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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23
eureka Dailp 6entinel.
PILLARS OF HERCULES.

What single. fact more c~onspicuously
points out the magnitude Of England,
mon whose dominion the sun never sets,
than her occupancy Of Gibraltar? with
an ~impregnable fortress on this ancient
and natural tower, backed up by the
most efficient navy in the world, she
commands the Mediterranean Sea in de-
spite of all of her e~nvions continental
rivals. BY an artificial right OF power
she holds the strategic war point OF Eu-
rope on foreign soil. The Mediterranean
and inland States do not easily brook
the loss of their more proper and natural
ownership and command of the strait.
Man has his ages and SO have nations.
If England is not to be an anomaly to
the inevitable rule of decay, it would
seem that she also has had her. day and
generation. The wind is now sporting
with a straw that points to the first step
in her decline. Mr.. Jennings, the Lon
don correspondent, telegraphs that for
some time past it has been whispered at
the clubs that the Government intends
to sell Gibraltar to Spain, and the story
seems to have some foundation. 1t is
said that the subject has been discussed
in the Cabinet, and that the Premier's
proposals meet with no very decided OPP
position from his colleagues. OF course
it will be easy for Mr.. Gladstone to con
vince the Radicals that the interests OF
peace, public morality and eternal JUS
tice demand the sale, but there will be a
loud outcry not only from the old Jingoes
of the Army and Navy Club, who spend
the day in upbraiding their equity limbs
and cursing Radicalism, but from all
moderate Liberals. To withdraw from
Gibraltar would be to take the first steI
in Lord Sherbrooke's programme for the
abandonment of India, and would be q
notice to all the world that England was
about to retire from the imperial bust
ness.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23

Even Boston has its prosaic incidents,
despite the esthetic atmosphere in which
the modern Athenians live and nov and
have their being. For some time past
Boston has been in a ferment Of excite
ment over the polluted condition Of the
Cochituate water, and all sorts of scien.
tifc theories have been advanced in ex-
PLANTATION of the cause. On Thursday
night. however, up pops q DR.. Talbot
and tells the Massachusetts, Homeo-
pathic Medical Society that the whole
cause Of the tronble is dead cells. Twen-
ty-fye pounds OF these cold, moist, and
disagreeable bodies were cought in TWEEN
ty.four hours in a faucet trap 1t q sugar
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23
Scientific American.

We are indebted to General Henry L,
Abbott Of the United States Army, In
charge OF the Engineer School Of Appli.
cation, Willett's Point, New York,
for copies Of photographs .illustrat.
ing the remarkable sensitiyeness OF
~photogelatine plates, which we will
briefly describe. 1t became necessary one
day Of Willet's Point to destroy q worth.
less mule, and the subject was made the
occasion Of giving useful instruc.
tions to the military class there
stationed. The mule was placed in
proper position before q photo-camera and
duly focused. Upon the animals fore
head 3 cotton bag was tied, containing six
ounces Of dynamite. The side Of the
camera was supported by a fuse; the
camera fuse and the dynamite on the
mules head being connected In the cleo
trio circuit. On pressing the key 50 as to
send electricity through the wires both
the fuse and the dynamite were stimuli
~taneously fred. The camera slide
and the head Of the animal fell nearly to.
gether. The photo-sensitive plate was i'm
pressed with q picture Of the headless crea.
ture still standing, before its body had
tina 10 fall.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23
YOUNa MAN.

The recent absurd persecution Of a
young lady at the San Jose Normal
School by Charles Allen, Principal, and
a lot Of other male cranks of the genus
pedagogue. has terminated as every
body hoped and presumed. There was
nothing in the case but a picture Of
petty n on one side and of &
jolly girl on the other. Now comes up
an unchivalric and s%oulless young repro
bate named Clayton, and whom his as
sociates sweeten with the pet appela-
ton of Halle" He puts a card in a
newspaper and says he was the person
Miss Dixson insulted; that she asked
him why a spanked baby is like a loco
motive. The Stock Report very aptly
remarks: "If Miss Dixon has any stall.
wart male friend in San Jose. Halle
Clayton ought soon to be made to feel
very much. like a locomotive himself"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23
INEB[y|IISS BOOM!
NJ. j. FRANKLIN & Co.'S
Customers Not Turned Away, but Patiently
Waiting Their Turn to be Served.

