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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-14

Several days ago al article appeared
in the Stockton Mail. in which it was
said that q considerable number of IN.
signed circulars had been distributed
through California, which, juding by the
wording. were evidently got up by the
friends of Judge Field, as a feeler to
test his standing in the Democratic party
of his W State as a candidate for the
Presidency. The following Sacramento
dispatch, received last night, is not cal
culated to stimulate him in his aspira'
tions:
Out of $500 circulars sent out from
this city to the Democrats throughout
the State, making inquiry as to the pref
erence for a candidate for the Presidency,
1000 have been returned. Of these about
500 are for Tilden, 200 for Thurman, and
5 for Stephen ]. Field.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-14

Go to P. Steler. He sells his gold and
silver watches at cost price.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-14

special says: A cyclone struck the
eastern suburbs this morning. The main
body was 200 yards wide. 1t lasted IL
minutes, doing great damage to houses
and fences.
BradIaugh Ont for Reelection.
LONDON, Feb. 13.~-Bradlaugh has issued
an address to the electors Of Northampton
for reelection. Richards, who once be.
fore gave Bradlaugh a close run, will be
the candidate Of the Conservatives.
A Liberal Appropriation.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 13.-The Mexicans
have appropriated $500. 900 to represent
Mexico at the Worlds Exhibition at New
Orleans.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-14

Aunt Hannah, on South Main street,
has Just received from San Francisco an
extensive assortment Of the finest kind Of
millinery goods, consisting Of bonnets and
hats, trimmed and untrimmed; also,
flowers and feathers.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-14

Go to p. Steler. He sells his solid gold
and silver chains at cost price. \
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

P. Steler is closing out business.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11

Ono Of the most singular traits Of our COM
mon humanity is tho fact that no matter how
arctically indifTerentthe citizeniof particular
locality may be TO his neighbors while at
home, he no sooner becomes q traveller than
his local pride sticks out like a peg on q hat
rack, and OF o minutes notice.
The other morning while the east-bound
overland was stopping at Council Bluffs q
man suddenly climbed into one of the Pull
man cars, and exclaimed in an anxious voice !;
"Is there O Southern man aboard p
"There is, sab. From Nothe Carliny, sab ~
responded gentleman attired in q black suit
velvet vest and leg boots, those ante-bellum
landmarks of the sunny South.
Then appeal to you to aid case Of real
Distress" said the stranger. 81 give dollar
myself, and he dropped dollar into his own
hat
'Tm from Florida, sab, said thin man
further along "and make II 81"
"If there's anybody here from Wisconsin, "
said stout looking party in jeans, suppose
we subscribe SO apiece"
"Its go !" shouted fellow citizen to the
last speaker, pulling out his pocketbook.
New York says So" snapped out styl-
ish looking young man, Tipping gold piece
down the aisle
80 does Massachusetts" coolly chimed in
Boston man, dropping greenback into tho
delighted collectors hat.
"Gentlemen," quietly announced solid
looking passenger, "the Keystone state pities
the starving family, or whatever it is, just
$40" and he counted out the coin.
''Illinois goes that one better, and trsv-
eler with "whest futures" look fshod out
three fves.
Just pass this up, please, said st. Louis
pork packer, handing tho Chicago man a
twenty, with grim smile.
The poor widow catches Utah for $25,"
said another man, amid a general smile.
"Put Wyoming down for $50" and a big
cattle ranger began unwrapping his wallet.
The Silver state says S3j," shouted big
fellow with sack of specimens, who had
been unstrapping his money belt
''If the returns are all in," finally said a
man with a big felt hat and nugget breast
pia, as he stood up and looked around calm
ly, 81 should like to ask II there is another
California presant?"
There was no response.
'All right" said the gentleman from the
Comstock. ''Then I'll subscribe for him.
Here's 500 from the Sunset state" and he
dumped the gold into the already heavily
weighted hat, just as the whistle blew and the
collector started for the door.
Who did you say that money was all for"
shouted several, as the train slowly pulled out.
"What for 4? Why, for beer ~ yelled the
man with the hat, and at tho same moment
about dozen more old buns and tramps
crawled out from under a flat car and execu-
ted wild scalp dance of joy Hs the train dis
appeared round curve.-jSdB Francisco Post
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
NO. %.

