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Wichita eagle., 1889-07-30
Never Saw Q Railroad Train,

"Do you see that long, lank girl with
the pink calico dress and blue knit jack
ct, standing over there" said station
agent in country town not far from
Pittsburg the other day.
Pretty talR Yes, she's about 20, and
this Is the first time she ever saw train
of cars. Talk about enlightenment;
how's that?
81 know the whole family. They live
over here in the country, about seven
miles. I went over there to get some
butter the other day, and 1 swear
thought had been transferred back to
colonial times. Bare floors, rafters all
bare, homo made linen on the table,
home made towels, home made dresses
on the girls, home made cheese and ham
and eggs for dinner; everything home
made; even the old gentleman wore a
vest of homespnn.
lone of the girls, nearly %, has never
seen the cars nearer than q mile, and
never was in city. And yet they are
intelligent and contented to live within
their gates, utterly oblivious to the great
world outside, and eat, work and sleep
in the same way that their father and
fathers father had before them. Great
world, isn't itY'-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Wichita eagle., 1889-07-30
Long Life witt. q Broken Neck.

The unfortunate Mr.. Hill in this city is not
the first man who has lived with broken
neck In certain North Carolina district
before the war it was the practice to send &c
congress the man who could lift the heavies,
weight. When the champion got the seat hs
held it until he was literally lifted out Of il
by a more muscular man The gentleman
won 1t BY lifting two barrels Of turpentine,
but after holding it several terms he wal
challenged 30 contest it with an opponent, who
undertook to lift three barrels Of turpenrins
at once He did it, lifting one barrel with
each hand and third on bis head, but the ef.
feet broke bis neck, or rather crushed the
cervical vertebr@. Tho accident did not Hu
him, and he was elected to congress and
served many terms, using an artificial sup
port for his head OF course the spinal cord
was not injured, or he would have been par
Ayzed.-San Francisco Alta
Wichita eagle., 1889-07-30
JUST BlOOMED.

Come, Marie take your feathered hat
And shoulder cape, and piquant muf,
Some repartees, laugh, glance,
And In your sleeve sly rebuff
Come Marie, come
Come dancing down the stairs, and can
Some trfte remark that sounds divine.
Be saucy at your mothers care
About your wraps; my aid decline
About your glove
know not why foolish girl
Should seem 80 wise-to be so sweet;
Nor why, without a glimpse of soul,
You are creature quite complete
And somewhat rare.
Let me but gaze upon your cheek,
And catch the fervor of your eye,
And note the diInple at your lip
When declare that shall die
Without your lovei
Nose Hawthorne Lathrop in The Century.
Wichita eagle., 1889-07-30

Promptness In acknowledging az error is s
commendahls trait, Is ii Is also one that is non,
too common But q correspondent Of The
Boston Transcript cites an example which 1,
likely to strike every one as rather queer.
In grave yard in Norfolk, Va, there is 8
handsome marble monument Sacred TO ths
memory Of Mrs. Margaret, etc, wife Of, etc.
who died, etc. and below the inscription is
this addendum:
'iErratum-Eor Marcaret read Martha
Wichita eagle., 1889-07-30
THE SWELLING SeA.n

The birds Of the north few onward,
Tho llchen is odor shed;
Tho crescent moon was pale
As water Ily--dead-
Torn from its parent stem and floating
For weeks on its watery bed
The northern light burned brightly,
The circle was broad and low;
The rays were like whirling pillars Of fire,
With green and crimson glow.
The dying man lay in bis hut
"Ohl where shall we bury thee?
Shall we bury thee on the mountain
Or under the swelling sea!
'Shan we bury thee on the mountain,
In the eternal snow,
Where the spirits Of the mists shall dance
While thou LEST still belowS
"Or wilt thou be sunk In the sea-
The blue and swelling scar
The birds Of the tempest shall whirl above,
And the seals play merrily"
BE mournfully smiled and whispered low
I'm the sea. tho swelling sea-"
From the Danish
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06

