Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-02

| IMPROVED dELI0TR0PE.-Ihe he Ittope II
an instrument used by troops to send signal,
BY means Of . nrrsr over sretches Of country
where there are Ne telegraph lines. The idea
was taken frsn the Indians, who signaled
from hill to hill by means Of pieces of mirrors
held in the hand. The word heliotrepe i.
| takoH from the Greek, and means to turn the
| sun. (This assumption of learning is the re
suit of . private conference with . work on
tho subject) The instrument now consists of
circular mirror attached tc field surveying
glass, and can be SO guaged toward any point
as to be seen 100 miles. The signals are then
made by passing the hand before the glass and
hiding it during long or short periods, as the
case may be, the flashes resulting to the OBJ
server at a distance, being Interpreted just as
the dashes and dots are by telegraph operat-
or. G. w. Friend, of this city, has Just in
vented an improvement by which the mirror
can be turned at any angle and kept perfectly
stationary by means of two screws-sne effect
ing it perpendicularly and the other horizon
tally. The old instrument allowed nothing
but horizontal movement, and the least wind
throws them out of range This is quite an
important point, AS the variation of hair in
the mirror renders it useless for long distances
A RARE GAHE.-The Indian and Chinese
boys have discovered a curious way to utilize
dogs in their games. They frequently play
ball and make a dog do the fielding Their
last trick is to cover dogs head with gunny
sack and make him play the leading role in
game Of blind mans buff The dog enjoys
the sport as much as anybody. and allows the
youngsters to tie the sack over his head with
out protest. They then scatter with a wild
shout, and the dog, singing out one of the
crowd. runs him down, following him by
scent alone. In one instance the writer saw
the dog pick his way across a plank which |
bridged = stream, and ON one occasion when a |
boy took to water, the dog lost the scent and |
declined to trust himself to the stream. The |
dog will sometimes chase boy five minutes
before catching him. The white boys have
risd to utilize dog in this manner but seem
anabls to make the animal SEQ where the fuH
comes in, and all efforts to hosdwink dogs
With gunny sacks have been fruitless Doubt
ess the reason of this is that dogs have
earned to nistrust the advances of the white
'oys, having in their minds vivid recollec-
ions Of tin pans appended to :heir tails.
ASSOCIATE PRESS D1sPArcHRs-After the
Meeting of the Chicago Convention, the AP.
'EAL will furnish its readers with special tel
graph dispatches through the campaign.
The APrsAL's dispatches, while they will not
. complete as those of tho Enterprise or
hronicle, will contain = summary Of all the
nportant news of the day up to midnight,
nd especially the freshest political inteli-
ence. This is an experiment, and if encoar- .
10 amount Of Geographic matter a. tho CAM
align progresses. 1t remains with the people
Carson to say just how much they want in
ne way Of late kilograms, which will be fur
ished subscribers in this city several hours /,
arlier than the delivery of tho Virginia City
Apers. We shall take afternoon as we'll as
idniRht dispatches and matters Of import
nee will be duly balletined within Eve min
tes after they are received at this office
Cool BEBR.-Cold beer il a luxury in hot
Gather. This il Why men walk past . dozen !. :
Icons to gulp down the ice cold beer at
ecker s Fishers Sample Rooms Their
will be foundin another Column.
10 Mountain Beer FROM San Jose that he
. always on tap, and it, coolness reminds
% Of the north pole. We speak advissdly
this subject. 10