but there are very few who become proficient
in the art Of sewing tho latter. A dozen men
in the course Of day will turn out twenty
Eve dozen frst-class balls, and as q rule they
make good wages. Some manufacturers put
carpet list inside, but this can easily be de-
teoted when the batting begins, since the ball
soon loses It's shape.
OF course for the cheap balls, such as the
boys begin with, not 70 much care is taken in
the manufacture. They are made in cups,
which revolve in fast moving machinery.
The insides are formed Of scraps OF leather
and rubber, which are wound with carpet lis
ting. 1t takes man about ten minutes to
turn out one Of these complete.
The Reach professional ball weighs from
five to five and one-fourth ounces, and is nine
and one-fourth inches in circumference All
the other balls used by professionals and high
class amateurs are Of the same proportions.
1t is estimated that at least 5000, 900 base
balls are made overy year, and these are not
extravagant figures, when It is considered that
upon every vacant lot in the large cities, and
upon every village green in the country, there
are crowds Of men and boys banging away at
at ball whenever the weather permits And
yet people say that the National game is dy-
ing Tilted Herald
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11

"What docs the minister say of our new
burying ground 2" asked Mrs Kinds of her
neighbor. "He don't like it at all he says
he never will be buried there as long as he
lives" "Well," said Mrs. Hines, ''if the
Lord spares my life, will. "
"Does your head ever swim, Mr. Snifkins? p
asked little Tom Popinjay of his sisters
beau. Eyes, Tommy, / suffer occasionally
from dizziness" replied the slim 81 thought
so, said Tommy. "Pa said he'd pitch you
into the horse pond, only your head would
keep you from sinking"
"A gentleman who fell asleep with lot of
matches in the pocket of his pea jacket woke
up and found that he had a smoking jacket
on.
A Burlington girl has diary devoted en-
tirely to noting down the visits of her beRux,
which, it il said, she calls her court docket.
When she is arraigned for trihing with men s
hearts it will only be necessary to produce
this ''court docket" to prove that she is jilty.
NOTTistOlOn Herald
In New York woman is paid six cents for
making shirt, and the papers speak of it
as an outrage. Yet in Vermont woman not
only doesn't get a cent for making shirt, but
thinks herself mighty happy if her husband
doesn't swear like parrot at the way 1t fits.
"Ah land had ye goot funeral 2''asked tho
old man in Glenelg, when the sons returned
from tho ceremony. "And had ye plenty to
eat and drink 2" "YeH, plenty" "And had
ye goot fghtf" "No no, there vas nc
lighting" "Ah," sighed the veteran, ''there
are no men nowadays. BLaekaOOOds Mdga-
zine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
base Balls.

As the base ball season is now fairly open
ed, it may be mentioned that much skill, and
also hard work, is required in the manufact-
ure of balls For instance, the ball known as
"Reaoh's Professional, adopted by the Amer
lean and Inter State Association, is patented.
In the centre is a round piece of the best Pa
ra gum, to which is added the requisite
amount of stocking yarn. The latter is
stretched by machinery to its utmost tension
Then it is wound by hand so tight that it
seems perfectly solid. The winding is done
one strand at time, which makes it more
compact A round of white yarn is now put
in, and the whole covered with a plastic CO.
ment made of rubber When this becomes
hard, it preserves its sperioal shape, and pre-
vents the inside from shifting when the ball
is struck.
Sometimes a ball gets knocked egg-shRped
the first blow it receives but this will never
happen If this cement be used. Then comes
more yarn, and finally the cover. The latter,
for all first class balls, is made of horse-hide.
Long experience has proved this to be the
best Cow-hide or goat-skin will become
wrinkled or loose. There is as much change
in the method of making these balls in the
last ten years, as there is in the game itself.
The sewing on of the covers is done by hand,
the thread used is catgut.
Tho ball must pass through several hands.
One may become an expert in the first wind
ing, then another takes it and does his share
Of the work. The third puts on the cover ;
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11

