Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-17

up they cast covetous eyes at the fer
tile field, and said to one another.
"What shame ii is that we are not
allowed to put that pasture in grain?
What splendid crops it would raise?
We must break it up nj once"
When they talked to their father on
the subject he informed them that if
they persisted in their determination
the farm would certainly be taken from
them.
As tho old man advanced in years
the thoughtleSs sons did just as they
pleased, and without his consent the
field was put under the plow. There
was no old clover -bloomed paAuragc
now for the work animals to rest and
enjoy themselves in; no succulent
grass for young stock, and less profit
was made out OF the farm than ut any
previous period. The owner saw that
the terms of the lease had been disre-
garded, but for years he allowed the
family to continue in possession, to be
elected. however. at last 10 their great
sorrow and loss.
To the people of this land God has
given six days in which to do nccdtul
work, and for their own good he has
made reservation in favor of one day.
He has commanded that it should bc
remembered as a day OF rest tor weary
man AMI beast. so that neither might
in consequence of the greed of the
employer be brought under slavi>h
toll. speak of it here only as Il rest
ing day for all; but to those
who can Use it Alright. i,
has still higher significance. There
is nothing gained by Sunday work : ii
ALWAYS brings Il curse with II, as Is only
too wcllknown 20 those who have made
it their practice. Our furnaces cannot
be shut down with advantage; but
mining, tcaining and general business
can, under proper management. be
suspended with profit TO all concerned.
Any good foreman can take fifty mi
ners, working six days and resting the
seventh, and do is much work with
them in Il calendar mon h is could be
performed by an equal number work
ing every day OF that period. The Wa
GeS paid for twen:y-siN days. at 81 per
day, would be 5000; while for thirty
days the payment would be $1,000,
making Il difference against Sunday la
bor of from Is To II per cent. on the
monthly bill. This is no mere theory:
Extensive railroad contractors. in Eu-
rope. have long acknowledged the fact
that they saved money and made great
er hciiwaN by allowing their men and
horse. to rnSt ON sunday Than hy work
ing them every day. Carefully pre-
pared statistics nave shown mat Lon
u"n. Va" ,'o.r y, t 80 m, ,,.n; !,
those allowed the Sunjnv'S rest were
serviccablc for twelve Years. In the
ease of workmcn resting every seventh
dav their labor viii he more intelli-
gently and moro pnprUttltallV per-
formed ihali II ih'! were, ii'a'e SUPP"
ana l!ieieS> ny uiifeiiiit'eu to!i; iiio.'
who abuse tho sunday houfS by dissl-
patton oiSnt not TO he pointed 10 is eH-
idenre III laN"r OF e"illihdo's "Trk.
Slcn men prove llla' 'heN are 'it'I
| own hitier enemies, aaa sho'!ia ho' o''
elllioHeS. ne iu'"i coi'a,,'oi' "' o,''
Young Slac del"Nu> greatly on '.,t
hiiiu vi ii'iai io"i'"'''' ",i' i'''i'
we are adop'l'lShoW ana inere Is
Very ieaNE rc>p"h>ioi''E lil'u on IN
tthsNc employers III cohlec''oh Will
me :u'i"aN rohueFI 1"e>'ro".
IT Is ior mem To "cci"e Nhet ner 'ieN
Nhi Nv an III 'he,i l''"c' ~ ,'"'"o 'no
workman aS iicariH ~ l''>>i',ie ''.ie
'o'iihS i,achlii1' or: on '''e "'her ii'l,'u,
Ni-olol> 'nu e'l'iS''at'iet' 'n';l'.toi
~ :"' H'nS on '''. WIN N'''''''0Ne ~
Lo! Ehe Po"r inaia".
Many persons, no doubt. noticed a very
old lrray-hajred Indian. marching the
ioNi' ~ "'''i ''iN e''''" mn. Vi ~"
10y lii!l. GA that OCCASION the lhcrta>-
ing and decreasing races " ere formally
hrnurbt f,rr to fac, and stood si,j, by-
siJn ONO ,onId nln,nst fancy mai IN.
,ntinuateI Sho,hone was nearly The
Irst If Lis noo,,ir -rud that hn v.lS ,h,n
,,l, ,;,r , i;n,i l.lyn' nf tbn iny,,ii,,r
naIa. i,ra ore he wr,,1 himself in tLr
mnnllr Of oblivion. Here lrr me record
thn I,.;n,, >,.,,.h and testament nt
..Sot,i,n Snn ,,hn In,iiant'hirr MY
r,ln t,,.rl Lrn.hor, thn Great Snirif
,.alIS me. soon in 90 to the h,pny
L,,n,inr, n,,,,rI. L,vn soon str,,,rn
r,,,n.,.S in these. NV native hills.
nn,r ve,rS ,un wheu T was a hannv
n,nno,s mo- nnIr-f,rn had set tont on
~, ,lorns rhou.,ht 7 .houlJ oI-
w,yS I,yo in no,re w,S deceived