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Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
Next Thing to 1t.
Detroit Free Press |

A woman ran out of house on Beau.
bien street the other day crying Fire"
as loud as she could yell A pedestrian
who was passing sprang up the steps and
into the hall, and, being unable to see or
smell smoke, he turned to the gasping and
excited woman and asked:
where is the fire! can't see any signs
of one.
"I--I didn't mean fire! II meant
murder" she replied
q" Is there a man in the house?"
"No, sir. "
"Who tried to murder your"
"0h, l didn't mean murder, I guess;
but the awfulest biggest rat you ever
sot eyes on chased our cat across the
kitchen and then stood and glared at me
like tiger thirstng for blood Oh, sir,
you'd better turn in fire alarm. and let
EN- kick in all the doors and break in all
the windows and flood the house. The rat
must lie killed before he commits some
terrible deed!"
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
a STORY OF WALL STREET.
A Young Clerks Run Of LuOk-Amusing
To the Older Street Men.
Iprnnl-I--n unrIn


To the Older Street Men.
brooklyn Eaglel
So many stories are told about the rise
Of men in Wall street that they seldom
attract as much attention now as they did
years ago, when speculation was carried
on with caution One of the most anus
ing specimens Of Wall street men is to be
seen every day on his way to the street
in brougham of his own, with a magni-
ticent team Of bays and an English coach
man on the box. Within the brougham
sits the speculator, leaning forward on his
cane and looking thoughtfully at
bis well gloved hands He has
a pale and almost effeminate face,
and his manner is reserved and austere
lie is very much more exclusive and ele-
CANT in the matter of personal enjoyment,
"A years old, and in department more dig
nified than Mr.. Gould, Mr. Connor, or
Henry Clews-most of whom go up and
down in the elevated or in yellow cabs
This young man had charge of a GER
tain department of velvets in firm on
Worth street, and made all the way from
$l5 to $25 week He lived in board
ing house on Twenty second street, ON
terms of special friendship with the land
lady. His father had performed the mar
riage ceremony for the landlady in earlier
years, and she kept her eye on the clergy
mans son, and FED him dutifully for SO a
week He had always "played" the
bucket shops, and. often made very tidy
little winnings
The landlady had raised $4,000 during
her many years of keeping boarders, and
was aboutt to devote it to paying off a
mortgage on her house, when the solemn
little, ,clergymans soa succeeded in per
suading her to invest some of it in Wall
street She was a cautious woman, and
agreed to let him have $500 every Mon
day morning for five successive weeks
This is not great amount of money, but
he happened to catch the market as it
rose, and he is with it yet His profits
the first two weeks were enormous, and
the landlady threw all her money into
the pool
Now he is living in bachelors cham
bers in the Cumberland, dimes regularly
at Delmonicos and lives in state of mag
nifcence suitable to millionaire. The
older Wall street men are immensely
amused at the spectacle, for they say that
a single slump of the market will wipe
him out Of existence as completely as
though he had never lived.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
Now Anecdote of Lincoln.
ben: Perley Poore.I


Mr.. Lincoln was found one morning by
a visitor counting several small piles Of
greenbacks on hiss table. "This, sir {"
said he, noticing the gentleman's surprise,
is something out of my usual line. But
president Of the United States has a
multiplicity of duties not specified in the
constitution or the acts of congress. This
is one of them This money belongs to
a.poor negro who is porter in the treas.
ury department, and is at preseut very
sick with the smallpox. (He did not
catch it from me, however; at least, l
think mott He is now in the haspital,
and could not draw his pay because he
could not sign his name | have been at
considerable trouble to overcome the diff
Guilty and get his money for him, and
have at length succeeded in cutting red
tape, as the newspapers say. l am now
dividing his money and putting by por-
ton in an envelope, labeled with his
name, along with'my own funds, accord
ing to his wish.
And so he did-folded it carefully and
locked it up in a safe, where neither
moths nor rust would corrupt, nor thieves
break through and steal-thus resolving
himself into a savings bank for the benefit
of q helpless sufferer.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

garlans feEraated I'D a no|n
whole Sefvian army n0 In BoL
garian territory. Ih8 ons
forces Of SerYia are as follows.
Field army. 602.088 men. Win 2
guns reserve fortihcatlona 128s
men, with "a guns reserve army on
arndwehr 52,270 men. with 100 guns
Landstrum $4,000 men, or a total of
l70.4l2 officers and men, and 465 guns.
The infantry is armed with the Man
ser rifle, improved by Maj Mecovano.
witch, which is Of a callbre Of los
millimetres. Fhe artillery is varioaslr
armed with muzzle leaders and Kfupn
guns. The total cavalry force. in-
cluded in the above, number 4,600
men.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