There was a shooting scrape among
the Italians during the week, Mrs.
Frank Romania shot Guiseppi Tuscor-
rinia in the head and arm. The
wounds are not thought to be danger
Gus, by DIR. Hagar the attending physi-
clan. The cause OF the trouble is hard
10 get at, and will not be fully dis
closed, perhaps, until the examination
takes place a week later. The Itali-
ans who know about it have shut up
like clans. A pretty well authenticated
story is to the effect that the individ-
ual who was shot had been talking in
a scandalous manner about the lady,
even going so far as to say he had
been on specially intimate terms with
her himself. II this story be true he
deserved all he got and more. II he
told the truth he deserved death, and
equally il he lied about her he should
have been killed on the spot like a
dog. We are for the woman and the
shotgun in all cases like this. II, how
ever, the shooting resulted from some
other cause this judgment is subject
to modification accordingly. But il
we have gotten hold OF the right story
Mr.. Commemorative Attorney Breen
will have discharged his whole duty to
society and the public when he tells
the woman 10 go free and shoot any
other bastard who traduces her good
name
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06

Johnny McNaughton has placed on
our table a specimen OF ore from the
gold belt of Prospect Mountain, which
is almost the pure quill itself. VT is
fiecked with gold visible to the naked
eye. There is a large section OF Pros
pect Mountain in which gold largely
predominates in all of the ores. The
Silver Conner, Williams, Matamoras
and others are situate in this belt on
the west side. Over the crest on the
eastern slope, Just opposite, the San
Jose has yielded ore going as high as
s246 TO the ton in gold. The rich
samples OF gold ore constantly being
found in the region under notice are o.
the greatest importance. They mean
something with greater explorations
The truth is that the depth and
strength and strike and inclination o
the ore channels OF the grand ole
mountain are not yet understood
When they are there will be no trouble
to develop rich and large paying mines
in that quarter of our district. Tn,
SENTINEL has always had abundan'
faith in Prospect Mountain, and it nov
thinks better OF its future than eve
before.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
PntrfniIc Citizen.

Maurice Hartnett, the well known
prospector and miner, is a patriot and
devotee of liberty and free govern
ment among men. Although foreign
born he drinks as deeply at the foun-
tain of popular representative govern
ment as any man in all the land. And
he proves his devotion to our liberal
system by his works. On each recur-
ring 4th he plants the stars and stripes
on the highest pinnacle Of Prospect
Mountain. On Thursday last he threw
the flag to the breeze at the Diamond,
Republic and Industry mines. He
also fired a salute Of Is guns at sun
rise and another Of 80 at shutdown.
Tim Shine and other patriotic sons
OF America" aided him in these OBJ
servances and demonstrations. Pros
pect Mountain will be kept in the
Union as long as Maurice Hartnett
has a habitation in that quarter.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
veritable Termagant.

The Elko Free Press says: Mrs.
Potts, confined in the county Jail I'M
der sentence Of death for the murder
Of Faucet, raised Merry Cain" in
that institution the other day, and
Tailor Adams had to lock her in a cell.
The other prisoners were set to scrub
bling the floor, when Elizabeth OBJ
jected to the proceedings, and in Ian
guage more forcible than polite, or
dered the workers to desist. Even
after being locked in her cell she con-
tinued her abuse, and liked to have
scared Janitor auckland out OF ayear's
growth by yelling at him as he passed
along the corridor with a bucket of
water. Adams says Jack jumped ten
feet when the sound Of her gentle
voice struck his ear. Jack is always
a little anyway, and when the
words Drop that bucket, you son OF q
b." hit him sideways, he thought
his time had come. Josiah Potts, her
husband, walks up and down the
corridor most of the day, and seems
to fully realize his awful doom. Their
case has not been acted on by the
Supreme Court yet.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06

6thtB0t
EDITOR SENTINEL: The Ruby Hill
M. Z. Sunday school gave one of their
popular and entertaining concerts on
Sunday last, June 30. 1t was a sue.
cess in every respect. The children
did well in their recitals, fully up to
the record Of the past, which is good.
The little ones showed that there is
some good material in store for future
concerts, as some recited as young as
six years old, and did it with a grace
that would be a credit to older people.
MIR. Stevens, the Superintendent, is
very proud Of the children OF his
school, and he showed good judgment
IN the arrangement Of the programme.
Following are the names OF the chill
dren who took part;
Amy Rosevere, Dote Bergman,
Katie Penaluna, Alice Greenwood,
Ellen Hooper, Janey Williams, Celia
Northey, Ruby Mechanics, Leonard
lvey, Ella Williams and Annie MINIS.
Mr.. James Williams, Jr., and Mrs.
NJ. Il. Rosseau presided at the organ,
and well deserve the praise that
greeted them at the close. The choir
did well under the management of
Mr.. James Williams, ST., the chorister
the Sunday school and choir.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
A MuIfArY Rrinanar.

