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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01
4 MILLION GHOSPLY RIBBTTx
Hunters Who Say They Saw Graveysr
Full Of Spectral Animals.

Two well-known young men engaged If
business in huntsville Ala, were badl,,
frightened few niglus ago by a graveya, 4
rabbit. They had been discussing the stIper.
sttiOn Of carrying the cft,hndlf0ot of a gIsive-
yard rabbit tor good luck. and both agrcel to
give II n trial II they could obtain "A foot. 1hey
learned that plenty Of rabbits could be f,nnd
about the big cemetery at Mount Hope church.
four miles from town.
The following night they went 10 tho crave.
yard. each armed with a small shotguu Saw
eral times they crept cautiously through the
graveyard. and had almost reache'lf he con-
clusion that the rabbits were not ~ ubme thar
night. when they caught sight OF odc sittiuc
on II grave. II was a bright moonlight nichf'
and nothing seemed easier thanfo hit that
rabbit shot WAS fired but the lutle animal
did not turn up his toes as th.Lhunters ey-
pected. Instead he only turned hs face To-
ward the two men and seemed toiook M them
with an expression of reproach. Another shot
was fred, and still the rabbit lived Then
both men fired together. but Without effect
They loaded and fired again. and then the
rabbit seemed to suddenly turn as white :.
the moonlight around him.
By this time the two hunters were gettino n
little nervous. and remembered the stories
they often heard III their boyhpld DAYS Of
witches in the form of white rabbits. But
they were after the left hind foot of a grave
yard rabbit. ana were not going TO give Il D
this chance of securing one just yet. Again
the guns blszed and this time the rabbit be.
gan to jump about i'll n circle and inter a low
whine. In moment the two hunters saw
white rabbits in all directions. Every Grave
in the cemetery seemed 10 be covered with
them. and they were Al hopping around in
circles, uttering low. plaintive cries The
two men leaped the fence and ran all the wav
home. They still insist they saw millions of
rabbits in the graveyard that night. but the
boys about town say the tonic they drank 10
Globe-Democrat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01

broken in small country offices by the use of
rubber stamps and colored inks. The Gov
ernment furnishes all necessary stamps and
ink, and the only excuse for not following the
rule is that where there are few letters the
rubber stamp and common ink mAy be more
convenient. The penalty for removing the
cancellation from Il stamp and using the
stamp again is imprisonment for from SIX
TO three years. or fine from 500 TO 800.
The letters and postal cards taken from the
box are arranged in piles. all right side up
and the mailing clerk. placing pile of them
OH the table in front OF him. cnncels them
with almost incredible rapidly, sliding each
piece. before he strikes it. upon the rubber W
the table. thus securing good impression pI
the stamp. and slight rebound to aid the
next stroke.-Februaly st. Nicholas.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01
Whom Snow-Elakes Fly.

Think that every season brings
To every boy some pleasant things.
While many choose The simmer, |
Prefer the time when ,nOw-hakes fly
What fun il Is 10 hurry ont.
Clad in my thickc-t roundabout"
70 take NY sld and climb the hill
Above the clattcr of the mill
Where tolls the miller hour 10y hOur.
His hat and i,dhr> white - Hour.
There do meea the other boys.
And 10 one scoliS MS for our noise.
All in a line we downward 20
Across the race course OF the snow:
Our steel shod steeds they never tire.
And never have To Seok the firc:
Though sOmctlI mes, when the north wind blows
We have To war IN orr ears and toes.
Although of copStlng | am fond,
| love 10 skate upon tho pond.
To have game OF tag or play
At prisoner. y BAL and pun away"
Or out of brokrrl branch aud twig
Aud reeds to bun III bonfire big.
lint no one finds II very nice
10 tumble down npOn The ice.
For n yOu ch1ntr Ia Int your head.
II seems A. though you must ho dead.
And carried To 50 ne land on high
Among the stars q in the skV.
Since stars and stius are all Won see,
And Its gets dark * dark can be.
Some boys like snr1mcr best. Int
Prefer the time when snow-hakes fy
-lla rpers Young People
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01

