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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-01


WoSpKRPuL.-We have received direct from
Nav York the hLest and largest stock Of
VALENTINE Els ever seen in this State, from
the ~plainest card to tn. perfumed GLOVE
VALENTINE e, and We offer the whole stock
to the ladies and gentlemen, as we'll as to the
juv emile community of Eureka and vicinity.
at the very lowest prices. In addition to the
above. we will again remind the public that
we have a nne Circulating Library. = COM
pleto stock Of Stationery. Notions. Imported
and Domestic Cigars and Tobacco; Musical
instruments. consisting Of two splendid
violins. tie celebrated Bell Accordions and
flutinas, two Chromatic Citters, Harm meas
Of NIL sizes and qualities. and We invite the
public TO exame our stock and satisfy thcm-
selves. LEVIN & SIMON.
N B.-As we are tho only appointed agents
for Eureka. from the Eastern publishers, for
tho new school books. We will offer the same
to all tho schools Of this county at tho prices
agreed upon with the State Board of Educa-
ton, and we will take old books in exchange
for 80 days from the 18th Of this month.
f6-ln LEVIN 4 SIMON.
MDCH'S. mh4
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-01

huu IeuSSlAH OlBdIltCJ, NJ
the GOLDEN RULE. mrltf
CHsIcE and common brands Cigars and To-
bacco. all prices, at the GOLDEN RULE.
mritf
FURNISHING Goods. Stationery and Notions,
at the Little Colder Rule Store, two doors
below Justice Beatty's Courtroom, Main
street. CHEAP FOR CASH. mrl
NorIcE.-If this should meet the eye Of
John McLennan, he will hear something to
his advantage by calling on u. B. Bartlett.
at the banking house ct Z. b. immcl x Co.
M(DCM'S. mh4
RooN TO LEr.-A very eligible room to lot.
inquire of MRS. RUB'T. GIBSON,
f25tf Paul street.
WATCHES and jewelry neatly repaired. II
you want to have your watches and jewelry
repaired in a workmanIike manner, go to P.
steler,s Jcwelry store. two doors below N.Y.
ers q Franklin. fz2tf
N~oTIcE.-Uncle Mannheim, corner Main and
Clark streets, will dispose of $50 American
Lever Clocks at "a 90 apiece; former price.
81 to IS. jy30 II. MANHE1M.
CANNED Sweet Potatoes, Bottled Tamarinds,
at Taylor 4 Whitton's. f25tf
J. SrhAUs has nothing but what is imported
from the only California JeweIry Company
Of San Francisco. naOtf
To RgST.-A large, airy house, in q good To-
cality, to let. Inquire Of
isu MRS. S. ASHIM,
TAYLOR & wHrTros nre agents for the New
Condensed Cottage Cheese. or German Hand
Cheese" an invoice of which is exI.ecteddaily.
f25tf
A LARGE invoice Of those celebrated Onon-
daga Apples. in quarts and gallons; Golden !
Pumpkin ditto, to arrive this morning, at
Taylor Il Whitton's. f25tf
GERMAN Sour hrout. Just received at Tay-
lor 4 Whitton's. f26tf ,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-01

CANNED Sweet Potatoes. Bottled Tamarinds,
at Taylor Il Whitton's. f25tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-01

NoTIcE.-Unclc Mannheim, corner Main and
Clark streets, will dispose of $50 American
Lever Clocks at "a 90 apiece; former price,
ST to SIS. jy30 II. MANNHEIM.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-01

Arrivals Last Night.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-01

WATCHES and jewelry neatly repaired. II
you want to have your watches and jewelry
repaired in a workmanIike manner, 20 to P.
steler's jcwelry store. two doors below Ny
ers Il Franklin. fz2tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-01

RooN TO LET.-A very eligible room to lot.
inquire of MRS. RUB'T. GIBSON,
t25tf Paul street.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-01

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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
Buying n Farm.

When business is depressed and times
arc hard, city people are apt to wish
themselves settled in the country, aud
seriously think of buying farm. 1t is
the universal panacea for piuched pock.
cts and metropolitan mistortunes. Let
o merchant fail, and the first thing he
proposes is to save money enough out OF
the wreck to buy farm. II broker
suspends, if a tlnancier's pretty bub-
bles break or .foat away in the mir, il a
lawyers clients withdraw their patronage
and leave him without briefs-in short,
il anybody. experiences business col
lapse, lie Immediately turns his thoughts
couutryward, md as the last and unfail-
ing resource proposes to buys 4 farm.
1t is assumed that anybody can run n
farm, rs anybody can edit n newspaper,
and it is also taken for granted that n
farm is sort OF horse that not only
takes care of himself but feeds and
clothes his rider. It does not seem to
occur to any OF these men that farming
is business requiring special knowi-
edge, experience, and skill for success
full management, and that the average
city man is quite Us much ont Of place
and ut his wits ends on n farm, after he
has bought it, as he would be at thehead
OF manufactory or in command Of n
mnu.of.war.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
Injury 10 Wheat.

