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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02
MORNING APPEAL
2, 1859
Sagebrush as Fuel.

The following which we find
in the Tuscarora TImes-Reriew,
is not bad. It is pretty correct /:
Some of the ordinary loads of
sagebrush drawn by ten horses,
will measure on the front wagon,
eleven feet wide, seven feet
high, and twenty feet in length,
with q trail of the same or
or nearly the same capacity.
This pile of fibers, using a Yam
kee expression, resembles a
/" brush heap in a gale Of wind, "
and is sold for about thirteen
dollars. To a stranger of the
forests of Nevada this spectacle
is novel in the extreme. A
Down Easter would call it dew
lish coarse hay. The Nevadan
is glad to get a hundred or so
cords piled up at safe distance
from his domicile. 1t burns
readily-most too readily. One
fireman can keep cooking
stove in blast, but two will find
a busy time Of it. This kind Of
fuel is very similar to all in this
vicinity, but we shall ask as a
great act of condescensiOn that
we be permitted to publish this
description of our aromatic cal
Oric for the benefit of many in
the Great East who have never
seen a sagebrush forest. IT fur
nishes a most delicate seasoning
for beefsteak on the Goals.
with buffalo chip pep
per, it yields a sweet perfume,
which far rivals and surpesses a
restaurant fry pan. Royal sage
brush, we give you a joyous
welcome.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02
The Monepolfst's Heaven -
Earth.

Earth.
Principles.
Plank first-"The public be
!"
Plank second-Tax every
thing and everybody.
Plank thIrd-Corner every
thing. Raise the price Of all
necessities.
Plank fourth-LOwer wages
and tax poverty.
Motto on all public offices,
and over church, school and
hospital doors "The public
be - ~
Insertion Of same on Ameri-
can shield in place of +" f Pluri-
bus Unum."
Practice popular rates Of ex-
tortien as levied by the Human
Enjoyment Monopoly Company.
Beef so cents per pound.
Bread, % cents per pound.
Matches two cents apiece.
y Fares on surface and elevated
roads doubled every three
months.
Laborers wages % cents per
day, with downward tendency.
Rents, nothing within four
walls, no matter how small, less
than SIS per week.
Water, 5 cents gallon.
Croton Monopoly Company.
For painting ones house, $25.
For not painting it, 500.
For privilege of sending chill
dren to school, $40.
For not sending them, $40.
For going to church, 50 cents
per 60. #r@
For not going. 81 per not go.
For putting on each clean
white shirt, 10 cents.
For not changing twice
week, SO cents fine.
Flannel shirts, ) cents.
For the privilege of voting, ST
a vote.
For not voting, 50 fine.
The public be if they do,
and be - worse if they don't.
For cutting ones hair, 10
cents.
For not cutting it, 20 cents.
For enjoying oneself under
any circumstances, 81.
For not enjoying oneself I'M
der similar or otherwise circum-
stances, s..
Sneezing taxed at the rate of
5 cents per sneeze.
Coughing, one cent a cough.
No discount on continued par
oxysm.
Breathing, five breaths for l
cent.
Seats in the Legislature, sl0,-
600 each.
In Congress, $4,000.
Cost of State Governorships,
from $4,000 to 100000.
Ditto of nomination to the
Presidency, 100000.
Taxes as follows: For carry
ing a jack-knife, % cents a
Wearing silk hat, 5
cents quarter. All for breath
ing, 10 cents per cubic foot.
Sunshine, from 10 to % cents
per Cay, according to the area
shone upon and graduation of
temperature.
Rain waterfall caught with
out permission Of the Rain and |
Cloud Furnishing company sub
iects the offender TO fine and i'm
prisOnment.-N Y. Graphic.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02

The Catholic Bishop of Mon
treal has ordered that the mar
ried male Catholics shall pay s.
per year, and the young men 81
until the debt of 5000, 900 on
Notre Dame Cathedral is wiped
out.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02

1t is stated that several of the
new members of the Legislature
will decline to be introduced to
any lobbing representative of
the G. P. r. r. Company dur
ing the session.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02
EnvolvIns a Leader,

