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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-12-18
Volcanic Tufa.

The papers in San Francisco are
discussing the relative merits Of vol
canic tufd and Oregon sandstone in
connection with the new ferry build
ing. None Of them seem to know
much about the tufa. which comes
from a quarry a few miles from Car
son o. the river. 1t is strange that
there is so much ignorance Of the
ST in San Francisco.
lie city Of Rome was built Of vol
canic tufa, and some Of the buildings
have remained intact for centuries.
It is the volcanic ashes hardened by
time and raving once been burned is
absolutely fire proof. 1t contains but
a small percent Of moisture, can be
readily sawed up in blocks and hard
ening by exposure 10 the atmosphere.
makes the lightest, strongest and most
easily worked stone on the Coast.
Weight for weight it will stand as
much pressure as granite, and a
cubic foot OF tufa weighs 6 pounds
less than a cubic foot Of granite.
Many buildings in Paris are made of
it and some are over a thousand years
old. Public buildings composed of
this material can be fooled off once in
a hundred years and made to look
like new The newspapers Of San
Francisco ara making a fight against
the stone aided by the builders ring
in favor of some California stone. If
the taxpayers Of san Francisco get
inferior stone in their depot they can
thank tue newspapers, We thin the
Harbor Commissioners, however, will
pay but little attention to the cutlery
against Nevada stone.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-12-18

A convention Of silver men from all
parts Of Nebraska met at the capital
Of the Stat4 and organized the NJ
bra5ka Silver League. The object Of
the organization is to wage a decisive
campaign and nominate candidate 5
in favor Of the free coinage of silver.
An Executive Committee consisting
of Silas A. Holcomb, CPOpulistl, ex-
Congressman W. J. Bryan Democrat
G, L. Law (R%apublican), and " Fl.
Hardin (Prohibitionist, we're appoint
ell and county organizations will be
formed in all parts Of the State.
These men, all Of them prominent
in the State of Nebraska, are willing
to sink the partisan for the good Of
the country. They will do all in their
power to further the cause Of silver
regardless of the effect it may have
on the party. They will work at the
primary elections to secure the nOmi-
nation of men who favor free coinage
and they will support no man for Of
flee who is not.
A great manufacturing company
in Massachusetts recently paid their
workmen Oh Saturday evening, seven
hundred ten dollar bills. each bill be-
ing marked. BY the following Tues
day, four hundred and ten Of these
marked bill were deposited in the
bank by the saloon-keepers Of the
town.
Bar silver 663.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-12-18
THE MORNING APPEAL.
THOUSAND DOLLAR ROCK,

1t is a green aud inexperienced
miner or promoter who comes 10 a
capitalist in this city and talks about
a ledge carrying ore worth from $3.50
to $1,000 a ton. Where such ore is
found there is usually not much Of it.
Such things occur in pocket mines,
it is true, but the mines that pay hest
in the long III show none Of that
kind Of ore. Men Of experience who
want to invest in properties these days
are looking for lar2c lodges Of me-
dunn or low grade o,c rather than
small lodges Of rich ore. There is
much more money in the big lodges.
and they last longer and pay deeper.
The man who Talks about two and
three hundred dollar rock in quantity
may be listened 10, but little attention
is paid to his statemertS Our friends
in southern California, most Of whom
are new at gold mining, are doing
their sections more harm than good
by talking Of two or three thousand
dollar rock Assays Of picked sam
pies from any mine ought to show
such a result, but milling the rock
would not.
But people do not buy gold mines
en- assay alone. They want to see
some signs of Il steady paying propo-
sition and do not want to buy a
''pocket.' which may give out in a
week. That sort Of mining may do
for an individual miner doing his
own work, bnt the capitalist wants an
other kind Of property, Ore yielding
$50 or $50 per ton is considered rich
rock in a gold mine and plenty Of
money can be made out Of it. Indeed
s. and 81 rock is pretty good where
there is plenty Of it, But when one
come to talk of hundreds and thOus-
ands per ton in gold mines those with
experiences in the business set the
taIker DOM as an enthusiast or a
greenhorn.-S. F. Call.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-12-18
The Weiiauei Saloon.

