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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-02-08

The Emma Abbott boom in Sal
Francisco appears to have suddenly
spent itself and gone to Join tie
one 50 disasterously engineered fol
Sullivan the slogger. The reason
of this is perfectly apparent. the
managers attempted to steer the
boom on assurance and the charity
basis. Some weeks ago the coast
newspapers began to be worked
They we're daily in receipt OF no.
tices of Miss Abbot. These notices
were marked with o blue pencil and
told all about Miss Abbot's private
life and her rapturous beauty. They
dilated on the fact that she was too
modest to appear in Trariata, in
g, ead of saying plainly that some Of
the notes were too high. Also that
she was too pious to sing on Sun
day, that she had horror of aspar
ograss and liked white mice for
pets. The APPEAL received bun
Gle or so of these notices but as
they we're not accompanied by the
managers check they were cold to
Glenn Berry at the standard rate Of
so cents hundred to lay under
carpets. These are sent by Mr..
Witherell, Miss Abbot's husband,
and he believes his wife to be the
greatest singer in the world. He
makes money out of his wife's
voice, and has perfect right to,
but it is obtaining money under
Ease pretenses when he tries to
puff her into position on the
operate stage that she cannot hold.
The San Francisco musical critics
appear to be quite impressed with
her beauty, but case handed as
they are they cannot bring them
selves to the point of saying that
she sings we'll. The Stock-Report,
however. is the only one OF the lot
that comes out fat-footed and says
she is failure, summing her up
and simmering her down in two
words, "no voice" At the same
time that she is failing to please
the slim audiences the Western
Union Telegraph Company is be
ing pressed into the service to tell
outsiders that there is perfect jam
st the theater and seats sold ahead
to the value Of SIS, 600. All Of this
is false and Mr.. Withereli ought to |
know that in the long run this sort |
of work will rot pay on the Pacific |
ccsst.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-02-08

[. is told of George D. Prentice,
once editor of the Louisville Cour-
!er-Journal, that in q poker game
where the stakes ran high he was
accuse by his opponant of betting
more than his hand was worth.
Sir, he replied, as he turned his
hand down on the table, ''if were
playing with Jupiter at star ante.
I would darken the everlasting firm.
ameDt on the hand l have lust
turned down."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-02-08
What's the Use ?

The Reno Journal is trying to
get the opinions Of leading Repub-
licans of this State as to the best
candidates for President, United
States Senator. Congressman snd
Supreme Judge. As rule the cir
cular it sent out has been thrown
aside, for few prominent men care
to express opinions, even if they
had made up their minds. But
suppose they did and gave the de-
sired information, wha: would it
amount to? Suppose the Republi-
cans favored Kinkead overwhelm-
ingly for Congressman would it
follow that the convention would
nominate him because of that fact?
Suppose the ballot would show that
Blaine is the popular choice for
President, would the Journal waive
its preference for Arthur and en-
dorse the peoples choice? The
fact of the matter is that wire.pu1
ing and trickery control every con-
aud rarely is the popular
choice nominated. This being the
case, what possible use can the pro.
posed ballot be put to?-Reveille.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-02-08
Tie Perjurers nc cred.

The Times-Review in comment
log upon the APPEALS article rela-
live to periurers, says:
While perjury is the most in
famous and dangerous Of crimes, it
is harder to effect conviction upon
than any other. A periurer IS
worse and more dangerous than a
murderer, for person can some
times protect himself against the
assaults Of the latter while he is
poweriess against the attacks of the
former. There is perjury enough
committed every month in Nevada
to consign ten thousand souls to
eternal perdition and yet we believe
there has never been a conviction
apon il. or at leas: no one has ever
been sent to the State Prison for
the ofiense. It is notorious fact
that in nearly every important min
Ing suit paid ''experts, who profess
to be gentlemen periare themselves
without stint, and IN some cases,
within the knowledge of tee writer,
boast afterwards how they gul Ell
the court and jury. In fact there
is no protection against the crime
except the conscience of the per-
son under oath, which experience
has proven is not as a general prop
osition to be relied upon. The
fault is not in the law, but in its
non-execution. The crime has be-
come 50 common that it is
regarded az venial one, and
prosecuting officers consider it
waste of time and public money to
attempt conviction. This is
hnmiliating condition of things,
but it is nevertheless true. The
only remedy that we can perceive
is the awakening of public opinion
to the enormi!y of the crime, and
the necessity of its punishment.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-02-08

Why has my Competitor only reduced prices CHINA
MA DE Shoes: NJ. Coin has made General Re.
ducton in his entire stock Of Boots and Shoes
The Press., 1884-08-28
sNOBBISH.