THE PoPE's DAILY RoUTNE.-It is asserted
that the pope works harder than any sover-
eign in Europe. His routine is as follows:
AT he rises at celebrates mass, after hav-
ing spent some time in contemplation. After
mass follows period of prayer and praise.
AT the decisions Of his congregations and
his other correspondence are attended to, and
at II the public audiences are held. The
Pope receives the bishops and ambassadors,
the pilgrims of all classes and countries.
Then at 1890 he takes walk in the gardens
of the Vatican, but if the weather is inclem-
ent or he is i'll, he rides. He dimes at O'Clock,
the meal not lasting more than half an hour,
and consisting of one kind of meat, two dishes
of vegetables some fruit, and a glass Of
claret. After short rest the Pope works in
his private study till 4:3O, when he receives
the projects and secretaries of the different
congregations, with whom he discusses the
affairs of the church. The papers from diff
ferent countries are brought TO him at 8
o'clock the French and Italian papers he
reads himself interesting articles from En-
glsh and German papers are translated for
him. At $3.50 he peforms his evening devo-
tions, and at 10 partakes of his supper, con-
sisting of soup, an egg, and some salad.
Then he withdraws into his private room.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
Mr. Jones on the CRmpaign--.Mhere his
large Fortune came from.


Benjamin F. Jones, chairman of the Re
publican national committee, has returned to
his home at Pittsburg, Pa, and talks freely
about the campaign. He says no definite or
detailed plan of operations has az yet been
agreed upon, and that it cannot be until after
the meeting of the democratic national con-
vention. The paramount issue however will
be the tariff, which as a national question will
onter largely into discussions npon tho stump
and in the press in all the doubtful states and
will receive special attention at the hands of
the committee. The states he named as
doubtful but expects to carry, are New York,
New Jersey, Indiana and possibly West Vir-
ginia. The latter he counts sure unless Bay
ard is nominated, as he would be very strong
there. In speaking of Democratic candidates
he says Cleveland has no certainty of the
nomination, but he is in the lead Bayard or
Butler would bo harder TO defeat Thurman
is the best man mentioned for the place, but
would not make as popular campaign as
Cleveland Tiden might accept yet, if ten
dered unanimous nomination. Butler, he
thought, might carry Massachusetts if he did
not get the Democratic Endorsement With
the Massachusetts, electoral vote in his pocket
Butler could put the other candidates in a
peculiar situation.
1t is related of Mr.. Jones, whose wealth
COuulb up luNO luo lullllOus, lllht uB owes HIS
great fortune to his shrewdness in taking ad-
vantage of an accident. About thirty years
ago one of the workmen in his rolling mill
got his heavy iron tongs, weighing about fifty
pounds fast to bar of hot iron. The bar
was already in the jaws of the rapidly whirl-
ing rolls. There was no time to release the
tongs and they went through the rolls under
ponderous pressure. Instead of being
crushed and broken, they oamo out at the
other side flattened ont of shape, Of no more
use as tongs, but bar of iron Of high pol
ish and changed texture. The firm made no
fuss about it, but had a quiet consultation
among themselves. They set to work analyz-
ing and experimenting. The result was that
instead of discharge the workman who let
the tongs go through got a bonus of $50, 900,
and instead of the little one-horse rolling mill
the present immense plant was constructed
It is valued at $1,000, 900. It makes cold
ROLLED iron under an exclusive patent at an
immense profit, and Mr.. Jones is a Rillion
aire about ten times over.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
The Great American Desers.

Casual reports from the West have given
the impression that the grazing lands are
about all taken up and that it is becoming
more and moro difficult for new men to sue
ceed in cattle raising. Those reports un-
doubtedly are circulated from selfish motives.
The New Mexican Review declares that there
are GO, 600, 900 acres of good grazing land in
New Mexico alone and that not over "a ,000,-
600 are as yet occupied. Besides this it
claims that hundreds of thousands of cattle
will eventually be raised on the agricultural
lands. Tho planting of alfalfa, especially
for stock breeding, is becoming a large in
dustry. Alfalfa, when properly cultivated,
will produce three crops in a season in the
middle attitudes and four crops iu the lower,
and yield from six TO ten tons annually. This
is used both green and dry, and is excellent
feed for cattle. The result will be that the
wild grass of the grazing lands will be at q
discount in comparison with the cultivated
alfalfa for the raising of fine stock, horses,
mules, etc. 1t is not sown annually but one
seeding lasts from five to seven years, and it
requires but little attention beyond irrigation
at the proper season. We are fast learning
that the territory which was great blank in
our old school aliases, marked "Great Amer
lean desert" is one of the most valuable of
our national possessions. We are realizing,
too, the fulflment of the prophecy that "the
wilderness and the solitary place shall be
glad for them and the desert shall rejoice
and blossom as the rose. 1t shall blossom
abundantly and rejoice even with joy and
singing. ."-SpriHGteh Union.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
Miscellany.
VI IMonn 60 VVnit FOR JacL.'


