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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12
4 NEW INDUSTRY,
a Trout Canning EsssbIishusns ss
wsdswersh-An IassrsssiaE Ex.
pertinent.
Reno Gazette March 10

Reno Gazette March 10.
Fish canning has become one Of the
solid industries Of the Pacific Coast, and
the wonder Is that the surplus trout
taken from the Truckee and Pyramid
during the fish season, are moi pre-
served In that way. A short time ago
the incest kind Of Pyramid Lake trout
sold for six cents Q pound, and many
were thrown away. Then they went to
eight. then to ten, and not enough to be
had at that price. Now there Is not
half catch enough to fll the orders, and
ere summer there will be no fresh
trout. z. Griswold, one Of the largest
fish dealers in Wadsworth, has under.
taken the task Of ascertaininR whether
the business Of canning Truckss trout
will pay. He has secured . steam pump
and boiler connected with tanks, whsrs hs
stsams the trout until they are cooked.
Then they are put into cans, the same
~ salmon, 10 familiar 10 all. Those
who have tried them say they preserve
all the dslicacies Of the fresh fsh, and
that stsaming IL such an excellent way
OF cooking them, that the canned trout
are better than any that can DO shipped
to distant points and then cooked in the
ordinary way. Mr.. Griswold will put
up 1000 cans, neatly labeled. and il they
90 well. the establishment will DO cor.
tinusd with increased capacity. The
only fear is that the cost will bs too
great. The. fish cut away over City per
cent, and with first cost at ten cents.
the bare meat will run up to sixteen or
seventeen cents. The Wholesale price
OF the canned trout will have to be very
near . half dollar a oar to make 1t SELF
sustaining. It Is feared that the demand
will not DO very largo at those figures.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12

There are foolish people who are
worrying themselves about Mother
Symptoms prophecy" This frequently
Published yarn purported to have been
written about l448, and in 1t were fore.
told railroads, the admission to civil
rights in England Of the Jows, and Of
the end OF the world In 1881. The
whole poem or prophecy wal written by
Charles Hindley In 1862, and was Q pure
invention Of his own, composed to In.
suro the success OF q business venture;
and, after all, but one or two OF the
things named In IL had come to pass.
II was simply an ingenious and success.
full advertising fraud.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12
rYPoenArHIcAL CONFLICT AT
BODIE.

OF the four daily newspapers pub
lishsd at Bodie, the Standard. Nstes and
Free Press pay the wages fixed by the
Typographical Union recently organized
at that place. The Chronicle, however,
refuses to do 30. and pays fftsen cents
less on . thousand ems. The Union
held q meeting last Sunday evening and
passed q series Of resolutions denounc.
the propristOrso Of the ChrOnic's. declaring
it a rat office. refusing to patro.ize any
parties who assist in sustaining the
Chronicle. and requesting their friends to
use their influence asainst the paper un-
ill such time v it shall acceds to the
rate Of wages established by the Union.
which is siIty.hve cents per thousand
ems, the same d on the Comstock. To
this action ON the part Of the Union, the
Chronicle. which employs only lady com.
positors. replies a. follows:
The issue forced upon Us does not con-
Germ the public. a. VI al manage our
business without submitting to the inso-
lent dictation Of . handful Of irresponsi.
BILE and beardless carpet.bagg-rs. But
when We take into consideration the pos.
sibility OF . financial crisis depending
upon the sudden Withdrawal from our
banks the funds Of the members Of the
Union; this. In connection with the sus'
pension OF their valuable patronage from
those having the temerity to advertise In
this journal. We feel 1t . duty to prevent
. serious calamity, probably. by saying
that We shall firmly maintain our vantage,
and retain our lady competitors at the rate
OF ffty cents per one thousand ems-better
pay than miners receive. We deny that
We lowered the price Of composition. Oui
contemporaries foolishly advanced II. This
10 the Union against lady competitors.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12

