Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-18

There are several teachers of the art Ia the
city who give lessons to parties who are de-
sirous OF learning to paint i'll oil There are
now probably over fifty people IN Carson,
mostly ladies', who while away their leisure
time daubiny. brown clouds on blue back
grounds and filing the fore grounds of any
color, with red, green and yellow trees. AL
most any scheul girl in Carson can tell all
about the relative values of Vandyke brown,
yellow ochre, deep chrome, permanent blue,
Chinese vermilion, and Indian red, and the
dealers in brushes, paints and palettss are
driving a thriving business in consequence.
| Perhaps most of the amateur artists and those
who contemplate plunging recklessly INTO the
art will be glad to know that ordinary paints
now retail for 12t cents tube, some" hat OF
decline from former prices, and camel hair
and brste brushes have fallen Ia like pro
portion. One of the greatest incentives to a
study Of painting is cheap material, for no one
cares to waste square yards OF canvass and col
! apsible tubes by the dozens to do work which
| only disgraces the rooms they hung IN.
! The study, however, is a pleasant one and
| there is no reason why out OF the many PEG
| pie in Carson who are now trying hard to
! learn to paint ssome one may not become
| famous and several more than passably good
artists Even if all endeavors are unsuccess-
| full and dozens who are trying to learn, fail ut
| terly, the effort is not thrown away, for the
time is occupied, and spelling paint and can
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Ouidas novels or gossiping about ones neigh
bors. O nsome future day the APPEAL will
run column q la San Francisco Chronicle on
decorative art, in which the best work OF
Carson artists will be faithfully set forth.
PoLITICAL FABLE.-An American Eagle,
sitting on a branch of sturdy Republican
Oak, happened to drop twig across the back
of Dolly Warden PSlecat occupied below in
the task of celebrating his stripes that he
might pass for an honest house Cat. Feeling
himself hit the startled animal turned a series
of clumsy somersauts, filled the air with foul
odors, vociferated improper names to the Bird
of Freedom, and called upon the shades of
Chase Seward, Lincoln and Garrison to attest
to the correctness of his political stripe. Fail
ing to obtain any response he began to barrow
in the ground, vainy endeavorlng to ascer
tain the whereabouts of some lost dates and
documents, vowing never again to notice the
Eagle.
PLUMNER GETS IN A COOP ONE Those
who know Professor P,ummer, the elocuton-
ist and charaster delineator, and know how
much he dislkss shop talk )" in private COM
pany, will appreciate this, from the San Fran
cisco Call: Plummer was quietly conversing
with several gentlemen, when adiscipls OF Dun
dreary tapped him on the shoulder and in !
patronizng tone said, 81 beg pardon, but
arn't you the gentleman who makes faces J"
Plummer took deliberate survey Of his !
dandyship, and quietly said, Pardon me,
but isn't it the man that makes brains you re
looking fer p
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD. Gen. |
Clark in the Enterprise of yesterday offers
reward of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction |
of the three men who attacked his brother,
Tom Clark, some months ago in Virginia City.
He will give $1,000 for the batch, or 1888 for
any single of the gang. 1t is rumored
about the city that Pete Fitzgerald openly an
nonnces that he is the man who committed
the assault and de6es anybody to prove It, IL
is not at all probable that the reward will ever
have the effect of throwing any more light on
the subject.
WILD CAT SHoT.-Night before last Thos'
Wilson, mechanic living lii the north eastern
part of the town, heard d noise ia his hen
coop and going out shot wild cat four feet
and eight inches long from tip to tip. He
nailed the predatory cat just as it was clearing
the hen house door, handcapping it with
load of bnckshot 1t had fat chicken in It's
mouth and would have been in the hills with
its booty had Wilson been a second later. 1t
is quite rare for wild eats to forage about hen
roosts.
The PARKINSON CAsE.-The case of R. R.
Parkinson (the man who was CONVICTED some
months ago in the U. S. Court of illegal vot
ing and false registration argued before
Judge Sawyer last evening on writ of error.
Gen. Clarke, who had rscoved from his attack
Of sickness made his opening argument for the
defense The lateness of the hour vented i
any decision in the case last nj nd the