Sweet Kate at wyudham's Dairy, aud Jack Of Oldham
Mill
Oh, long they wood and fond they Good, q faithful
Jack aud Jill
But times were bad for lass aud lad, and sadly both
confessed
Twas not the thing to buy the ring before thcydlned
the nest.
"Courago ad7 said Katie. "Yos, wo'l have to wait,
But though my dear it's twenty year, III take no 9TH
or mate
But England wanted Jacky, for war was in the air,
And arms moro grim were pressed on him than ka-
ties bOnnyW Wir.
SO all through Spain, in rough campaign he chiyied
bold Mossoo,
And fred his gun and made him run like fun at Wa
teroO,
when the lads came round her, Katie bade them pack
"Theros girls enow for you to WOO; / mean to wait
for jack
The gray in Katioa ringcts was mingling with the
brown,
When bump-a-thump an eager stump came pcgging
through the town.
ats me, you see come back says he, except log
30;
And safe and sound here's twenty pound; 80 let the
parson know
Jingle, ianplc, jnglcl set the bells a-chime,
And health aud bliss 20 love like this, that hravey
bidcs ts timol Good Words.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
A shrewd Transaction,

One bright morning in the old nte-prohib-
itory days, well-to-do citizen of Danville
awoke from the sleep of the just hitched up
the old horse and started for the village store
to do 'leetle tradin'." Our friend proposed
to purchase a new darning needle and took
with him large fresh egg for purposes of
exchange. On arriving at the store trade
was at once effected on the above basis. II
was the custom In those days for the store
keeper to set out drink of rum for the spir-
itual refreshment and consolation Of his pat
rons, and in this case the dispenser of cod
fish and molasses was somewhat startled by
being asked by his customer to conform 70
the usual practice. The rum was produced,
however, and then the trader received anoth-
er shock The customer demanded an egg
in his beverage. After wrestling with himself
for few moments the trader assented to this
proposition and taking the egg just received
in exchange for the needle, broke it into the
glass. The egg had double yolk What
next? Why, the customer drank the rum
and demanded another needle because the
egg had two yolks There are now a num-
Der of people who live in Dsnville who re-
member the parties and the circumstance,
and will vouch for the above in every partic-
ular. The man who was given two darning
needles and a drink Of rum for eating his own
egg is resident of the town to-day, and If
any one can match this story we will give
them our last years hat.-St. JOdnS6ury IN
der
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
Continued from last ipeet.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

This process sofmanuiacture was invented
by James Boss, who started in business in
1854 and the methods and tools used in
making these watch cases are covered by
patents. This IS Nc only uatch case made
under this process. For many years the in
PRODUCTION of these goods was slow, owing
to popular prejudice against "plated" goods,
but gradually the public learned that the
James Boss Gold JVdich Case was not q
cheap goid-wdskcd or ciectrO-plGted article,
but was made of genuine gold plates of
standard quality and thickness. Conscientious
adherence to the determination to make
the best watch case ever put on the market,
and the adoption of every improvement
suggested, has made the james Boss Gold
Watch Case the STANDARD. .s,Dt " u,sr
In this watch case the parts o d
most subject to wear-the Jolc, eroicn; hinges,
hitmJ-catchcs etc, are made of SOLID GOLD.
Send rent stamp keystone Watch Case FAstorles PhA-
depha Pa handsome Illustrated Pamphlet showing h0u
Janlss Bo.s and Keystone watch Gases are made.
IN, be roufinuefN
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
The Panama sIaugh1er Pen.