There is nothing in the whole
range Of newspaper literature so
absolutely dull and heavy as a
Bulletin editorial. We have al
ways had a curiosity to know
how they were ground out, for
their tone indicates circum-
stances attending the prepara-
ton as gloomy and funeral as a
graveyard itself. The 8. F.
Exchange explains in the follow
ing how the thing is done
At an early hour of the m ern-
ing on which the leader is to be
written Mr.. Fitch appears in
the editorial rooms, clad in a
black frock coat, buttored COM
pietely up to his chin. His face
is pale, his brow corrugated as
if prolonged thought, and his
general air is that of person
vi on whose shoulders rests a
geat deal Of responsibility. AT
$3.50 precisely Mr.. Pickering
opens the door and bows gravely
to Mr.. Fitch. He is similarly
attired, and is, if possible,
graser than his associate. The
only change one can perceive is,
that instead Of the ordinary,
pebble, he wears blue glass
spectacles, and very far down on
his nose. This enables him to
take more somber view Of the
situation. Mr.. Fitch then gen.
thy touches a gong, and from
another apartment Messrs.
Burke, Evans and Dallaba enter,
clad as acolytes in long varie-
gated busters. To the chief Mr..
Fitch speaks. "Is everything
ready % he asks. in tones so dull
and hollow that the grimy
panes of glass shiver in their
frames. The acolyte makes an
oriental salaam and replies, "All
ready" Mr.. Pickering then
produces an ivory paste-pot
slung from silver chains, censor
fashion, and places himself at
Fitch's right, while acolytes fall
in behind. The procession then
moves slowly three times
around the room, Mr.. P.
gently swinging his paste
pot and chanting mysterious
ritual in an unknown tongue.
In Mr.. Fitch's private room
they halt, and that gentleman
produces a silver key and adj
vances TO a huge closet, or
rather a sentry box, at the door
Of which he knocks seven times.
After the seventh knock he
opens the door, and the Leader |
writer, who has all night been
fasting and praying if this rose
wood tomb, steps forth and !
kneels at Mr.. chickering's feet.
That gentleman gives him his
blessing and annoints his eyes
with mud, imported from
the Jordan, 50 that his
vision may be OF the
clearest. He then is placed in
the center of the group, and
leaning on Messrs. Fitch and
Pickering-for he is weak from
Iong fasting and confinement
is escorted back to the editorial
room. A low chant of praise is
sung, pen is put in his hand,
and he falls into the editorial
chair with a dull thud, the at
PENDANTS retire, and pray in an
room for the success
IF the Leader. Though low
means and screams of agony
proceed from the room, the
Leader writer is not disturbed.
At last a crash is heard, and
then they rush in, and while
some carry the exhausted author
70 lounge and apply restor-
,tives, Messrs. Fitch and Pick
ering reverentially take the
Leader to the composing room,
where it is received by the fore
nan with short but impressive
ceremonies. The singing of the
Doxology closes this portion of
he mornings work, and the
routine of the day
begins.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-02

Senator Williams OF Nye
county, says that his loss by the
recent fire on his estate will not
fall short of$20, 900 without a
dollar Of insurance. 80
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-17
Cotton exports to-day, 3,453.
San Antonio.


SAN ANTONIO, Feb. i6.-[Special.l l-Gen-
eral Augur has taken steps to have Fort
Duncan, on the Rio Grande, at Eagle Pass,
moved half mile further down the river.
The Mexican Pacific railroad bridge spans
the river three.tourths of mile below Fort
Duncan, and hence the removal and Cen
eral Sherman, on his recent visit to the
border, ordered that bridges spanning the
Rio Grande should be under the cover OF
guns from the tort.
Generals Diaz and Naranjo, with staff OF
twenty-three officers are expected ~ arrive
daily from the city of Mexico, en- route to
Monterey, to be present at the christening
of the infant daughter OF General Trevino
and wife, nee Miss BERTHE Ord, to take place
the coming week.
Report tonight says that officer Joe
8 S)eely, who.captured Treasurer Polk, with
blood hounds, run down and captured the
murderer of William Monroe, at Webb
station, on the International,
night before last. Several posses are out
after the murderer, and the Rio Grande is
guarded to prevent his reaching Mexico.
The railroad offers large reward.
Twenty-six cars of oil arrived here this
evening from Galveston Tor San Francisco,
the first shipment of the kind over the new
route, from the gulf to the Pacific. and the
heaviest oil train that ever passed over a
Texas raill Dad.
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SPECIALS.
Cleburne.