TNHERE MUST BE SUPERLATIvE INDUCEMENTS
4 offered by us to influence purchasers to throng our store
while other dry goods merchants are comparatively idle. The
REAL BASIS OF OUR SUCCESS is the Low PRICE we
not build up a trade. Beside the superior advantages we offer
in prices, we display a stock of goods that, by comparison, looms
up as a giant among pigmies. Our immense s~tore-room-25x1OO
feet-is crowded with every novelty of the season. THESE ARE
THE REASONS WHY WE TOOK THE LEAD AND CON
TINUE TO KEEP IT, efectuany barring all competition.
We do not attempt to enumerate the many articles we carry
in stock, for the reason that the Sentinel columns would not be
large enough to accommodate a fraction of them. WE QUOTE
NO PRICES. 1T is NOT NECESSARY. But bring in any
price list you find and we promise to discount it.
Respectfully, M. j. FRANKLIN & co.
Eureka, Nov. 10, 1881. n2Of
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23
STILL BREATHING FIRE.

Jubal Early, confederate General,
lives at a Lynchburg hotel and practices
law. Although not yet seventy he is as
bowed and bent as a man of 80 years.
His dropping shoulders, his long, gray
beard and flowing white hair and the
strong staff upon which he leans makes
him look like the ideal Rip Van Wrinkle.
He still is vigorous and full of fire and
vindictiveness. He seems to live upon
the memories of the past.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23

Condition of Smallpox Patients At

Condition of Smallpox Patients At
Portland and Dayton, w. +.
PORTLAND, Nov. 22.-No new cases Of
smallpox have been reported in this city
since Wednesday. In all there are six, of
which three are convalescent. DIR. H. r.
Littlefield, the o. r. & N. Co.'s surgeon
telegraphs tonight to the company as fol-
lows from Dayton, W. t.: The prospects
are NOSE cheering; 60 cases are GONZALES
cent; no new cases; no recent deaths. All
but 80 will be out by Saturday. There are
Is cases in the smallpox hospital, Of. which
eight are convalescent, and will be out in
a day or two.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23
BEIN0 OVERDONE.

The Garfield relic business is being
carried on to extremes. The latest kink
is the giving to a leading furniture es.
adjustment of Chicago the contract to
manufacture articles from the lumber
used in the Garfield catafalque. The
concern entered bonds in the sum Of
&c., 600 not to manufacture from lumber
other than that used at the o~bsequies.
This Is the elimination Of puerility.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23

The Bodie Free Press gives something
new in the way Of cumming a drink. II
the saloon is crowded u young man calls
for the dice box and winks at the bar.
keeper. He goes through the performance
Of Shaking" and invariably throws very
high. The barkeeper pretends to throw
high. but Of course the customer wins, and
in an exultant manner calls for his red
liquor. II IL quickly disposed Of, and
when the glasses are put away another bit
Is added to the long row Of credit marks
on the slate. What Q queer world we are
living in, to be sure. False pride will drive
q man to his wits end.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23

One eighth Of the horses in New York
City are said to be Frustrated by a new
disease. which the veterinary surgeons are
unable TO find In books on equine COM
plants. The symptoms are somewhat like
those Of epizootic, and tho poor animals
seem to suffer much pain. 1t IL to be
hoped that the horses in Nevada are not
to have a return Of the epidemic that proved
30 fatal some years ago.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23
Prospecting at silver city.

While the people Of the Comstock are
complaining Of dull times and praying
for q bonanza at the north end, the people
at the south end are not idle. The work
being done there is satisfactory and en-
couraging for the future. The last re-
turns from the old Ramsdell mill. on ore
from the Scheel mine. show better than
any cleanup heretofore. The mine Is sit
uated next the Foreman shaft, on the
south. Geore W. Cook, the bonanza king
Of Silver City, has recently returned from
the East and gone to work again In good
earnest on the Flora Temple, Cook and
Gay and other mines. The upper levels Of
these mines show well.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23
PACIFIC COAST kDVICES
Robbed and Murdered by High.
waymen.
[aPEcIAL TO THE sENrINEL.1

(HPECIAL TO THE BENT1NEL.I
C~oMPoNv1LLE (Cal.), Nov. 22.--Nicholas
Broyles was found dead on the road about
four miles below this place to-day. He
is supposed to have been robbed and MUIR
dered by highwaymen while trying to es-
cape from them.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23
OVER H WATER.