N. B. Bacon, of Toledo Ohio, the
presidents brother.in-law, says that Mr..
Gle Glands health is excellent, and he is
cheerful, but very hard worker He is
in his Office sometimes until 9 O'Clock in
the morning, and rarely leaves it until
after II. He rises about s o'clock, some
times does work in his office before
breakfast, and reads the papers. The
family breakfasts at 8 The president
theu works until 9, when he takes a
lunch at he takes drive behind his
fine bays, accompanied by Col Lamont
or some of his guests, and sometimes in.
stead of q drive he walks out The
family dine at Z o'clock when the presi-
dent again gets down to hard work.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
One Hundred and Twenty Miles Of Palace.
Baltimore Herald

The Escurial is the palace of the kings
of Spain, one of the largest and most
magnificent in the world 1t was begun
by Philip Ii in the year 1862, and the first
cost of le erection was 6, 900, 900 ducats.
1t forms vast square of polished stone,
paved with marble. 1t may give some no
tion of the surprising grandeur of this
palace to say that, according to the com
putation of Francisco de los Santes, il
would take four days to 60 through all
the rooms and apartments, the. length Of
the way being reckoned al thirty three
Spanish leagues. which is about 1870 Eng.
lish miles There are $4,000 doors aud
II, 900 windows belonging to thc editice.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
Couldn't Find Him.

A Devils Lake wholesale merchant sent
scine goods to local druggist by the
hand of stage driver. The box was not
plainly addressed, and the driver thought
by opening it he might discover for whom
! was intended On the label on one of
lhe bottles was "Ol. Tiglii, United States
for croton oil. The driver the next day
returned the package, saying that he had
searched all over the country for Ole
Tiglii, but couldn't find him, as there was
no Norwegian by that name in the Turtle
mountains
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
An Eye Doctor Of India.

NEW OTIta0s IIIlPs-Dtm0cTatI
The itinerant eye doctor of India per.
forms operations in a manner that would
startle western ocuIst AS he enters a
town he baws "Do you want back
your sight?-1 rupee only. p" When a
customer appears he takes out his pen.
knife and performs the operation while
standing in the open square. Then he
binds up the wound tells his patient to
keep in the dark for a fortnight, and
pockets his rupee. A writer in Cham
bers' Journal who describes this pro-
ceeding, says that it is almost always sue
cessful; one Of his own servants a woman
of 50, was in this way successfully oper.
ated upon for cataract
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
Not So Dangerous.
lChicapn Herald

A French physician, after making
numerous experiments with trichinain.
fected pork, argues that the deleterious
influence popdlarly ascribed to such meat
is not so great as has been claimed. He
fed rats on this meat for three weeks, but
without producing any symptoms Of
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
A Sunshiny People.
IDnnin ALA

I cannot but admire the French people
for their love Of the open air or out doors
their fondness for sunshine, and their dis
position to be gay and lively under all
circumstances, There is a wise philosophy
in this which contrasts well with the
lnrrying, rushing, money getting, un-
changing toll Of our American business
men. And in their gay smiling tempera-
ment they seem to ask with Tennyson,
"Why should life all labor be9" e..
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

OMAHA, Nov. l4-Reports received
at army headquarters state that the
Piegans are out from their reservation
in Wyoming on another marauding
tour. Charles Cottrell, a ranchman,
encountered half a dozen mounted
Piegans on Bulge creek, near Big Tim
Der, and was driven back by avolley
from their rifles. They attempted
further pursuit and it is believed these
fellows were the outpost of big gband
Of hostiles near by. Gen. Howard has
given discretionary orders to the com
mander at Fort McKenney. Army
authorities are also much annoyed In
suppressing the violation Of the game
preserve laws in Yellowstone Park.
Many arrests have been made, but the
penalty is only small fine and has no
terrors to poachers,
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
whether They Meet or Not.

