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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-06

A LII PERSONS OWING THE UNDEh,
N signed will call Is soon as possible nrs
settle up. They can hnd me ct the sner,ns
ONCE In the Courthouse. In case any shou..
call and ind me out, sheriff 5unson or ~
der Sheriff Mason will receive all moneys
receipt for the same. TOM TRAINEh:
Eureka, Jan. II, 1885. Jazz
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-06

Large K1a E4asAs 3spos5zI Gsr1hk,s-
Able rlaA discovered fwsosE niles Da1k
u SEzrs Fa have created IL snail s1c1ss-
DsoL SsssA e1Ep4aaas hare Already
eon-sood 10 make ship1s1ts, AID tvo
nsw COMPARES are ozfSszrg ihzEe zoE
With . view 70 eozzs1cs work CT II e.
seosive scale.
Ii Il believed thai tia railroad from Sac
rSDsoto 70 shingls Springs VII b@ con-
En1ed 20 P~iA&-vills tbs Spring.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-06

NEW TO-DAY.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-06

pC1rd-
Green CcEA ar5 Ground Coffee, from zoe
- Soc Per poznd.
.To-stoss, Beans, Peas. Green Corn, and
al ki11s Of P.s Fruit four cans for 81.
EzrsEA sarzKry . 1854 JAZZ
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31

'Picking the ears'' is most mis-
chieyous practice; in attempting To do
this with hard substances an unlucky
motion has many d time pierced the drum
and made it as useless as bursted rub
Der life preserver; nothing sharper Of
harder than the end Of the little finger,
with the nail pared ought ever to be in
troduced into the ear, unless by a ply
sician. Persons are often seen endeavcr-
ing to remove the ''wax'' of the ear with
the head Of pin; this ought never ~
be done; first, because it not only en-
dangers the rupture Of the ear by being
pushed too far in, but If not 50 far, ii
may crate against the drum, excite in
fiammation, produce an ulcer which may
finally eat all the parts away; second,
hard substances have often slipped in,
and caused the necessity Of painful,
dangerous and expensive operations 4
third, the wax is manufactured by na-
ture to guard the entrance from dust,
insects and unmodihed cold air, and
when it has subserved its purpose it be-
comes dry, scaly and light, and IN this
condition is easily pushed outside bynew
formations of wax within. PhrenOlogicz9
journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
NUMBER 19
THE HOME DOCTOR


A most important part Of the treat
ment Of every case Of nervous dyspepsia
-is to secure and enforce thorough reaf.
The conditions existing being those of
nervous irritation and exhaustion more
or less profound, rest becomes one Or the
necessities Of the case. Too often ner
vous Dyspepsia occurs in persons who
are carrying heavy loads in the way of
business cares, anxiety Or grief, or who
suffer exhaustion from some form Of
emotional disturbance, and it is next to
impossible to restore such persons to
normal condition healthwise without rs-
lief from the causes which have operated
to produce the difficulty. While plenty
of exercise should be taken regularly
each day, the intervals between exercise
should be employed in more or less alb
solute rest. Lying outof-doorz, In
hammock or on a cot, for hours at
time, during pleasant weather, il
means for restoring nervous tone md
vigor. Of Life.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
Restless children.

Mothers often complain that their
children are wakeful and restless st
night. They seem we'll during the day,
but, as soon as they 60 to bed and fall
asleep, they moan, cry, CRATE the teeth,
rub the nose, and roll and thrash nearly
all night long. AS rule, such symptoms
are thought to be caused by worms. and
the unfortunate victims are freely
purged with 'sworm medicines, !" with
view Of curing their nocturnal 'stan-
trums.n Now, in nine cases out of ten,
the whole trouble is caused by indiges-
ton and constipation. The child goes to
bed with its stomach full of indigestible
food. The quality and quantity Of food
it has taken during the day has been
unfit for its powers of digestion, and
therefore acts as constant irritant to its
entire system. The irritation Of its
stomach and bowels by indigestible~ food
excites the brain and spinal cord, and
through these the whole system j. kept
in a state Of excitement. "Hence, then,
it is proverbial in early life that the
stomach being delicate and susceptible
to any disturbance, we should be most
careful to select proper diet 70 CON
slider the quality Of food that Is sup
Piled. to measure the capabilities Of the
digestive system, and to deal with them
accordingly"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
YE TWO WISHES.