All the suspects in the JaiIs Deter
mine TO go ON Prison Diet-The
Diet They Are 10 be subjected To
The Miracles at KNOCK to be Re-
yived-A Most Wonderful Cure.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23

refinery in that city. Why not send
the colored population out to Cochituate
to fish for the cells before they are killed!
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-23

n E0AL BLANKS, ~ u IL sEN.
IL scriptien.. prtnssds 70 '
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29
WIT AND WISDOM.

The more flour housekeeper has
the more she kneads. -LOUeU Courier.
"A case without parallel is mani
testify not a printers case.-PhiLdOeL-
Uhid sam.
There is a great variety of wigs, but
paradOXical as it may seem, you will
find any OF them as much alike as tou-
pees.- WIT ant wisdom.
-Mormonism has some redeeming
features. For instance it doesn't throw
the burden of supporting a hu, band on
one woman.-St. Louis OSt- Dispatch.
Those who patronize Texas stage
lines will please take notice that stage
robbers now refuse to take silver coins
with holes in them.-1eraS Sitt@aqs.
What makes men fatP" asks a
correspondent. Don't know, but about
quart of whisky will ma >e man lean
all around lamp post. Burlington
HdlObeye.
Glass in geography-"Who can tell
me anything about a strait" asks the
teacher. Boy-"I heard my dad say,
last night, that it beats two pair" -B0S-
ION Transcript
--Agreat deal is being said about the
brave women OF America, and our be-
loved land can truthfully boast of the
heroic spirit possessed by it fair ones.
And yet there is scarcely a woman in all
the wide country who cannot feel the
roots of her hair began to swell every
time she sees an innocent little mouse
scamper affrightedly across the floor
Detroit Free Press.
Lotto Moan, hoo,;pa. q, Onlyy n s,,,;1a
that vas given me on the. crowded
street one day! But it pierces the
gloom OF my saddest heart like sud-
den sunbeam's ray" A smile does
ma the gloom of some hearts migrate,
as it were; but it should never be given in
crowded str ct. People will talk, you
know; and man ought to have enough
self-respect to take his friend around
the corner or up an alley when he
wishes to Danish his gloom with
smile he carries in bottle in his
pistol pocket. -NOrrIStOI0n Herald.
And this was the story we told the
Chicago editor: "Yes, sir, there's
man in New York who was born drunk.
Both his parents were hard drinkers.
His mother was drunk when he was
born. And from the moment he came
into the world he has been in a state of
beastly intoXication, though he has
never touched a drop of liquor The
Chicago man had listened with great
interest. +" Does he feel drunk and act
drunk all the time" he eagerly asked.
He does" we replied. There was a
sad, chastened far-away look in the
Chica mans eyes as he murmured:
HSOme men have dead loads of mckb
| Boston Post.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29
Grass Fired by a Meteor.

At about 9:45 o'clock on Wednesday
night last, while Mr. Frank Harbauer
was sitting on the porch at the rear of
his residence on Adams street, between
Fourth and Fifth. he saw ball of
fire " fall to the earth but few Yards
from him and strike in the yard of
Shepherds furniture repairing-shop.
He described it as resembling in APP
pearance an electric light, and it came
with a rushing kind OF noise, something
like a sky-rocket. There was no re.
port when it struck, and it left no SUBJ
stance that could be seen. 1t set the
grass on fire, however. and this Mr..
Harbauer and Mr.. Shepherd ex-
tinguished with water. A reporter
of the register was shown the burned
spot Yesterday. 1t is probable that il
Mr.. Harbauer had not witnessed the fall
of the meteor a conhagration would
have followed, as the grass burned up to
a wooden sidewalk. Fire from this
would have cOmmun Gated with the
fence, and from the fence would have
spread to the wooden buildings near it.
Springfield (W.) Register.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29
FACTS AND FIGURES.