When General Grant was inaugurated president after his first election, 1t is said that few families who had long ruled Washington society combined to exclude the new corners from their circle. The of ficial families were to be recognized as of fcials but socially they were to be os- tracised.
 The alleged cause for this sentence of punishment was the fact that the pres ident had once been a tanner and had fre- quently been seen driving a cart in the streets of St. Louis. A brilliant ball was given by one of the leaders of fashion to which none of the new corners were in- vitcd and the hostess took occasion to observe to a foreign minister who was present
 .We may have to accept tradesmen and mechanics as our leaders. but we arc not obliged to associate with them" The remark was repeated widely. A few days later paper was privately cir culated, bearing the names of nearly all the American guests at the dinner, with an appended note of their origin, as
 "Mrs. A, daughter of blacksmith.
 "Mrs. B., granddaughter of horse jockey.
 "Mr. C., made his money by swind- ling the Sioux," etc., etc.
 The act was that of . vulgar and ma lignant naturer But no one can deny that the punishment was deserved. Wealthy Americans show an increasing tendency to beashamedo of the shops of their fathers and to affect disgust at trade, and an exclusiveness which they imagine belong to the nobly born in England. They forget that the memory of their low origin is kept alive by this puerile vanity, while, if their bearing was manly and simple, no one would remember, except in their honor, the obstacles through which they or their fathers have climbed upward.
 "Sir," said an angry opponent to An drew Johnson, 'I know that you were once tailor !!
 "Sir," replied the president, eff you had ever been tailor. you would have been one to this day"
 A well-known old senator from Ken lucky took keen delight in snubbing the modern affectation of gentihty. A young egotist met him one day on Pennsylvania avenue. 'Ah, senator" he isped, "I called on you yesterday"
 "Yes, got your card. By the way, what was that horses head on it for, and the letters ?'
 The youth laughed airily. "The head, /, judge, is my crest-the steed which some of my ancestors rode to battle-and tle letters E. P. mean e'a perso'aae T left the card myself"
 "Oh, I see P dryly replied the judge.
 A day or two later they met again. "I got your card, judge, thls morning. But what do those extraordinary figures mean ?''
 "Oh The mule is any crest. I sell mules in Kentucky ; and the letters s. B. A. D. mean that the card was sent by Q darkey."
 thereafter was was ne never T displaved % % before Senator s.
The Press., 1884-08-28

Many years ago there lived in Putnam one James Dismukes, called Laughing Jim." He was fond of his dram, and when under its influence was very noisy. On one occasion. when the superior court was in session, he went into the court room, created good deal of disturbance, and, as he could not be kept quiet, the judge or dered the sheriff to take him to jail and lock him up. When the sheriff arrived at the jail with him he unlocked the door and ordered him to enter the cell. Dis mukes pretended to be afraid to go in first, and asked the sheriff to lead the way. The sheriff did so. As soon as he entered the cell Dismukes suddenly closed the door, locked it, took the key with him, and returned in great glee to the court room, and getting on top of box, he ad- dressed thecourt and said : "Your Honor, here is the key to the jail, and when you want your sheriff you will find him locked in jail" This brought down the court and the bar. Dismukes went scot free.
The Press., 1884-08-28