CLEBuRNE, Feb. 16.-[Special. THE ex.
tremely bad weather of late has caused
several cases of pneumonia in the city,
though none, as yet, to our knowledge,
have terminated fatally.
The little babe of Mr.. j. C. Brown, mana
ger of the opera-house, is lying dangerous
ly i'll.
Fred Warde, the tragedian, has sent Mr..
Brown full life-sized portrait of himself.
Mr.. Brown will frame it with an elegant
frame and honor it with conspicuous place
in the opera-house.
w. +. Ramsey has returned from the
Mardi Gras festivities at the Crescent City.
II. d. Grice, representing l.. e. II. Blum,
OF Galveston, is in town.
Last night, at dark, the weather was al
most spring-like. From near daylight 1t
began getting colder, and tonight the ther-
mometer stands 40 degrees above zero and
fires are comfortable.
Gotten receipts are light, but buyers
come here from various large markets ia
the state, and bale OF cotton is cut full of
pigeon holes" before the "son OF the soil"
man & Go. and Caller Il HILL of Dallas, are
about the heaviest buyers here.
A few evenings since, the night watch
man, Turner, at the Santa Fe depot, dis
covered couple of young Irishmen in a
freight car. He quickly closed and locked
the car.do0rs, hurried up town and noti-
fed Sheriff j. ii, Boyd, who captured and
lodged them in the county jail.
A town sheep and boy, familiarly
called fatty" who are sworn enemies met
and had "ruffand-tumble" battle, near
the Santa Fe depot, few evenings ago.
The sheep came out victorious.
Captain Veale's beautiful artesian well
outfit is being dragged slowly out of town
through the mud-on rollers to more
waiting fields, and where water is more
needed than in Cieburne.
James Graham, oneof the leading insur-
ance agents, and s. O. Padelford, promi-
nent OF torney OF this city, while standing
on the track in front of the depot at Fort
Worth, one day this week came near losing
their lives by an approaching train, which
they discovered i' ime to postpone the
"free.ride' proc ~. Even railroad
cannot "slip.up' "- lawyer or insurance
agent.
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The Coming Festival.

CiNotYYArI, Feb. l6.-Ihe Dramatic Fes.
tival association in disposing of reserved
seats, adopt the same methods successfully
followed by the Opera and Musical
choice season tickets lt auction. No per.
sou will pe author zed to solicit or take or.
ders, hut parties now resilient may have or.
ders attended to by addressing them to tn B,
Dramatic Festival association. Preparation
o the scenery is now going forward in the
ii lrticultura ball.
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IiiCo,

HIoo, Feb. lG.-Tspecial.l Last night,
about 10 o'clock, John McKinney's gin took
fire while he was attending ball uptown,
but parties sleeping in the clubhouse sue.
ceeded in extinguishing the flames after
both gin stands had been considerably
damaged.
Since the 1st of last Septem ,er, 70 date.
Hico has received for shipment 4,S5l bales
of cotton.
The Wallace house, u new hotel, near the
depot, will soon be ready for business.
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Galveston

GALVESTON, Feh. l6.-[Special.l-A cut
ting atlray occurred at boarding.house on
Pos.-oflice street, le.ween Twentieth and
Twenty.ilrst streets, to-day, between car
driver named Perry and man named
staub, in which Staub was seriously cut in
the left shoulder. Perry claims that Staub
had made assault, and that the whole affair
grew out OF difficulty. with Staub with
evening previous
Weather bulletin, for the cotton belt, fur.
nished by the signal service in conjunction
with the several railways of the state:
Mnx Tnnn Min Tnmn Ralnfnll
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Bastrob.

BAsTRop, Feb. l6.-Lspecial. Tho re.
mains OF Mr., J. Ross Green reached this
place this evening. He had been sick 4
long while, and went to New York for his
health, where he died on Monday laqt
His remains will be Inferred In the citv
cemetery tomorrow.
The weather, which has been yery warm
for some time, suddenly changed this morn.
ing, and II has been cold all ,lav.
George Milton, a negro man living on the
farm of DR.. Oliver, about six miles from
town, had an alteration with another
negro on the same place, that resulted in
Milton getting badly cut about the head
and face. The wounds are not thought 10
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LAWRENCE, Feb. Especial. l-At about
halt.past II o'clock last night our ouie, NJ.
tle burg was aroused by the alarm of ire.
Two wooden buildings on Railroad ayenue
which were formerly owned and occnpieJ
BY J. Burweil, as dewelling and business
houses, were IN flames. A stormy south
wind was blowing, aud only by dint Of act.
I'VE and persistent effort were other bniId.
ings near by prevented from burning. At
,he time OF the fire the buildings were owned
oy Samuel Lavol, The loss Is estimated at
SsUo insurance only. $500. The property
thought to be the work of an incenoiarv
Some parties have been arrested, who have
gwen bail. Considerable excitement nre.
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be used as a dispatch boat ot the Eads ship
railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The loss from the capsizing Of the barge
Victor, last Tuesday, proves more serious
than at first anticipated. All efforts to
right her haye failed, and she now lies bot
tom up.
A disagreeable wet norther has set in
here.
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SHERMAN, Feb. 10. - Especial - THIS
evening the drug store of John l.. Kennedy
was closed by parties who were his en-
dorses in the bank to the sum of 50 COO
Kennedy was formerly in the livery b,ri.
ness mere, and for time made money yery
lapiuiy. ne was, at one time, a successful
druggist In Jefferson, Texas. " 0N's'S'"
Night before last a fellow namcd Ioh,
Dnrr, hailing from Gainesville, tapped The
Iill OF William Scott, who keeps a small
grocery store in connection with a wapon
YARD, purloining about $3ftherefrom, Ile
spent some OF the money here and then
took tle passage to Denison, where he was
arrested, this morning brought back. and
now rests behind an iron checker. board
About $50 Of the money was found on his
person. ~ ~
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Houston,