An angel went a walking out one day, as I've
heard said,
And, coming TO a fagot-maker. begged a
crust of bread.
The fogot-maker gave crust and something
rather queer
To wash it down withal, from out bottle
that stood near.
The angel finished eating, but before he left,
said he:
"Thou shalt have two wishes granted, for
that thou hast given me
One for that good drinkable. another for the
bread
Then he left the fagotInaker all amazed at
what he said
/ wonder, says the fagot-maker, after he
had gone,
" I wonder if there's any truth in that same
little songsn
So, turning this thing over III his mind, he
cast around,
TIL he saw the empty bottle where it lay
upon the ground.
wish said he, just as test, I" if what he
said is so,
Into that empty bottle, now, that may
straightvay 60"
No sooner said than done, whiskl into the
flask be fell,
Where he found himself as tightly packed as
a chicken in the she'll
In vain be kicked and twisted, and in vain
he howled with pain;
For in spite of all bis efforts, he could not
get out again.
So, seeing how the matter stood, be had to
wish once more,
When, out he slipped, as easily as he'd gone
in before.
Il we had had two wishes granted by an an
gel thus,
We would not throw away the good 50 kindly
given us.
For first we'd ask for wisdom, which, when
we had in store,
I'm very doubtful if we'd care to ask for any
more.
-Hotrard Pyle's "Pepper and Salt"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
A Missionarv Story

One evening when DR.. Moffat was
stopping at the farm of an African boer,
his host, hearing that he was mission
airy, proposed that service should be
held. AT length the family were
seated.
"But where are the servantsl" asked
Moffat.
''Servantsl What do you meang"
e'I mean the Hottentots, of whom
see so many on your farm"
"Httentotsl Do you mean that, then2
Let me 60 to the mountains and call The
balloons, if you want congregation of
that sort. Or, stop, have il; my sons,
call the dogs that lie in front Of the door
they will do
The missionary quietly dropped an a.
tempt which threatened wrathfnl end
ing, and commenced the service. The
psalm was sung, prayer was offered, aud
the preacher read the story of the Syro-
phenician woman, and selected more es-
pecially the words. "Truth, Lord, but
even the dogs eat Of the crumbs that fall
from the masters table He had not
spoken many minutes when the voice Of
the old man was again heard: "Will
mynheer sit down and wait littleG He
shall have the Hottentots.n
The summons was Given. and the mot
ley crowd trooped in, many who proba-
bly, had never been within the door Of
their masters house before, and many
more who never before had heard the
voice Of preacher.
When the service was over, and the
astonished Hottentots had dispersed, the
farmer turned to his guest and said, ''My
friend, you took hard hammer, and
you have broken hard head. ."-Li0es Of
Robert and Nary Mo6at,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31

unmoved. AS the minutes passed he
told them off aloud, the increasing noise
rendering his voice almost inaudible at
times.
Onef''-" Twol ~" "Threel" No
sign Of retreat in that mad crowd
"Four minutesl You had better 60
homel = said he.
No stir.
Five minutes. Aiml Fret"
The young captain repeated the com
mands, and the volley rang out.
'sLoadI" ordered the officer. The
order was obeyed. aReadyr and the
boys stood as before.
AS the smoke cleared away number
of the rioters were seen upon the pave
ment, wounded aud grooming. The
Others only waited long enough TO real
ize what had happened, and to look at
the muskets which still commanded
their position, and then turned and
fed, and the street was left to the boy
soldiers and the wounded rioters Hap
PLY there were but few of them and
none were killed.
The general rode to the front of the
boys, and uncovering his head, said to
them:
HYoung gentlemen, your pluck and
GOODNESS have saved this town from
scenes shudder to think of. The few
poor bleeding fellowsyonder are nothing
compared with the number that would
have suffered had those misguided fools
achieved their aim. You have bravely
done your duty as soldiers, and for my
self and the town / thank and honor
you. Captain, you may dismiss your
command" "
The riot was quelled. On the morrow
the systematic distribution of food was
begun and all trouble was past.
The boys were a company Of home
guards, organized to protect the town.
while the abled bodied men were sent to
the front. It was their first and only
engagement, and ncbly did they stand
the test.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
symptoms Of Diphtheria.