All sorts of furniture are now made
out of paper.
Pennsylvania is said to supply
nearly one-half the eggs that New
York eats.
A leading Chicago builder calcu-
lates that 1000 900 brick are being laid
every day in Chicago.
Large deposits of gold have been
found in the bed OF Little River Blount
County, Tenn.
-Four barrels of water of the Great
Salt Lake will leave, after evaporation,
nearly barrel of salt.
The annual production in the
United States for several years past has
been about 1000, 100000 pins.
The total area planted with tobacco
in the United States in 63S, 81 acres,
producing 472, 66l, l39 pounds.
Six valuable marble quarres are
now giving employment to many hands
in Hawkins County, Tenn.
The demand for leeches now is main
ly in the Western States and the yearly
supply consists of about $4,000 import
ed, and $50, 900 on a leech farm at
Newton, L. l., by Mr.. Witte.
The Belgian idea of Sunday is
festival. On that day they crowd to
the seaside to battle, picnic and go to
the places of amusement. On one re-
cent Sunday 1000 eXcursionists arrived
in Ostend.
Electricity is now employed in the
rectiication of inferior alcohol. The
electricity generated by voltaic bat
terry and dynamo electro machine is
passed through the alcohol so as to dis
engage the superlluous hydrogen. BY
this means beet-root alcohol, which is
usually very poor, can be made to yield
eighty per cent. of spirits, equal to that
obtained from the best malt.
--Raisin making is becoming an i'm
mense business in California. One fruit
grower has bought paper to line $50, 600
boxes. He has already sold $4,000
worth of grapes this season, and the
raisins at 81 per box will bring $780,
600 more. The size of his vineyard is
not stated, but $4,000 per season has
been obtained from a twenty-acre Vine
yard.
According to semi-oflicial figures,
compiled for the New Orleans PicdV-
URe, the sugar crop of the year ending
September l, 1881, was the largest
in Louisiana since the war, The total
pounds of sugar are given at 272, $685.
S99, and gallons of molasses. $780,
03O. About one-third of the total prod
uct of sugar comes from the vacuum
pan. The substitute of the most APP
proved methods of handling the juice
has been steadily going on. The per-
centage of open Kettle sugar is con-
stantly decreasing. Producers are
learning the wants of the commercial
world, and approaching the fact that
the better the goods the better the
price. AS far as manufacture has de-
termined this year, the crop now being
harvested is one-third less than the
previous one. The rice crop last year
was larger than ever, and this year it is
still greater.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29
DORIS

] sat with Doris the shnphc maiden;
Her crook was laden with wrcat he'd dow
] sat and wooed her, through sunlight wheel
And shadows stealing, for hours and hours.
And she my Doris. whose lap incloscs
- Wild summer roses Of rare perfume,
The while sued her, kept hushed and heark-
Till shades had darkened from gloss to
gloom.
She touched my shoulder with fearful finger;
Sue said: I'VE lnger: we must not stay!
My 'ock in danger my sheep will wander
Behold them yonder-how far they stray!
] answered. holder: NAY, let me hear you,
And still I've near you, and still adore;
No wolf nor 81, anger will touch one yearling;
All! stay, my darling, moment more
She whispered, signing; "There Will be sor-
row
Beyond tomorrow if lose to-day:
My fOld unguarde !, my dock unfolded,
shall be scOlded and sent away
They ought to kiss you, when you get
Said we'll rewarded by friend and neighbor
Should be the labor from which you
"They might remember" she answered,
THAT lambs are weakly and sheep are
wild;
But if they love me, it, none so fervent;
am Sc want and not a child
Then each hot ember glowed quick within me,
And love did win me to swift reply:
"Ah. do but prove me- and none snail bind
you,
Nor fray, nor find you until de-
She bushed and started and stood awaiting,
As il debating in dreams divine;
But did brave thcm-I told her plainly
She doubted vainy; she must be mine.
So we twin-hearted from all the valley
Did chase ana rally the nibbling ewes,
And hOmcward drave them we two together,
Through blooming heather and cleaning
dews.
That simple duty such grace did lend her
My Doris tender, my Doris true
Ihat l. her wardCr, did ALWAYS bless her,
And often press her to take her due.
And now in beauty she fills my dwelling
With love eXcelling and undehled;
And love doth guard her. both fast and
tervent,
No more servant, nor yet child.
Arthur j. MInby.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29
A FRONTIER INCIDENT,

