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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28

The people Of Sisson say they can
e nothing wrong with the peaks OF
Mount Shasta. The general belief is
if any change has taken place as that
reported from Redding, it is owing to
the sliding OF a mass OF accumulated
ice and snow.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28
No. 943.
Application for a Patent.
o. S. LAND OFFICE, Eureka, New,

q. S. LAND OFFICE, EUREKA, New,
June &c, 1890.
Notice is hereby given that the Jennie
A and Black Rock Mining Company,
whose Postoffice address is San Francisco.
CAL, has this day, by its duly author.
lied agent, ]. r. Kendall, fled its appli.
cation for a patent for thirteen hundred
and five and four.tenths linear feet of
the Black Rock Extension mine or vein
bearing gold and silver, with surface
ground six hundred feet in width. stu.
ated in White Pine Mining District,
county Of White Pine, and State Of Ne.
vada, and designated by the ield notes
and official plat on file in this Office as
lot number 90, in township 10 north.
range 81 east, of Mount Diablo Merid.
ian, said lot number 90 being described
as follows to wit
Beginning at a post marked number 1,
o s survey humber 90, the original 10.
cation corner, and post number 2. the
southwest corner of q s survey number
81, Black Rock lode, standing on the
northern boundary of U s survey num-
Der 81, Jennie A lode, whence the sec
ton corner at the southwest corner of
section 2, t 16 north. r 81 L, Nj ID NJ,
bears 5 8 IL deg w, l ,004 feet; mineral
monument number 8 bears S IL IA deg
" 80 4hO oulDlllt SHALL on Inc
Jennie A lode bears S IL deg w, 222 feet.
and the mouth Of the tunnel run for the
development of this lode bears north l i.2
deg w, 1895 feet; thence S SO l-2 deg w.
37.9 feet to post number 5 Of the Jennie
A survey and the original location monu.
ment; thence north so 1-2 deg w, 1858
feet along the northern boundary Of said
Jennie A survey to post marked number 3.
U s survey number 92. the original loca.
ton monument and post number 4. of said
Jennie A survey; thence north II deg n.
600 feet, to post marked number 4. us
survey number 92; thence Z so IL deg Il.
l,267,5 feet to post marked number 5. U s
surrey number ~ and the original location
monument; thence north 60 1-2deg K. 37.9
feet to post marked number 6, U s survey
number 92, and the original location mon.
ument; hence s IL deg w, 222 feet To
post number 8, the northwest corner If
said Black Rock survey 600 feet, TO post
lumber J., the place Of beginning.
Magnetic variation, IL deg Z, contain. |
ing 16 60-100 acres.
The location OF this mine is recorded in |
the Recorders Office Of White Pine Dis |
trict, In book A, pages233 and 234.
The adjoining claimants are east the |
Black Rock. south the Jennie A.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely
any portion Of said Black Rock Extension
mine or surface ground are required to file
their adverse claims with the Register Of
the United States Land Office at Eureka.
IN the State of Nevada, during the sixty
days period Of publication hereof, or they
will be barred by virtue Of the provisions
Of the Statute.
ID. III. HALL, Register.
1t Is hereby ordered that the foregoing
Of application for patent he nnb'
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28
A CHASTITY SPECTACLE.

DR.. ]. J. Meggs, County Physician
of Elko County, who attended profess
sionally the execution of the P~ottses,
describes the scene at the hanging as
the most horrible Of anything that he
had ever witnessed during his entire
professional career. He says il the
drop had been a few inches longer the
head OF the woman would have been
entirely severed from the body, or if
her weight had been a few pounds
heavier, there would have been the
same result. As it was, the head only
remained connected with the body by
the muscles in the back OF the neck,
which were barely strong enough to
sustain the weight beneath. The Doc
tor says the attempt at suicide by Mrs.
Potts Thursday night was nearly sue
cessful, and ii he had arrived at the Jail
three minutes later she would have
bled to death. Reduced as she was
from loss of blood, he was astonished
at the vigor and nerve she displayed
upon the scaffold, which, under the cir
cumstances, was truly wonderful. 1t
was only three minutes by the Doctors
watch, from the time the couple as
cended the scaffold before the drop fell
which launched them into eternity.
The doctor states that the woman de-
clared her innocence on the scaffold,
but that her husband remained silent,
although before leaving his cell he had
made the same declaration.-Reno
Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28
Poultry and Fish.

