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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-09-15

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wages, and in all probability, spending
something additionally for drink. The
reason assigned was that the "Seven
Whistlers had been heard the preced.
ing night in the neighborhood, and that
this always presaged some colliery dis
aster. Whether these "Whistlers" were
birds, ghosts or devils, the pitmen did
not know, nor could they be certain that
the number was exactly seven; but
they had heard the cries, and that was
enough. In recent article on "Mys-
terious Sounds" we endeavored to show
that the sounds produced by these
"Whistlers" proceeded from birds fly
ing overhead during their migrations.
One more example, and our budget
shall end Its date is so recent as De-
cember, 1875. One day an aged wo-
man at Long Compton, Warwickshire,
was returning from a bakers shop with
bread, when man ran up to her and
wounded her SO severely in the leg with
hay fork that she died the next day.
The man had for years entertained be-
lief that fifteen or sixteen witches in
Long Compton, whose names he gave,
had bewitched him and interfered with
his work. The superintendent of police
told the coroner and jury that many of
the villages believed in witchcraft, and
that the older women were those on
whom the accusations of the bewitched
mostly fell. The misuse or misinterpre-
tation of the Bible is often noticeable in
the conduct and half-crazy reasonings
of these superstitious folks; the man
pointed to three verses in Leviticus, and
one in the Acts of the Apostles, to show
that he was justified in killing the poor
old woman who Overlooked" him.
Baron Bramweil, who tried the pris-
oner in the case just averted to, and who
believed that superstition had driven the
man half out Of his wits, chopped that
something would be done to disabuse
the people of belief in witchcraft." :"
Good but we fear this improvement
will be tardy unless the intelligent mid
die class can acquire more real infu.
ence with the humble and ignorant class
than they seem at present to possess.
The longer the publication of this ar
ticle is deferred, the more numerous
(apparently), would be the available
examples of these mingled displays of
credulity end roguery. While we are
writing (June, 1870, the country news
papers tell us of case which came be-
fore the magistracy. A young woman
complained that she was Overlooked"
by witch ga cunning man" under
took for fee Of three shillings, to write
"curse," the uttering of which would
kill the witch. The fee was paid the
curse was written and uttered; but the
witch, somehow, refused to die; and SO
the silly girl made public the broken
promise of the cunning man" - Cham
| bers' Journal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-09-15

They HADBEEN LOVERS. They we're
very fond of each other, very, and had
been engaged. But they quarrelled and
we're too proud to make it up. He
called a few days ago at her fathers
house-to see the old gentleman on busi-
ness, of course. She answered his ring
at the door bell. Said he, Ah, Miss
-, | believe is your father within !"
F." No, sir, she replied, " Pa is not in at
present Did you wish to see him per-
sonally ?" "Yes, Miss" was his bluff
response, feeling that she was yielding,
on very particular personal business"
And he proudly turned to 90 away. IL
beg your pardon, she called after him
as he struck the lower step, but who
shall / say called 2" He never smiled
again Cincinnati Commercial.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-09-15

Where's the bar ?" asked dirty
looking stranger of the bell-boy of the
hotel the other day What Kind of a
bar 2 " asked the latter. "Why. a sa-
loon bar, of course; what do you sup
pose mean ?" Well" drawled the
boy, 81 didn't know but you might
mean bar of SOAP"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-09-15

A HELPING HAND.-There is many
soul trudging along life's pathway with
weary, uncertain steps, sad and down.
hearted, who would, if there was kind
hand reached out to held them, walk
erect and step lightly, and even sing
while passing over the rough places.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-09-15

Elderly agriculturist to season ticket
holder on the train: " You don't have
no tieketf" a. No, travel on my good
looks " "Then," after looking him
over, probably you amt goin' very
far" General smile.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-09-15
GOOD ASSORTMENT

Trunks, Bags, yaIises, Shawl and Trunk
Justreceived at HOLDEN 4 co.'s. Union Block
Bellows Falls. VT
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

D~ISCDVERY or 4 CAVE.

