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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
HUMOROUS.

A delicate parcel.--A lovely young lady
wrapt up in herself.
It's the little things that tell-especial-
ly the little brothers and sisters
The population of tho Southern States
doubles every watermelon season.
Why is the figure nine like poacock'
Because it is nothing without its tail.
1t would seem as if rifle matches"
we're the right kind for burglars use,
"Ths requires head work, " as the bar
bcr said when preparing for shampoo.
Woman is not much of philosopher
but she is provcrbally a clothes observer
my motto is, Live and let live" said
the soldier, us he turncd his back to the
enemy and fled from the battlefield,
DR.. Hammond says: "In another thou
sand years we will be bald" Well, in
another thousand years we won't care it
we are.
"Won't you stay to dinner Dickf
"Thanks-dont know but | will. Do
you know, Harry, I'm 50 hungry tonight
| could cat anything"
Girls desiring to have small mouths
should very frequently repeat rapidly,
Fanny Finch fried five founder fish for
Frances Fowlcr's father
Young wifc--John, Mother says she
wants to be crcmated. Young husband
Tell her if she'll get on her things III
take her down this morning.
The young man who imprinted re.
spcctful kiss on the fair forehead of his
best girl told his friend next day that he
had been having a bangup time,
A man was arrested the other day fol
stealing mirror and pleaded that he
ought to be fined, not imprisoned, as he
had simply taken glass too much.
: No, Ethel; when you hear of a young
girl having made good match it
doesn't signify that she has got somthins
that will get up every morning and light
the fire.
Merchant somewhat angrily to book.
keeper)-I want you to mind your own
business, sir. Now remember that.
9 Bookkcepcr Quietly | wasunder the i'm
preston that you paid me to mind yours.
cir
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
Bicycling on a Frozen Canal.

81 took a spin up a canal in Pennsyl-
vania oncc,n said wheelman. "The
surface was smooth, but had been scored
a little by sharp skates and the particles
of ice were blowing up and down the
canal. ran up in the face of the wind,
and got along famousIy for half mile.
Then my wheel began to slip and 1made
no headway. Noticing that the rubber
tire was encrusted with the fine particles
of ice, | started to turn about and run
down before the wind The moment l
swervod from straight line the machine
went from under me and | rode down the
tow-path with a bruised thigh and .
broken crank. "-NeU York Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
A Punching Club.

A lady who has organized Sunday
school classes Of London street boys tells
of the organization of a singular club.
She says. "The inherited love of drink
ran in the veins of many of my scholars,
and they showed evident signs that they
were prepared to tread in the footsteps
OF their parents Several were drunk
regularly on payday, and often besides;
and when | came back to London after
my summer and autumn absence, and re-
assembled the class, one extra candid boy
volunteered that they had been pretty
nearly ali the worse for drink at Christ
mas. To counteract this tendency, l
started temperance society, and though
they broke their pledges sadly, especially
at first, it has gained ground and done
good. l also established a savings bank,
hoping that they would learn to value
the feeling of possessing few Shillings,
instead of being absolutely pcnnilcss.
Another institution of a rather curious
nature was set on foot by mutual agree
ment among themselves, in imitation OF
one that ilourished in Bloomsbury. 1t
went by the name of the Punching Club,
and aimed at checking the horrible Ian
guagc which they told me Qor an innate
refinement prevented even the lowest and
toughest from ever using bad word in
my prcscncc) had become kind of sec
ond nature to them; each member under
J took that if he sworc, he would patiently
submit to receive punch from each
member who might hear him. | believe
this penance had marvellous effect on
the vocabulary of the street. BY degrees
it fell into allegiance, and marked in
crease of bad language was the result; but
quite lately it has been rc-cstablished,
entirely by the boys own wish, in mod
flied form, the punch being exchanged
for half-pcnny fine"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