There seems to be some foundation for
the superstition that it is unlucky to be
one of social party of thirteen The
Lancet and Clinic quotes Quetelet as say
ing that taking thirteen persons of diff
ferent ages, the probabilities are that one
death will occur among them within the
year. OF course the circumstance is likely
to take place whether the thirteen persons
meet together or not.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
A Veteran Locomotive Engineer.
Exchange.

A locomotive driver who can point to
forty years of uninterrupted service
without single accidents not man to
be met with every day. Such one is a
Saxon engine driver of the name of Henze,
who has Just gone into retirement Dur
ing his forty years of railway riding,
Henze has Travelled distance of 253, 347
geographical miles, or 1000, 102 kiIo-
meters-in other words, distance equal
to forty-seven journeys round the earth.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

LIEEIs oHWALRY.
Chambers Journal /

Chambers Journal
Where in the busy city's care and strife
> !5s thirst for riches and It's toll for bread.
IS found that soul OF chivalry in life
"hleh some are mourning for as truly
snail we seek for it in the forest glade,
= In hoary, dim cathedral, gray with age9
Al eaancel where the mailed knights are
laid
With ru'ted lance no further war to
wage;
IN IN ,mTfIould'ring castle or in ivied tower,
Where pomp and pageantry were wont
to be9
An! no. But yet the ancient spirits power
- Is with u', and its form. if we would see.
10 laDor cneerfully from hour TO hour,
10 do good graciously is chivalry.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
The Arohbishop,s Epitapb.
Exchanged

The epitaph placed upon the recent
memorial to the late Archbishop TAFT, of
Canterbury, is as follows; "a great
archbishop, just, discerning, dignifed; a
statesman, wise to know the time and
resolute to redeem it, he had one aim-to
make the Church of England more and
more the church Of the people, drawing
toward it, both by word and good exam
pie, all who love things true and pure,
beautiful and of good report. "
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
The Sacred Kaaba.

The silk covering for the kaaba which
the sultan sent this year to Mecca is
worth 15,400 pounds sterling, and that
sent by the khedive for the same purpose
is valued at 5000 pounds sterling The
kaaba is the sacred stone at the tomb of
Mohammed, to kiss which the faithful
make long pilgrimages
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
A No ell Flower-H Holder.

In the garden of a residence on the
banks of the Delaware, near Chester, a
ships yawl been set upright. painsed
red, and turned into flower holder Liv-
ing blossoms and foliage plants fill it
from stem to stern and climb its mast and
twine about the rigging.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
The Button Business.


There were 1000, 900 buttons made in
this country last year. And when a man
is waiting for his wife, preparatory to
her going out with him, he imagines
she's secured at least 20, 100000 of them
on her gloves
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
Climate of Ancient Greece.

1t is known that the climate of ancient
Greece was much more salubrious $500
years ago than it is now; and the same
thing seems to be true of many other
countries Is the planet slowly entering
upon another of its cold cycles.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

Montana and Dakota combined would
form domain larger in extent than all of
the United States from the St. Lawrence
to North Carolina, and from the Allegha-
MES to the Atlantic Custer county,
Montana, alone is larger in area than the
whole state OF Pennsylvania.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
Lowest in the scale.


Some Earthmen from the interior of
Africa, now in London, are only four feet
in height They live almost entirely
under ground, and subsist on insects.
They use sign language. These people
are the lowest in the scale Of humanity of
any yet discovered.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

1t is estimated that there have been
Turkish rugs sold in Boston recently
in sufficient quantity to cover Boston
common.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

Nothing will so effectually solve doubts,
relieve suspense, and remove uncertainty
as habit of promptly performing the
nearest duty.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

A wart taken from mans hand and
transferred to dog by st. Louis sur
geon is growing nicely in its new quar-.
tera
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

The Moravian female seminary at Beth
lehem, Pa, has been founded 1856 years.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

AND SERKIA And BULGARIA Ar
VAR.

