthusiastically received.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
Piper. opsr. Ho..s.

"H. NJ. s. Pinafore" was launched
upon the sea Of Comstock popularity at
Piper's Opera House last evening. This
musical comedy is probably the most
thoroughly advertised Of any play that
has been produced within the present
century. and public expectation has
been raised to q hight never before
known. This expectation was more
than gratiaed by the performances by the
Amy Shsrwin Combination. "Pina-
fore" is a production at onoe musical
and humorous. and Is entirely clean
free from all the vulgarity Of the old
opera bouffe; 1t is not only bright and
captivating. but morally and musically
excellent from beginning to end. With
It's dashing. frolicsome ohoruses, its Pc
culiarly original and skillfully. phrssed
melodies, its crisp recitations, forming.
as they do, mi unbroksn chain Of mslo-
dious jollity, II proves q master. piece Of
its kind, the production OF o musician
Of great talent and experiences. 1t 10 no
easy task to oloths merriment In artistic
array; but Mr.. Sullivan has accom-.
plished 1t. and he deserves all peoples
gratitude for having given them two acts
Of as pure and tuneful fun % has yet
been penned. The success Of such works
indicates marked changes for the future
OF the opera. The dividing line Of pro-
pristy which has hitherto been rightfully
drawn between legitimate opera and
opera bouffe, must gradually be erased
by the late operas OF the irreproachabls
school, to which "Pinafore " certainly
belongs. With regard to the vocal inter.
pretations OF the various roles, as given
by the present troupe, there a bs but
one opinion. The rendition was good.
Miss Amy Sherwin's Josephine IL the
perfection OF graceful acting and artistic
singing. Harry Gates, we'll known and
we'll liked in this community. added to
the esteem in which he IL held by his
representation Of Ralph Rackstraw.
MI. Cassslle's Dick Dsadeye was the
grotesque feature Of the evening. and
proved Q great success. Miss Hattie
Moore made q very pronounced charao.
ter OF Buttercup. 1t would be impossi'
Bile to speak too highly OF Miss Nellie
| Smart as Cousin Hebe. She IL perfectly
delightful. Mr.. Burrows. who is always
good in what he undertakes, maks nc
exception In Sir Joseph Porter. The
other members OF the company did we'll.
The chorus, which included some Of
our amateur vocalists, was full and
strong. Tonight, in addition to the
regular performance Miss Sherwin will
sing the "Last Rose OF Summer" and
| Virginia Gabriel's ringing song "The
SURPRISE" and Mr.. Gates will sing
Hatton's Goodnight, Sweet Love-"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-01
..-,..,. sn,. ner.i.x.

@ E Bowlsnd. Miss A E Trout. Thos
Moses. Lottie Moses. Mrs. Nuttall. Mrs L
Hill. Mrs. o T Barber. r Schultz, +
Rothsr. J Stevens. Jos Blight. r Gaines,
T J Frstes. n Donavan. r n Wilson. A
Hurd. L Kullman. N Merins. J + B Nc
Clsry. J O'Lesry. n 0'Leary. J A Brum.
10y. Chss Palmer. Jos Hoey. Pat Holland.
D MsPherson. " b Wheeler. Mary Jones,
Mrs A ] Trout and daughter. Miss @ L
Black. A Craven and family. Mrs Kin.
more. Miss Hill and sister. Miss A Nc
Kay. n J Reed.