A correspondent at Drcwersvillc, Libe
ria, writing to the cute city (Mo.) Press,
says; This place (Brewcrsvillc) is fifteen
miles from Monrovla, 1t is fifteen years
old. 1t is the largest settlement in Libe-
ria outside of Monrova. All the people
who have emigratcd out here in the last
ten or fifteen years have settled in this
place. The people in the settlement are
poor, and one isn't able to help the other
in business sense of view. There ara
no horses, no mules, and no oxen in tho
whole settlement. They have to do alt
the farm work with tho hoe, the rake,
and the ak. l have been out here now
six months People arc in suffering
condition for something to eat and for
clothes to wear. There isn't any doctor
in this settlement; the settlement is too
poor to support one. The inhabitants
number 556. Calico is % cents per yard.
A common laborcr when he can get
work to do, receives 25 cents per day.
Picked pork is 25 cents per pound,
shoulder meat 25 cents per pound. All
the flour and meat used here is imported
from England and America. Corn meal
is 10 cents per quart. Common flour is
$15 per barrel. This is the greatest
place for sores | ever saw. There is here
an insect; its name is jiger; it is very
dangerous. have seen grown people,
and children, too, with their toes eaten
off. Shoes are more needed here than in
America. 1t is necessary to wear shoes
all the time so as to protect your feet
from these insects The people are un-
able to keep shoes on their children al
the time, and a good many of them have
to wear sore feet all the year round. My
boys feet have been SO sore he coulc
hardly walk.
The only way the settlers have to make
any money here is by raising and selling
coffee. 1t will take newcomer like my
self from five to six years to get coffee
farm in trim for selling coffee, The pub
lie schools are in poor condition. Their
is class of people here who do not wan
the true condition of things written bacl
home. They say if the people want tt
know how times are over here, let then
come and see for themselves.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
The Difference.

lHb DluCiouOVs
Tis easy to be brave
When the world is on our sideS
When nothing is to fear,
Fearless to bide,
Tis easy to hope
When all goes well;
When the sky is clear
Fine weather to foretell.
Butto hope when all's despaired,
And be brave when we are scared
That's another thing, my dear!
And will do to tell.
---Anthony Morehead in NE Century,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

A delicate parcel lovely young lady
wrapt up in herself.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
WHOLE NO. 1852.
ReaMakencd Memory.

Two years ago young man living in
q Vermont village, having finished his
acadcmical education, was ready to en-
ter college. But just before the day APP
pointed for his examination he was taken
i'll. After several weeks of suffering he
slowly recovered his health, but discov-
cred that his mind had lost the knowl.
edge acquired by six years of hard study |.
Latin, Greek, and mathematics, all wors
gone, and his mind was blank in re-
poets to his preparatory studies His
doctor prescribed that he should rest his
mind and familiarize himself with few
simple details of light work. He obcyed
the advice, and found in his old habit OF
doing things carefully the schoolmastor
that brought back his old knowledge.
Before his illness the young man, in Or
der to earn little money, had taken
care of the village church, sweeping it
out, cleaning the lamps and doing all tho
work, of sexton. lie now resumed this
work and by the physicians advice tried
to keep his mind from puzzling itself
about its loss Of memory, Several weeks
went by without bringing any change in
his mental condition.
One Sunday evening stranger entered
tho church, and, as the sermon was a
dull one, gozcd carclcssly around until
his attention was attracted by the lamps
on the wall He noticed that all tho
wicks were so carefully trimmed that
there was not an irregular flame to bo
seen. He wondered as to who could bo
the careful sexton, and, happening to bo
in the place tho following Sunday, he
again noticed the same uniform trimming
of the wicks,
Passing tho church the next day and
seeing the door open, he walked quietly
in and saw the sexton sweeping out tho
central aisle. Looking closely at tho
Young man, the stranger said; 'Do yov
do all tho work about the churchl'
eyes, sir"
'Do you trim the lampsi"
eyes, sir"
"Why do you trim them in such a pc
culiar wayl"
81 don't know what you mean"
"Why, the flames are alike"
ooh, but they ought to be. Yot
would not have them uneven, would
you"
"No," answered the stranger, with
smile, "but it speaks well for your care
fulncss. Why, l should think one o
the flames would fit all the others exact
ly if it were supcrimposcd on them"
"Supcrimposed1 Isn't that word use'
in geomctry'"
) Certainly. If polygons, having equa
sides and angles"
Before the stranger could finish hi
sentence the student threw down hi
broom, rushed frantcally out OF tn
church, ran across the street and into tn
house, where he astonished his mothe
by oxclaiming, in tones of triumph:
Mother, know that the square of tn
:, hypothcnusc of right angle triangle
y. equal to the sum Of the squares of tn
other two sides"
In a moment his school knowledge ha
come back to him, flashed into his min
by the mention Of the superimposed III
IL urcs. --Philadephia Call.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