The present season is exceptionally
mild, and although those who dwell in
towns and cities may congratulate them
selves upon what they may term n favor
able winter, yet the farmer views it with
apprehension. Tho usual protecting
covering which shields the wheat from
constant changes Of temperature, SO
detrimental to the tender plant. is en-
tircly wanting. A succession OF frosts
and thaws in place OF steady moderate
cold may result in tho destruction Of our
most important crop, and one which can
not be replaced or roplanted Ms n spring
crop eau. While the farmer is power.
loss to avert the evil, ho may at least
moderate its effects to some extent. The
greatest injury may be feared upon un-
drained and wet lands. Standing water
is utterly fatal to the wheat crop, while
upon dry soil it will resist much IN
favorable weather with impunity. The
farmer should therefore SEQ to it that
surface draius are kept open, and the
fields relieved OF any accumulations OF
water. A top dressing Of coarse manure,
or oven coarse litter, marsh hay or straw,
will afford much protection to the
plants,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
A Lawyers RcjOlndcr.

The San Francisco alta says some
time ago n novel rcioindtr was made by
n distinguished attorney in that city to
n suit brought to recover money, and for
which he had given three notes. Like
many others in those days, he at times
had passion to "buck the tiger" in
the old "El Dorado" One night he
made large winning at the game and
had stacked up bef, 70 him hrge piles
OF twenty-dollar pieces. Among those
who were present in the room WAS the
party to whom tho attorney HAD given
his promissory notes. "You have got
mo1o money there than you owe mo, SO
pay me, said the holder OF the notes.
Tho attorney, without saying q word,
placed all the money before him on one
card and lost, then turniug aronnd to
the man he said: am never pay you
cent" On the following day suit was
commenced against the attorney, to
which he made the following answer,
fled on March 0, 1858:
IN the District Court Of The Fourth
judicial District Of the Slate Of Cali
forRia. John Doe, defendant, John
Roe, plaintiff: The said defendant, fol
plea aud answer to the complaint of the
said plaintiff in this behalf, says that he
never intends to pay the said plaintiff
"a red OF the sum OF money claimed
i'll said complaint or OF two other notes
held by said plaintiff unless aud until
(should such unlocked for event ever
happen) the said defendant shall hive
more money than he knows what to dc
with or how to dispose Of otherwise
and should tho said plaintiff succeed il
getting said money otherwise or sooner
tho said defendant will DO glad to b(
advised thereof. Therefore tho said
defendant lin lieu OF the usual prayer FOL
Judgment in such cases) says "let hci
rip"
JONI Doe lin proper person..
A few years after the attorney lef
San Francisco for trip to the East, and
met his death on the ill.iated steamer
Central America.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
Insect Statistics.

II 1852, says the London Times, the
catcrpillars OF the brown tail moth were
so numerous as to defoliate the trees of
very large part of the south of Eng
land. The alarm was so great thai pub
lie prayers were offered in the churches
that the calamity might be stayed. The
poor were raid one shilling per busnel
for collecting caterpillars' webs, to be
burned under the inspection Of the
overseer Of the parish; and four score
bushels were collected daily in some
parishes. But, on the other hand, the
benefits derived from the labor OF some
insects should not be overlooked; some
species feed only on noxious weeds, AID
others prey on still moro noxious in.
sects. Ono Of tho greatest friends Of
tue agriculturistsis the family Of ichneu-
mon flies, which lay their eggs in the
bodies of living caterpillars, in which
they are Matched, thus destroying them;
although the caterpillar, after being
"ichneumonel," has still n vorocious
appetite. The caterpillars which feed
on the cabbage eat twice their weight in
day; tho laTp Of somo Of tho flesh flies
eat much larger proportion than this.
The productive powers OF insects vnry
very much. Some lay only two eggs;
others, such ns the white ant, 40, ,000,-
900, laying them at the rate Of sixty n
minnie. The queen Of the hive bee is
capable OF laying $4,000 in a season; the
fa,n,ln ,t,nun an mn Tho mniOritv of
insects, however, lay but about 100; in
general, tho larger the insects the fewer
eggs i; lays. Most insects have two
generations in year; some have
twenty; others tako seven years from the
time the egg is laid until their death in
n perfect state. Bnt probably not above
five per cent. Of the eggs laid become
perfect insects. Our insGctivorous birds
are diligent in destroying tho larvp Of
insects, but they will not do all that is
required; hand labor is also needed.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28