Several correspondents, dOubting the ac- curacy of Mir. Blaine's figures, have writ ten to ask whether he was not in error in calling the estimated value of all property in the United States $44, ,000, 900, ,000. The census computation of the aggregate wealth of the United States has recently been con- pleted. Though it's result has been ap- approximately known for some time, the figures officially given are $43, ,642. .000, 900. This aggregate is made up as follows |: Value of farms $1O, ,197, 1000, ,000; of live stock, farm tools, and machinery, &, ,056,- COG, ,OOO of resident and business real es- tate, $9, ,891, ,OOO, ,OOO of real estate exempt from tax, $2,OOO, 900, ,OOO; of household furniture, clothing, supplies, libraries, paintings and jewelry, $5, ,0OO, ,O0O, ,O00; of railroads and equipments, $5, 536, ,OO0, 900 ; telegraphs, shipping and canals, $419, ,00O,- GOO; mines, with half the yearly product, $7S1 1000, 900 specie on hand, $612, ,OO0,- GOO; three-fourths of the annual product of agriculture and manufactures and inn ports of foreign goods, $6, 160, ,OOO, ,0O0. These figures, 1t will be seeu, would sub- stantially justify MT. Blaine's statement, for important items are obviously excluded. It cannot be said that the bond of the United States held by an individual and transferable from hand to hand forms no part of his wealth, nor can the aggregate wealth of the people be correctly estimated without taking into consideration the in vestments made in the securities of the United States and other countries. On the other hand it is a matter of grave doubt whether the actual cost of railroads and equipments has been as great as the census report assumes, and the estimate of household furniture and supplies seems to be occasionally large.
The Press., 1884-08-28

At trial in Augusta, Me-, the other day, the case being a family quarrel be- tween helrs, among the witnesses for the defense was pair of twins. They We're not ordinary twins. They had hair of the brightest auburn, eye-lids the color of flax, pink and white cemplexions, and dresses exactly alike, even to the least i'm portant bow Their names, even, were exactly alike, with the single exception that ana appeared in one of their names, instead of an O.
 When the first appeared on the stand the jury, judge and lawyers regarded her attentively she gave her testimony ill a modest manner and stepped down. An other name was called ; it was that of her twin sister. As her counterfeit present ment quietly took the stand, there was a hush in the court room.
 Judge, jury, lawyers and spectators sat transfxed, and gazed first at the witness in the box and then at the place where her sister had taken her seat. They could hardly believe their eyes it seemed as if the last witness had returned to the box without being recalled. The lawyer con- ducting the cross-exaniuation put the usual questionsSthe name and residence were, to all appearances, the same in ths Case of her double, just on the same stand, and the voice precisely the same in tone and infection. The jury looked at each other, and seemed ready to match coppers as to whether they were awake or not. Then the lawyer asked the witness if she had been on the stand before during the trial, and received quiet answer in the negative. This satisfied the court, altho' if her twin sister had not sat in plain view at the other eud of the court room, it is by no means certain that she would not have been indicted for perjury.
The Press., 1884-08-28
A MOTHERS LOVE.

No love like the lovelof a, mother,
 When trials are gathering fast- Though fond is the care of 8 brother,
 Sometimes it will fail at the last. Should you turn from the pathway of duty
 A sisters affection may fade; But mother-love shows it's best beauty
 When her child into sin is betrayed A father may speak stern and coldy
 If his son has wandered astray; But a mother will stand forward boldly
 And help him regain the lost way, And speak to him kindly in warning,
 With just as tender tone As she did in childhood's pure morning,
 Ere sorrow and crime he had known. An, no! there's no love like mothers,
 So noble, forgiving and true; We may trust to many another's --
 And value it, that it is new, 4 . To find, when life's sun is shrouded,
 And our pathway enters the gloom, Their love for us, too, will be clouded,
 While hers follows us to the tomb.
The Press., 1884-08-28
1slII3 3
NWEPT INTO THE STREAM
G. 1T. BAKER & co.

NV
 One Thousand Acres of Land and
 ssRight Smart of Bears.ss
 On the deck of big Mississippi steamboat stood an aged Southern planter. Indicating by a sweep of his arm the waters the boat passing over he said to passenger from the north "When was twelve years old killed my first bear a new plantation my father then cutting out of forest that grew directly over the waters of this bend That was a mighty good plantation, and there right smart of bears there too. But that one thousand acres of and went into the Mississippi years ago.'
 It putting no strain upon the figure to say that great forests of youthful hope womanly beauty and manly strength swept in the way every year into the great turbd torrent of disease and death Yet it should not be That is so is disgrace well as loss People are largely too careless too stupid to defend their interests-the most prec- ious of which is health. That gone, all is gene, Dis is simple, but to recklessness or ignorance the simplest things might well be complex as prop ostion in Comic Sections. As the huge Western rv- CTS, which of often flood the cities along their shores arise in few mountain springs all our ail- mens be traced to impure blood and small group of disOrdered organs
 ease is PARKElSS TONIC. It goes to the sources of pain and weakness In response ifs action the liver, kidneys, stomach and heart begin their work afresh, and disease Is driven out The tonic is not however an intox1cant but cures desire for strong drink. Have you dyspepsia rheumatism, troubles which have refused to yield to other agents? Here is your help.
The Press., 1884-08-28