Berg has a great abundance OF fresh
poultry and fish, which he sells cheap
for cash. Drop in and see for your
selves,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28

A civil engineer Of st. Petersburg is
said to have produced from peat a coal
greatly resembling anthracite. He &C.
complished this by the use of certain
chemicals. Government experiments
with the new fuel are reported to have
beer very satisfactory, the heat obtained
being a little less than from ordinary
coal. but greater than that from the
wood or birch, which is largely used in
Russia. The peat is superior coal in
cheapness. in freedom from dust, and in
lack of disagreeable odor in burning.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28

II is estimated that = couple waltzine
six times around . moderate. sized BALI
room travel so yards each time. or 4sO
yards during the dance. Allowing one
surn to each yard. this gives the distance
srAveied during . waltz as three.ouar.
waltzes. 40
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28
POstOme Variety store.

Just arrived, at the Postoffice
Variety Store, a full assortment of
French garden and flower seeds. The
choicest of bird seed feather busters,
tissue paper busters wood tooth picks,
ladies work baskets, picture frames,
fine stationery, cutlery, meerschaum
goods, pipes, tobacco, imported and
domestic cigars, cigarettes and all the
novelties of the season always in
stock
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28

Postmaster General Wanamaker has
obtained Judgment in Portland, Me-,
against a star route contractor who re.
fused to keep the mails moving on .
losing agreement.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the District Court of The state
of Nevada, Eureka County.
In the Matter Of the Estate Ct VIM. K, Neele,
Deceased.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
~ undersigned Administrator OF the ABOVE
named Estate, b the Creditors OF, and all per
sons having claims against the said deceased,
70 exhibit their claims with the necessary voueh-
ers within 80 days after the frst puoieauon
OF this notice to the said Administrator a. MS
place OF business or TO his attorney, X. N.
Ra.ttv. a. his Office, in the Opera House, in
the town and county Of Eureka, Neysds, or De
forever barred from collecting or enforcing the
.ama p. II. Hull,
Public Administrator Of Eureka county, New
And Administration OF the Estate OF WIN. n
Neele, Deceased.
II. M. BEATTY, Attorney for Administrator.
Dated Eareks, New, June %, 1890.
je2s-4w
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28

Eastern fat turkeys.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28

strictly pure lard. y
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-28
ID. III. HALL, Register.

1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice Of application for patent be pub.
lished for q period of sixty days (ten con.
s~ecutive weeksl in the SENTINEL, a weekly
newspaper published at Eureka, Nevada.
je2S-10w d. II. HALL, Register.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-22
DUPLICATE BELL PUNCHES,
How Street Car Companies Are Robbed
In the West

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Some time ago street car companies in Diff
ferent parts Of the country became aware thu
they were being systematically swindled. IL
was discovered that . fraud was being per-
petrated in Cincinnati and many Of the larger
cities. Detectives have been working on the
matter for many weeks and it seemed impos-
sibie to discover how the scheme was worked.
Spoilers" reported that the conductors
punches rang for every fare. The plan was dis
closed yesterday when an important arrest was
made in San Francisco. The prisoner is VIM.
Robertson, who made his headquarters at Dem
yer. The scheme was to rent bell punches. and
the conductor could fix the company's punch
just rs he wished
VIM. Robertson 10 a Missourian and acted as
agent In introducing the punches. He made
confession duplicating Patrick Kellum of Dem
yer ms his principal According to his story
kellum secured Beadle 4 Meeker's punches
from the manufacturers and his scheme WAS TO
hire OUT the genuine registers for $40 a week
each The conductor, by using a double regis
try and an extra slip, could embezzle without
fear OF detection. kellum told Robertson that
he had fourteen registers hired out in Kansas
CITY and dozen in Denver, bringing in a reve-
nue. OF ego per week, while the conductors
made much more. He gave Robertson full in
structions how to work the scheme Kel,um
said that he had these punches rented in Chi
cago Cincinnati and ST. Louis and he assured
Robertson that as they were genuine the COM
panles could not prosecute him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-22
STATISTICS OF SIGNATURE.
How People Sign Their Business and
Social Correspondence.