The Winnemucca Silver State says:
When the troops left Fort McDermit
one Of the soldiers was held a prisoner
for some offense, probably drunkden-
ness. The men upon their arrival
here camped on a fiat west of the
river. A guard was detailed to watch
the prisoner, who was prohibited
from going about town with the other
members OF the company. He man
aged in some way, however, to get
whisky and so did the guard and
when the company left the prisoner
was too full to move and the guard
was just sober enough to respond TO
the bugle call and get on the cars.
Next day the prisoner, who slept all
night on the camping ground, re-
covered from his drunken stupor and
found that his comrades had gone.
He did not want to be looked upon as
a deserter SO he left for Fort McDer-
NIT with the intention of reporting to
Lieutenant Holley, who remains there
to turn the property over to the In
terror Department.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
A WILD WESTERN AMAZON.
Nevada's Peerless Hsrsewoman 60
Join buffalo Bill In Paris.

Sthn 4HMnAb nttt IN EHFA*s
Although Buffalo Bill has so doomed
up in Paris that there is hardly the
difference of a span between his hight
and that Of the Eiffel tower, he will
suffer an eclipse soon, as Miss Jo-
hanna Kemler is on her way to the
capital city Of France, where she will
exhibit her astounding feats Of riding,
challenging all corners for the champ
ionship Of the world. As Miss Kem-
Ter has astonished all the riders, male
and female, Of the Pacific Coast, she
will have an easy thing in getting
away with the small remnant Of the
world forming the outside fringe Of her
native region.
She halls from Paradise Valley,
Humboldt county, Nevada. She rides
any animal that ears hair and hoofs,
and cares no more for a saddle than
does a wild Indian. She is as much
at home on the side of a g~alloping
steed as on his back. With her horse
at full speed she can pass under his
neck and come up on the other side, q
feat that few Comanches care to under
take.
1t is to be regretted that her sister,
who is her equal in every feat, did not
accompany her. One is good, but a
pair OF such riders would have been
quite stunning. Dressed a la Amazon,
with their yard-long hair streaming on
the wind as they dashed along, they
would have carried with them the
heart Of every Frenchman in Paris
Virginia Enterprise.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
The Carson Mint.

The Virginia Chronicle is informed
that the Treasury Department has
notified the incoming officials of the
Carson Mint that the continuance OF
coinage will depend upon their ability
to supply the institution with bullion
from the home production. As our
mine owners get more for their fine
silver bars for shipment TO China
than the Government is paying for
coinage purposes, it looks very much
as though Secretary Window was paw.
ing the way for a pretext to rescind
the coinage order, if not to close down
the institution altogether, as was re-
commended by the last Republican
Director of MINIS.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06

The Eureka Water Company is just
in receipt Of a new steam pump to be
used in increasing the water supply for
fire purposes. 1t is to be set at the
water tanks above town, and from
these il will force the water to the big
tank west of Mob Hill. The elevation
is nearly 200 feet. superintendent
Bliss informs us that he will have the
new apparatus in running order in a
few DAYS. This is the first season that
the gravity pipes alone have not af-
forded an ample supply. As a matter
OF fact, water is a scarcer article in
these parts this year than has been
known since the settlement oil the
TOWN
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06

The White Pine News concludes a
lengthy article on the subject of coun-
try newspapers as follows: 1.-THE
country editors lot is a hard one at
best. All the favors he may have
shown friends in the past count for
naught if his independence and self
respect ever compel him to adversely
criticize them. To conclude, the coun-
try editor is a nice hobby to ride free
gratis, but the poor devil is never
given a chance to straddle a break
neck broncho unless he pays well for
it. And still editors believe in Christ
ian charity and practice it. What a
wonder"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06

We decline the publication of a letter
from San Francisco, which, among other
things, tells of the doings of a gay Base
Range lothario with a dashing and dsz'
cling beauty Of the Bay City for two days
recently at Monterey. the fashionable re-
sort Of the Golden State. Ii would make
very interesting reading in these parts,
but no good end would be served by it's
publication. Besides, W. do not quite
subscribe to the doctrine that marriage
is a failure" This paper is not OF the
sensational kind. and would scorn to be
the means Of bringing about q suit foi
divorce. The injured party will be bet
ter of If she be permitted to dwell IN
blissful ignorance Of this escapade OF hei
wicked life partner. We will not make
atamily row If we can help ID.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
WHITE PINE COUNTY uKns.
Items Of Intere.s Clipped from she
white Pine News Of Inne 2o.