Dr. Nagle, of the New York bureau of
vital statistics, was asked by a reporter:
"Can you give aplain description of the
symptoms of diphtheria soth at an ordin-
ary person will not mistake it for scar
letina?"
"Here is a medical work, 7 replied the
doctor, "giving information in words that
ought to be understood. /"
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease
in which there is a tendency to the formation
of falss membrane on mucous and abraded
surfaces, accompanied by considerable con-
stitutional disturbances
symptoms an incubation period
from twenty-four hours to ten days, shiver
ing and vomiting set in and the temperature
increases, the throat is sore with some stiff
ness about the neck. The fauces becomes of a
dark red color, the tonsils swollen and at the
end of two days from the beginning OF the
disease. a quantity of minute white points
appear on the surface of both sides of the
fauces
AS these spots increase in numbers they
coalesce and form thick yeIlowish white
membrane. This sometimes consists of a
single piece, but is often scattered over the
surface in separate patches. The cervical
glands become enlarged, the tongue coated
with whiteor brown fur, the pulse tempera-
ture increased and the urine albuninous
In the next stages the membrane separ-
ates after leaving unhealthy sloughing ulcers.
In this stage recovery may take place, or
death may result from exhaustion. During
any period of the illness asphyxia, resulting
from the production of false membrane in
the larynx or bronchial tubes, may be fatal.
In the course of the disease roseolus rash
may appear over the body.
aN--- - -
Often paralysis OF the groups OF muscles
shows itself within six months from the be-
ginning of the attack. The removal of the
false membrane is Of no avail.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
Some Historic Beds.


A curious precaution was observed
during the Middle Ages with regard to
queens about to be confined, and proba-
bly, to all ladies of rank. They were
secluded in bedrooms Of which the bed
curtains, tester, tapestry or wall hang
ings, were carefully chosen, 50 that
there might be nothing in them to daz-
zle the eye or awake gloomy thoughts in
the mind. Figure subjects were not
allowed on the tapestry.
The cradle Of King Henry v. is pre-
served in Monmouth Castle. It is not
unlike the old cradle in South Kensing-
ton. It is crib, panneled, swinging
on two posts, one at each end, rudelv
carved into falcons. There is no half
tester over the head.
The Elizabethan bed is still to be seen
in many varieties. 1t stood under a
canopy or tester, on four stout columns,
two of which formed the framework Of
the bed head Sometimes the actual
bedstead was within the paneled en-
closure, and could be drawn out and
pushed back without disturbing so large
structure It was derived from the
paneled bed of the Middle Ages, to
which reference has been made On the
columns Of the older beds were figures
or half-fieures of the four evangel1sts.
A medieval ballad mentions s'the four
gospellorous (gospellors or evangelists
on the four pillorus" (pillars), and
heads of angels 'all Of one mould
The tradition of these old beds survives
in the invocation still used in some
country places. Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John, bless the bed that l sleep on. f.
Two angels at my head, four angels
round my bed; two to watch and two
to pray, and two to carry my soul away, I"
etc. After the reformation this old
usage died out. The columns OF the
Tudor bed have square dado bases, and
in general character resemble balusters
on large scale. The bed head is sup
ported by carryatides, or terminal figures,
and paneIed with arch or square re-
cesses sometimes containing figure carv-
ing of some merit. The tester is pan
eled. and all frame pieces, wherever
set, are carved with decorative mold
Z
ings of many kinds. Many beds made
Of oak for the English market were i'm
ported from Flanders, the bed heads and
feet composed Of many tiny open arches.
Bed testers, finished with details repre-
senting hanging fringes and decorative
detail borrowed from drapery, may gen
orally be set down as of Flemish origin.
English beds Of this date are more mas
sive and ruder in execution. Shaw's
Ancient Furniture contains an engrav.
ing Of the great ''bed Of Ware, in Hert.
fordshire. It is in the Tudor style,
twelve feet square, and bears date,
tbut not authentic), 1860. Magdeiae Of
Art.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
Reversible Rhymes.