ServIa Troops Marching on Sofla--
Engagement In Which the Bulga-
rians are Defeated--King Milan's
Grievances Againt Bulgaria.
Activity in Both Countries.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

A Lawyer Shot by a Young Man.
CLEVELAND, Nov. l4-Coffee, the
attorney, who was shot last night. is
doing we'll. The police have arrested
a young moulder named Mack, who.
with his mother, lives in Lockport,
two miles west Of Cleveland. Mack
had two revolvers on his person and
chamber was found discharged. Cof-
fee turned Mack and his mother out 0f
their home several weeks ago on pa-
pers Of ejectnent, and it is charged
that Mack resorted to shooting to get
even. Ae will be given a trial next
week.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20

A1rGeen bee lays from 1900 to 800
eggs in ninety-four hours
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
To Be Hanged for a Crime Commit
ted Twelve Years Ago.

ted Twelve Years ABo.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. IA Gazette
Russellville, Ark, special says: Twelve
years ago John Mccoy and two others
went to farm house to whip an old
man who accused them Of stealing
hogs. He resisted and was killed and
his wife's arm was shot off. One Of
the parties was afterward killed in
California. Mccoy was arrested In
Texas last summer and brought back
to-day. He was convicted OF murder
and sentenced to hang in January
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

New calicos-at Harris & Mathews.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

San Francisco Post OF last Thursday
Said q gentleman well versed in politics
yesterday: We are going to have q see.
saw time of it 10 national politics for the
next twenty years, just as has been the
case in California since the war. You
will remember that in this State a Demo-
crat succeeded Low; a Republican sue.
ceeded Haight; a Democrat stepped in
at the close of the Booth acheco admin
istration; a Republican took the chair
vacated by Irwin; and the present Dem.
ocratic Governor succeeded Perkins. 1t
is simply a question as to what Republi.
can will step into the Capitol and take
Stoneman's place ON the first Monday in
January. 1887. The people seem to love
to turn the inns out"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

The letter of Special Timber Agent
Haley to Commissioner Sparks, Of the
General Land Office, complaining that
millions Of feet of lumber have been cut
from the public domain without warrant
OF law, directs attention to the whole
question Of the preservation of the ma.
tons forests. The task of preserving
the Adirondack forests in New York
State has been the subject of discussion
in many parts Of the Union, but the de.
v~astation Of timber in the Western
States and the Territories has to q great
extent escaped the surveillance of the
public eye. The last census gives the
total forest area OF the United States,
not including Alaska, as 440, 900, 600
acres, but statisticians say that the lum.
Der is swept from so, 900, 600 acres an.
nually, and the exhaustion of the supply
cannot be distant il the drain is not
checked. Forest fires consume more
than 10, 900, 600 acres of forest annually,
and the depredations of timber thieves
result in perhaps greater waste. It is
time for the enactment of laws for the
protection of the forests in every part Of
the Union, and q half OF the fine imposed
for each violation should 60 as o reward
for evidence to convict.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20
THE UNION PACIFIC.

P. P. Shelby, general freight agent OF
the Union Pacific, forecasts a future ex-
tension of the road as follows: "There ia
not now enough business for the Central
and Southern Pacific to the Pacific Coast,
but as the country develops traffic will in.
crease, and other roads will be built to
meet the demand. San Francisco is and
always will be the great seaport, and the
roads will seek and find a terminus there;
but when the California business will
permit of railroad extension it will be
found that the Union Pacific will reach
the coast before any of the other lines.
It owns by purchase the Utah Central,
running 200 miles south from Salt Lake
city, and from Lehi, o town on this road,
has built f~fty.three miles westward, and
has now o direct line surveyed to San
Francisco, which runs through q rich
mining and agricultural country, and ia
much shorter than any Of the lines now
built or proposed to be built to San
Francisco. The completion of this road
depends solely upon business developing
so as to warrant the outlay for its con.
struction."
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

10 the State election last Fall every
Ohio voter who was employed in the De-
partments ct Washington was absolutely
required to go home to vote. Those who
did not have the money were furnished
tickets by the Republican State Commit
tee of that State. Every employee of the
Government Printing Office who was en-
titled to a vote in Ohio last year was not
only required to 60 home to vote in the
State election, but was also required to
go home to vote in the November cleo.
tion. though the State Committee paid
the transportation for the November
trip. The Government Printing Office
was not 80 strict on Ohio voters this
year, and none went.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

