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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
Concerning the Counterfeiters.

"The conflict between counterfeiters
on the one hand and legitimate engray-
ers on the other is about an even stand
off in the long rum" said Treasury
official connected with the detection OF
crime in degradation OF the coin and
currency to q reporter. Sometimes
one is ahead, then the other"
"How is it just w
"Well, the crooked men will have to
hustle around pretty lively to get ahead
of this, replied the detective, showing
sample bond Of Western railroad.
To the ordinary observer it was remark
able for a subdued network OF lines in
negative tint. ,
"Tho face Is printed in black ink and
the tint In green, as customary, hut q
peculiar feature il that Of 'sandwiching'
mechanical tint Of soluble ink between
these printings and surmounting the
whole by safety tint in such manner as
to eflectuallt battle all attempts at coun-
terfeiting, alteration or forgery" ex-
planned the expert.
"These important improvements" he
continued, "have recently been made in
the engraving aud printing of steel
plate securities by MIR. Homer Lee, and
the most competent experts here admit
that n decided advance has been made
in devisiug means that prevent counter
feiting, not only by the old methods as
practced by Brockway and Smith, but
also the new dangers developed 10y re-
cent discoveries in photography, which
relider bonds and other securities here
tofore considered absolutely safe greatly
exposed"
hHow is this accomplishedp"
"In the first place, no proofs OF any
yignettes or other parts have been al.
lowed to 90 ont of the possession of the
company, thus preventing any evil dis
posed persons from obtaining cop.
irom which to work. 1t is impossible t.
obtain one even by purchasing ffnishe,
security, owing to lis non.photographi
cal peculiarities."
A closer examination showed n sim
larity in the tint of the interlacing line
with those Of the new postal note'
whose much-abused color deties success
full imitation. =,
"But will The skill OF the counterfeit
ers not find means to rurmomt thes
dinicntiesp" asked the reporter,
"Who can tell? 1t is just like the q
ternnte invention Of improved means {
attack and defense i'll gunnery. N
sooner is a gun made that will pcnetrat
any armor then III use than the thick
ness of the plating is increased to til
texture 80 modified as to turn aside til
most massive missile fired from the big
gest gun. The same thing il going q
in regard to bank safes. just now tn
time locks and the alienation Of har
and soft plates on the walls of vaul
defy the wreckcr, and the only dang
Of the bank Is from inside thieves. "
} "Thcn nj present honesty IL hit
: ahead in the contest ?"
"Iust little. But some OF 0
. ,mnrlest mon in the country are active
1t work to bedt down all these sa'
| guards. and no one can tell what t
science and skill brought to bear on II
. subject will no. finally accomplish.
Washington &a.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
GENERAL NEW S.

THE Modocs now number twenty-six
families of 1O6 persons. The govern
mens furnishes implements, supplies and
an instructor in agriculture and they are
fast becoming farmers.
A PETROLEUM well lately sunk in the
Roku district of Russia promises to sur
ooss the most famous "gushers" OF this
country 1t is said to be yielding from
1000 to 5000 barrels a day.
p,orrssoR HUXLEY says that in his
voyage around the world he found nc
noonle 80 miserable, wretched and de
nrodea "a those who exist in the poorel
quarters Of London
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

A WE'LL posted writer in the Southern
Lumberman says that the yellow pine of
Georgia is worth as it stands fully $780,
100000, The turpentine business is rap
idly wasting this valuable timber. Mil
lions of acres hav been thus destroyed.
After the turpentine men abandon the
timber large quantities of it burn down,
blow down and die before it can be
reached by the sawmill men. 1t Is ar'
gued that the yellow pine forests OF the
South will last at the present rate OF
production 15O years, but the writel
above quoted thinks that the timber
available for sawmill purposes will ht
cut short fully one-thrd by the devasta
tons Of the turpentine men. The lum
Der business is really in its infancy. Ii
nix or eight years it is safe to predic
that the yellow pine lumber product O
The South will be 5,OO0,OOO,O0O feet
year. The present long depression WI
be followed by higher prices. Durin
the war yellow pine sold at the Mort
ior$6O and $50 per thousand. In twenty
fveo thirty years the same figures ma
be reached again.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
nuTTINd A WATERMELON.