Old sojournsr Truth has been staying
In Topeka helping the colored refugees
BY her original and often very wise coun.
eel, and awakening an interest in them
among the white people. She says Of
the exodus: "It 10 Just what have
been praying for these eight years. The
aovsrnmsnt and people we're deaf, but
the Lord heard me. and he 10 sending
these people West on the public lands."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12

Indianapolis Ns,ns: The Empress Of
Austria. II 10 asserted. never rides .
horse after he has once thrown her.
That 10 where the Empress Of Austria
differs from Sam Tildsn. He proposes
to rsmount the Democratic horse every
time he Is thrown. il he can. His next
sndsavor to chamber back into the saddle
win bs on the 22d Of June.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12

The most recently published figure,
show that suicide IL on the increase In
France. Before the Franco German war
the number Of suicides only sliehtly OF.
csedsd 5000 q year. and now they exceed
COCO. In Paris there are three times -
many suicides committed a. In the
country. Most OF the men who destroy
themselves are bachelors. The spring
IL the time Of year when suicide 10 most
frequent, and death BY hanging 10 more
usually rssortsd 10 than any other mode
Of elf.dsstrustion. being considered
more expeditions.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12

The proposed increase Of the German
army both in numerical strength AND
efficiency appears likely to be promptly
followed by a similar Augmentation Of
the armed forces Of other Continental
powers. In France . complete reorgan.
izatiou Of both the infantry and cavalry
Of the army il purpossd BY the Minister
OF War. and in Italy an increase oil
10000. 600 lire in the military estimate
for 1881 IL proposed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12

A copy Of the Jecish Times, q new
weekly paper published in San Fran.
cisco. has come to hand. II is very
neatly and clearly printed on excellent
paper and contains q largo amount Of
good reading matter. original and select
cd. and q healthy showing Of advertise
ments.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12

The annual fair for the hiring Of Dor.
setshire (England) farm laborsrs. male
and female, took place on . recent Sat.
urday. when in wet and mud 1000
''hinds" paradsd the streets and stood
In groups waiting to be hired by the
year. The farmers have In vain tried 10
put down the fair, which was this year
styled in posters the ''slavo fair"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12

Dewey 4 Co.'s Scientific Press Patent
Agency has received official notice Of the
issue Of the following patents to Pacific
coast inventors for the week ending
March 2, 1880: F. L. Anderson and 7.
LOTUS. Sacramento. hose pipe nozzle;
G.. d. Anderson. Oakland, whip aud
rein holder; ]. T. Donsine. San Fran
cisco. ~eIcavating machins:J ]. Il. Parkin.
son. Virginia. Nevada. air compressor;
H. N. Ransom, Oakland, ore feeder; z.
Williams. Oakland. dredging machine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-12
ooRh.

In Gold Hill. March -, to the wife Of Msrc.,
Otsy. . son.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-23

he forty years ago; and it is my self
imposed but somewhat melancholy
task to picture him now at the age Of
seventy, still erect and manlyin form but
with talents and genius buried and the
generous, affable young lawyer Of thir-
ty changed into the morose and cynical
hermit.
In his early life he was betrothed to
one of Philadelphia's most charming
belles-a lady of equal wealth and
rank with himself. She proved faith
less, and welded dissOlute but fas-
cinating young officer-an event COM
mon in its occurrence, but sufficient to
wreck brilliant prospects, destroy noble
aspirations ami lay waste a life. firing
of the gay life now robbed of its attrac-
tive glamour, needless of friendly, per-
suasiOn and entreaties, even regardless
of an old mothers tears, he sold bis
city property at sacrifice, invested his
immense wealth in various bonds, re-
serving only a few thousand for his per-
sonal wants and sought a Western
home.
True to his first allegiance, his life
has been a desOlate one. He has
no companions, no friends BY untir-
ing industry he has made his home a
little paradise. Unlike hermits gen.
orally, he has nothing about him that
is not elegant-the result, perhaps, of
his early culture and good breeding.
His yard is a wilderness of flowers"
his fruits are the finest in the land.
Large pears and peaches which would
remind one of the fabulous products Of
the Garden of the Gods, " embalm the
air with their mellow fragrance. Tube
roses, monthles and choice geraniums
lend their perfumes to every passing
breeze. A neat little bath-hOuse with
elegant appointments mOdestly raises
its head beneath the shade Of over
hanging oaks.
As the sun tinges the tree-tops of this
little retreat in its daily descent and
makes the ripe fruit glow in its setting
beams, one can see the old man sitting
on rustic bench in front of his house,
while the evening wind, dallying with
his gray hair, seems to take a liberty
unwarranted by the firm and melan-
choly expression which is settled on his
face.
We constrast this picture with that
of the brilliant young barrister, of
pleasant and sociable manners, honOred
by all alike and breathe a sigh for the
ruthlessness Of the years as they come
and 60.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-23
Canaries Trained to Whistle Operas.