WHITE PINE tEnS
Items Of Intere.s Clipped from shs
white Pine News Of Jane rs.
Sol Hip will become . permanent res
ident Of Ely on and after the lst Of July.
Sam Liddle, . late well-knovn resi-
dent Of this county, is now living in
Utah. He has married sgain-his bro
ther's widow, Mrs. Joe Liddle.
We forgot to mention last week that
the old Star property ct Cherry Creek
was sold by the Sheriff on the 18th. Ii
was bid in by G. W. Keeney for the Mer.
rimsc Company for $4,000.
The report circulated here the fore part
Of the week that old man Reynolds had
died in Salt Lake City last week, proves
untrue. Later news gives it that be and
Featherstone are down in Arizona.
The many old friends Of W. J. HAYNES,
formerly q we'll. known resident OF Schell.
bourne and Cherry Creek, will be pleased
to learn that he has made o medium raise
in the Ceur d'Alene country.
A decision has been handed down by
the Supreme Court in the appeal case OF
Patnode We. the Argus Mining Company.
The decision Of Judge Fitzgerald in non.
shifting plaintiff is sustained by the upper
Court.
A nice little bar Of bullion, the product
of "a tons, and valued at $500. was ship
ped by the Ely Gold Mining and Milling
Company this week. The ore was worked
BY the dry process and gave the best re-
sult vet attained-sl9 per ton out OF .
pulp assay Of go. Could this average be
Kept up the property can be worked to .
good profit.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
Exprsss Omcss Closed.

Wells, Fargo & Co. have closed their
offices at Hildreth, Fresno Flats and
Coarse Gold, Cal, on account of the
company being SO often robbed on
that stage route. They say they will
not resume business at these points
until the county can furnish jurors
that will convict when the evidence is
SO conclusive as has been furnished in
past cases. The late "Gold Brick u
robbery near Hildreth, the arrest, trial
and acquittal OF Nicholson and Ryan,
when most conclusive evidence o.
their guilt was introduced, is the
cause OF this action on the part Of the
company.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
MIL Hands Robbed.

The Virginia Chronicle says: The
men employed in the construction OF
the stamp mill at the Occidental
mine were robbed OF coin amounting
to about 800 last Wednesday. They
lodge at the Prospect mine hosting
works, located nearly half a mile from
the mill site, and the money stolen
was extracted from their clothing
hanging in the hosting works while
they were employed at the mill.
Several articles besides coin were
stolen, including a pistol. No clue to
the thief has been obtained, but he is
supposed to be a tramp.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
The Carson Mint.

Reno Journal: The new officers
have taken charge Of the Carson Mint,
the Democrats retiring gracefully.
Buck Zabriskie, the Meter and Re-
finer, will not succeed John Dennis
for two weeks, as his bond has not yet
been returned from Washington.
Those who have gone in are: q. H..
Colburn, Conner; p. b. Ellis, Assayer;
T. X. Hofer, Chief Clerk; Allen G.
Bragg, Cashier; Lawrence Elrod,
Bookkeeper; ]. Humphrey, Record
Clerk w. ii. Crissler, Captain Of the
Watch, with Dan Sheeham, f.. l..
Buckingham and A. K. Lamb as
Watchmen. Mr.. Ellis retains Adams
as his assistant, and has Phipps tor
Weigher and Miss Ollie Bray for
Computing Clerk. The places in the
Coiner's and Meter and Refiner's de-
partments will not be filed until coin
ing is resumed, which will be some
time in August. The outgoing officers
turned over 81, 200, 900 in gold coin
and deposits, which is a good starter
for coming operations.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
senator Jones' Idaho Purchase.

