Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-08

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ONE OF the most common Of al errors is
10 dcplore. when alone, the loss OF time
and money squandered in idleness and
extravagance and dissipation. Especially
do laboring people think Of the money
spent in dissipation with the greatest re-
gret, hardly for . moment considering
that. compared with the struggle necessary
TO break the chain which the thoughtless
and reckless expenditure Of time and
money IL constantly forging. it amounts to
nothing. Character. health and fortune
build very slowly, especially when the first
half Of life has been spent in laying q
foundation Of quicksand, and placing in
the hands Of all who might become envi-
Gus or Jealous rivals the sure means to
impede or wholly obstruct the path of
prosperity. Young people who expect to
labor with their hands for what they have
Of this worlds goods, or rise by their own
efforts, should by all means acquire habits
Of economy, learn to save. form correct
habits, and no time will be required over
coming these. So surely as they do this,
10 surely will they be able to accumulate,
20 surely will they be in . situation to ask
no special favors. Every man wants to
learn to look out for himself and rely upon
himself. Every man needs TO feel that he
Is the peer Of every other man, and he can
not do it Il he Is penniless. Money 10
power. and those who have it will exert
. wider influence than the destitute.
Hence 1t should be the ambition Of every
young man h acquire it, as we'll a. to
store his mind with useful knowledge.
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TIE pension rolls show that the surviv-
orr Of the war Of 1919, and their widows,
are more generally scattered throughout
tho country, I'm uniform proportion. than
are the pensioners Of the last war. OF the
pensioners from the war Of 1912 there are
still on the rolls 10. 407 soldiers, and 3,725
widows, and the pensions annually paid to
them are distributed among the States as
follows: Maine. New Hampshire and Yer
mont, 4 5000; Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island and Connections, $41. 800; New
York. $4,000 ; Pennsylvania. SIS, 200 ;
Ohio. SOC. 900; Michigan. sss, 600; Illinois,
45l, 400 !; Minnesota and Wisconsin, $22.-
800; Iowa and Nebraska, s22, 900; Cslifor-
mia. Oregon and Nevada. Sc. 200; Indiana,
~. 900; Texas. Mississippi, Arkansas, Ala
hama. Georgia, South Carolina and Flor
ida. $l25. 900; Tennessee, North Carolina.
West Virginia and Virginia, $l55. 900; Col
orado. Kansas and Missouri. $45. 200; Dis
trict Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and
New Jersey. S6o,O00 ; Kentucky, SIS. 900.
Perhaps the fact that the largest number
Of survivors, according to population, lives
in Western New York. and the mountain
ous districts Of Kentucky. Tennessee and
North Carolina, may be an indication
Of the superior healthfulness Of those re-
gions.
The following States will have = full
Democratic delegation in the Senate Of the
United States after the 4th proximo: Ala
hama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Geor-
gia. Indiana, Kentucky. Maryland, Mis-
souri,, New Jersey. North Carolina, Ohio,
Oregon. South Carolina. Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia and West virginia-total, IS
States. The Republican delegation will be
full from Colorado. Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska. Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island. Vermont and wisconsin-total, 10
States. The delegations will be equally
divided from the States Of California, Con-
necticut, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York
and Pennsylvania. Illinois will be repre-
scented by Davis, Independent Democrat,
and the great Republican war-horse Of the
prairie, John A. Logan. The Senate will
consequently stand politically Democrats.
~; Republicans. So; Independent Demo-
crst. I.
In commenting ON Blaine's letter. tho
New York World says that the bringing
into the United States Of Cinnamon with
out their free and voluntary consent" was
made . State prison offense by the second
section Of the law Of March s. 1873, and
all contracts to bring Cinnamon in this
way are declared void. Every one who
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