Mr.. Jacob Wiss, trainer of canary
birds in this city, has achieved remark
able success in getting his pupils to
whistle tunes. One songster that be-
longs to Mrs. Townsend, of Philade-
phia, daughter of Hon. VIM. L. Scott,
whistles " Der Freischutz' as well as
an expert whistler. Mr.. Wiss SAYS that
it takes two years to train bird, and
describes the treatment as follows; "The
bird when quite young is isolated from
all other birds and bird sounds but his
own. This little instrument is music
box specially constructed for this pur-
pose. Two or three times day it is
set plaXinae, hAat 81 rr3 STfTT6 aIT'
The young bird, hearing no other sounds
begins to initiate the air; note by note
he learns and always stops right short
when he has sung all he knows; he never
attempts to 90 through the whole until
every note is committed to memory and
is as perfect or imperfect as the music
from the instrument" Mr.. Wiss states
that he trained one to whistle "God
Save the Queen" and an Englishmar
paid him sixty-five dollars for it. He
never gets less than fifty dollars for a
trained bird.-Brte Dispatch.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-23
Peasant Life In Bengal.

The daily life of the family is series
of pictures of Arcadian simplicity. At
daybreak, when the crows begin to
cav, the whole household is astir. The
two elder brothers are off to the fields,
while Gayaramis seeing after the cows.
The women are busy in the huts and
courtyard. Sometimes the men come
home to their midday meal and some-
times it is carried to them in the fields.
At sunset the labOrs of the day are
brought to close. A mat is spread in
the courtyard and the men sit down
crOss-legged and smoke their hubble
bubbles; and at such times it IS the Joy
of Badan's life to listen to the childish
pratte Of his little daughter Malati.
Occasionally the brothers pay visits to
their neighbors, or neighbOrs drop in
and Join in the smoking. The conver-
satiOn is nearly always the same-the
weather, the bullocks, the crops and
the COWS; the plowing, harvesting, SOW
ing or irrigating. But money is ever
the burden of the talk; RUPEES, annas
and pice; the zemindar's rent; the in
terest paid to the money-lender; the
cost, loss or profit of every transaction
connected with the farm or household.
The whole family is religious; indeed
all Hindus is religious. They may be
everything that's good or bad, but they
are never wanting in fear Of the gods.
They are constantly utteringt the sacred
names and they offer a portion of ey-
cry meal to the gods of the earth,
water and sky. They see deity in ev-
erything that exists and Omens of good
or evil in everything that moves. If
they meet a COW or a wedding tAey
rejoice over theirgoOd fortune; if thy
see a widow or a funeral they Ire
dOwn-hearted at their ill-luck. Ihty
engage in no business, or journey, pr
transaction of any sort or kind with-
out a prayer to the goddess Lakshirhi
or an invocation to the elephant-headed
Ganesha. Every family or group Of
families has it own Purchita, or dOmes-
tic Brahman, who performs endless GER /
emOnies of Precipitation, conservation
or publication at births, deaths, mar
riages, fasts, festivals, religious cele-
bratiOns and family incidents of every /
kind. In return, the Purchita receives /
all the offerings of rice, fruits and vege- I.
tables that are made to the gods, with .
occasional presents of like character. /
Every year the Guru, or religious teach /
er of the sect or district makes his ap-
pearance to receive a shilling fee from .
every household, and to confirm young
er neophytes by whispering into their,
respective ears the name of the god that
each one is to worship as his own indi-
vidual deity. This name is known as
the seed pra =r," and is to beuttered
by the worsbi er 1O8 times every day
until the end # his earthly career
Macm5llaD'S H9gazine.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-23
A WOman's Confidence