The Idaho Statesman of the Goth
inst. says: Senator John p. Jones
has bought the Stoddard mine at
DeLamar, neal Silver City. Mr..
Jones paid the full purchase upon the
trade and at once set at work three
shifts. John p. Jones is n of the
most sagacious as well Is one of the
most successful mining men in the
country he bought this property after
its separate examination by three ex-
perts in his employ, hence a great
deal of significance is given to the
trade, and its influence is to strengthen
all mining property in that district.
As Mr.. Jones has at once gone to
work upon his property, We may sup
pose that the enterprise is to be
pushed, and that we will soon know
the real worth Of the property.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
The Four,h at Ruby Hill.

Quite a display was made on Ruby
Hill on tue 4th. Guns were fired.
bunting displayed and a festive time
had generally. A luncheon to all oil
the children on the Hill was served at
Miners Union Hall and patriotic mu.
sic, both instrumental and vocal, ruled
the day. The ladies of the commit
tee received a vote OF thanks for their
patriotic efforts. Ruby Hill did her
self honor on the day of all days.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
what q. will Cost to See the Fight.

A circular issued on the Kilrain-
Sullivan battle gives notice to whom
it ma concern that parties DESTROYS of
witnessing it on Monday, July s..
ought to reach New Orleans
on the evening of the 18th, as
the excursion train leaves early
July 8 for the battle-ground.
The rates to the battle-ground, round
trip from New Orleans and return and
Witnessing the fight, are $40; extra
privileges, a ticket to the inner ring
and a camp-stool, SIS. Parties of 60
can secure a private car at $40 each,
and S. extra for the inner ring ticket
and camp-stool. There will be posi-
lively only one excursion train-that
from New Orleans.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
THE FOURrH.



The Fourth was a dull and eventless
day in Eureka proper, it was in fact
the dullest ever seen here. We do
not construe it to mean a decline Of
patriotism among our people. Rather
the failure to celebrate in the old
spirited style was mainly due to the
prevailing dull times upon which we
have fallen. We do not like 10 see
the Fourth Of July go out Of date as a
popular holiday. The day should COM
memorate one Of the most momentos
events in the history OF mankind.
All that we possess and enjoy Of free
government in America, all the ad-
vancement in the direction of liberal
sentiment throughout the world, dates
back to the immortal declaration
signed by the fathers on July the 4th
l776. 1t will be a sad thing for this
country when the day shall be dropped
from the list as the greatest and most
significant Of public holidays. But it
cannot be denied that July the 4th is
fast losing its popularity. Since the
great var in this country 1t is fast be-
ing eclipsed by days representa-
tive of events OF far less inn
portance to the human race.
This is bad for the rising
generation and bad for the sacred
cause Of liberty itself. We would re-
joice to know that the Fourth Of July
was always to remain the biggest Of
all the days. In the town Of Eureka
there was a elimmer of bunting, and
an occasional evergreen. Young Ameri-
ca also popped a few firecrackers,
and in the evening a fine display Of
fireworks were put off in two or three
in town. Aside from these
demonstrations there wal nothing else
noticed here to distinguish "the day
we celebrate from any other COM
mon every day day.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06

A Durango Coll special of the LIST inst.
says: At 3 o'clock this afternoon . fire
broke out in the south part of the city,
and by 4 o'clock half of the town was in
ashes. Every business house and public
building in the city. with the exception
of the P~ostofice and Streeter's Hotel.
was burned to the ground. The wind is
still blowing. and the FIRE is entirely be-
yond control. The telegraph Office il
threatened and may soon go. What the
final result may be cannot be foretold.
Eight blocks have been burned.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
The diamond Mine.

An excellent Improvement was
shown in the Diamond mine by a
little work in the ore body last week:
The tunnel has been completed and
an upraise started for the ore. Mr..
Macintosh, who left here last Monday,
will return with Mr.. Chambers on
Thursday next. Negotiations looking
to the sale Of the property seem to be
progressing satisfactorily.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06

The ball Of Rescue Hose Company
on the evening Of the 4th was a nice
affair and well attended. 1t drew to-
gether about all Of the beauty and
grace and muscle and manhood Of the
Base Range. Everything went OF
smoothly and dancing was kept up I'M
til a late hour to excellent music.
When we looked in Judge Harmon
seemed to be throwing himself as the
belle OF the ball. The Rescues are to
be complimented for giving an elegant
party and making expenses.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06

There was a very enjoyable picnic
at the Italian ranch on the 4th which
was numerously attended. Nearly
every available vehicle in town went
down. There were also many private
families and parties who sought shady
places in the country to pass the day.
In this way the 4th in this section was
quite generally observed.