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The Penn's Grove record., 1884-05-03
Tho "NauticAl Cop"

81 often wonder" said the Nautical
Cop,n "why some enterprlsing show
man doesn't send to Australia and get
half a dozen or so of those wonderful
travelling stones. l should think it
would be a big thing for a place like
the museum ora circus. OF course,
you've read ABOUT them, but let me
advise you not to depend on book
stories about things in far-off lands.
What you want is to get the statement
of a good reliable witness mar
like me, for instance.
"Now, I've seen these travelling
stones, and know all about them. In
the summer of 1867 1 was in an inte-
flor Australian town acting as a mis-
sionary. lived in a little hut at the
side of the hill, and in front of my
door was a big bowlder, which for
aught l know, had been there a hun
dred years.
zone pleasant Sunday morning,
after l had finished reading the story
of Ananias and Sapphire for the benefit
of two untruthful young natives, | set
tied back III my chair and fell fast
asleep. When L awoke l was surprised
to notice that the big stone in front OF
the hut was removed. L was rather
glad of it because it was in the way;
but l could not imagine for the life OF
me how any dozen men in the village
possessed sufficient strength to bulge
it an inch. l called my native servant
aud asked him for al explanation.
"The fellow looked at me a moment
and then burst out laughing. Didn't
you know said he. that the big rock
is a 'walkerP"' Walker as / after.
ward learned, was applied to the travel.
| ing stones. No. said 1, 4 don't be-
leve any such nonsense, although
have read of it. Just show me what
you mean, and if you're telling the
truth, all right, if not, look out for
your hide in the morning." :.
"We walked together down the vii
lage street, and, as we neared the end
of the row of huts, l saw the bowldel
right ahead Of US. 1t was moving uI
the street toward us at the speed of q
man walking at an ordinary gait. ]
could see nothing that caused the mo.
ton and stood stupefeld with astonish-
ment. My amazement was increased
tenfola when | saw another and a
smaller stone come rolling out of q
house and start leisurely in an opposite
direction. The big bowlder suddenly
turned and gave chase. and in i've
minutes, sir, Just as I'm standing
here, both stones were out of sight"
why didn't you bring one of these
stones home with you as an evidence Of
the truth Of the story?" asked the
listener.
my mission in Australia was tt
look after the spiritual welfare of the
native and not for filthy gain," said
the Nautical Cop"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-05-03
WINDING UP THE CLICK.

The weights of life are running down,
As through the world we go;
And, mark we, how tine pendulum
Swings slower TO and fro.
The well-worn wheels uncertain turn,
The hands together knock,
And thus 1 moralize tonight,
While winding up the clock.
The days of youth and manhood see
Times thinning pencil trace
Life's years of Joy, or WEAKNESS
Upon its fading face.
As erst these numerals were drawn,
That stare at me and mock,
Like specters of the night, whilst |
Am winding up the clock.
o loving hearts for us to-day,
The works are wearing fast,
The hands and pendulum shall stop,
The weights shall fall at last.
Run down | TO be wound up, where time
No more lives shall mock
With doubts like those that in me rose,
While winding up the clock.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-05-03
Unwilling

We are unwilling walkers. w are
not innocent and supplemented enough
to enjoy a walk. We have fallen from
that state of grace which capacity to
enjoy a walk implies. 1t cannot be
said that as a people We are so positively
sad or morose or ~mellncholic as that
we are vacant of that sportiveness and
surplusage of animal spirits that
characterized our ancestors, and that
springs from full and harmonious life
a sound heart in accord with a sound
body. A man must invest himself
near at hand, and in common things,
and be content with a steady and
moderate return, if he would know the
~blessedness of a cheerful heart, and the
sweetness of a walk over the round
earth. This is a lesson the American
has yet to learn-capability Of amuse-
ment on a low key.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-05-03

The Government envelope factory
at Hartford uses a ton of gum arabic a
week. .
The loss of property by the recent
Ohio floods is now estimated at some
Sic, 000, 000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-05-03

-Rubenstein's concerts in Vienna
have been rich triumphs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