Whitney has assumed control Of the
Weiland saloon, which he proposes to
run strictly up to the times. He will
dispense the best liquor and eli Ire
and fine Old Government wits ey
which slides down your throat ike
Oil, tickling your palate meanwhile
Call and e Handsome Whit" fl
A million dollars worth Of work ad-
ded to the experience q the makers Of
all previous dictionaries may be had
for SIS in the Standard Dictionary.
Those desiring further information or
a visit from an agent please address
Standard Book Company, Box 1872,
Carson, Nevada. d8
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-12-18

HAS, after a vacation of three
years again assumed control
of the business at the old
stand, No. 80 South Carson
street, and invites all who are
in want Of goods or work in
his line to give him a trial.
He promises to furnish a good
quality of goods, and do good
work at the very lowest prices.
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-30

tree, these trees have had no special
attention, will say that they have not
had ordinary care We have fruit on
trees the second year from the nursery.
After observing the condition of these
trees after the very unusual freeze of last
week, think we take no risk in plant
ing the Satsuma here. AS our trees only
lost the late fall growth. If we could
get good spring growth and none il
the fall it would be better. The habit
of the Satsuma is quite dwarf think
we should avoid dwarf stocks, plant the
largest stock that we can get in
season and push them from the start.
AS we haven't got the nerve to pull the
young fruit off, we will be many years
making tree of respectable size; as to
this late growth of limbs, it might be
good plan to cut this off before frost.
Don't cut any limbs from the body of
the tree, let them limb out from the
ground this is protection to the trunk
of the tree.
We have some other varieties of or
anges said to be hardy, and | believe
they are, but as cannot give them any
points over Satsuma we will pass them
for the present. But will say that in
buying these varieties-from Louis
lana nursery-we got some trees marked
Dai-Dai that are producing grape fruit
of good size the second year, and the
tree seems to be as hardy as the Sat-
suma orange. If this continues hardy
it is quite an addition to our fruit list.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-30
It's An III Wind, etc.

Florida's cold snap has brought joy to
the hearts of the California orange
growers. 1t means to them a gilt-edge
price for every box they can put on the
market. They have forgotten all about
their efforts to get as high as SO a box
for the best of their product, and are
preparing to reap the reward, not of
their own foresight, but of an accident
which came just at the right time for
them.
California Orange-grOwers, of all our
horticulturists, depend most on the
Eastern markets. The local consump-
ton is comparatively light. 1t ought to
be heavier and would be were it not for
the inroads made by the street vendors,
who dispose of unstable goods picked
up from the commission houses at next
to nothing. The Riverside exchange
did more wisely than it knew when
it decided to hold back it's output
until the fruit had matured and the
market had settled so that prices could
be fixed.
The result of this mishap to the crop
in the South will be boom for Califor-
MIA orange culture, a rise in the values
of properties, and, we trust, the per-
lection of the plans already made for
disposing of the California crop.-San
ENra Oh o1o
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-30
Market Gardeners Grow Rich.

There is lots of money made in early
vegetables. Everybody admits that the
very earliest vegetables are produced
from Salzer's Northern grown seeds.
Think of having radishes in fourteen
days; lettuce in twenty days; potatoes
in forty days; peas in forty-six days, and
splendid cabbage in ffty-fve days of
sowing seed!
If you will cut this out and send it
with 81 money order to the John A.
Salzer Seed Company, La Crosse, Wis,
you will get free thirty-fve packages
earliest vegetable seeds and their great
seed catalogue, or for six cents postage
a package of Fourteen Day Paris Radish
Seed and their seed catalogue.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-30
The Satsuma Orange.