HousroS, Feb. l6 -Ispeci Two sov,
'heufarnell and Harkei, ~s-4 70 and rs
years rom Fort Bend county, left here
ths morning. They had been in town two
days trying to sell their horses. Their Ga.
.ners arrived this morning, hunting them,
from school ~" away
The Galveston, Houston & San Antonio
road Will go. from the nine to the ten.honr
system OF labor Monday. They viii also
ane remains oil man, which were found
near here several days ago, are supposed
to'be those Of man recently seen in Non.
nam. The marshal Of the latter city writes
that the description ofa man published in
the Post three days ago answers that of The
John A. Keisling was robbed of AGO Inc,
night, II is supposed that the marty was
locked in the store early. ''' 80
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l)enison,

DrSIsoS, Feb. Especial lon Noyem.
Der 10Th the Alamo hotel was burned, two
men stole trunk and took it to Murphy's
pond Night'watchman Doorlay, Of the
Central railroad, gave chase and caught one
who broke from him and ran into tie potd
and was drowned. The authorities paid no
attention to the matter. This morning the
body was found floating, jury was sum
ance with these facts. The body was fnliv
identified, although the name Is unknown.
II was that Of a laborer, about 25 years OF
age.
Heavy rains fell during the night and TO.
day. F-uit trees are all right.
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meet March 9Th. Norman ! Co,a ~,
uenvsr an address. About AZ COO wsrs
raised ". to-day for the banquet ann hsn "e'e
Inc county clerk TO-DAY reeorls5 a iss,
VI NJ uust on property OF the Fort wn,,S
" NWs.errworkS company In favor of ths Nm
o'a FARMERS l.oau Il Trust comnanv Ia
The amount of Sl50,OOO ''"'p"ny W
uyorge oslesby will leave In the mo,r;n,
or III pauas, taking five new conyicts
The Galveston mail poneh WAS ios, a..
ssesefai nours this morning. At last i,rss
'o"nu laying IN the mail-car, overlooked
Hearne.
iiEARSE, Feb, l6- ISpecial.l-A psrson
,a''oauesd here yesterday as Father John
Ryan siot'mized one or more OF our friends
On n,s seeming sacredotal appearance. Too
much humility, his ignorant WAYS in w;sb
ing 10 administer the sacrament of ax,,.na
unccon to oountryman anJ s,;and T., oH.,e.pe ".
point oi death, aroused snspicion narn'' H. ene
tne following telegram 1i'N0e
HsARNE TKxAs, Feb l5-T, p,s, ,.r-
her, Galveston, Texas. p'snop uAlag'
DOES kev. Jonn Ryan travel bsra ~, ,..,,.
authority Answer. "''' "ere On yonr
Answer:
0hALyEsroN, TENAs, Feb. l5.-Rvan 10 M,
sutnorlzed; he is most probably n tran5 ''''
[Signedl N SA",s G., iraun.
ms pretended priest stands anonI a ,'a,
inches high, fairly built, of n hes,,hy
ralher horid foreign complexion lsan
nose, hazel eyes, suspicious and wan,Ier,ny
ahu ABOUT 10 or 90 years OF age. Itishonsd
,n.s Wui help others to recognize tbis G,I-
~" anu ADMINISTER on his estate.
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o.--ae USs.s t..... ,.-- !, .. o~.ss.su rity !:
CAPITAL stock, $2500O0. Alexander Mil
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Wills Point,