A New York letter to the Troy Times
thus describes Governors island, where
General Hancock died; Governors
island which contains about fifty acres,
was originally called Nuttcn island from
the abundance of nuts grown there. 1t
was purchased by the federal govern
mcnt soon after the opening OF the pres
ent century, and has since then been an
important post. 1t fronts the harbor, and
is separated from this city by the East
river which here is Il half mile wide. A
narrow but rapid estuary called Butter
milk channel separates it from Brooklyn,
and the island is only reached by gov
ernment ferry, which crosses the East
river at the Battery. Governors island
is considered the most desirable military
station for residence in the country,
beng very healthy and then so convcn-
lent to this city that all the pleasures of
inc lultcT arc WlllllH Easy ltdNh' VII tiiS
extreme west stands a snowy structure of
stone called Castle William, whose en-
brasurcs and cannon have a defiant look,
but really they are of no defensive power
against foreign fleet, In the centre of
the liland however is star fort of the
most perfect character, and near by are
the officers dwellings. one of which now
contains the honorcd corpse. Governors
island first came into active use during
the Mexican war, when it was place OF
cncampment for our volunteers. During
the civil war, however, the number was
| increased to u vast extent, aad often ~
900 men were campcd there, awaiting or
ders. 1t will henceforth have new and
impressive prominence in the history of
one of the greatest Of modern heroes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

A New York letter to the Troy Times
thus describes Governors island, where
General Hancock died: Governors
island which contains about fifty acres,
was originally called Nutten island, from
the abundance of nuts grown there. 1t
was purchased by the federal govern
mcnt soon after the opening of the pres.
cnt century, and has since then been an
important post. 1t fronts the harbor, and
is separated from this city by the East
river, which here is half mile wide. A
narrow but rapid estuary called Butter
milk channel separates it from Brooklyn,
and the island is only reached by gov.
ernmcnt ferry, which crosses the East
river at the Battery. Governors island
is considered the most desirable military
station for a residence in the country,
beng very healthy, and then so conven-
lent to this city that all the pleasures OF
the latter are within easy reach. On the
extreme west stands showy structure OF
stone called Castle William, whose em-
brasures and cannon have defiant look,
but really they are of no defensive power
against foreign fleet. In the centre OF
the island, however, is star fort of the
most perfect character, and near by arc
the officers dwellings one of which now
contains the honored corpse, Governors
island first came into active use during
the Mexican war, when it was place o.
encampment for our voluptcers. During
the civil war, however the number wa
increased to a vast extent, and often 20,
900 men were campcd there, awaiting or
ders. 1t will henceforth have a new ano
impressive prominence in the history o
one of the greatest of modern heroes.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-18
A RenaarA abIe Case.

Dillon Qdsho) Examiner: Physicians
who embalmed the body OF Henderson.
shot in Butte by Moore, discovered that
his heart was literally torn to pieces by
the buckshot. Notwithstanding this he
walked about rs feet after being shot. II
is regarded by doctors as a wonderful case,
considering the circumstances. Saturday
night a new light was thrown on the MUIR
der and suicide by exhuming the body of
Moore. which, through an oversight Of
Acting Coroner Nichols, was buried with
out being searched. On the body $40 In
money was found, a pound Of buckshot, q
can OF powder. and a long letter written
the night before, declaring his intention to
kill Henderson and the reasons. which are
that he had given Henderson $3.50 in Me-
vada several years ago, they TO go into BUSH
ness together. Henderson kept the money
and left the country. Moore followed him
600 miles on foot into Idaho, but Hender.
son escaped him, and it was a long time
before be learned he was in Butte. He
found him there last month and tried to
make him disgorge, but he would not.
Then he determined to kill him. The
tragedy showed how he kept his word.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-18