It has always appeared to us that
| a good deal of the thunder which is
manufactured for the stage is a
poor article of defamation. Reared
as we were on the Nebraska prai-
| ries where the thunder sometimes
| scores 400 claps to the minute, it is
hard matter to fool us with six
bits worth of old zinc agitated be-
hind the scenes. There is no ques-
ton but that the thunder now
turned out at the Opera House is
the most diluted article ever given
our theater goers. 1t is produced
by an old piece Of sheet iron shaken
up by, Johnny Mack behind the
scenes and even when accompanied
by bits worth Of powdered resin
set on fire, no more approaches the
mighty voices of nature calling to
each other from the mountain
peaks than the mild chirp of a
cricket freezing up in the Fall, to
the wild music of the jackass howl
ing in the wilderness. The Opera
House thunder always reminds one
of T. r. McGuirk putting up a
stove or mending an old copper
boiler. But it's a great improve
ment on the rain. Trying to give
the audience the idea of rain
storm by shaking up dried peas
in skillet, while the leading lady
draws her shawl around her and
looks disconsolate, is not the thing
for this advanced locality. With a
few pounds of No. 6 duck shot
dropped on board from an eleva-
ton, manager can make the au-
dience think that the windows of
Heaven are open and the clerk of
the weather hanging his feet out
over the easement. There hasn't
been any bad weather in our the
alter, worthy the name, for the last
six months.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
for Miss Deaves

Advertisement for Miss Deaves
New YORK, May 13.-Saturday
night Adelaide Deaves, a San Fran
cisco actress, made her appearance
at the Star Theater in an almost
dazed condition. Her little girl
had been taken very i'll during the
day, and she received kilograms be-
tween acts as to its condition. She
appeared in costumes utterly IN
congrous to the situation. Afte,
the last scene but one, Miss Deaves
heard alarming news Of the condi-
ton of her child and had to use
restoratives before she could ap-
pear in the next act. She won ap-
plause in every scene. At the con-
clusion of the performance she had
to be supported to her home. Yes
terday her little daughter was bet
ter, and, it is believed, will get
well.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

The one week engagement of the
Evans, Bryant and Hoey combin-
alton, known as the Meteors, "
opened successfully at the Mount
Morris Theater last night. The
handsome playhouse was filed in
every part, and from the rising of
the curtain until the final act, in
which The Book Agent" alone
survived, the audience was almost
constantly laughing. The per-
Torrance was exceedingly amusing,
and the Harlemites gave the
quartet of actors every evidence of
their satisfaction.-N. Y. Herald.
This troupe open here tomorrow
night. The Book Agent " is said
to be one of the recent hits of the
stage.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
A Feet-Ticklins Fiend.

South San Francisco is excited
over the operations Of a mysterious
man who enters houses at night
and tickles the feet of sleeping fe-
male inmates. Scarcely day
passes that some girl or woman is
not awakened by a tickling sensa-
ton in the soles Of her feet. As
soon as the tickling fiend finds that
his victim has awakened he makes
his escape through an open window
or door. He wears a mask and a
broad-brimmed hat, and carries a
dark lantern. No one knows what
his object is in tickling feminine
feet, but it has been remarked that
he has stolen nothing in the houses
whose inmates he has disturbed. One
night recently married lady whose
husband was absent felt the dread
full tickling on the soles of her feet,
and quickly lit the candle, but the
intruder blew it out with the ut
most GOODNESS, and then jumped
through an open window. The
women are much alarmed, and
think Of wearing their shoes in bed
to prevent being tickled by the
midnight marauder.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
Henry George did not Lecture

Henry George did not Lecture
New YORK, 13.-Henry George S
lecture, which was to off last night
in Herbert Newtons church, did
not occur. 1t is said Newton in
vited George to lecture on Moses
some time ago, but the wardens OF
the church at last objected. A
friend of George said: 1T seems
to me DIR. Newton was lacking in
courage. The wardens had no
right to prevent George from occu-
plying the pulpit, but the rector
should have hired the hall for the
lecturer whom he had invited to
speak. | know George we'll enough
to know that he had not received
the letter stating the objections OF
the wardens so late on Saturday
he himself would have arrange
ments to deliver his lecture else
where.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
Otto.