From the Writer.
A friend Of mine always used to crowd Just
as much as he could on the last page of every
letter he wrote, so that at the bottom he might
have left only just room enough for his name.
Thus he avoided the use Of any complimentary
phrase that to him was meaningless, and to
the receiver Of the letter might mean more or
less than the writer would wish. have often
seen him painfully wrestling with his imagina-
ton or his memory for ideas or facts enough to
make ink and paper come out even. Surely
his method Of getting over the difficulty is
awkward, to say the least. II the ending hap
pened to come naturally in the middle Of the
page, it would be better right there to
omit the distasteful phrase than to take
your own time and that Of your reader
with needless sentences, added merely
ito fit" Custom, however, prescribes that
all letter writer's shall at the end say
something polite to their correspondents, even
though the body of the letter contains the most
caustic sort OF Scotch blessing. No doubt,
too, there are shades of meaning in the many
forms that this politeness assumes. You will
seldom find man who always signs his name
with the same phrase in front OF it, there being
usually an attempt to make the phrase accord,
at least to some extent, with the nature Of the
rest of the epistle. 1t would at first seem hard,
then, to learn from any given body of corre-
spondence the comparative degrees Of popu-
larity that these phrases possess, but curious
to try it, examined three hundred Of my old
letters, hundred and fifty purely business let
ters and an equal number Of general nature
from friends and acquaintance, none from rel
atives, and all from different persons. Here
are the statistics:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-22
A Noble Charity.

From the Boston Post
He must indeed be soulless who can read
without thrill of pleasure the straightforward
and unaffected report of the New York Trsbune's
fresh air fund for the past season. The con-
tributors numbered lbs, and the beneficial
ries, all OF them poor children under twelve
years of age, IL, 1893, the total cost to the fund
being little less than $4,000, or a fraction
over % for each child. All the onerous work
of selecting the children. arranging for their
trips and for entertainment by kind -hearte d
people in the country, all the care that these
little ones, unused to travel and to the restraint
which their safety made necessary-all these
services were rendered gratuitously and gladly
by people who remained In New York
through the sweltering heat of summer and
worked early and late that these poor
children, whose "homes" are in the
tenement houses Of New York, might each have
two weeks Of country life and be returned
safely to their parents. To the Thousand and
odd contributors whose gifts made all this Dos
sible generous thanks are due, but to those I'M
selfish workers who had the heart to conceive.
the head to plan and the perseverance TO carry
out the details OF this most excellent charity,
men and women who seek no notoriety and will
accept no compensation, the highest need of
praise is due. Nor must it be forgotten that
the good country people who entertained these
little guests, not merely lodging and feeding
them, generally without charge, but caring for
them as well, and putting themselves to many
annoyances and Inconvenience ON their ac-
count, were as truly contributors to the fund"
as were those of ample means who contributed
actual money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-22
THE END OF THE WORLD.
A Vivid Scientific Picture NJ the Final
Catastrophe.

FROM LonRman's Magazine.
The neble in Orion, Saturn and the moon
are indeed suggestive of change-types, they
may be called, Of the first stage, the middle
and the last that matter passes through in the
long process of the evolution Of worlds.
And, of all changes, that change has most
interest for use which affects our own planet,
the earth; it has reached a later stage than
Saturn, though not so late stage as the moor,
but only in long ages and by minute effects
will further changes be noticed.
Ages hence it may be discovered that there
is some slight change in the earth's orbit: or
Mercury, yet nearer to the sun than We NAV be
seen to pursue a smaller orbit than now. and
the terrible fact may come homo to man that
we are drawing nearer to the sun. Time goes
ON, and the tropics become too hot for exist
ence, and colder regions find welcome change
to warmth
Age by age goes by, and the end is. vsiblv,
no ne rer; but the figures of astronomers only
too surely tell their tale
NOW the tropics are an impossible desert and
aii lne NE on the globe congregates around the
poies; Spain has lost her VINEYARDS and the
Alps their snow; England is a burning desert
ana Greenland teens with the vegetation of
the tropics; in smaller and smaller circles the
inhabitants gather round the poles But" to
quote the words of MIR. Keightlcy Miller, .sthe
longer support this vast increase of population.
and famine begins to NOW down its victims by
millions.
Now, indeed, the end Of all life on the earth
draws on apace. The heat and drought
become more and more insupportable; rain
ana dew fall no longer. All springs Of water
fall, and the rivers dwindle down to streamlets
and trickle slowly over their stony BEDS and
now scarcity of water is added to scarcity
OF food. Those who escape from the
anime perish by thfe drought,and those
who escape from the drought are re-
served for fate more awful vet For time
the few remaining inhabitants are partially
screened from the overwhelming power of the
sun by dense canopy Of clouds formed by the
evaporation Of every lake and sea-
But soon the sun scorches up these vavor
banks, and dissipates them into space as fast as
they can form. Then the fiery orb shines out
In unutterable splendor without the slightest
cloud wreath to interpose between himself and
his victims. Then the last denizens of the
world are stricken down and consumed: the
last traces of organic life are blotted from its
surface"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-22
One notable feature Of this table ia /