Father, see by the papers that MIR.
Gould talks o. cutting u watermelon"
"Yes, my son"
'1s it big melon?"
"Rather large"
"And very ripe?"
"Well, pretty ripe"
"And it is good Of him, isn't it~
Every good-just like Mr.. Could"
"When he cuts it will he give all the
boys slice p
mot exactly, my son-not for Joseph
He will simply cut the melon in two"
"And then ?"
"And walk off with half under each
arm to devour the meat by himself, and
plant the seeds to fool the boys another
time p WdH Street Neps.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
IN SCHOOL.

Teacher-"Detine eternity.
Pupil-"Please, nam, Eve forgotten
what the word means"
Teacher-."Eternity means 'endless
time Do you understand that"
Pupil-"Please, nam, don't"
Teacher--"I nm rot surprised; 1t IL q
poor definition, 4..yhow. Il yon we're
never to die you would live ON throuTh
eternity. If workmen should begin 80
build something and put on one stohr
year and never, never get done, that
structure would be m eternity in build.
ing and would never be finished. Now
see if you can give me definition OF
your own. What is eternity ?"
Pupil-"The Bartholdi pedestal"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

Tm preparations for the coming
N@ld's fair in New Orleans are progress
Enthusiastically. The exposition will
consist Of cotton in MI its conditions OF
culture and manufa, tur, as chief ex-
hMt, The classification Of objects eX-
n'olted will comprise such groups as
Snculture, horticu ture, raw and manu-
''''ured products, ores, minerals and
woods, furniture and accessories textile
,aetlcs, clothing and accessories, indus
M arts, a'imentary products. education
.uu instruction, works of art, piscicul
'u'e' The exposition will be under th'
"naol OF a board Of thirteen commits
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
IN A NEW YORK BoUDoIR.

"Have yez been to the big loan e1.
hibition, I dunnop"
Tndade l have, and wus MT 1t foin,
though"
"And phat did yez 60 furp 1t Is fur
nothing but pedestal for big image
to go on Bedloe's Island"
"Sure, now, yez must be mistaken"
"Indade I'm not. The doorkeeper
towld me so himself"
"Blast the spalpane Of ticket seller,
thin. l axed him phat the show was
fur, and he towld me it was fur the dyn.
amite fund, or / would not a-gone in at
all, at all. ."-Phiiadeiphia call.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

NEWSPAPERS. - Twenty-Five newspa-
tiers were started in Dakota during last
October. The reason for this extraordi.
nary outburst Of journalistic enterprise
was an act of Congress which requires
settlers preempting Government land to
publish the declaration OF their mten'
tions, in order to acquire title from the
Government, for period Of six weeks in
some newspaper Of general CIRCULATION. n,
This extensive advertising is sufiicient %
furnish sustenance to o much larger
humber Of journals than existed forme'''
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

THE bills already introduced in the
House during the present session would,
II passed, absorb all the surplus revenue
OF the government for years to come
The bills and the amounts they call for
may be summed up as follows: Public
buildings and grounds, Sl2, 600, 900; river
and harbor improvements, $4,000, 900 !;
public education, $l05, 100000; new bu-
reaus, commissions, ETC., $1,000, 900 ;
soldiers home in Kansas, 100000 (;
equalizing bounties, 100000; pen
sions, sl75,OO0,OOO; prize money, ETC.,
$S6S,64; deserters, nurses, etc, 81, 25O,
900; half pay for revolutionary officers,
S25,O00,O00; depredations and spoia-
tons, 100000, 900; private bills, $685.
100000; State claims, 100000, 900; draw
backs, rebates, etc., $3,975, $40; miscel-
laneous items, 100000; to al, $780,
79O,194.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
who has got the drop on you, and

when"
Before the cowboy finished the SEN
tence Williams had turned quickly on
his imaginary foe in the rear, and with
movement like lightning the cowboy
had his revolver in hand and was firing
lead into Williams in way that seemed
very wasteful to say the least, for the
first shot pierced bis brain and must
have killed him instantly. No idea OF
the rapidity with which this was done
can be given in any mere narration OF
the fact 1t was done and over with like
fash and as the boys ranged themselves
alongside the bar once more, the dead
man lying at their feet, there 1as a gen.
eral inquiry if any more men were pres
ent who wanted TO drink from the bottle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
Drs,pprAREp.-A wizard got 800