Mr.. Knights second appearance
last evening was greeted by fair
house. In this piece the company
appear to much better advantage
than in Rudolph" Mrs. Knight
plays the pretty part of Lisette
charmingly, and made quite as
much a success of it as Mr.. Knight
did Of Otto. Their songs and
dances were all pleasing, some
were new and all were very we'll re-
ceived. The play is something
more than vehicle for their speci-
alities, but is strong enough to
make an impression on its merits.
Miss Mary Leece did some excel
lent work and Messrs. Shire and
Fisher played with their usual
vim.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

1t seems that the money paid by
the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany for back taxes on its own and
leased lines has not yet found its
way into the California State Treas
ury, as the Controller has refused
to accept it, and the funds yet re-
main in the possession Of the At
torney General. That officer nat
urally wants to be freed from the
responsibility of its custody, and
to place the State in possession OF
the same, a bill has been introduced
in the Assembly providing for its
payment over to the State Treas
urer. The amount is about $780,
600.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

Occasionally when DIR. Hogan, in
his Plaindealer, wants to be very
emphatic he throws in the ex-
preston Eye Gods" several times
at regular distances along his ed
itorial. This expression means
very little when taken in connec-
ton with proposition to retire the
silver of the country and substitute
greenbacks, and this argument
would lose nothing if 'Ye Gods"
was omitted.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
The Calico ball.

1t would be both foolish and un-
grateful to forget the Calico Ball
of the G.. A. r. tomorrow evening.
Although it is a Calico Ball, and
all who come are expected to appear
in calico, yet the committee want it
understood that lady who appears
there in silk or satin or velvet will
be lust as well treated as if she
wore calico from throat to heel.
The citizens of Carson owe it to
themselves to make this ball a big
success
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

A Reno man has constructed a
boom" across the Truckee river
at Reno and is collecting the drift
wood which floats down in I'M
mense quantities. The drift wood
which has already been caught,
says the Reno Journal, forms a
perfect pontoon bridge 300 or 400
feet wide, firmly anchored to the
banks on each side. As near as
can be estimated the drift is about
8 feet thick, and must contain 30
600 or 10000 cords of wood. He
and his neighbors will get out wood
enough to last them a year or so,
and then the boom will be cut and
the remainder allowed to float into
Pyramid lake, where millions OF
cords have already gone.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

John Forbes, of Hawthorne, is in
the city.
Hub Parker left last evening for
Oakland.
Garry Wright has returned from
tour of recreation through Cali
fornia.
Otto GREENWOOD had very read
able article in the last San Francis
can on the careers of some of the
Nevada desperadoes of early days.
Cap. Todman's new steamer is the
heaviest kind of success. The
day of the old slow-going crafts on
Lake Tahoe are passed.
Over 200 men were at the Gould
& Curry works yesterday morning
wanting to be taken on. Nine
we're selected out of the lot.
The Bodie Free Press will here
after be published as tri-weekly.
No one would object to SO good a
paper twice day.
The road agents are getting an
early start this Spring. They rob-
bed the Yosemite stage the first
trip out.
The advertisements in the AP-
PEAL are now being reset in new
type and those who want their adj
vertisements changed will please
notify the Office at once.
Sarah Althea threatens to cow
hide Col. Barnes From all ac-
counts the position of the attorney
in the big scandal case is not in a
sinecure place.
Washoe county farmers are talk
ing of organizing for the punish
ment of horse thieves. d. H.
Lodge and VIM. Musgrove captured
man who got away with theirs.
He is in the Virginia Jail now.
Mr.. Alfred Helm has purchased
Sweeney's water works, and has
turned the water into his reservoir.
This will insure Carson larger
water supply than ever, as nearly
half of the water of the old city
works was lost through imperfect
plumbing.
McEwen, in the San Franciscan,
says that the reason Mr.. Phelan is
losing his mind is because some
years ago he had piece OF his
skull knocked out and the deficiency
was supplied by silver plate. The
other day he tried to realize on the
plate.
The Virginia & Truckee Rail-
road Company is saving wood at
DAYTON for the use of its locomo-
tives. 1t has a steam-sawing APP
paratus standing upon flat-car,
and the laborers sleep and eat in
boarding and lodging house cars.
The entire train is moved from
no;nt tn nOint at will.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
To Measure the Highest Of Trees

Woods and Forests; an English
journal says: ANY person, how
ever Uniformed, might easily get
at the exact hight of a tree when
the sun shines, or during the bright
moonlight, by marking two lines on
the ground, three feet apart, and
then placing in the ground on the
line nearest to the sun a stick that
shall stand exactly three feet out
of the soil. When the end of the
shadow Of the stick exactly touches
the furtherest line, then also the
shadow of the tree will be exactly
in length the same measurement OF
it's hight. OF course, in such a
case, the sun will be at an exact
angle of IS deg.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