The Idaho World OF August 10 SAYS:
char,ov p,,,oct and Thomss psrk,nson
-"
arrived last friday from ieiio" Fine Dis'
trict. They located two claims-one near
Sutherland and Gifrord's cabin and an.
49,. 49, o..oa;.a 49, :, .ho.,.a.u
o.nei oh 'No opPosise stue 'A' '"eam
which they named stony Greek. This
stream is an east fork of the South Fork
~ tho salmon ,;ver and 10 a oood sizad
c,eeL Thavr enor. that there ave numerous
80 80 So CroaL al nona ~ ,han
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-18

Land Register Fred Hinckley, one OF
the handsomest bachelors on the Base
Range, returned TO his Office at about half
past s o'clock last evening and found it in
possession Of u dozen or more ladies and
their escorts. The sight caused Fred's
eyes to bulge out and his head to swim for
a moment. Whether it was the great sur
prise or the array OF beauty that had col
looted this scribe knoweth not. but gain
ing bis equilibrium Fred donned one Of his
genial smiles and turned host in good
shape and entertained his guests royalty.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
W. o. Mills, MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Pardy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Skillman, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. W. Levan, Mrs. Wethered. the Misses
Jennie Wethered. Grace Pardy and Maggie
Olson, Messrs. Wren, Hahn. Knight, Nc
Tierney, Reed, Gilman, Galway and DR..
Tloma.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-18
OVER THE WATER.

EiotOus Acts i'm Belfast Continue
Renewed Fighting Between Cath.
Oiics and Orangemen-A Russia.
Afghan Clafm-ChurchiiI's Home
Rule for Ireland.
ESPECIAL TO THE sEHrINEL.l
BELFAST. Aug. II. Occasional shots
were fred throughout yesterday and las,
evening, and men from Green's Island.
while marching home, sang "No Home
Rule for Ireland" a parody Of "God Save
Ireland" This maddened the Catholics.
The military, in charging the mob last
evening, %bsyoneted Magistrate Burke. who
was assisting o wounded rioter. Burke
was in plain clothes. Consequently he
was taken to the hospital.
There was q renewal Of the fighting to.
day between Catholics and O%rangemen.
and stones were freely used. The military
charged the rioters, end quickly dispersed
them. Several arrests have been made.
DUBLIN, Aug. 17.-At Dungannon to-
day bands of Eationalists parsded the
Protestant quarter Of the town and shout
ing for Home Rule, and cursipg the
Queen. A riot broke out. and several per-
sons we're injured. The police had to
force their way between the Protestants
and Catholics, thus preventing q desperate
fight.
Parnell has requested all Irish members
Of Parliament to be present on Thursday
ct tho meeting of Parliament. He says
that in view OF the grave and pressing
condition OF public affairs IL is very nec-
essary that there should be a full attend
anoe OF the Irish contingent.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that ID 10
glad the Afghan Commission has been re-
called, AZ it will hasten the settlement Of
the question Of the ownership of Kho-
miab, which Russia claims by direct nego-
tiations between London and St. Peters
burgh. The St. James Gazette says the
question is as far from settlement as IL
was five months ago. Russia claims Kho.
miab, and the. Afghans refuse to give II
up. A conflict is likely to occur OF any
moment.
The Government intends to introduce at
the next session of Parliament a measure
to give q local government for ireland on
the basis Of the plan proposed by Churchill.
The Harrington party will support the
scheme.
The Socialist, Williams, who was con-
victed Of o~bstructing the streets and SEN
fenced to pay a fine of 500, or go to
prison for two months. has declined to pay
the fine, and has been sent to Prison. So
~cialists have called an indignation meet.
ing for August 20.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-18
LOCAL AND OTHER Jors.
scraps from tno Notebook Of ths
SeutineA's Reporter,