See That You
are re LET Take . few shares Of Frsdssicks-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01

biography, with its minuteness Of detail, It's
small talk and gossip. its wise and foolish
disclosures. is the result Of but nine months
of actual observation of its subject by IT'S
author. Were nine months ever 50 profiiably
and 30 industriousy employed?-f
Literary Landmarks of Edinburgh" by
Laurence Hutton, in Harpers Magazine for
March.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01
We Challenge

any man, woman or child who is Affected with
Liver to prove that a few dosns ~ simmons
LAYER hesniAtop will not relieve them II never
iais, and Is 20 pnre. so sure 30 harmless that an
iniani can AK u aud never have a second spell
regular. and secure heath " A'''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01

The Poetry Of Mr.. Lewis Morris-A Vision OF
Saints, an Epic of Christianity, Great and
Ambitious Poen-Dr. Samuel johnson the
Jupiter of English Letters in the Eighteenth
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01

Our religion purhes language. It's weapons
are powerful, but they are not carnal. What
ever justification Christian may have for de-
Tending himself, or even for chastising a VIC.
lent opposer, he will not do ii a. o bully, nor
talk about 1t in the style Of the sons Of Belisl.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01
1.-THE Jupiter of English Letters"

Some one has called Boswelrs Ursa Major
the Jupiter of English letters with one satel-
lite, which sounds very epigrammatic. but is
no, very true. The grand old primary planet
OF Bolt Court, who revolyed about Fleet street
ana the Temple IN the days of the early
Georges, had more little stars in his train
than the naked eye could see Grantino that
james Boswell was the first satellite stellar
BODY by the way which the astronomers de
ser be as having no sensible eccentricitvn
how can the scientists ignore Tom Davies
Arthur Murphy, Topham Beauclerc, Bennett
iangton, Peter Plndar,' Lucy Porter, Letitia
Hawkins, Anna Williams Charlotte Ienov
or Mrs Thra.e? II these were not Juniteris
moons, the whole planetary system is de
fusion and a snare.
-. How much this literary Jupiter owes to his
literary satellites. particularly 10 the first one
II rs not easy. az this distance of time. To tell
but who reads his Journey 10 the Western
Islands of Scotland in these davs2 How
oiten IS has Dictionary consulted. What in
nnence has his Rambler upon modern letters
Mhich sweet glrl graduate or cultivated
Harvard man" of to-day can quote n line
ir0m The VANITY of Human Wishes. or knows
whether that production is in prose or verse;
Mhat would the world have thought OF
Samuel Johnson 40 the end of a hundred
years II a silly little Scottish laird had not
ini'dc nero OF him. % be worshipped as no
literary man was ever worshppcd before or
go ~ law H'N WlllltE "A BIOGRAPHY
OF him which is the best in any language and
the model for all Others?
Mr. Crokerin his preface calls attention 10
the curious fact that Boswelps personal in
tercourse with johnson was exceedingly i'm.
frequent and limited. fact which is very ant
20 be overlooked even by the more careful
readers Of the Life. They first met abont
twenty years before Johnson's death: and
after that meeting Boswell was not in Enc.
land more than dozen times Mr.. Croker
even counted the days they were together in
burgh and the tour Of the Hebrides. and
shows them TO have been but two hundred |
snd seyenty-six In I'll; so thstlthis marvellous |
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17
WILL BE sIDE.TRACK ED In
COMMITTEE,

II lie generally conceded in Washington
that the free coinage bill will pass the
Senate. But this is only the beginning.
After that the measure will encounter
trouble at every step. Tom Reed says
it can never get out Of the Committee
on Coinage. Tom doubtless knows, be.
cause the committee is Of his own make
up. But should it by chance get through
the committee it must then run the
chance of passing the House. in which
body there is a Republican majority Of
about 80. This same House gave %
against free coinage last Summer. II
converts have been made in the mean
time the country has no public avowal
OF them. And still behind all OF these
obstacles stands Ben Harrison with his
ak drawn to cut the head off Of any free
coinage bill that may come to him. We
predicted months ago that nothing would
be done by this Congress for silver. We
have not changed our opinion in the
least. 1t viii be LETT to the incoming
Democratic House to relieve the people.
The Republicans in the present Congress
are completely demoralized. They are
more than that. They are dszed. They
will do nothing. The people booted
that party out of power last Fall for
good. 1t had stood by monopoly and
the vital interest of the people far too
long. Henceforth the people are quite
apt to select public servants who will do
their bidding and not that of their OPP
pressors. The Republican party in SO
far as the control of the lower House is
concerned has disappeared permanently
from view.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17
JONES DID rT-IN A HORN.