The Department Of State at Washing.
ton has received a synopsis Of the new
tariff law passed by the Congress Of
Ecuador in August last. The new duties
become operative after November l, and
involve many radical changes in the di.
rection of higher duties. Lumber, and
perhaps other articles. now brought from
the United States, will be excluded by
the new duties.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

Elk. Congressman w. d. Washburn, of
Minnesota, arrived in New York City
from Europe a week ago yesterday. To
q reporter he said: sin England l mover
saw such political excitement. 1t is al.
most equal to ourcountry on the eve Of
u Presidential election. 1t looks as il
some malcontents in Scotland united with
Ireland will hold the balance Of power in
England"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

According to a Paris telegram received
by the SENTINEL yesterday the elections
there passed off quietly. Goblet, the
Minister of Public Instruction, has been
returned by . large majority. It is
believed that the Conservatives are vic.
torious in the Provinces.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20
P RIG Z LIST
M. M. LEY.

Cheese, from 100. to zoe. and from 25c. Il
70 500. per pound.
Pioneer Flour, So IS to 81 12k per 10(
pounds.
Crushed. Granulated and Brown Sugar,
ION TO 12k cents per pound.
Oatmeal. %10-pound sacks, from 75c. TO 90c,
per sack.
Corn Meal. 10.pound sacks. Coo. 10 75c.
per sack.
Eggs, CSC per dog. TO 8 doz. for 81.
Bacon. lao. to 1Sc. and zoe. per pound.
Hams, lie. to zoo. per pound.
Butter. from Csc. to 90c. per roll.
Mess Pork, from lao. to 1870. per pound.
Coffee, from zoo. to 3Sc. per pound.
Tea, from 40c. to 81 % per pound.
Rice. from Sc. to 1880 0. per pound.
Goal Oil, from SIS per case 10 $50. per gal.
Beans. from $40. TO Sc. per pound.
Crackers. from 12kc. to Csc. per pound.
Eagle Brand Milk, 25c. per can.
Kirk Soap, from 80. to loo. per bar.
olstf M. n. LEY. South Of Courthouse.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20
NOTICE.

nR. @. HAMILTON WISHES TO INFORM
IL the community that he has again re.
turned TO Eureka, and IL ready TO supply
his dental services TO all who are suffering
with Affections Of the teeth, ut his once In
the Oelonade building. s3O-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

Berg has received q large lot Of the
finest Nevada apples ever offered in this
market; also, Q large Consignment OF
tomatoes, which he will sell by the box or
Duehets 1tsSSs soWs
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20
Haisl Hats!l

Morris 4 Levy are just in receipt OF an
elegant line Of ladies' trimmed and un-
trimmed hats. which they are selling at
bedrock prices.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

BEATIFIC 10 ID NO. 2, X. OF r.
HE EETS EACH FRIDAY OF EVERY
V1 month ct 80 P. NJ. at Its CASTLE Hall. In
the R~ickard-Foley building.
All Brother Knights, In good standing, are
fraternally invited to attend such meetings.
BENZ. SANDERS, q. q.
JAMES LAIRD. K. OF X. and 8.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

New Torchon lacs-at Harris & Mathew
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-20

New YoRK, Oct. 19.-The final arrange.
ments for tho Irish demonstration to be
held at Tammany on Wednesday evening
are completed. Mr.. Charles A. Dana has
been asked to preside. 1t is expected Sl5,.
600 will be realized as a fund to help Par
nell's candidates in Ireland.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-03-04

the method. When The dozens Of distill-
cries that line the river bank at Peoria shall
have been turned into rolling mills and the
scores Of Kentucky buildings where they
mike the poison are converted into Touring
mills, then will believe that prohibitory
laws may be made a success and the sale Of
liquors be stopped. One thing ought long
since to have been seen by men Of sense.
As long us whisky is made it will be sold.
When none is made none will be sold.
As our respected friend remarks "matur-
ing years will doubtless improve my judg-
meut' Gt would be contrary to the usual
course Of life did it not) and also my clan
guage' (Which less hastily placed on paper
might beimproved withou. diGiculty,) but
should attain the age accredited Methus-
leh L would have to witness a very different
state Of affairs in Iowa, before I could con-
scieutiously say to the people of Ohio,
Prohibition in Iowa is success"
I am very respectfully
Yours for Truth and Right,
TRAMP PRINTER