Many ladies admire gray hair
on some other person. But few
care to try its effect on their charm
Nor need they. since Ayers Hair
Vigor prevents the hair from turn
ing gray, and restores gray hair to
its original color. It cleanses the
scalp. prevents the formation Of
dandruff, and wonderfully stimu-
lates the growth of the hair.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

By a new process DIR. Price is
enabled to produce favorings of
the finest quality, retaining the
freshness Of fruit, and so concen-
trated that but small quantity is
required to produce the character
istic flavor Of each peculiar fruit.
Every housekeeper should purchase
DIR. Prices Flavoring Extracts, for
they are the purest and the best.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
4 white souall caught a party {

4 white squall caught a party of
tourists moving across a lake in
Scotland and threatened to capsize
the boat. When it seemed that the
crisis was really come, the largest
and physically the strongest in the
party, in state Of intense fear,
said: Let us pray" No, no,
my man." shouted the bluff old
boatman ''let the little man pray
You take the oar
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
Less Than Cost.

Lernhart has located in the
brick building next to the Head
quarters saloon. and will sell out q
large stock of patent medicines
with wrappers slightly damaged by
fire-at less than cost.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

For Bxnquets, Dinners and Par
ties use Eclipse Extra Dry, it il
equal to any and superior to most
imported brands. and the only
natural California Champagne in
the market.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

Dealy has now settled down to
business in his new headquarters
where the best stock in the city ID
kept. Free lunch every day, and
al old patrons Of the place are vel
come to the new club room.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

Doc. Bent0n's Livery stable.
Doc Benton wishes to inform his
patrons that. while out of the stage
business, he is at the old stand
ready to furnish livery teams at
the shortest notice. Also deals in
ice, delivered to any part of the
CITY. and mineral water.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
still i'm the Ring.

CLANCY is not out of the wood
business; nor d oes he contemplate
going out, as rumored. He is at
the old stand delivering wood to
all parts of the city.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

No other preparation 30 concen-
trates and combines blood-purify-
ing, vitalizing. enriching and in
MIGRATING qualities as Ayers Sar-
saparilla. Quality should be con
sidered when making compari-
aons.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

Stevens, the bicycle man, is ex-
pected at Elko in day or two. MIR.
Sears of the Independent will ac-
company Mr.. Stevens On bicycle
as far as Ogden.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

Gen. Metcalf" the criminal law
yer in Baron Rudolph" says that
one honest man on Board of Di-
rectors in corporation is one more
than the Board needs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
LOST man Department.

The advertisements in this column
are published for the benefit of the par
ties concerned The names in black
type represent the parties missing and
the names in ordinary type are those of
persons to whom communications re-
garding missing men should be adj
dressed.
Elisha Rader-B, F. RAIDER. Visalia,
California.
John g. Butler-F. II. Butler. Meigs
Georgia.
Charles McRObert-John J. State,
Montreal, Canada.
Albert r. Hfebell- Hamburg Lodge
No, 1872, /. .. y. F.. Hamburg, Iowa.
Daniel Musser-A. J. Musser, Balti-
more, Fairfield county, Ohio.
Samuel G. Hamblin-Amos Ham bin,
Moline, Rock Island county, Ill.
Elder Bennett and Mary Penr0d-
Laura A. White, HillsborO, ILL.,
T. A. Lynn-George A. King, No. GIG
street, Washington, -. T..
James and Thomas Kittle-Mrs.
Campbell nee Miss Ella Kittle, Sioux
Falls, Minnehaha county, Dakota,
care George A. Campbell.
Michael GOrman-Joseph German,
Seminary of Our Lady of Angels,
Suspension Bridge, New York.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