Jones Of Nevada reached Washing
ton 6fteea minutes before the vote was
taken to lay s.ide the Force bill and
proceed to the consideration OF the sill.
YER measure. He voted right on the
question and we are willing to give him
credit for il. But the slush which came
over the wires the next day, saying that
he was the Napoleon who fixed
things to bring about this result, was
nauseating in the extreme. OF course
Jones is great and can stand the whole
United States Senate on its head, and
make all Of the great Senators dance
jigs to his music, in fifteen minutes by
the watch. That dispatch which the
Associated Press reporter sent out must
have cost Nevsda's great Senator not
less than twenty dollars. And after
awhile old Bill Stewart will be blather.
skiting all over Nevada and telling the
people he did it. At that time Jones
will have been reelected to the Senate,
will be absent in New York or Califor.
mia. and will allow Bill to appropriate
the honor uncontroverted. And thus
the mills Of deception ever grind on and
on. There are no people so blind a.
those who refuse to see. There is q
large class in Nevada who seem to have
an mate desire to be deceived and
cheated. Numerous citizens here, other.
wise intslligent enough, are as blind as
bats o. political subjects. They will
gulp down anything that may be told
them by the sore-bscked and spawned
old mustangs and broncos who consti.
tute the leaders Of the Republican party
in Nevada; and from top to bottom
there is not one man among all Of these
so-called leaders who will average in
point Of ability as high as twentieth
rate, except it be a transoendent ability
for the misrepresentation Of every public
question. In this particular every imbe.
cile among them is . towering genius.
Neither Jones nor Stewart nor any
other Western Senator arranged for lay
ing aside the Force bill. 1t was the
work OF Southern Senators who told the
mining States Senators that they could
whistle for silver II they persisted in
the attempt to re-establish bayonet rule
in the South. This is all there was of it
and the precise way in which q good
measure was substituted for q bad one.
II was the logic Of the situation that
forced the change Of programme and not
the work Of any single individual. The
claim that Jones bossed the job is too
weak and silly to mislead any mi who
has sense enough to 60 in out of the
rain. But Of such stuff are regulations
sometimes made in the far West.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17

General Master Workman Powderly
of the Knights Of Labor has issued q
circular to the industrial organizations of
the United States asking their co-opera-
ton in q National Industrial Conference
at . date to be fixed by vote. The CON
ference is TO formulate a political plat
form that the industrialists could favor
at the polls. The principal features Of
this platform, as presented at the last
General Assembly of the Knights Of La
Dor are: The reservation of the public
lands for actual settlers; the establish
ment of a national monetary system
without the Intervention Of banks, and
government control of t~elegrsphs, tele.
phones and railroads.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17
zoe rL.cxsuRx- SPEECH.