IT DoN'r PAY.-It don't pay to hang one citizen because another citizen sells him liquor.
 It don't pay to have one citizen in the country jail because another citizen sells him liquor.
 It don't pay to have one citizen in the lunatic asylum, because another citizen sold liquor.
 It don't pay to have fifty workmen rag ged, to have one saloon-keeper dressed in broadcloth, and flush with money.
 It don't pay to have ten smart, active, intelligent boys transformed into thieves, to enable one man to lead all easy life by selling them liquor. It don't pay to have fifty working men and their families live on bone so1lp and half rations, in order that one saloontkeep- CT may flourish on roast turkey and cham pagne.
 It don't pay to have one thousand homes blasted, ruined, defiled and turned into a hell of discord and misery, in order that one wholesale liquor dealer may amass a large fortune. It don't pay to give one man, for $15 a quarter, license to sell liquor, and then spend $5, 900 on trial on another man for buying that liquor and committing mur- der under its influence.
The Press., 1884-08-28
Mrs. Beyan and Madge, who had followed

Mrs. Beyan and Madge, who had followed him.
 And he gathered up as many of the jars us he could carry.
 When they were placed on the table he removed the covers.
 It was an anxious moment, and his hand trembled as he fitted the bits together.
 At last the thing took definite shape. Not line was wanting. A few of the sand whereases" and "provided alsos" were a trife sticky, and few of the words had lost a letter or two; but the main points were all there, and Charlie fairly danced with glee.
 "Where did you get it?" he asked, turn ing to Mrs. Bevan.
 7sI had no idea the paper was of any value," answered the good lady, ''and I selected it from a number that I found in the attic, because it was parchment. They were there when we moved into the house, and expect they were left by MT. Arnold, the owner of the property, when he moved out"
 sArnold-" began Charlie.
 "Yes Mir. Archibald Arnold. He owns this house and land, but the property is managed by an agent.
 "That explains it., said the young man. MT. Archibald Arnold is the plaintiff ill the suit"
 "Well, I'm glad its found, although they were excellent covers for jelly jars. Sit down and eat your supper"
 s'I can't stop," cried Charlie, reaching for his hat. He put the precious jar covers into his pocket, and proceeded, with all possible speed, to the office of Holbrook & Hutch inson.
 The firm had not yet gone home, and Charlie laid the disjointed document be- fore them on the big office table. One glance convinced them that their student had secured the long-lost deed, and the good news was telegraphed to their client, who lived in New York. He came on the next day, and they told him the story.
 At its close he drew check for five ] thousand dollars, payable to Charlie's or der, and the following week Charlie and Madge were married. | MT. Arnold won his suit, and one day paid visit to the old homestead where MT. and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Bevan still lived.
 They received the rich man very gra- ciously, and he helped to eat some of the strawberry jelly. ''Ihat paper, he sad, at parting, was worth hundred times five thousand dol lars to me-"
 A few days afterward letter was re- ceived, addressed to MT. Charles Wilson inclosing 8 very kind note and a deed tc the farm house and the plot of ground 1T the center of which it stood, "given," as the letter read, Gin token of my appre citation of the great service you have ren dered me-"
 Charlie is quite distinguished lawyer now, and every year his wife sends 8 jar o strawberry jelly to MT. Archibald Arnold.
The Press., 1884-08-28

The American Cultivator recommends farmers to SOW patch of parsnips, that being one of the best root crops for feed ing to milch COWS, and one that can be wintered in the field, and taken out in the early spring when other roots have been used up or have deteriorated from long keeping.
The Press., 1884-08-28

HAY FEvER.-I have been Hay Fever suf- ferer for three years have often heard Ely's Cream Balm spoken of in the highest terms
 did not take much stock in it because of the many quack medicines. A friend persuaded me to try the Balm, and did so with won derful success. This recommendation you can use for the benefit of Hay Fever sufferers. T. s. Geer, Syracuse, N. Y. Price 50 cents.
The Press., 1884-08-28