Some p~rospectors have recently dis
covered and are now engaged in pros
rccting an extensive ave in Prospect
Mountain. The mouth at the cave is
situated on the southeast side of the
mountain, about 200 rods south OF the
mouth Of the Prospect Mountain tun-
mel, aud consists of a small aperture
IN the the top of the ground. Through
this aperture "A ~ va lowered, fast
cned to \ rope, and found himself in a
large dpine->haped chamber. In the
floor of this chamber he discovered
another opening, leading downward
further into tho ground, but this sp
erture was MT at that time entered.
Subsequently a tunnel was run into
the mountain from tie surface at this
side, which opened All entrance into
the chamber which the man had Gu
tered, and here a windlass was put up
and further explorations commenced.
The man was lowered down for a dis
lance Of about n hundred feet, when
he rested on the floor of "A large cavern,
distant from the natural entrance OF
the cave at the surface about IN hun
dred feet. On the hpor OF this cavern
was piled "a bank of snow about eight
feet in dep'h, and here were found the
skulls and bones oi coyote and deer.
Some of these bones. which are GOV
cred with mud which has dried an
them were brought to town by MIR.
Berg, and can be seen at the store of 5.
Goldstone * Co. There is a third APP
erture leading into the ground from
this cavern, which will be explored by
the partje, who discovered and are
working the cave There is a posi-,
bility that a mine may he encountered
In the explorations, as Prospect Noun
tain Is veined and dotted with mineral
deposits. and if ore is found the par
ties who find it will have a ready-made
shaft to work their mine with.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

WoRsE.-Mamie, our Seniors little
daughter, was worse last night than
she has been since she was taken i'll.
Her disease is scarlet or typhoid fever,
and is sufficiently v to cause the
greatest anxiety to her parents and
friends.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

RETURNING HoME.-We notice in
the list of arrivals by last nights train
the name of Geo. T. German, local
reporter of the Phoebe Record, who is
returning home from II visit to the
Centennial.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

FouSD.-A fno line of gents furnishing
goods. cigars, tobacco, cutlery. stationery.
notions, etc.. at the new quarters of the
Golden Rule Store, one door south of Paxton
4 Co., bank. cheap for cash. s3-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

WATCHES and Jewelry neatly repaired. II
you want to havo your watches and jenelry
repaired in a workmanlike manner, go to p.
STEERS jewelry store. ono door south Of S.
Ashim 4 Co., Main street. 22-apl6tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

FUNERAL.-The funeral Of Herman
Lochenbuhler will take place from the
residence of Joseph Boos, Paul street,
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Friends
and acqaintances are invited to at
end,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

FIX YOUR PRISM view of the
high winds prevalent in this section at
this season of the year, and the con-
sequent liability of the occurrence OF
fires. fixing stove-pipes is in order.
Joints have worked loose during the
summer, and the winds have racked
the pipes, and all who don't want to
see a conflagratiOn in the town should
see TO it that their stove-pipos are in
perfect order. A large number of the
stove pipes which project through the
roofs OF wooden buildings in this town
are altogether too short, and tn extra
joint added to them would not cost
much in either time or money. A
stitch in time saves nine, and nine
stitches may save a pair of store pants.
Look to your ~stove-pipes, and don't
take chances of getting burned out OF
house and home in the dead hour of
night, in the midst of a hard winter,
when wood is high and -four scarce.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

JusT RrCEIv Ep, a splendid stock of Califor-
MIA blankets, travelling trunks, v%alises.
gents boots, Shoes, and best quality of Cali
fornia overshirts and underwear, at the
GOLDEN RULE, cheap for cash. o6-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.

STILL IN THE FiELD.-Receivcd from Now
York, q large assortment of Drugs and
Pntent Medicines, Paints. Oils, Chemicals,
etc; also, a large invoice of fire-proof Lamp
Chimnoys OF the La Bastie (French) process,
guaranteed b. stand fire for six months; also
a largc assortment Of chinneys ives PATENT.
fire proof: also II lare, nssortin Mt Of other
klnd' ri mln";rct r.. No M for Cumbs'
Lamp C". WI II b - o k prices for
cast. La ~ ii ii -,tuni cht1iu.ys. 30 cents
each. Ives In = tnnI Ill inN. y cents
each. Cam COX st3d Mt chi nn.ys. y cents
zach. Sold at the City Drug store bv
s23 l.. IEitEI.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26
STOCK REPORT.