Senator Joe Blackburn, Of Kentucky,
made q rousing speech for the free coin
age Of silver one day last week. He
arraiened every Federal Administration,
including Clevelsnd's, for twenty years
back for their determined hostility to
the interest Of the great mass Of the
people as relating to the full use Of sil-
YER a. one Of the money metals. Hsr-
~rison's, he said, was the weakest and
most subservient tool Of Wall street OF
them ell. He defended the great cause
of bimetallism on broad national
grounds and maintained that his constit-
uents in the proud commonwealth Of
Kentucky, though there was not an
ounce Of silver produced in the State.
were q deeply concerned in the subject
and . proper solution Of it. as were the
people Of Colorado, Montana. Idaho, or
Nevada. 1t was 3 question affecting the
veal of all the people Of every section
Of the Union.
This is the correct doctrine and the
proper view Of the situation. The great
battle for free coinage is being fought by
the Southern Senators and the members
Of the House from the came section.
They will probably have the help OF
twelve Republican Senators and posi-
bly, twenty members Of the House be-
longing to that party. The telling
speeches will all be from Democratic
lips. Joe Blackburn is 3 great orator,
and an of-hsnd speech of an hour from
him is worth more to the cause than q
thousand page essay such as is some
times read by the alleged great men
from the mining States. Senator Daniel
Of Virginia. George of Mississippi, Vest
of Missouri, Morgan Of Alabama, Jones
Of Arkansas. Reagan Of Texas, Harris Of
Tennessee, in fact, about all Of the Dem.
ocratic Senators have within the past
week or ten days made powerful srgu-
ments for the full restoration OF silver.
All Of the Republican Senators, except
those hailing from the four or FIVE min
ing States, are on the other side Of the
question and against the people. We
have been pointing out these facts for ten
y>ars. The Democrats East Of the
Rocky Mountains ESQ for us, the Repub-
licans East are against US. The man in
the West who votes to send a Republi.
can to Washington to reinforce the
enemy votes against himself. This
ought to be apparent to every mar who
is not so blinded by partisan prejudice
as to be unable to see a ten.foot hole in
a ladder.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17

The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Pau
Railway is the only line running solid
Vestibuled, Electric Lighted and Steam
Heated trains between Chicago. Mil
waukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway is the only line running Solid
Vestibuled, Electric Lighted and Steam
Heated trains between Chicago, Council
Bluffs and Omaha.
The berth reading lamp feature in the
Pullman Sleeping Cars run on these
lines is patented, and cannot be used by
any other Railway Company. It is the
great improvement Of the age. Try !.
and be convinced.
For further particulars apply to the
nearest coupon ticket agent, or address
Alex. Mitchell, Commercial Agent, o62
So. Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17
IMPORTANT TO SETTLERS.
Fort Halleck and Carlin Reserve
lions Thrown open 20 settlers.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,

I'M IL - VI 80
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 5, 1890.
Register and Receiver, Eureka. Ne
vada-Gentlemen: Your attention is
directed to the Act Of Congress ap,
proved October l, 1890, entitled IAN
Act to open abandoned military reserva-
tions in the State of Nevada to home
stead entry" which reads as follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives. Of America in Con.
gress assembled, That all the agricul-
tural lands embraced within the military
reservations in the State Of Nevada,
which have been placed under the con-
troll Of the Secretary Of the Interior for
disposition, be disposed Of under the
homestead laws. and not otherwise"
The records of this Office show that
there are two reservations lying within
your district, which have been placed
under the control Of the Department for
disposition, Carlin and Fort Halleck.
OF these reservations Carlin is surveyed
and ready for disposal under the Act.
When the Fort Halleck reservation shall
have been surveyed, you will be further
instructed in regard thereto.
The Carlin reservation embraces parts
Of sections % and &c, T. 80 N, r. 50
Z. The War Department has reported
that no improvements belonging to the
Government were TRANSFORMED m this De-
partment with said reservation. In al
lowing entries for said lands you will be
governed by the rules and regulations
governing ordinary homestead entries.
Very respectfully,
w. NJ. STONE,
Assistant Commissioner.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17

A Chicago morning paper Of recent
date devotes two columns to a sensa.
tional story Of an alleged plot of Re-
publican leaders to secure Senator Far
wells reelection by bribery. ID is
charged that q Democratic member.elect
to the upper House Of the Legislature
has been offered $500 if he casts his
vote for Farwell as against Gen. John
NJ. Palmer. The offer is held in abey-
ance pending another meeting with the
tempter, who is said to be . well known
business man OF the city. All names
are suppressed, but ii is further charged
that several other Democratic legislators.
reported to have itching palms. have
been approached in the interests Of the
millionaire Senator. The publication
has created intense excitement, and Wig.
orous denials are being made.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17
POLITICS.