90! I almost wish that something
would happen" she said to her group
of friends on one of the ferry-boats
Yesterday. Since | learned to swim
| have the utmost confidence in myself
and I'm not q bit afraid of the water
Can you swim?n asked several at
once.
80, yes. I've been practicing for
over a week and can swim, dive and
float. You ladies don't know how much
enjoyment there is in skimming along
the surface of the water. Why, l feel
perfectly at home there"
And where do you swim?n inquired
one.
''In the bath-tub, of course! Why.
our bath-tubis seven feet long and three
feet Mide and -aala ~ IT. n iii
it without stopping! o! l just wish we
had puddle in the back yard, I'd learn
YOU all inside of weekr'-Detron Free
Press.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-23
Delights of British Railway Travel.

Two gentlemen belonging to Glas-
gov, who had been to Belfast, were re-
turning home by way of Stranraer and
entered the train, leaving there shortly
before eight o'clock. They travelled by
themselves until they reached Ayr when
they were joined by a stalwart, gentle
manipulating man, who proved to be
dangerous companion. Directly the
train moved out of the station the new
conner picked up q pipe belonging to
one of the gentlemen and threw it out
of the window Although rather cha
grined neither of the gentlemen said
anything, wishing to avoid disturbance
and believing that their companion was
intoxicated. Soon the stranger began
to punch them in the ribs with stick,
put himself into menacing attitude,
talked very incoherently and amused
himself by knocking off their hats. The
two gentlemen began to think that mat
ters had proceeded just far enough, and
one of them quietly informed the stran-
ger that he had better desist, and that he
might find, if he persisted in his " little
game, that he had met his match The
train had passed Irvine and was flying
onward, when suddenly the stranger
produced from stylish game-bag a six
chambered revolver of large size. He
examined it for minute or two and
then drew the trigger once or twice,
evidently just to satisfy himself that it
was not loaded. The examination of
the revolver concluded, the stranger
laid it down beside him on the seat while
he took from a case filed with ball
cartridges half dozen to load the re-
vOlver. The stronger of the two gen.
tlemen thought that his time for action
had arrived and quietly picked up the
revolver, Ostensibly with the object of
lookingat it; but when his excited fel-
lOw-traveler requested it to be returned
his request was refused. Then a scene
occurred in the compartment The
stranger rushed at the gentleman hav-
ing possession of the revolver, knocked
off his hat and endeavored forcibly to
possess himself of the weapon He failed
and was then observed looking for a
knife. He was then told that if he did
not sit down and remain quiet he would
be severely dealt with, and he contented
himself with threatening what he would
do till the train reached JOhnstone.
Here the gentleman handed the revolver
to the guard of the train and informed
an official of what had occurred, and
stated that the man had as much powder
in his possession as would wreck a
train. The reply received was to the
effect, you are all alike to us and if
it don't suit you you can change your
carriage" This the two gentlemen did
and went to Glasgow in another COM
partment, thinking themselves exceed
ingly fortunate in having escaped seri-
Gus injury from one who had all the ap-
pearance of being a unatic.-Edinburgh
Courdnt.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-23
Electric Railway Signals,