The following paper on this valuable
fruit was read by Mr.. ]. T. Stubbs,
Director of the Experiment Station, be-
fore the last meeting of the West Flor
ida Fruit Growers Association:
AS 10y experience with the Satsuma
orange is limited my paper must conse-
quently be short. We have at the ex
pertinent station about one hundred
trees ranging in age from one to five
years, from the nursery; the few trees
that have been transplanted five years
have their third crop of fruit on. Some
of these have over sixty oranges to the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-30
A Good Crop Predicted.


this section and the reports which come
in from the surrounding country lead
us to the conclusion that while, of
course, the present crop of citrus fruits
is gone there are assurances which lead
to the belief that large bearing orange
trees are not seriously injured and that
indications already point to good bloom
this spring and an average crop of Or
anges for 1896.
Talks with many grove owners from
different portions of this and adjoining
counties indicate no disposition to adj
nit the killing of older bearing trees by
the recent cold wave, though it is gen
orally conceded that the young budded
trees are seriously hurt
Mr.. A. H. Gary, who has just returned
from tour among the groves around
Winter Park, Maitland and the Lake
Howell region, says that grape fruit
trees are badly hurt in all these sections,
but he saw large grape fruit trees that
appeared to be uninjured. All young
budded trees are injured and in some
instances killed, but all older trees seen
appeared to be mparatively uninjured.
He stated that he saw nothing to indi-
cate that old bearing trees would not put
on their bloom as usual and give fair
fruit crop.
@. "A. B, one says the conditions of
today are very much more favorable
than was apparent week ago; the sap
is rising in the trees very rapidly and
many branches Of trees which then ap-
peared brown and shrivelled are now fill |
ing out and looking healthy.
James Mott, the nursery man, when
approached, said: ooh, this is the
weather that orange trees delight in,
and it is surprising how rapidly it is
demonstrated that the injury is not near
as great as it was at first thought to be- |
So far as | have examined no large
bearing trees are in ured beyond the loss
of the present crop; leaves are falling
fast, and few weeks will see our trees
clothed again in green, ald when the
time comes, their beautiful bloom,
which bodies full crop. The croaker
and tenderfoot will HE himself away to
other chimes. aud within a year will be
signing for our Florida cline; within
two years, he will be here again, and
the same old croak for every breath of
wind that reminds us of cold"
Mr.. T. J. Hill, of Maitland, says:
1.-The orange crop is a total loss, but the
trees are not damaged as badly as was
thought day r so ago. My old trees
are not hurt apparently only in loss of
leaves. The ground in the grove is COW
cred with beautiful, ripe fruit. This,
must say, is pretty sight, while of
course, it is great loss to me, but econ
omy will be the order of the day till the
next crop is ripe in 1896"
Talk of this kind is heard on all
sides and the Reporter rejoices over
these encouraging signs of returning
Observation-Disclosures Reporter.
The SotsT7ma Clranro
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-30

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12

Concrete has been used by the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railway for the
piers of a bridge five spans across the Red
river. These piers were made by first sink
ing at the site of each casson or box of
wood 80 by ID feet in size through the sandy
bottom to rock which was easily done by
weighing the caisson and then pumping
out the sand and gravel, previously loosen
ed by means of a jet of water These cais-
sons were then filled with concrete made
of one part of Louisville cement, two parts
of sand and four parts of stone broken to
pass through ring 81 inches in diameter.
After the caisson was filled a mold of
two inch plank was made of the form of
the pier. At the bottom it was 30 feet 10
inches long and II Il feet wide, at the top it
was feet inches wide and 90 "a feet long,
with semicircular ends. Inside these molds
concrete was placed composed of 400 pounds
of German portland cement, 10 cubic feet
of sand and cubic foot of broken stone,
which was allowed to harden thoroughly.
The plank mold was then removed and the
surface covered with a mortar of equal
parts of portland cement and sharp sand.
The river could be forded nearly all the
time the work was in progress and was
sometimes almost dry, although occasional.
ly the water would rise to depth of 90
feet, and the bottom lands in the neighbor.
hood would be flooded for distance of two
miles.-Exchange.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12
Not Today.

An English lady, travelling in New
Zealand, wakes enthusiastic over the
beauties of the country, especially in its
mountainous parts. She tells funny
little story about the sharp witted driver
Of the public coach in which she made
some of her expeditions.
At one point, where the steep road
overhangs the river, Davis, the driver,
always took the opportunity to tighten
the load for his horses.
Gentlemen, he would say in an
insinuating tone, "the Prince of Wales
always gets out and walks here. -
1t is to be presumed that he had usu-
ally found his fares" quite ready. to
follow in the footsteps Of so distin-
guished a predecessor, but one day n
man, who had already heard the speech
more than once, stole march upon the
willy Davis. The ground was wet, and
the passenger was not In mood for
climbing, so as they approached the
spot he anticipated the drivers hint by
remarking:
Davis, the Prince of Wales ism t 90.
ing to walk today"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12
Dropping Their CPS.