the card he picks it up every time. He
can run on in this way and burst the
bank. I know man who is now mer-
chant in Middlebury, who had his bank
broken in this way, and went into n
more certain business"
"Wherc did you make your Inst veil
ture, Nedi" asked the reporter.
at was on the Ohio and Mississippi
road, near Olney. l used to work that
road back and forth pretty thoroughly.
Ono day I got IN old fellows watch and
chain, all his money, aud even his plug
hat, and ho squealed. The passengers
went crazy. They locked the doors,
jerked down n section Of the bell rope,
and were going to hang me, whether or
no. They had the cord around my
neck, but I begged so that they changed
their mind, and, stopping the train, took
mo ont, tied mo to a sapling, and let me
remain there. II it hadn't been for
some hunters passing that way, I don't
know how 1 ever would have got out.
Since that time I've been out OF the
business, and mean to stay out"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
Usury In France.

A man who was tried in Paris tho
other day for usury combined tho oc.
cupatious OF shoemaker and money
lender. He bought up vAst quantities
OF shoes delivered to the French armies
during tho war, and these he assigned
at fictitious prices in any numbers no
chose to designate among his young
clients. To one unhappy youth be lent
5000 francs, and ho compelled him to
give n note for 45. 900 francs worth Of
goods supplied. Among the goods SUP.
piled were about two hundred pairs OF
shoes. II do not know whnt to do"
the victim piteously observed, with
that yeritable magazine Of shoes" They
we're put down by the money lending
shoemaker Mt twenty-five francs q pair,
and the debtor got some one to dispose
OF them for him at six or seven francs a
pair. Another young man Of family do.
clared that for 20, 900 francs lent in small
sums, he had to sign Acknowledgements
for money and goods amounting to 1926, :
900 francs. The shoemaker was sen.
fenced to six months imprisonment and
large hno.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
A Point OF Order.

Diogenes Shute lived in one OF tht
mountain towns. At town meetings he
made big speeches, and in the villagt
lyceum he argued right Justify.
At length Diogenes reached the sum
nit OF his great ambition. He wat
elected to the State legislature, anG
went down and took his seat. It WIS {
stupendous advance. Only one thing
remained: He must exhibit his powcrs
OF oratory. He believed he should sur
prise the august assembly when he die
so.
By-and-bye the occasion came. A bill
was before the house for changing, oil
amending, the pauper laws. Diogenes
thought he knew something about pau
pers. Ho had been himself reared in
poverty, and had fought his way out.
Let others do rs he had done. 1t so
happened that the bill had been offered
by political opponent. Diogenes had
been elected on strictly party lines, and
he could not properly supporta meas
ure originating with the opposite party.
Finally Diogenes gained tho floor.
He spoke grandiloqucntly. He seemed
huge pair OF bellows, from which higll
sounding words were puffed in spread
ing terms, while his long arms gyrated
like the sail yards Of windmill. Ii
the midst of one OF Lis most tempestu.
Gus outbursts he stopped to take drink
OF water.
As he raised the glass to his lips n
friend of the bill-a tall, lank, elderly
mcmber-started to his feet:
"Mr. Speaker, 1 rise to point OF
order T.
Thermometers wondered whatthe point
could be.
"Tho gentleman will state his point
of order" said tue speaker.
"I think, sir" returned tho member,
pointing his long, bouy finger toward
our orator, "that it is entirely out Of
order, in deliberative body, for wind
mill to run itself by water!"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28