snu Francisco stock Exchange.
SAN FRANcIsco, October q
MORNING BOARD.
1910 Ophir-50A Ds90
ITO Mcxican-2SA 2S'5
40 Gould X Curry-15n ljh ~
1855 Best X Belcher-f7H As 1917 As
700 California-j7N 57% 57b Ola
40 Savage IA 1416 AZ
1920 Con. Virginia-53h 53% 53A 53H
20 C~holiar-7y
10 Hale II Norcross-SA
$40 Crown Point-llM Tx
$40 Yellow Jacketoa3A 23% 2iblo
llSO Imperial 3S5c 39Oc ga
40 Alpha-i3 IA Abs
10 Kentuck-l2
Is Belcher- 1917 1877 1877
As S. Ncvadn-l2s l24 l2%
10 utah-l7 1871
30 Bullion-37
10 Exchequef-l5 loH
40 Overman-S0 81
so Justice "a 2iS 2iZs30 244
100 Succor-25c
100 Lady Bryan Soc
~ Juiia-7& ~
30 Caledonia-l0% l0% l0h
$50 Baltimore Con.-2}6 2
IS Silver Hill-9
200 4. Isiand-l&
I5 N. Y. Con.-l 95c
10 Senator-25c
100 Sheridan-2A
50 Alfa-2
100 kossuth -2H
30 Andes-22's
100 Pacific-37%c
so N~iagara-l7*c lie ljc
go Cosmopolitan Die Sc
2lj n. Con. Nir%ginia-lh
40 Prospect Soc ~ 7jc
'usvos oNrSaAa
p Meadow Vallsy-Ijc
- Raymond & Ely-5X
40 Eureka Con.-lJ4
Is K X Con-2H
ITO Leopard-7M ~ ~ so
100 Gila - zoe
40 Northern Bellc-2}N 234 so 2i2IS
100 Albums Hill Joe
100 Hussey- ic
10 Manhattan-l5h lj% 15h l5H
50 tennessee Valley -2ljc
30 Modoc-5,f
30 COso Con. PIC
20 G.. Chariot |
500 Poorman-10a
-ND New Coso-2e
~ tiould Il Curry-l5X
10 Ssvage-li 1874
~ Union Con.-l}N
3S5 Crown point-llS llS III
40 Belcher - 1917 lS1s
30 Best n telcher-47h ~ ~
40 California; i ga -
so U~phir-4lr5 ~ - i9T ~
- Uvormsn-S2 SiH
600 Con. Virginia 90 53H $50 53tz
rs Halo & Norcross-SI
30 Justice pa 24A 2lh
80 Mexican-2Sk 23h
20 Geddcs & Bertrand-21I
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

NoTIcE TO TEAMsrERs.-The Golden Rule
Store has been removed from the old stand
to that formerly occupied by Sandy Van AL
stinc, one door south of Paxton & Co.'S bank.
Go there, boys, and see Joe when you come to
town. s3-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26
EtNsFEtA ErNGs.y.

Z. u. Baum, tf,i pioneer puryeyor to tho
Palisaao publ his fitted up anew, through
out, tho Eureka %llote,, near his oh placo in
PalIsulc, md travellers to and from Eureka,
and the pablo Gencrally.can rely upon getting
iirst-clnss meals and number ono beds at all
timo- by interviewing the genial host Of tho
Eureka Hotel. ocl3-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

CHAacoAL-Thc Golden Rule Store has ro-
moved from old quarters to the house form
erly occupied by Sandy Van Alstine az n sa-
loon. Bottom figures on everything sold.
Everything guaranteed as represented, and
sold cheap for cash. s3-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26
A MAMMOTH SpuD,-we we're pre-.

A MAMMOTH SPUD.-We were pre-
sented yesterday, by w. II. Long,
with an "Irish lemon" which weighs
four pounds. 1t is of the Early Rose
variety and was raised in a garden
near the Newark mill. The hill from
which the monster was extracted
yielded twenty-eight pounds of the
f%arinaceous fruit.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

SPEAKING AT RUBY HILL.-Hon.
Thomas Wren, Republican candidate
for Congressman, will address the
people Of Ruby Hill to night. The
members OF the County Central Com
mittee on the Hill are requested to
make the necessary arrangements for
the speaking.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

lHE silver quotations In London
yesterday opened at 53h and closed at
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