The best bred men in England have
the habit of habitually dropping their
"g's" in words ending in cling, such
as going, running, walking, etc.
Some of the younger generation of
America are Mortified when they hear
this thing done by older people and set
it down as mark Of ignorance.
Those of them who have heard the
eminent Dean Hole of England in his
lectures are now surprised to find that
he invariably drops his ''g's, " and they
are looking up his authority for it. His
authority is simply common usage
among the university bred men of Eng
land
1t would always be done by dean of
Christchurch or master of Trinity.
who must be pretty we'll educated, bet
ter educated even than young American
girls that guard their ''g's" and frown
on the old folk for dropping them.
Now that Dean Hole is on record here
as dropper of "g's' perhaps these or
thepic champions will forgive native
yulgarians the same habit Town Top
ics
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12

Square or spatulated fingers, In the sci
ence of palmistry, denote the philosophical
and practical temperament, taper fingers
signify an artistic temperament, and very
pointed digits are sure sign of the dreamy,
psychical nature. Much is learned by the
general quality and confguration of the
lines which cross the latter. The life line
running around the base of the thumb de-
notes long or short life. good or i'll health,
according as it is long or short, clear and
nnbroken or otherwise. The 'heart line,"
running across the palm nearest the base
of the fingers, signifies the quality of the
possessor's emotional nature, also the kind
of love she will give and receive. This will
be enduring or temporary according to
whether the line be long and clear, forked
or crossed and chained Below this Is the
head line, which indicates the mental and
moral qualities and achievements and de-
ficiencies.
The line of fate runs perpendicularly
across the middle of the palm and is very
important factor in the happiness or I'M
happiness of it's owner. 1t should be clear
and narrow, unclaimed and uncrossed by
the fine wrinkles which score so many
palms, and it should never come to an end
on the line of the heart since this signifies
disappointment in love. A cross on the
Mount of Mercury" which is just at the
base of the fore or index finger is an unfail-
ing sign of happy marriage.-Philadel-
phia Press
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12
Effect of Tobacco ON the Eyes.

The bad effect OF tobacco on the eyes was
unknown even by physicians until within
the present century.
Sixty years ago DIR. Mckenzie of Glasgow
wrote, II have already had occasion re-
peatedly to hint my suspicion that tobacco
is a frequent cause of amaurosis'-comple
or partial blindness. To one form of this
disease Hutchinson gave the name of ito
bacco amaurosis," because he often found
it in men strongly addicted to the use of
tobacco.
Dr. Williams, the celebrated oculist of
Boston, says, ITO be of service, treatment
IN tobacco amaurosis must be begun in the
early stage, before the congestion has been
succeeded by atrophy."
DR.. Francis Bowling of Cincinnati with
in a few years tested the eyes of 100 en-
ployees in the principal tobacco factories of
that city. Only one woman was found to
be suffering from the disease, and she had
never used tobacco. This showed that
merely working in the factory had very lit
tie effect on the sight, though it did not
affect unfavoraby the general system.
Of the men examined as showed more or
less evidence of amaurosis, 80 of them being
pretty we'll marked cases. They all mistook
red for brown or black and green for light
blue or orange, and in all there was also
contraction of both pupils. Thirty out of
the 45 complained of a gradual failure of
vision.
In one case-not among the employees
just spoken of-the contraction of the pupil
was so great that the sufferer was unable
to go about without assistance. He had
smoked from 90 to 30 cigars day. He re-
nounced tobacco, and his sight was fully
restored in 80 months. Chewing has been
found to be much worse than smoking, as
more of the poison is acknowledgements
Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12
A VERY SMART DOG.