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virtne i tr;ur,,hant only IL tbeatr;..al
,,arfor,os,;css rrbx ,afayE ,avagss;ble
,,oe,, t;rst occnrrad n ma +bus. was
walking along IN the country one dav
and saw an old bouse went nm and
looked N at the window There was
annarentIv not a sopl IN the nlace The
fire was ont and an emntv chair stood bv
the hearth I took ont nv note book
and iot+ed down the ideas that occurred
u NJ and wban went home wrote
ont natbat;c noam about the deserted
homestead sent n to q magazine and
u was IN professional lanouaoe
.bounced !, 7 sent it to another and an
other. until it had been rejected by
every magazine and literary paper in the
country.
HssThen I scratched my head and did a
little thinking, l looked at the poem
hopelessly. Then nv mind went back
to the old house. and it occurred to me
bv some curious freak or thouoht that
nv nathetic poem would have been
nipned in the bud if the farmer had been
At home and had set his doc on me
The next moment | picked up pen
wrote an Introductory stauza describing
the poet looking in at the window Of
the old house and writing his poem.
Then gave the poem in full and added
a stanza describing the stealthy approach
Of the farmer with a club around the
corner Of the house and the subsequent
demolition of the poet. / sent the thing
to an editor Of a humorous paper. It
was ACCEPTED. Ireceiyed SIS for it and
became REGULAR contributor to the ma
ner .
.sTbat was oood mover
eyes but / once beat that all hol-
low"
siHow was thatg,
n wrote a piece Of comic verse, built
on common plan-that of making three
Or four serious stanzas and winding up
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
nrlnin of Stoves.

Stove is derived from Saxon stofa.
One Of these sources Of domestic in
felicity, however modified its form, is
merely fireplace inclosed on all sides,
the air entering from below and carried
off, as in common CRATE, by vent.
The general principle is-frst, to employ
the fuel in the most advantageous man
ner for heating the external part Of the
stove, and, second, to keep within the
room as much of the air so warmed as is
consistent with wholesomeness and
cleanliness.
A fixed stove (stubal was used il the
time of the Roman empire for heating
baths, and in Germany and Scandinavia
for baths and hothouses. In the middle
ages they were generally constructed Of
brick or tiles, sometimes Of slate or stea-
tite (soapstone), and used for warming
dwellings. They were huge structures,
sometimes occupying the whole side
of room, and in Scandinavia their
broad, fat surface was the sleeping place
Of the household. The fire was kindled
at the bottom, and the heat and smoke
passed through various fiues before
reaching the chimney. The stoves were
economical Of fuel, matter Of much inl-
portance in some parts Of Europe. Ii
the homes of the rich they were some
times faced with porcelain Or highly pol
ished tiles. Many will remember, no
doubt, porcelain stove Of this descrip-
ton exhibited in the Swedish depart
ment at the Centennial exposition ia
1876. They have ovens and Haes for
cooking, and need to be replenished
with fuel but once in twenty four hours.
One of the first attempts at making a
stove Of iron was that Of Cardinal Polig-
mac in France, in the early part Of The
eighteenth century. The Polignac fire
places, so-called, were constructed with
hollow backs, hearths and iron jambs to
economic the heat. In 1716 Dr. Des-
augliers, Of London, modified these fre-
places to use them for coal instead Of
wood. But neither these nor the HoI-
land stoves ever became popular in Eng
land, owing to the strong prejudice in
favor Or the open fires,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
4 Younn Smoker.

The village Of Vienna Cross Roads,
Ohio, has an inyeterate smoker in the
person of Laney Bumcrout, a boy only six
years old, and who has smoked almost
necessarily since he was three years old.
Not long ago he put lighted cigar.
stump in his pocket and bis coat caught
fire, and before help came the boy was
nearly burned to death.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31

Silently through the woodland
wander on my way
As gray as pale gray jackass
Is the chilly winter day.
A gloomy crow sits dreaming
On the persimmon- tree,
And q vagrant snowflake futters
Along the ashen lea.
Out OK the holy silence
Proceeds short sharp cry,
And frightened from the persimmon
The sullen crow doth fly.
And deep III my bosom tender
Pm satisfied in a fr-ice
That somewhere little fellow
Has SIT right through the Ice.
Puck
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31
cIInk and chInk.