Drs,ppEAREp.-A wizard got n $9o
bm,se in Paso del Norte, and then, say
lug that he would show the assemolagoa
trick that would open their eyes,
termed 'The Mystic Man, or the DIS
nppearauce," he brought out a large
NV M and said; "I will now shnt myself
nv ~ in thi, box: the trick is to find me-
F;vn minutes later everybody knew that
he Ind escaped from the rear with ihe
receipts of the evening and a a c3at %, oe' ,.e
onring to an employee Of the theatre
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

THE Alaska seal business is a big thing,
and the seals themselves afford material
for an interesting study. A NIL seal
selects about twenty-five fem lies for his
family circle, and spends most Of his
time loafng on the sunny side Of rock
watching his harem. He is a jealous
fellow, allows no gadding, and il female
attempts to go away, he catches her neck
between his teeth and beats her with his
aippers. If he sees young fellow
making up to one of his wives he pun.
ishes him sometimes to the death. The
killing Of seals lasts about two months
in the summer. The old male seals their
harems and the young seals are never
killed, and under this policy the seal pro-
duct Crews larget every year. The ma
tves get Al cents for each skin, and the
United States government gets 81 apiece
for them from the Alaska Commercial
Company, which also pays $4,000 an
nually for the privilege.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

A YOUNG lady who saw Iae pres'aodd' snd was W.
thur in the recent processlsVIh " him M said.
asbed asHs l. what she thought aa q nh%, hesp fsh.
10 ne and l came home without ea'onins
anything"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.
WHAT WE FIND TO SMILE OVER In
THE HUMOROUS PAPERS.

THE ooINd MAN.
On o certain Monday morning.,
Banker In his chair.
Gazed vacantly upon hir safe his
Cashier wasn't there.
And thus in peevish, fretiul mood, With
Much uneasy air,
The banker heard football a.
Coming up the stair.
The door was opened and he saw the
Cashiers wife in tears
80, tell me where's my husband2 Pray,
Ease my anxious fears"
He took the situation in, with SYM
Pathetic looks.
Bald she, "Pray search the river" Said
He, "Pray, search the books y
Paul Pyy IN Life
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

THE Subscriptions to the Rartholdi
pedestal fund now amounts to 5000,
about half Of the entire amount required.
People do not seem to realize the grand
proportions OF this statue and pedestal.
II is over three hundred feet high. ff y
feet higher than Trinity steeple. 1t is
seventy feet square at the point wherc
the masonry begins. AS this mammoth
statue is gift from France, and as the
United States government has appro
priated Bedloe's islan for its location, il
is matter Of surpri ,e that The $3.50, ,O0t
required from the pc pie for the celestial
should be 30 long delayed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

IT is probable that the pay-car system
will soon be abolished upon most Of the
principal railways Of the country. A
few years ago the paymasters began to
take out checks for great many Of The
principal employees in order to avoid the
risk of carrying such large sums of
money, and the plan has worked so well
that now the check system will entirely
mpercede the other.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