Yesterdays quotation OF silver. SO Ok
Senator Stanford has returned to Cali
fornis.
The report OF the marriage oil Nine
Nelson il denied.
Mrs. G. A. Fletcher returned yesterday
| from q months visit at Elko.
John 8. Ospron will leave this morning
for another visit 70 San Francisco.
The weather became 80 cool last even.
ing that light overcoats were comfortable.
II il said the new orchestra contemplates
giving q concert about the middle Of next
month.
Amongst other causes OF rejoicing, let
US not forget that Ohio las no October
election this year.
The cool and blustry weather yesterday
caused many to believe in the recent pre-
dictions of Meteorologist Foster.
Owing to the SunAower social to.mor-
row evening, the Star band rehearsal will
be postponed until Friday evening.
Hon. A. G.. Cleveland and Messrs.
Charles Mckenzie and James Singleton
came in from White Pine county last even.
ing.
The public schools of the town will
open two weeks from Monday next. The
private schools will probably close with
this week.
The Presidential bee in General Logan's
bonnet is hurnming low just now, but
when you listen closely you can still hear
the iu.ter OF its wings.
The Carson Appeal says that " Theodore
Winters, the Gubernatorial candidate, is
still in the ring and means to stay. He
expects the solid Ormsby delegation"
Elko Independent: Let 1t be under
stood, once for all, that John r. Brad
ley, OF Elko, il not q candidate for Gov
and would moi accept an election, |
much less a nomination.
Sam Davis, OF the Carson Appeal, has
announced himself as q candidate for the
nomination Of State Printer. j. O. Har-
low, the present incumbent, IL also o
prominent candidate for the Office. Both
are Republicans.
The wool shipments from Winnemucca
10 Boston this season aggregate All ,G10
The prices paid averaged from
Iour to six cents per pound moro than last
year, making a difference Of at least $780, |
200 in favor Of producers.
The Silver Conner declared yesterday a
dividend OF 50, 200. The mine is located on
The western slope Of Prospect Mountain,
and the ore contains. in value, more
gold than silver. 1t is owned by three
Eureksns and one San Franciscan.
o. J. Salisbury, one Of the owners Of
the Geddes mill In Secret Canyon that
destroyed By fire On Sunday last, ar.
on yesterdays train from Salt Lake
City. He was accompanied by his wife
and Mrs. J. T. Gilmer and her W sons.
During the past two weeks applications
have been filed at the State Land Office,
Carson. s~ggregsting 1882. rs acres at 81 Is,
upon which was deposited the amount OF
$685. 60. Contract payments amounting
to Sab so we're made meanwhile. Total
cash receipts, 81 ,049 10. New contracts
were issued on IS applications.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-18

iSFESAAL " lhE ShnAASLA.J
VIRGINIA, Aug. 17.-Edward Donovan,
who delivered himself up and made q false
confession a week & OF having murdered
Michael Hassets in Gold Hill several years
ago and also murdered the Pollock family,
keepers Of the dollhouse in Six-Mile Cam
yon and robbing the latter Of 81 400, say
ing that he could not rest until he made
the confession, had an examination and
was discharged. Donovan appears to be a
crank in placing himself at the head Of all
the murders committed. thinking it a fine
joke. He is more particularly so when
drinking. The Judge, in Diminishing Dom
ovan, took occasion to severely reprimand
him for making a false confession OF a
nature to startle the entire community,
aud regretted that there WAS no law 10
severely punish otfenses for crimes Of that
nature.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-18
"A Query.

II the waters in the lakes and rivers OF
California belong to the State for the ben
eft of the people how is the division OF
the waters of Lake Tahoe to be made 80
that the State of Nevada. in which one
third is situated, shall have its share
Grass Valley Union.
Az the outlet Of the lake ia in the State
of Nevada, II Is doubtful il California
could divert any portion Of the waters OF
the lake or the streams which low i'll or
out OF it.-Truckee Republican.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-18
A Senatorial Commission.
Especial TO THE sENTiNEL.l

SACRAMENTO, Aug. Ex-senator Mo.
Clure to-day received from Governor
Stoneman the commission of United
States Senator A. P. Williams. The
Governor. aftor looking up the law,
signed the commission without objection,
aud the Secretary Of State attested it.
Mcclure will present the commission at
Los Angeles, aud Is proudly exhibiting
il as a sole result OF the extra session.