my friends passed by and asked me
new friend" " He may be witty, but
he is not handsome" ~ find him nd.
mirable, and would like to see you in
his place. He has been out since mid
night. Here, you want to help me in q
work Of chnrityi" "With all my
heart"
Every we'll. Let us buy this MSS and
put him on the retired list. This good
woman will take care Of him." The mg-
picker looked ut us severely, fearing we
werc laughing at her. But when she
saw the shine Of the Louis dor, she
smiled. "How much did Pierrot cost I"
"Ten francs" "Well, you go back to
tho abattoir and buy another ass, and
take good care Of this one." I gave my
card to the woman and said goodbye to
her and the donkey. The miracle was
complete. The ass started of in high
spirits, the woman pushing the cart
from behind.
That evening the poor woman came to
mo in tears. / understood at once.
"Ah, sir, he is gonel" "Poor Pier
rot" eyes, sir, we got to St. ouen
one way or another. But when he came
in sight Of our hut he fell on his knees.
tried to mise him, but this time it was
all over. My children came running
and crying. They talked to him and
kissed him. He looked at them so sadly
rs to break our hearts. I tell you, there
are lots OF people in tho world not worth
half so much as poor Pierrot. Think Of
it, he wanted to die at home after finish
ing his days work." Like soldier who
dies after firing his last cartridge. The
ragpicker opened her hand, and I saw
tho money l had given her in the morn
ing. "Here are your hundred francs,
SIR" .n. .....-
I do not know whether mostadmired
her or the donkcy-the ass who did his
duty to death, or the woman more deli
cate than our charity.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
The Law of Murder in England.

The law relating to murder being still
considered unsatisfactory in England,
Sir John L. Wilmot has submitted q
bill to Parliameut which provides as fol-
lows:
/. The crime of murder shall be di-
vidcd into oifenses Of tho first and Sec
ond degrees. 2. Any person convicted
Of murder in the first degree shall suf-
fer death. 8. Any person convicted Of
murder III tho second degree shall be
punished with penal servitud for life,
or for any period not less than seven
years, or with imprisonment with hard
labor for any period not exceeding two
years. CThis clause has in view certain
cases of infanticide.) 4. The degree oi
muyder shall be found by Jury upon tho
facts submitted. 8. Murder in the first
degree il tho killing, with Deliberate
malice aforethoueht, human being in
the pence Of the king or queen regnant.
6. 1t is murder in tho first degree when
Death has been caused by the wilful net
OF any person committing or attempting
to commit felony, or when assaulting
any government officer in tho execution
OF his duty. 7. 1t is murder in the Sec
ond degree where a verdict Of murder is
found by tho inry, but not in tho first
degree. 8. Inianticide, is murder OF
tho second degree in all cases where The
death OF child is caused by the wilful,
unlawful and malicious act Of the moth.
or, provided such act has baen commit
ted at the timo Of birth or within seven
days. 0. In trials for infauticido the
jury may return verdict of conceal
ment OF birth. 10. In any trial for ill.,
fanticide it must beprovcd that the child
was living.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
A New Way to Fattcn n Turkey.

Gath writes: One OF the most agree
able entertainmentsof m epicurean kind
which is given ut Washington is that OF
DR.. Ninian Pinckney, who stands second
on the list OF medical directors, and is
the nephew OF William Pinckney and
brother Of Bishop Pinckney. DR.. Pinck-
ney's quarters arc at the Washington
navy yard, and he is celebrated for feed.
ing turkeys Oh English walnuts-admin'
istered whole, shell and all, without
cracking. A few weeks ago I had the
pleasure of attending a dinner given by
this hospitable Epicurus. A turkey re-
posed in the center Of the table, Of re,
markable size, and of aavor not equaled
by the most delicate capon. Before we
put the knives into this dish for Dives,
another turkey was brought up to the
door, and theprocess Of feeding him was
achieved.
Fourteen full, large walnuts, whole,
were put in the wonderful fowls bill,
and slipped down the gullet by the fin
gers outside. AS the first walnut went
down, the turkey looked up with one
eye in baffled sort OF way, rs il won.
dering whether he was assisting n
comedy or going to execution. At the
third walnut he turned up both his
eyes, as il now assured that it was not
the intention to kill him by starvation.
At the fifth walnut, his inquisitivencss
was unbounded, and he wore the look Of
a man who bad been reading thrilling
story, and had suddenly bumped upon
the words: "To bo continued in our
next" Continued it was; and, after the
seventh walnut, Sir Turkey gavo up the
conundrum, closed his eyes resignedly,
and when the fourteenth walnut had
slipped down his gullet, and they were
all ratified by the hand, SO rs to produce
from the birds interior sound as OF n
macadamizing job going on there, his
expression was plainly to be read:
"Gentlemen, you know what this is for
and I presume that your consideration
for myself will enable meto reflect upon
tho performance with the eye OF faith. "
1t takes about three weeks to fatten n
turkey in this way, for the animal, un'
like the mills Of the gods, grinds ex-
ceedingly small, but very fast. He un.
dcrgocs considerable digestive wakelul-
ness, but the secretions como to his
rescue; the shells arO melted down, and
tho walnuts are assimilatcd, so that he
natures in fractional part OF the life
he has been destined to. 1t seems that
this trick has been discovered on tho
way around Cape Horn, on certain
naval vessel which contained great
many turkeys, and nothing for them to
eat. A humorous officer said that SOON
or than see his turkeys starve ho would
feed them Oh the table dessert. A few
OF the animals died, but the majority
survived aud p. owed to be palntablc be-
yond all previous experience. mention
this matter for the cditication Of gorlr-
mands, who want to know what turkey
is capable of. Senator Anthony was de-
lighted both with the docility and deli
cacy of tho respective birds Of freedom
which had been brought before us. Tho
experiments made with turkeys arc said
to demonstrate tho fact thNt fourteen
walnuts is the limit which bird can
stand, and that less than eight will not
produce the favor attainable.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
4 Norman SOlOmOn.