Inches IN Length.
Sea Island ...,.,............... LOO TO 22o
Australian .,...,.,.......... / 80
E,yu,i,n ...,..., $50
Brazilian " i'"'
su,i,am and Perm - 1.30
~ Kits West Indies ... 80
Southern and Western Afrlca .... 80 to l'2O
Borneo and Java 1.l0 TO / 20
'urat, East Indies s......"...."....l.Oo TO l.lO
Other lndi n....,"..""".."....... 90 70 l'lo
N-w Orleans. ns....,........... l10
American uplands ....... % to l.OO
American cotton, Of which the two
classes of New Orleans and uplands are
referred to in the above table, is the
most useful and best known of all the
cottons, owing to the immense quantity
produced, amounting for the year ending
September l, 1888, to G,992, 234 bales.
Egyptian cottol, says the Bulletin,
ranks next 10 sea is and in ,ength aud
6neness of staple as well as in sickness,
but has not the bright color of the latter
variety. The sea island cotton has been
spun into cotton as fine as No. 300, while
the Egyptian is not spun above l5o'
Some small quantities of cotton sre
grown in Algiers, and are SIMILAR as
Egyptian in quality.
There ae many varieties of South
Amer can cotton, the moat common be-
ing the Brazilian and Su imam referred
10 in the above table. But tho cottons
are harsh and irreg lar in quality, and
much coarser than sea island or Egypt
ian. The cotton of st. Kits and othel
West Indian islands is much finer thar
the Braz ian, and is useful for mixing
with sea island for fine spinning. Tho
quantity of cotton grown in the Wes
India islands, however, is small.
India ranks next to the United State
in the quantity OF cotton produced, an'
WAS one of the centers of the cotton man
ufacture. for ages before the culture o
the cotton plant in America had bee'
, dreamed Of.
The best co ton grown in southern Al
RIGA is the Port Natal, averaging abou
/ 20 inches in length. On the west coaS
, are produced the Lagos and Loando VI
rieties, ranging from nine-tenths OF a
: inch in length. The Sarawak cotton
, Borneo is abo It an inch and one-fiith
I length, and Java cotton is trlile shor
# er. The cotton which is grown IN Chlr
a is of exc edingly short staple Son
Il small quantities and irregular grades
g cotton are grown in the Ottoman empi
Il and in Italy.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

THE statistician of the Department of
Agriculture has just issued his estimate
Of the principal crops in the year 1888.
We publish these estimates below, an
ne1ing a column Of the corresponding
crops in 1882;
Corn, bushels 1851, ,O66, 1856 1,G2i,9l7, 800
Wheat, bushels 42O, ,l5i,7OO 2,7s9. 6OC
Oats, bushels J7l, ,233,6OO 100000, OOC
Cotton, bales 6,Ol4,22O 6,957, ,OOC
The production of wheat in Europe in
1883 is stated at l,O66, ,0SS, ,6SS bushels,
against 1,27O, l67, $50 bushels in 1882, the
average yield being estimated at l,l43,
S26,Oi4 bushels.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30

sioners appointed by the President of the
United States, and director general mp
pointed by the board of management.
The building will be in the city park,
and will cover the largest amount of
space ever devoted to such purpose,
with the single exception, perhaps of
the Worlds Fair, of London. The build
ing will have three fronts, main front
OF 1900 feet facing the city proper, one
side OF 900 feet facing the Mississippi
river, and the other of the same length
looking towards st. Charles street. The
rear of the building will face Carroll ION
and will he given up to boilers, railroad
tracks, etc. Architectualy the building
will greatly resemble the Louvre of Paris.
The floor space will be ], 1893, 800 square
feet, of which 1,048,75 feet will be
used for exhibition purposes. The dome,
entrances, hal 8, offices, corridors, ETC.,
will be on magnificent scale, arranged
with an eye to both business and beauty.
Exhibitors will pay no rent for space a
reasonable entrance fee being all that
will be repaired. Assurances received
from all the States, and from foreign
governments, justify the belief that the
exposition will be the largest and best
attended Of any ever he d in this country
~
In general article on the different
kinds of cotton in the world, the Bostor
Commercial Bulletin states the highes
priced article is the sen island cottol
grown principally on the coasts Of Geor
gia and Florida. II combines grea
length of staple with sickness, beautiful
gloss, and general excellence. Some part
of Australia and is lands in the Pacif
ocean are now competing seriously will
Georgia in the production Of long tapleC
cotton. though the entire crop Of sea is
land cotton is comparatively unimport
ant, amounting TO .ess than 10000 bale
for the whole United States, agains
nearly 100000 bales of our common
hort staple cotton.
The average length Of the various de
scriptions of cotton known to the worlC
are given by Mr.. Evan Leigh, of Man
chester, England, as follows:
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-25
RANCH FOR SALE.