One nOtaDle feature OF this table Is the
scarcity OF the signatures SO well-nigh uni
versal century ago, such as Your Obedient
Servant" of which 1 found but two instances in
300 letters. Your Humble Servant" seems to
have departed this life. Can this be due to the
distaste Americana have for even the semblance
OF servility?
yours Truly" trite, common place, as de-
VOID OF meaning as two words can be, yet holds
the lead In favor to an extent not to be WON
dered at in business letters. but something
surprising in letters of friendship, where an
expression of feeling is not out of place. VERY
Respectfully" and Yours Respectfully" are
suitable when the person to receive the letter
Is much older than the sender, or by reason of
ms position deserves some marked expression
OF Difference, but the phrases are too often
used without regard to their significance
There is also a common habit Of shortening the
word Respectfully into RESP" or even
deserves respect, dignity would call for some
thing more than a bob-tail fashion OF giving it.
Yours, etc., seems a half-hearted, lazy sort
OF signature; zigzag line would mean az
much and be easier to make. 1t has not even
the slight merit Of in haste" or Hastily"
which at least serve as an apology for bad
writing. AS far as simplicity goes, yours" is
infinitely preferable, and, indeed, is the best
way to say something without meaning any,
thlng-best because the shorter the useless
formula the better. Yet perhaps these and all
the rest OF the phrases cited convey i'm
pressioDs to other minds different from those
they give me. Did you ever chance to try to
prove, philosophically mathematcally or in
any other way, that any given word means ex-
acuy the same thing to anybody else that 1t
means to you? Try it and then you will, with
me, cease to prescribe how others shall sign
themselves and be content with following your
own fancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-22
INSPECTING STEAMBOATS,.
How Uncle Sam Looked Out for the
Lives Of Passengers During the Year.

Inspector General Dumont Of the steamboat
Secretary Of the Treasury Of the operations of
that service during the fiscal year ended June
80 last The following il q recapitulation.
Total number Of vessels inspected, 1858; total
net tonnage of vessels inspected. l,390, 3S9 IS;
total number Of officers licensed, IS, 237; in
crease in number Of vessels inspected over pre-
ceding year, 33S; increase in tonnage Of YES
sells inspected, "a, 95S As; increase in number Of
officers licensed, 1,615. During the year there
were 1873 applicants for pilots license, of
which number 1,7Ss passed q successful exam
ination for color blindness. and forty -four were
rejected, or 2.46 per cent Of the whole number.
During the year there were "a accidents, re-
sulting in the loss OF 245 lives, decrease Of Sc
as compared with the preceding year. Seven
teen of the accidents resulted from collisions
and 102 OF the lives lost were by drowning. OF
the number Of lives lost IS were passengers and
$50 were officers and persons employed on the
steamers. 1t is estimated that fully SOC, 0OO. 600
passengers were carried on steam vessels during
the fiscal year. Gen. Dumont says the expe-
rience OF the past years shows the truth of his
mode of travel at the present day, whether by
railway, horse car. carriage or even the COM
mon farm wagon presents so low percentage
OF accidents as travel by steam vessel"
The total number OF foreign vessels inspected
during the year was 256, and 1.Sl7 Intermediat
examinations Of foreign steamers were made
for the purpose Of ascertaining il all the re-
quirements of the law were complied with
Comparative statements are given showing an
average annual saving Of S9,027. 90 of expenses,
or total for the fourteen years of 1926, 800. CO.
the real saving, based upon the average ex-
pense per steamer, aggregatng 1897, 463. 40, or
an average annual saving Of S28, 39O.24
The number Of steamers inspected in the
fourteen years preceding the present admins
tration CT the inspection service was Al, 1856, or
a yearly average of 1855. Total loss of life on
steam vessels in same period was S,073. or q
yearly average Of SIC. Annual number of pas
sengers carried (estimated) lis, 100000.
For the fiscal years 1877 to 1890, inclusive
fourteen years, there were inspected 1920
steamers, or an annual average of 5,3S7 steam
ers, with total loss Of life Of 3096 persons, or
an annual average loss of 221 The average
number Of passengers carried annually was
Az, 900 (estimated). The total number of
steamers inspected in the beginning and termi-
nal years of the first fourteen years was 9SS
and 3,947, respectively, while the number Of
vessels at the beginning and terminal years of
tho second period OF TO urteen years was 4,061
and 7,063, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-22
Knee Brooches and Silk Stocking