THE CoNcERT.-The third concert
of the Vienna Ladies' Ochestra, at
Bigelow's Hall, last night, while not
quite so largely attended az the two
preceding entertainments, was greeted
with a good house, and the perform
ance gave the utmost satisfaction to
the audience, who testified their ap-
prevail by hearty applause and fire.
quent o To night will be the
last night of the troupe in Eureka, on
which occasion they will give a
grand promenade concert and ball.
Tickets for this concert and ball can
be procured At various places in town,
which are designated in an advertise
inent published in our advertising col
umns. The ball will no doubt lie a
grand and largely attended affair. and
the dancing portion of our communi.
ty will have an opportunity of dancing
to the finest music ever played at a
ball in Eureka.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26
FoRGor THE NAME.-His wife told

FoRGoT HI NAME.-His wife told
him to buy her a dress elevator; but
when he went into the store to pur-
chase it he forgot the name of the ar
ticle. He wrestled with it in his mind
while the clerk tapped impatiently on
the counter, waiting to hear what he
wanted, and at last he said he wanted
zone of them hosting works for a
woman's dress" The clerk under
stood what he wanted.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

PERSONAL. - Hon. Thomas Wren,
Republican candidate for Congress, re-
turned from White Pine yesterday, by
private conveyance. He will remain
in town till Friday morning attending
to some matters of professional bnsi.
ness, and will leave for the west to re-
sumo his cauvass next Friday evening.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26
c INTELLIGENCE.
Departures Yesterday.

az Tux EuRFka AND pALIsADs
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

THE REGISTERED VOTE OF THE
CoUNTY.-The lists of registered voters
i'll Eureka county, so far as received,
are as follows: Eureka Precincts Nos.
l and 2, 1869: Ruby Hill (proper), IA;
Ruby Hill (Richmond side, 50; Pinto,
IL; Vanderbilt, 20; Fish Creek, y;
Prospect Mountain, IS; Cortez, IA;
Palisade, 55; Beowawa. -; Pine Sta
ton, II; Roberts Creek, 20. Total,
100. Allison's Ranch, Sulphur and
Devils Gate precincts remain to be
heard from, which will increase the
number TO about l,S00.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26
CLEAN 1T OUT.

A boy, aged II years, named Her.
man Lochbuhler, died last Tuesday
night, at a house on Paul street, of ty-
phoid fever. This, taken in connection
with the prevalence of scarlet fever
among the children, is an alarming
circumstance. Typhoid and other on
tagious fevers have their origin from
filth or defective sewerage; and there
is enough filth and garbage in the
Spring street canal to breed pestilence
enough to supply the entire communi.
ty with liberal doses. No time should
be lost in having this ditch cleansed;
and while we do not wish to create un-
necessary alarm on behalf of The people
of Eureka, we insist hat measures he
at once taken to- clean the ditch of its
accumulation of fever breeding nasti-
hess. Everything in the shape of ref
use is eimptied into this ditch, and
there not being sufficient water to
carry it off, but just enough 10 Hlnisten
it, there it lies fostering IN | &c cay ing
and poisoning the atmosphere We
breathe. That this is nc mere idle
talk Is proven by the fact that all the
lever sickness that NOW exists in WI
is in the immediate vicinity of this
ditch; and, therefCGs, We ell the at
tention of The Couk1y Commissioners
to the matter. If trey have no power
in the premises, let them stretch their
authority a little. Red tape must not
stand in the way Of the health of this
We have heard it sug-
gested to place flood-gates in the ditch,
to be closed each evening and opened
next morning. By this means the
water which flows through the course
would be damned up to a height suf-
ficient to slush the entire ditch when
the gates were opened in the morning.
We believe this plan to be a good and
feasible one, and hat it can lie carried
out at a comparatively small expense.
That something must be done to abate
nuisance and avert the danger of
sickness which it constantly menaces
is apparent, and the quicker it is done
the better.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

SEAsoNABLE FRUIr.-The meat mar
kets display tempting arrays of strings
of ripe sausages. We hardly believe
there is any connection between this
circumstance and the recent mys,eri-
Gus disappearance of several we'll
known and popular dogs; but it might
be just As well for people owning
watrh-dogs to sit up with them AT
night to prevent the possibility of their
abduction. We don't mean to insinu-
ate that Eureka butchers would put
dog-meat into sausage; we don't be-
lieve there is one Of them who would.
But there is something about the
thought Of sausage that causes the
mind to ~involuntarily rover 10 dog,
and something about the thought of
dog that causes the mind to inyolun-
tarily revert to sausage.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