TTAvING DETERMINED TO LEAVE THE
ll State, I offer for sale my ranch. contain
ing 800 acres, under fence, 800 Of which are
sup erior to any land in Diamond Valley for
agricultural purposes.
In connection with this ranch with 0 per-
feet title thereto) there is an ample supply Of
water.
This ranch 10 situated on the west side Of
Diamond Valley, 40 miles from Eureka, and
within 8 miles of Mineral Hill. and known as
the ssScott Ranch" 1t Is in the midst Of the
best stock ranges In the State.
As . dairy ranch II is unequaled, and has .
full and complete supply of dairy implements,
with corrsls sufficient for 100 cows.
One feature Of this ranch Is worthy Of con-
sideration, which is the fact that crops sown
in 1t are entirely removed from the influence
of frosts.
The ranch is suitable to the production Of
fruits and berries Of various kinds, as has
been shown by practical experiments. The
growth of strawberries therein has been
demonstrated to be particularly successful.
A bargain of this ranch will be given, in
consequence Of the intended departure from
the State by the owner.
All information concerning the property can
be had on the premises, from the proprietor.
]. B. SCOTT.
Mineral Hill, New. March Is, 1884. mhl6-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-25

OF Memory, Lsssftude, Nocturnal Emissions,
Aversion to Society, Dimness Of Vision, Noises
In the Head; the vital iuid passing unobservsd
in the urine, and many other diseases that lssd
10 insanity and death.
DIR. MINTIE will agree TO forfeit Five
Hundred Dollars for 9 case of this kind that
the VITAL RESTORATIVE under bis
special sdvtce and treatment) will not cure, Or
for anything impure or injurious found in IL
DIR. MINTIE treats all Private Diseases sue
cessfully without mercury. Consultation
Free. Thorough examination and sdvice. IN,
GLIDING analysis Of urine. IS 90. Price Of vital
Restorative, 81 SO Q bottle, or four tima
the quantity. IS 60; sent to any address upon
receipt Of price, or C. o. D., secure from Oh
servation, and IN private name II desired,
A. X. MINTIE, m. ID.
III Kearny st. San Francisco,
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE-Sent on applies
ton by letter stating symptoms. sex and age.
Communications strictly confidential.
DIR. MIN1IE,S KIDNEY REMEDY,
NEPHRET1CUM, cures sl kinds OF KidneI
and Bladder Complaints, GoDorrh@s, Glsst
Leucorrh@s. For sale by all druggists; II %
bottle, six bottles for IS 90.
DIR. MINTIE,S DANDELION PILLS
are the best and cheapest DYSPEPSIA quo
BILIOUS cure In the market. For
all druggists. mrsN
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-25

M TNfor the working class. Send
~ cents for postage, and we
will mail you free, q royal, valuable box of
sample goods that will put you in the way of
making more money in q few days than you
ever thought possible at any business. Capital
not required. We will start you. You can work
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universally adapted to both sexes, young and
old. You can easily earn from so cents to IS
every evening. That all who want work may
test the business, we make this unparalleled
offer; to all who are not we'll satisfied we will
send 81 to pay for the trouble Of writing us.
Full particulars, directions, etc., sent free.
Fortunes will be made by those who give their
whole time to the work. Great success sbso-
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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-25

sAmount due on assessment No. As, 1851 ~.
ssTo collect on assessment less overdrsft In
bank, 1882 II.
sMonthly expenses ct mine; amount un-
known.
tOverdraft at Nevada Bank, $8,792 "a.
ttOverdraft at bank, 2,y34 30.
Albion Indebtedness exact amount not YET
known; approximate, $780, 900.
Day, outstanding drafts, $500; overdraff,
81, 6g9 rs; bills payable, s76,567 81.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-25

Positively within 80 days Brown & Tas-
sell will close out their entire fine stock OF
boots and shoes and rubber goods. They
offer the best opportunity for bargains
ever presented to the people Of Eureka.
Everything at the actual cost price. Go
at once before the rush begins and get an
outfit dirt cheap.