WILLS POINT, Feb. 10 Especial lin the
case of jacob & Bros, formerly of this
place, vs. II. 3. Claain & Co., OF New York,
In the, United States court Of Jefferson
Yesterday, Judgment and verdict for
Jacob d Bros. were closed by II. Il. Claflin
y Co. in TeSarkana, and got verdict as
above.
The Arlington Comedy troupe pay here
tomorrow night.
Cotton receipts to date are 5000 bales,
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~, uing pcmtentiaries or reformatories.
Pending discussion the senate adjourned
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Texarkana, ,

sTExARKANA, Feb. 1G.-[Special, l-Rey. G.,
!. Donnelly, grand lecturer of the state of
Arkansas, is In the city, the guest of the
chapter of this city.
This morning the weather was warm. at
noon cold, and at dark a heavy rain fell.
The streets are in miserable condition from
rain and neglect by the commissioner
principally from the latter's course,
II. NJ. Beidler and DIR. +. A. Byars are
worrying the town as candidates for mayor.
ties will soon be in session. anj The
gamblers are moving over.
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day night burglars enterN
store of f.cener Haldr,ci, A
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27
Speed the Piow.
Nashville Banner.

Now of all times in the year is
the best season for breaking up
land, and the farmer who fails to
take advantage of the opportunity,
will regret 1t all the balance of the
year. In the first place, the soil is
in good tilth, falible, and hence
easily broken. In the second place
the ground will certainly freeze
several times between now and
spring planting, which is as neces-
sary to good crop as breaking up.
The cold acts beneffcially in several
ways. 1t destroys the grub, a most
important factor of success in farm
ing, the stubble with its roots have
time to rot, and the mechanical
effects of freezing, such as disinte-
grafton of the soil, breaking down
old clods and looSening up the
earth. q Nor is this all freezing does
1t triturateS the particles of slick
and other insoluable components of
the soil and puts them in shape
they may be taken up by the root
lets for plant food. Certainly there
are arguments enough to set the
plow going instead of awaiting the
spring when every sort of farm
work is on hand at once. The
farmer aside from repairs and get
ting wood, has but little else he can
do now, and when he can pillow it
should be done, for all the other
kinds of work can be done when it
is too cold or wet to plow. Another
good reason is, il lessons by half the
trouble of keeping a clean crop
next summer; by breaking now,
weeds come up earlier and thus are
destroyed by the necessary prepara-
tions to plant. If deferred until
spring the farmer cannot plant
grass or clover land in corn until
after cut-worm time passes, as those
beasties would soon destroy his
labor. Then, as before said, the
blowing could not be done half SO
well on account of the great hurry
that naturally comes on him at that
time, and his land will surely not
get SO well prepared, hence short
crop.
Many farmers intend to break
land up in the winter, but defer it
for one purpose or another without
being aware of the passing time
uullI IL Is ltO ldtG. Hc DcSl pan IL
to make it the business of the ploW-
men TO go on with their work, tax
ing advantage of every favorable
day or half day, and he will be sur
prised how soon he will get through
with il. He must not be stopped
for any purpose. II other work is
needed it is better to hire additional
hands than to interrupt the plOw.
Make everything subservient to it
and then he will be ready TO sow
oats or barley and clover in the
spring by simply narrowing the
ground, or plant corn by ridging
up. 1t lessons the labor of a crop at
least One-half. So speed the plOw
early and late.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27
WELCOME TO TIE NEW YsA4.
BY W. J. SLATER.

BY W. j. SLATER. it
All hail, New Year. do not fear fls.
The fate you have in store,
I'm sure for me no worse can be
Than all on which pore. i..s,..,,s
1t may be health, perhaps some wealth.
Perhaps disease, or pennry- XXI So
1t matters not, I'll bear my lot
Like Job-most patiently. @ A]-i5
Sweet pleasures past why do they cast 9l
Dark shadows on my hearl qtf
By night and day vatnly pray
IsOh, God let them depart y ft1ss.E-
And like the sun, when day is run,
60 down to rise again,
And bring me joy without alloy
or darkness or of pain. q
To retrospect and recOflect
Is mis'ry indeed to me- a5trf
Nor can brook to forward look
In dark futurity.
think and think, upon the brink trts
Almost of grim despair!
If Thought would cease, 'twould bring re-
lease t SEX i>l4I4g &
From all this grief and care. r---..
1t cannot be, and oh !! for me gra
No future joys abide: tEf..tr
I've fought my fight, and wrong or right
Let God alone decide.
scorn the ways, nor care for praise,
Or yerdicts of mankind,
For well know that here below
The .blind do lead the blind" .A
All hail New Year, you see fear
Your coming not at all
My Spring is past, my summers cast
With inklings of the Fall,
And well / know all soon will go
AS does the autumn leaf
And this is life-a little strife,
Some happiness and grief.
WINCHESTER, Jan. /, 1888.