The rain pouring in torrents, evening
approaching, long, interminable piece
OF swamp-land half under water ahead
OF us-the horses broken down and the
carriage stuck fast in a deep mud-hole
behold my luckless plight one even
ing, year ago last September.
had been to visit a relative, who
lived fifty miles from Oxford, and was
now returning home with my niece
Mary. knew nothing of this route,
but it had been recommended to me as
"short cut" and the chance avoiding
travelling ten miles tempted me to take
it, Bad rs the situation was, my old
colored driver, Ike Hartman, made it
worse. He jerked at the horses, and
pulled and groaned, and at last let the
reins drop.
II tell you, ma am faint no use 10
try and 90 iurder, less you want TO 90
clean down to de middle OBJ de arth.
some OBJ desc mud-holes amt got no
bottom sure"
"You certainly can't expect us to
stay in this swamp all night" | cried.
"We're up to the hubs OF the wheels in
water already, and you must push on
till we reach solid earth"
Colored brother cannot conceive how
aggravatingly mulish he can be; and, on
occasions, how determined to have his
own way. He is very timid, and if he
gets in a slough, usually prefers stick
ing there for fear that worse one may
lie ahead.
Besides, Ike had great contempt for
women's opinions where horses and
driving were concerned. | had meekly
allowed him to have his own way,
though there was no end of disasters
whichusually followed his willful course
He folded his arms and looked back at
me with superciliOus smile.
Its good ting fur you, ma am,
you got ole Ike to tink fur you. Look
at dat water more'n a mile long, and
you don know wot S under it, and you
want to go rampagin', headlong, in de
Lord knows what mud-holes. We're
bad of now, sure-we're mortal bad Oft
but s,pose we goes on and lands in a
gator hole. Deres lots OBJ EN- in de
swamps, and eff gator cotches you, or
me, or de bosses, | axes you, amt it a
heap better to be here whar we knows
watts round us? kin loose de HOSES,
and you kin sleep comfortable in de
kerrldge."
What, wait all night in that gloomy
swamp, with Mary already beginning
to whimper with fear, and that coward
ly Ike shaking and grooming on the
drivers seat! For once in my life |
withstood him, and not very gently,
either.
Whether we can get out of the
swamp or not, | am determined to
move on. | don't believe it's a mile
long, and don't care if it is Wen
go on as long as there is light enough
to see the horses heads. If you think
it's dangerous, get on one of the horses
and ride forward to reconnoiter, and
then you'll know where the holes are
and avoid them in driving
Ike actually shouted with dismay.
"He GIT on boss wild my legs hang
in down in the water to bait de
gators! Dey'd smell me a mile off,
and l reckon ole Ike wouldn trabel
fur. No, ma'am; | amt gwine to try
no SIGH foolish ting"
Very wel,n / said; "then drive
on, or will take the reins myself, |
don't know much about driving, but
I'll try it this time ii l oyerturn the
carriage"
Ode Lord forbid" Old Ike groaned,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-09-28
Keen Your Grievance Fresh.

Have grievance against somebody.
Some particular somebody. Keep it
standing. Keep it always in sight.
Nail it's colors to your masthead. Talk
it everywhere-to all your friends, to
strangers. When not talking keep it
steadily in your mind. Talk it over and
over az gain to yourself. Hold imaginary
interviews with your enemy. Rake up
the wrongs time after time. Keep it hot
and the Goals Of your hatred and ven
geance all aglow. Find new wrongs in
the old ones done you and new sides to
the old wrong. And no matter the sub
jects of conversation started manage to
drift finally on your grievance. Keep
it alive in the corners Of your mouth.
Keep it screwed tightly down there.
Hang ont the lines of care, discomfort
and fret on your face. Cultivate the
grievance. twill grow. So shall you
in little while make your friends love
to have you elsewhere. So shall you
cause them to scatter and flee as soon
as they see you coming. So shall you
cause yourself to be let thoroughly
alone
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-09-28
Political.

The republican convention at Madison, Wis,
on the 21st inst, placed in nomination the fol-
lowing ticket:
For Goyernor-Jofemiah NJ. Rusk, of Vcro-
qua.
For Lieutenant Governor S. Fitield, of
Ashland.
For Secretary of State-Ernst G. Tinme, of
Kenosha.
For State Trcasurer-Edward C. McFetridgc,
of Beaver Dam.
For Attorney General-Leander F. Frisby,
of West Bend.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
Robert Graham. OF Oshkosh
For Railroad COMMISSIONER. P. faugen,
of Pierce.
For Insurance Commissioner-Phillip Spoon
er, Jr., of Madison.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-09-28

tornado swept the city of Quincy, Ill.,, with
co factory was blown down and one man killed
and eight injured. The foundry of Bennett,
Duff & Co. was almost wholly demolished,
killing threc men and wounding four. Many
buildings were unroofed Or damaged, and the
telegraph wires were badly wrecked. The gale
evidently covered large portion of the state,
as a bridge was swept away at Joliet and other
injury wrought, and damage is reported from
several points.
Elmira, N. Y, experienced disastrous hur-
ricane on the 25th, which was accompanied by
a slight earthquake. The Rathbun House and
Palace Car Shop were unroofeI. mau lifted
out of buggy, a hole blown through brick
wall, trees snapped like pipe stem s, and several
church stccples toppled over.