Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-18

have prevailed in Nevada during the
last twenty years. All old residents
recoIlect these names, but few know
how they become fastened on those
who bore them.
BAPTISM OF DOUGHNUT BILL.
| Doughnut Bill was gambler who go1
his name in Marysville. He was gen
orally down at the heel and very close
| with his money. One night with 8
capital CT % cents he wOne $3.50 at q
faro game and his companions stuck
pretty close to him. as they expected
he might feel literally inclined.
"Goin' to set 'em up, BilI?'' they
asked.
"Boys," said he, 81 haven't eaten :;
square meal in two days. Let me fill
my stomach in peace and then We'll
take little run"
He slipped off to q chop house and
sliding up to the keeper, said:
"Gimne bits worth of doughnuts."
He ate the doughnuts and his friends
who had been watching him gave the
sobiquet of Doughnut Bill, which has
stuck to him like a porous plaster ever
since. He fled to Virginia City to
avoid the name, but he could not es-
cape the Nemesis, and woman with
whom he lived was called "Spongecake
Sadie" He considered this adding
insult to injury, and finally left for the
East.
A FEW OTHER ODD NAMES.
"Johnny behind the Deuce' was
also gambler, who invariably staked
his money on the deuce, believing that
it was his lucky card. He made his
first big winning on the two spot and
nothing could induce him to leave it.
"Needles," the Comstock tragedian,
vas called s.Needles'' because Of his
ank and attenuated figure.
1.-The Shadow" was applied to half
starved man who afterwards got better
living and grew to he about the size of
GEORGE Tufiy.
LIVELY GHOST.
"The Ghost" was fastened to man
Who feigned death that his partner
night collect money for his funeral ex-
lenses. This was in early times, when
unerals in Nevada commanded respect
nd high figures. Some two thousand
ollars was collected and the collector
kipped out with the money This
oused the ire of the supposed corpse
nd he came up from Six-mile Canyon
lto Virginia City with a sixshooter,
bent on furnishing corpse
1ore genuine in its pretentions than
imself. He found his man, fired two
lots at him and wounded friend and
reated terrible CONSERVATION among .
lose who had contributed to his ;
neral expenses and looked upon his
ppearance as startling illustration of
,e naturalization theory. When the
xcitement quoted down there was a
ood laugh all around and then of
purse came the nick name.
WOMAN SOLDIER.
"Scar-faced Charley was woman
no lived on the Comstock several
ears. During the war she fought in
le cavalry in male attire. Her r
* was not discovered until she was
ounded at Bull Run, receiving .
bre cut across the face which gave
er the name. Being too proud to :.
ind hand organ for living, she
nbraced the calling of a woman Of the
wn and finally fed the country to
old the nick name.
ssSlapjack Liz" earned her name by =
in an act of mercy. After 4
e big fire in Virginia she was en- q
ged by party of miners as cook r
d furnished hot slapjacks for the mess
lie "GAzETTE'' MANS WONDERFUL y
MEMORY.
The inspired localist of the Reno y,
.zette who has only just joined the Re- y,
m Club favors his readers with list
1902 names of disreputable characters
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