It IL Not All Confined 60 wasboe
and the Central and Eastern
Counties.
The Reno Journal complains that
while Wsshoe county pays in revenue to
the State IS, 600 more Than both Storey
and Ormsby, the two latter determine
who the principal State officers shall be,
defeat old, respected citizens and heavy
taxpayers, dominate the State Govern
ment, control legislation, and under
what is generally termed boss rule, say
a convention shall not be held to amend
the constitution, though a majority Of
the people Of the State voted for such q
convention"
II the Journal had said 0rnsoy county
without including Storey il would have
been nearer correct. The controlling
spirit Of the Republican party is not To-
Gated in Storey and we hardly think
that the Journal speaks authoritatively
when il asserts that the Storey county
delegation in the Legislature will aid in
obstructing the will OF the people in the
matter OF q Constitutional Convention.
We know that some Of the delegation at
least have declared their intention to ia
~cilitate the calling Of a convention in &C
cordance with the voice Of the people as
expressed through the ballot box at the
last election. Unless we are greatly
mistaken, several Of our Storey county
members will join with "the Washoe
delegation and the members from Cen
trail and Eastern Nevada" in asserting
and maintaining the right Of the people
to change their fundamental law when
they declare their wish to do 80. All Of
the political integrity and independence
is not confined to Washoe and the east
ern and central counties, as the Journal
appears to believe, and when the time
comes we predict that there will be
found as many traitors to the people
from those sections as from the more al
titudinous region Of the Comstock.-
Virginia Chronicle.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17

The Legislature will meet at Carson
on the 10Th and before another issue Of
this paper. We feel like having q word
with the Democratic members OF that
body. There are but Eve Of them, but
this need not prevent them standing BY
the rights Of the people. We confess
ths. they will not be able to accomplish
much further than 10 show that they
stard independent Of the influence Of
the political bosses who do all OF the
law making in this State. The bosses
are not for the people nor for measures
that will promote the common good.
They are ct all times and in all places for
the classes as against the masses. The
Democratic party in the State will ex.
pect all Of the Democratic members OF
the Legislature to vote for q Constitu-
tional Convention, the Australian bal
lot system and such other reforms as
will reduce the burdens Of taxation and
insure q pure ballot and fair elections.
They will also be expected to guard well
the balance remaining in the General
School Fund 10 the end that il may be
sacredly preserved for the education Of
the children Of the Commonwealth. In
q word, the few Democrats in the Legis-
lsture must stand for economy and cor
rect principles Of government through.
out the session. II they do there will
be more Democrats in the next Legisls-
ture. There will be enough Republi-
cans to do the bidding Of the bosses.
Let them do it.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17

The Philadelphia Press, one Of the
most radical Republican papers pub
lished. says: Free coinage will near
free ruin for the country. and the heavy
Democratic majority has brought Ii per
ceptibly nearer to the country. Demo
cratic success and monetary insanity &c
together" The Press gives expression
to the Republican sentiment of the East
on the free coinage question, yet the
bosses and leaders of the party in Ne.
vada tell us that their party is friendly
to the silver interest, end strange to say
intelligent men act as if they believed
they were telling the truth.-Reno
Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17
Teachers

A delegation Of Yankee school
marms numbering about 800, were in
Washington recently "seeing the
sights" and many attended the Sen.
ate. They manifested their impotence
at the delay in opening the session by
clapping their hands, which was re-
peated after the prayer and while
there was a wait for a few moments.
This Mortified the officials and the
Senators, and Vice President Morton
lectured the teachers on Senatorial
etiquette. The ladies were much
crest-fallen and propose to tender a
formal apology.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-17
wholesale Retrenchment.

The last California Legislature was
Democratic, and under the Buckley rule
places were made for everybody. The
treasury was systematically robbed.
This year matters are changed with a
Republican Legislature. The Bee says:
The Republicans in the Senate held
another caucus last night and it was con-
tuned until nearly midnight. The
watchword of retrenchment, sounded
yesterday, had gone out and the caucus
wrestled with the question with more or
less fury for four solid hours. 1t looked
for a time as if personal preferences and
friendships would defeat the purposes Of
economy, but the reform sentiment was
too strong to be overcome. The result
Of the deliberations was q wholesome
rescue of the treasury from the pillsgers.
The Senate Committees will be cut
down from thirty-eight to twenty-seven.
The battalion of attaches Of the last
session were reduced in number from
LAT to about 20. This wholesale reform.
alton fairly terrorized the place-hunters.
A number Of them from abroad left
town by the first train this morning.