4 commercial traveller journeying
through Normandy halts at n village inn
and orlels IN omelette, to be made with
six eggs, for his breakfast. He is sud
denly called away on business and de-
parts without eating the omcletto or pay
ing for it. Twenty years elapsed before
joarneying through Normandy again he
reappenred at this particular inn. Tho
landlord is still alive. ~ owe you
something for IN omelette," begins the
commits royagsur. Made with six
eggs" adds the landlord; "you do, and
with vengeancel" "Wel," pursues
the commcrciGl'travpler, "here are six.
teen francs; that will be pretty good in.
tercst on the primo cost of the omelette. ="
"Sixteen irlncs |" repeats the auJer-
giste, disdainfully; ~ want 100000
iraucs, twelve sous and two iards. "
"How 80. I" asked tho debtor, aghRst at
the demand. "Just in this wise," an
swers mine host. "Thoso six eggs
would have produced SO many chickens;
by selling those chickens [ should have
been enabled to buy two pigs. by selling
SO many pigs should have been able to
buy SO many cows, thence so many carts.
horses, farms, houses and so forth. And
l intend to sue you for 100000 francs
before tho tribunal at Caen." The case
is duly triedand for a whilo matters look
dismally for the commercial traveller,
when the iudge-he is Norman judge
and very wary one-intervenes. II
wish," he says, "to ask the plaintiff one
question. Were those six eggs broken
in order to make them into an omelettel"
"They werc," says the plaintiff.
"Thcn," adds the judge, "there is an
end Of the case. The rcmunerative ca
reer OF the eggs ceased as soon rs they
were put in tho frying pau. Verdict for
the defendant"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28

Tho North Carolina conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church has re-
fused to concur in tho proposed conven-
ton for union between the Methodist
Protestant anl tho Methodist (non'
EpiscopaD churches which were separG-
ted by the war.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28

The population Of Ireland is set down
ut Sale, 1907, showing q falling of Of
nearly 5000, 900 in less than twenty-five
wears. The Roman Catholics have
slightly decreased in numbers, and tho
Episcopalians and Presbyterians slight
" increased since 1851,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28

Making fourteen years, four months
and ton days OF constant wear for one
pair OF boots. Tho reporter left. He
has not boon seen in that part Of the
town since. while his ancient friend still
sticks to his original statement, AID says
that he finally gave the boots to colored
man to finish,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
A Wonderful Pair Of Boots,

While sitting around good warm
fire at n hotel, n few evenings since,
social party amused themselves by
cracking jokes and telling stories. One
gentleman Of the party, whose silver
locks had seen the frosts Of eighty win
ters, related the following: His father
bought pair OF boots, and wore them
on Sundays, holidays, aud once week
to prayer mo- tings, md on general
training days for forty years. Then
gave them to his eldest son, who wore
them all one winter; they then do
scended to himself, and he wore thom
constantly for two years. The represen.
tativc of the press who was present
thought he wouldreduce the actual wear
OF that pair Of boots to days, which he
has done with tho following result:
Days
Worn by the father Afty.two Sundays forty
years.. ..............'..', ','ErueU
Worn by tho father flfIy.two dAyE each
year To prayer meeting for fcrLy Year,. 2,OSO
Worn by tho father Ave holidays year
for forty years. .....'..,....... 2Vu
Worn One winter by eldest son (sAy aSe
tuontliE) .,...,..,,,......... 100
Worn constantly by tho other son two
years. ..,.,..,..,..,...'.'''' 'OV
lOtAl ,,.......'.....s...s., - stO