To prevent the chance of a train run
ning past the danger-signal during a
fog or snOw-storm, without the engine
driver seeing it, the Northern Railway
Company, of France, have recently
adopted the plan Of having a steam
whistle on the locomotive, worked by
current of electricity controlled by the
signal. The whistle is connected with
an insulated metallic brush placed upon
the engine; and between the rails is
fixed a projecting contact-bar faced
with copper and seven feet long, which
is swept by the brush when the train
passes. This cOntact-piece is connected
to the positive pole of q vOltaic battery,
the negative pole of which is in COM
munication with commutatOr on the
signal-post, from which a wire leads to
the ground. So long as the signal is at
" line clear" the passage of the brush
over fixed contact produces no result;
but when the signal is set to" danger" "
the commutatOr brings the negative
pole of the battery in direct commune
cation with the ground, and on the
brush passing over the contact, COM
pletes the electric current, and causes
the whistle to be sounded, thereby
alarming the driver.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-23
Take Your Hands Out of Your Pockets.

Take your hands out of your pOck-
cts, young man. You are losing time.
Time is valuable. People feel it at the
other end of the line when death is
near and eternity is pressing them into
such small quarters, for the work of
this life Graves hours, days, weeks,
years. If those at this end of the line,
if youth with its abundance of re-
sources, would only feel that time was
precious! Time is a quarry. Every
hour may be a nugget of gold. 1t is
time in whose invaluable moments we
build our bridges, spike the iron rails
to the sleepers, launch our ships, DIG
our canals, run our factories. You
might have planted twenty hills of DO
tatoes while l have been talking to
you, young man. Take your hands
out OF your pockets.
The world wants those hands. The
world is not dead, asleep under the
Pyramids, mummy by the Nile. The
world is alive, wide awake, pushing.
struggling, going ahead. The world
wants those hands. You need not
take them out of America. They can
find a market here at home. The
country wants those hands, selling dry
goods in New York, cradling wheat in
Minnesota, raising cotton in Alabama,
weaving cloth in Lowell, picking
oranges in Florida, digging gold in
Colorado, catching mackereI from the
deck of a Down East fishing-smack.
Take your hands out of your pockets.
And what a laudable thing it is to
meet the wants of society and do your
best! When you are an old man, what
an honorable thing your hand will be!
Did you ever think of the dignity in
vesting the wrinkled hand of an old
worker? 1t has been so useful, lifted so
many burdens, and wrought in such
honorable service. Who wants a hand
without a character when old age
comes-a soft, fabby, do-nothing hand?
You are willing to work, you say,
but can't find anything to do?
Nothing to do! Do the first thing that
comes along. Saw wood, get in coal,
go on errands. In short, do anything
honest with your hands, but don't let
them loaf in your pockets. Golden
UnYS.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-23
A Joke on Melon Thieves.

The party of young men who went on
a baseball tour to GAINESVILLE last week
had an interesting experience. The
crowd went down in a wagon and on
the road kept a sharp lookout for water
melon patches to be "raided y on their
return. Near Miner they saw on the
roadside promising patch, over which,
however, stood guard an old gentleman
whose general appearance reminded
them of the old party in the spelling
book who had chased small boy up a
tree. On their return the crowd made
a sortie on the melon patch and each
one carried off and devOured a melon.
As the party were riding on small
wag in the crowd, to play a practical
Joke, suddenly fell over and began to
rroan in a very distressed manner, say
inc he thought the melons were pois-
oned At this dread suggestion each
melon thief began to feel sick at the
stomach and in few minutes the old
man S melons were thrown out. After
this exercise the joke was disclosed
much to the Indignation of the unfOrtu-
nate victims. Griffin (Gd. Ne1OS.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-23
Buried Genius.

A correspondent writes from Rich
mond Mo-, to the st. Louis Republican.
About four miles to the east of this
plare. ina lonely spot. surrQunded-h lay
dense forests, is situated the modest
gittle farm and house of one Of America S
most eccentric characters, David
Hixon. 1t has been his home for thir-
ty-fve years, and in his life and expe-
rience could be found the plot of a novel.
Forty years ago ne was rising young
lawyer Of Philadelphia Talented, affa-
ble possessed of boundless wealth and
coming from one of the most aristo-
cratic families of America, he was well
coined into the highest social circles,
courted and admired by all. Such was