"Speakin' of smart dogs" said Mr..
Stretchit. reminds me of a dog ]
owned t'other year. That ere dog
knowed when it was Sunday, an went
to church reg lar. an wouldn t. chase a
rabbit to save your life ON that day if
one went skippin' by right under his
nose. He was the best rabbit dog
in the country, too, an loved the sport
Amazingly. He knowed God Save
the Queen, from Rule Britannia. an
would keep time with his tail ON the
floor when l was playin' of 'em on my
fiddle. That pup could just do any
thing you told him. / never seed his
equal. was in hopes of teaching him
to talk when he met his death; he had
already learned to howl two or three
TUNES, an knowed his alphabet. But
one mornin the poor pup was practic-
in new trick he intended to astonish
us with, and come to his death very
unexpected. He was behind the barn
when it happened. l seed him with
my eyes curtin his tail over his back,
an jumpin' through the curl. In one
of his leaps he broke his back and
died. London Paper.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12

In many ways the United States have ed
ucated the world in politics, and /, for one,
do not hesitate to say that their scheme of
government is the best that has ever been
established by a nation. But in nothing do
we owe more to the Americans than for
their having afforded us the great object
lesson of state pursuing the even current
of its way without that meddling in the
affairs of other states which has been the
bane of European powers. Here we have a
country rich, powerful, industrial and COM
mercial, yet never troubling itself with
what happens outside it's frontiers, or an
nexing foreign lands on the plea of philan-
throphy, or on the ground that in some
centuries its area will be too small for its
population, or in order to create markets
for its goods. And what is the result9 No
one dreams of attacking the United States,
or of picking a quarrel with them.-Lon-
don Truth.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12
GENERAL NILES BOYHOOD.
Loved Fishing and Was the Leader of an
aIndian" Band.

When General Miles was boy, he
had few companions near his home, for
it was "a farming region and sparsely
settled. His only brother, IL years older
than himself, left home early, and his
two sisters being much older Nelson
was left much to himself.
On Saturdays and other holidays the
schoolboys frequently met by appoint
ment at the home of one of their num-
Der. They formed themselves into bands
and clans and drilled or carried ON min
iature warfare. They re- enacted scenes
of the Indian and Revolutionary wars.
The leaders drew lots to settle who
should be 1.-THE British, .'the Injins"
or "the 'Mericans -
Nelson Miles frequently led one band
They made expeditions through the open
wooded country. Sometimes imagining
themselves rowing Indians, they built
wigwams, and sometimes as pioneer
settlers they built log huts. They laid
ambuscades, attacked strongholds, cap
tured parties and did many other adj
venturous things. Their costumes were
gathered from the farmhouse garrets
and consisted of colonial, continental,
1919 and train band niforms-former-
ly common in old New England fami
lies-and limitations of the dress of the
Narragansett and Iroquois Indians. The
weapons were old flint lock muskets,
shotguns, rusty swords, tomahawks and
bows and arrows
1t is easy to infer that the Miles boy
had military aspirations, and that the
promise of an appointment to West
Point when he. should be of the required
age would have been hailed by him
with delight. But farmers boy with
out relatives or friends with political
influence had no hope of such an ap-
pointment in those days, when cadet
ships went by favor and not by COM
petitive examination. New ork Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12
Bullet Proof Uniforms No Novelty.

Bullet proof uniforms, it appears, were
known long ago to the Chinese. They were
made of leather and wool in the north and
paper and cotton cloth in the south OF
China. 1t seems ridiculous to call such
combinations armor, and yet they make an
amor superior in many instances to steel.
Thirty thicknesses of alternate calico and
paper will resist pistol bullet, or one from
rifle at distance of 100 yards.
A spearman who thrusts his weapon into
a man clad in this kind of garment can
neither wound his enemy nor extract his
weapon, and if the enemy is an archer or
armed with ii long sword or javelin he IS
likely to lose his life for his mischance,-
London Tit-Bits.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-06-12

A female minstrel company invaded
Fargo lately, and of course had a full
house. Among the jokelets was one
Of the practical sort, in consequence
of which a good m any who occupied
front seats. and some who didn't, are
reported call broken up" One of
the beauties connected with the show
was sent around to the entrance door
in street costume where she demanded
entrance. The doorkeeper stopped her.
whereat she screamed, "Let me inl
My husbands in there and I'm going
to take him outl Instantly several
hundred men-some bald and some
not-began trying to get und er seats,
while one made dash out of the win
dow and escaped in the darkness
Northwest Magazine.