GONE TO ELKo.-Col. Ellis left on
this mornings train for Elko, where
he is announced to speak this evening.
His meetings in Eureka, Nye and
White Pine counties have been largely
attended, and he has every reason to
feel pleased with the n in which
his speeches have been received in this
section of the State. He meets Mr..
Wren at Reno on the 18th instant,
n from that time they will make
JOINT appointments, speaking each
evening from the same stand.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

SAVE YOUR PAPER.-We publish to-
day, on the fourth page, the corrected
lists of registered voters for the two
Eureka precincts. Persons wishing
the lists for reference will do we'll to
save their copies of this number of the
paper. We are short of noupareil
type and will have to distribute the
matter to-day, as we need the type for
other purposes; consequently we will
be unable to print all of the precinct
lists together on slips, rs we intended.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

A HALo.-If the signs don't fail,
there ought to be a storm to-day, for
there was a ring around the
moon last night. We saw "A man on
Main street, yesterday, who had a
similar halo around one of his eyes,
and he seemed to he laboring under
the impression that the storm had al
ready occurred. He said his wife
threw a teacup at him as a mark Of az
lection, and hit him.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

THE FIRE ALARM.-The alarm of
fire about 7 o'clock last evening was
caused by some rubbish igniting near
the furnaces in l.. C. Anderson's foun.
dry, at the lower end of Main street.
The fire companies turned out prompt
ly and the flames were quickly ex-
tinguished before they had caused any
serious damage. MIR. Anderson would
respectfully return thanks to the fire
men and the citizens generally for
services in saving his property.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-26

THE MEETING AT RUBY HILL.-On
account of the illness of his little
daughter, Mr.. Cassidy did not fill his
appointment to speak at Ruby Hill
last evening. The meeting, however,
was addressed by Geo. w. Baker and
rhos. Laspeyre, who each made IA stir
ring and effective speech. Miners
Union Hall was we'll filled and tho
meeting passed off to the entire salts
and Reform.
, 1876-02-19
TIE UBIQUITOUS SCOTCHMAN.
From the Zap. Maal.)

At the st. Andrews dinner in Calcutta a
reverend gentleman, 10 whom one of the prin-
cipal toasts Of the evening had been entrusted,
undertook to prove that everything good must
Of necessity be Scotch, as everybody of note
was a ScOtchman or had a certain percen-
tage of Scotch blood in bin. He said-"It
was my intention to have reminded you Cf
some of the respects in which ScOtchmen
crossing the border or going abroad ind the
laws Of other countries to be barbar0us as
compared with their own, but for the reason
stated at the outset / refrain from doing so,
and c0n6ne myself to remarking that, barba-
rouS as the law may be, no exception can ever
be ,aken TO those who administer them, Scotch
men finding everywhere a wise, learned, and
impartial bench, and an able and conscientious
aud intelligent bar. 10 accounting for this
phenomenon we must in justice to Scotland re-
member that many Scotchmen sit on the bench
and plead at the bar in other countries than
their own, for this is amongst our grievances
that EDglisbmen not only take our butcher
meat and salmon, paying us exorbltant prices
instead of allowing US to consume them our
selves at gid. a pound, but they also rob us of
many of our able lawyers. Nor must it be
forgotten that men do not always belong to the
country in which they or their ancestors have
lived for a time. When any EDglishman,
Frenchman, German, Russian. or American has
achieved sufficient distinction to make it worth
our while to look into his pedigree we gene
rally find by going back far enough-and a
century or two is nothing in such researches
that he is really Of Scotch extraction. Ii any
negro gentleman shall win a high enough place
in the worlds history to warrant us in at
tempting to rshabilitate him | should not des-
, 1876-02-19
BANK Oh st. THOMAS.
NOTICE

5 hereby gwen that a
ID Semi-annual General Meet
ing of Shareholders of the
Bank of St. Thomas will be
held on the
24th inst. at the Bank Pre-
misses when the Report of the
Directors for the past six
Months will be submitted.
The chair will be taken at
II o'clock noon.
St. Thomas 9th February
1876.
By order of the Board of
Directors.
ED. S.
Manager.