Oh, now doth come the snow,
Oh0l
And merrily bells do jingle;
The maiden with her beau,
You know,
In a cosy sleigh
Doth dash away
And ruby. tinged ears do tingIe.
The young mans soul is sad,
Egadl
For he greets she snow with growing,
He seems to be both glad
And mad,
For he's prone to think
Of his lack Of chinlx.
And his smile gives place to scowling.
NeC York MorninQ journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31

'It is an encyclopedia, poem, a
biography, history, a prophecy, a
directory, time table, a romance, q
cook book, guide, horoscope, an art
critic, political resume, ground plan
Of the civilized world, a low priced
multum IN parvo. It is sermon, song,
circus, an obituary, . picnic, ship
wreck, symphony in solid BREWER, d
medley Of life and death, grand aggre-
cation Of mans glory and his shame. IT
is in short, 3 bird s-eye view Of all the
magnanimity and meanness, the joys
and griefs, the births and deaths, the
pride and poverty Of the world, and all
for two cents sometimes. Blu Me-.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31

his leg and only an empty sleeve romninss
to recall his experience on the battlefield
near Winchester -aNe@ York Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-31

A New York literary Bohemian IN the
course Of talk with Times reporter
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-03-18

The jugglers of India are unsurpassed
in natural magic. Chambers Journal
furnishes an illustration. which though
not new, is remarkable. A juggler
took an earthern pot, filed it with
earth moistened with little water, and
placed in the earth mango seed. which
had been examined beforehand. This
done, he threw . sheet over the pot,
and almost Immediately removed it
again, when it appeared the seed had,
in the space Of about half minute.
become young mango tree. Again
the sheet was thrown over the pot. and
on being . second time reszoved the
mango tree had doubled in size. The
same process was repeated third time,
and now the tree was covered with
small, unripe mangoes. This time the
iuggler plucked the tree mp out Of the
earth, displaying the roots and the re.
mains of the original mango stone from
which the tree was supposed to have
sprung.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-03-18

Now, Johnnie" said the teacher,
t'If your father borrows 500 and prom
ises to pay $40 a week, how much will
he owe In seven weeks!" ''One hun.
dred dollars" said Johnnie. .1'm
afraid you don's know your lesson very
we'll, remarked the teacher. "I may
sot know my lesson very well, John.
aie frankly acknowledged. "but
know my father
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-03-18

A flrst-class BILLIARD TABLE, for the q
commodation Of guesta
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-08
The Chinese Infantry Soldier.

The economical habits OF the
Heather Chinee are notorious, and
they are well illustrated by CORE
spondent who, writing from Tien-T sin,
SAYS: 1.-The Chinese infantry soldier is
paid once month. when he receives
81 taels of silver. This sum, which Is
equal to about 1915. is given to him
in scrap bullion; and during the night
preceding each payday the paymas-
tiers are busily engaged in weighing
out silver and making it up into neat
little packages for distribution. AS
soon as he has obtained his share, the
soldier takes it to the nearest shop
keeper or money-changer, who, in re-
turn for 1t, hands him $500 copper
cash, the aggregate weight of which
IS quite as much as he can convenient
lv carry. Out of this the soldier has
to keep himself in food and clothing;
and the pay can not. therefore, be
called excessive. A Chinaman, how
ever, lives almost exclusively upon
rice, months supply of which costs
less than 1000 cash, and many a pri-
vate not only supports family upon
the balance of his earnings, but puts
by few hundred cash every month"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-08
A New Postal Card.

Large numbers of people suffer from
an almost unconquerable repugnaIce
to letter writing, and for their benefit
country publisher in England has
prepared special post card which.
he thinks, will overcome the difficulty
to some extent. The back of the card
is divided lengthwise into ten unequal
spaces, and the energies of the reluc-
tant scribe are spurred by the follow
ing suggestive headings, one of which
is consciously printed to the left of
each of the divisions: l. Date. 2.
Excuse for not having written sooner.
8. State of health-(a) of self, (b) of
family. 4. The writer's recent ex-
periences. 8. News. 6. Family gos-
sip. z. Questions to be answered In
your next. 8. Love to. 9. Love
from. 10. Signature.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-08
A Clear Head and n Strong Heart.

If you muddle your brains with any
OF the whisky compounds which are sold
under the name of ''bitters," and which
topers delight in for stimulants. you do
your system irreproachable mischief.
Browns Iron Bitters is not one of these.
1t promotes healthy action of the heart,
liver and stomach. 1t cleauses and en-
riches the blood, and fits the brain for
the best mental work. The best physi-
clans prescribe it, and it is well worthy
of trial by all.