Mr.. Thomas Norton is reported by the
Philadelphia Press as saying; 81 am just
back from one year of engineering work on
the Panama canal, and left it because was
afraid to stay there any longer. No, haven't
been sick down there, but the way the men
are dying frightened me of. didn't wait to
catch the fever and be chucked into q mud
grave on the Chagres river, where 1 was last
at work You would hardly believe me if
gave you a straight narrative of the slaught-
er. At my station seven men out of a gang
of one hundred and ten died ON the 10th and
1lth of May, and things are quite as bad in
other places along the line. The places OF
the dead are filed up by new laborers, and
the company is paying so well that they are
never without all the hands they want. That
very payment Of good wages is one of the
worst things that can happen to the men.
They swill-swill is exactly the word-the vile
rum that is sold at the boarding houses and
no man who drinks such liquor can live in
that climate. The Americans, Scotch and
English who have been there for two years,
and are keeping sober and have got accima-
ted are doing we'll, but when you reach the
natives or the South American and West In
dian Mosquitoes, who never made So day
until they struck the canal work, they are dy-
ing of in droves"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
Pen Picture OF sPurgeon.

recently went to hear Spurgeon, writes a
correspondent. He looked more like some
county grocer or blacksmith dressed in his
Sunday clothes than like a man who had
spent all of his life as one of the chief NOV
ers of religious thought Rather portly in
form, of medium height, with a pair of
broad shoulders his boefy frame was in O
plain black suit, with the vest cut low like
that of a business man, and not rasping his
chin like that of the preacher. He wore a
black necktie, and his plain red face, covered
with thin, reddish brown beard, suited well
with his dress Mr. Spurgeon has not a
strong face. His eyes are small and not re-
markable his forehead is not high, his nose
is short, and his mouth is heavy. His hair is
short, and as yet the gray has not begun to
make its way in it, During his sermon he
stood we'll to the front of the rostrum, and
spoke in clear, full tones, changing oft in ao-
cord with the changes of his thought. He
gestured as he spoke, using many quick, nat
ural and graceful gestures, and his sermon
was dressed in the simplest of words. and put
in the strongest manner directly at the audi
once. He did not beat about the bush, and
try to soften down his periods. He called a
spade o spade, hell he called hell, devil he
called devil 1t is in this painness and in his
earnestness that think Spurgeon's strength
lies. He believes in what he breaches and is
not afraid to say so.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
Rrenkinr GnntIv.

Young wife-"My dear, you were the stroke
oar at college, weren't you ?"
Young husband-"Yes, love-"
And very prominent member of the
gymnastic class ?"
81 was the leader"
"And quito hand at all athletic contests ?"
Quite a hand! My gracious was
the champion walker, the best runner, the
head man at lifting heavy weights and as for
carrying why, could shoulder barrel of
flour and"
"Well, love, just please carry the baby
couple of hours I'm tired. Philadelpl,ia
Call
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11

There is legend In some Spanish book
About noisy reveler who, at night
Returning homo with others, saw light
Shine from window, and climbed up to look,
And saw within the room, hanged to a hook,
His own self-strangled self, grim, rigid, white,
And who, struck sober by that hyid sight,
Feasting his eyes, in tongue-tied horror shook.
Has any man a fancy to peep in
And see, as through a window, In the Past,
His nobler self, set-choked with coils OF sin,
Or sloth or folly? Round the throat whipped fast,
The nooses give the face stifened grin.
'Tis but thyself. Look we'll. Why be aghAst?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11

"Papa," asked little boy, "a man who
steals loaf of bread is thief, isn't ne ?"
"Yes, a dastardly thief" "Is man who
steals $40, 900 thief, too2" "Well, no, my
boy, scarcely. Defaulter, l think is the
more appropriate word" "And what is he
called when hesteals s 900, OO0?" "There is
no such thing as stealing 81, 600, 900, my son.
II is termed 'diverting' When gentleman
diverts 81 900. 600 he is spoken of as a finan-
cier. "-Neio York San.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-11
IN CONCLUSION

Lot the farmer, tho mechanic, the mer-
chant, the retired capitalist, and those who
have left the land Of oppression to find homes
in our town, consider this subject in its true
light. Let reason and sound judgment con-
troll their acts in relation to this important
work. Ask yourselves if the town can afford
to block an enterprise of SO much valuo at so
small q cost. Forget your dislike OF those
that arc not agreeable to you, remembering
that the stockholders have it all in their own
power to appoint new board of directors
on the first of January each year 1t is the
road We need, it is the road we should have,
and when an unprejudiced view of the sub.
iect is taken the road we shall have, and fu
ture generations will protect the graves of
their fathers from briers and thorns and bless
them for saving this part of our county from
decay and desolation. EDwALD CRosDY.