DoN'T SPILL THE M1LK.-"There is no use crying over spilled milk" says the old saw. If you are not only bald, but have no life in the roots of your hair there Is no use crying over that, either. Take both time and your self by the forelock while there is forelock left. Apply Parker's Hair Balsam to your hair before matters get worse. It will arrest the falling off of your hair and restore it's original color, gloss and softness. It is 0 perfect dressing withal, clean, and richly per fumed, cools and heals the scalp.
The Press., 1884-08-28

COULD NOT KEEP shop without them. I consider your Sulphur Bitters remarkable blood purifier. I know of several people,
 whose cases were considered hopeless, that have been entirely cured by your medicine. The sale of Sulphur Bitters is so large here that could not keep shop without them. renee Mass
The Press., 1884-08-28
ORDER OF NoTICE.-Marietta t. Adams

NJ vs. Oscar E.Adams.
 State of Connecticut, Holland County, ss, Stafford July 21st, A. D. 1884.
 Upon the complaint of the said Marietta L. Adams praying for reasons therein set forth for divorce now pending before the Superior Court in and for Holland County, to be held on the 1st Tuesday of september, A. D. 1884.
 appearing to- and being found by the subscribing authority that the said defendant is absent from this state-gone to parts unknown. Therefore ordered that notice of the pendency of said complaint be given printed in Stafford, two weeks successively, com mencing on or before the Fist day of August A. ID, lsS4 J. w. CHANDLER
 County Commissioner Holland County.
The Press., 1884-08-28
New York and Ne V England B. R. Time Table.

Leave ROCKVILLE FOR HARTFoRD-7.2O 9.O5 a. m,
 13.O5, 1.30, 210, 4.55, ITO D. m. HARTFORp FOR ROCKvIILE-6.5O, 800 a. m., 2O5,
 z.20, 4.4o; TAO p. m. Leave WILLIMANTIc FOR PRovIDENcE-S.05, 1915
 a. m., 3.5O p. m. PROVIDENCE FOR WILLIMANTIc-9.15 .15 a. m., 2.40
 4.30 p. m. HDaily A.C KENDALL Gen. Pass. Aot.
The Press., 1884-08-28
CATARRHHAY FEVER

IS a LypeOf caLarrh haV- Ing peculiar symptoms. It is attended by an in- famed condition of the lining membrane of the nostrils, tear-ducts and throat, a if e c t in 2 the lungs. An acrid mucus is secreted, the discharge is accompanied with a painful burning sensa- tiOn. There are severe spasms of sneezing, fre-, quent attacks of blind ing headache, a watery' andinflamed state of the eyes. Ely's Cream B a ! ma is a remedy founded on a correct di- agnOsis of this disease 50 cts. at druggists :; 60 , by mail 10 cts. ELY
The Press., 1884-08-28

A T Court of Probate holden at Mansfield, A within and for the district of Mansfield on the 18th day of August, A. D., 1884.
 Present. RALPH w. STORRS, Judge
 On motion of William G. Ellis, executor of the last will and testament of William w. Ellis, late of Msns- field, within said district, deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited forhe creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the executor and di- recs that public notice be given of this order by ad- versing in newspaper published in Stafford and by posting copy thereof the public sign post in said town of Mansfield nearest the place where the de- ceased last dwelt. Certified from Record,
 RALPH w. STORRS, Judge.
The Press., 1884-08-28

NOTICE.-I have Bone constantly on hand IN at my place in Stafford Springs also at my Bone Mill. One dollar less per ton at the mill. A ]. st8
The Press., 1884-08-28

Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice cleared out by ''Rough on Rats" 15c.
 Rough on Coughs" troches, 15c; liquid,
The Press., 1884-08-28

For children slow in development, puny and delicate, use ''Wells' Health Remover"
 Rough on Dentist'' Tooth Powder. Try it. 15c
The Press., 1884-08-28

RALED HAY.-Another carload just dL-:., Y received by MARSHAL BOLIEAU. Thei best
The Press., 1884-08-28

"Buchu-paiba," great kidney and urinary
The Press., 1884-08-28

Ladies who would retain freshness and vivacity don't fail to try "Wells' Health Re-
The Press., 1884-08-28
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