STOCKS.
Herring s.ara.
$50 Ophir, l IS
600 Mexican, ! 60
200 Gould & Curry, II
60 Best & Belcher, / 20
400 Savage, Soc
200 Con. Virginia, 25c
225 ChOllar, l /
100 Potosi, Csc
1925 Hale & Norcross, 2 10
10 Crown Point, l 45
40 Sierra Nevada, IS
SO Utah, l 40
$50 Excequer, 1Oc
200 Overman, 25c
100 Justice, Csc
100 Union, 2
575 Alta, l
100 Navajo, 3 Is
200 Independence, 2oc
700 Belle Isle, 75c
go Bodie, 3 GO
200 Bulwef, SOC
200 Mono Soc
100 Scorpion, 3Oc
300 Benton, SOC
200 Day. 2 40
30 Alpha. l 10
125 Belcher. l 10
20 Occidental, l
200 Columbus, l IS
Evening Beard.
40 Eureka, 4
40 Belmont, l
32O 3. Isle, SOC
80 Bodie, 3 60
$50 Bulwer, 6Oc
80 Ophir, / Is, l 60
125 Mexican, l Is
40 Gould & Curry, 13,.1 IS
Us Best & Belcher, l 20
IS Savage 9Oc, 66c
40 Con. Virginia, 25c
80 Chollar, l 30
100 Potosi, Toe
go Hale & Norcross, 2
60 Navajo, 3 10
116O Sierra Nevada, 1!
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
Gov. Stanford's Race Engage
mentS.

Gov. Stanf0rd's Race Engage
mentS.
NEW YORK, May Ex-Governor
Stanford's Palo Alto stock farm is
forfeited on all nominations due
May /, in the stakes Of the National
Association of Trotting Horse
Breeders, to be trotted for at Mori-
SANTA September 9, 10 and II. This
indicates that the Governor does
not intend to appear on the trotting
turf this season. This will affect
greatly the Wilson stakes, present
value $1,000, and the Produce
stakes, present value 1920.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

LoclxmakinE and Gunsmithing
G. S. Hawkins is now located at
Friends jewelry store and is pre-
pared to do all kinds of lock repair
ing, fine gunsmithing and the re-
pairing of small machinery in .
thorough and workmanlike manner.
Prices reasonable. dec4.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
NEW TO-DAY.
Assignee's Notice Of Sale.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
l. the Second Judicial District, in and
for the County Of Ormsby, State OF
Nevada e. Edgecomb VS.. His
Credftors.-By virtue Of an order Of
sale issued out of the District Court of
the Second Judicial District, in and for
the county of ormsby, State of Nevada,
in the matter of E. Edgecomb VS.. His
Creditors, and to me directed and de-
livered and dated the 18th day of May,
A. D. 1884, in which was directed to sell
certain property hereinafter described,
have taken possession Ofthe following
property. to-wit: 3horses, bret or half
top carriage, large rockaway, small
rockaway, top buggy, l open buggy, II
robes and blankets, whips, 4 buggy
aprons, fire proof safe, 2wheelbarrows,
shovels, 2 forks, stoves, 2 beds and
bedding, water box, lamps. "a halters,
l Office glass, clocks, y horse collars,
l furnace, military saddle and bride,
Z double harness. Notice is hereby
given that on
Wednesday. the Fourth Day of
June, A. ID. 1854.
At 2 O'Clock p. m. of that day, in front
of the Livery Stable known as Edge
combs Stable, Third street, in Carson
City, county of Ormsby, State of Nevada,
1 will sell the right, title and interest of
said E. Edgecomb, insolvent debtor, in
and to the above described property. by
public auction, for cash in hand, to the
best and highest bidder, for the end and
purposes directed by law, and in obedi.
ence to said order.
8. T. SWIFT, Sheriff,
And Assignee of said Insolvent Debtor
Carson City, Ormsby county, Nevada,
May IL, 1884.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
DR.. M. A. GREENLAW,
CURG EON DENTIST.

Orce-Over Savings Bank, Carson.
Office Hours-FrOm q. m. to p. m.
Extracting done at residence after
once hours, northeast corner of Capitol
Square. noVlo
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
DraYilG.

All kinds Of light and heavy drsy
ing done on easy terms and q
shortest notice. JoR CARPENrER
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
BOOTS AND SHOES FOR ALL

wish to call the attention Of the public to my i'm
mense stock of SHOES, which for style, variety and
price cannot be beat in the State Having had long
experience in this business and being practical shoe
man. take advantage of the market knowing what
constitutes good shoe. My whole attention will be
paid to the Boot and Shoe trade You will find my
price for good goods as low you have been paying for
shoddy stock All lines of Shoes made to order
short notice. All ask is trial, and leave my
toners to judge for themselves.
E. BURLINGTON.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

Eclipse Extra Dry is the only
native Champagne equal to any
imported, ami but half the price.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14

Coles circus is on the way here
also Barnum's white elephant.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-14
SO Cents Per Week

So All classes of legitimate advertisements
not exceeding sly lines inserted in this colur n
for so Cents per week.