From the Boston Advertiser
And SO knee breeches and silk stockings are
to be the fashion for full-dress occasions in
England this winter. And why not In America
as well? Long have gentlemen in society strug.
gled to be allowed to make some distinction be.
tween their own dress and that of the walters.
But fashion or custom is inc xorable. A year OF
two ago q very sensible society lady In New
York gave ball, at which the gentlemen were
requested to appear in variously colored gar.
ments. The result was charming, a revival OF
the days OF Louis and Of the Charies's. But
the fashion thus set, or attempted to be
set did not continue. Why not, no one
can tell. After this one ball was over
the crimsons and blues and puppies were laid
aside and appeared no more and their owners
reappeared in their somber ''claw hammers. "
To resume tho garb of our forefathers for
ordinary wear would be an absurdity, but to
revive these graceful and elegant garments for
dress occasions would certainly be good taste
and could but be unfavorably received by the
ladies. Tho revival Of the silk stockings and
breeches in English society il perhaps q fore
runner OF some such revolution. Already we
Of this country are growing sensible in the
matter OF summer attire; why should We NOT
grow sensible ~ we'll in our garments for social
occasions2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-22
Sis 9TH ST. NV.

Last week we offered Watches CHEAPER on CREDIT
than could be bought elsewhere for cash. and many
Purchasers secured great BARGAINS. This week We
selling INK. SOLID GOLD HEAVY-CASED
WatcEes ROCKFORD MOVEMENT, warranted for
I've years for S0J. We offer LADIES' SOLID GOLD
l4-n. HEAVY-CaSED WATCHES for S3o. these
Lot common thin cases. They EIust be examined
be fully appreciated We have Ladies' Gold Watches
for Sli upward LADIES' Silver Watches for So up
~s=d. We have also full line Of filed in Gen.
t-meu's Watches and selling them from 81 up
ward
GeEteCen's attention is directed to the bargains
offered them in our Diamond Department. You can
bay beautiful Diamond studs at $40. s21, S4l, $40,
so. Sg6 high you wish to go. THESE
GOODS are WORTH fully 80 Per cent than
Es1 ug for them.
Look at the special bargains In Rings. We offer
DIAMOND RINGS for 81. Gil, Sl6. sl9. s24. s27,
s5J and upward II YOU Gre THINNING of BUYING
RINK it Will PAY you TO EXAMINE these GOODS.
COMPARE TERMS and PRICES with those sold else
where and We viii convince you that you can SAVE
MONEY by DEALING with We carry in stock
fU! line OF Silver Ware and the miscellaneous goods
usually foand in teveiry stores. Remember, these
gods are SOLD on EASY NEEkLY or MONTHLY
Patients, and - every article delivered to the
purchaser on the FIRST PAYMENT you have the use
OF tse GOODS WHILE you are PAYING for them.
"a. ami whether you want to buy not. No
try1Le snow goods We want you get acquainted
with sYecal credit system Remember the place