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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-06-27
How Rheumatism 10 ca red in AR.
kansas.

DR.. P. A. Skeen, a prominent Dent
list, of Texarkana, Ark, says he used
Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheuma-
tism and found it to be a most excel
lent local remedy. For sale by w. H.
Stowell, Main street, Eureka, New.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-06-27
Possomc variety store.

Just arrived, at the Postof6ce
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, 1891-06-27

P. II. HUI is just in receipt Of IL
500 rolls Of various patterns oil wall
paper, which he sells at greatly re-
duced prices.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-06-27

At McMinnieville, Or, William
Curtis, of Tillamook county. was
killed on the 18th by q stallion.
When found the horse was on his
knees tearing the man to pieces and
had eaten part Of the body.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-06-27

The Eureka's and Clippers will
play a game of baseball at their
grounds on the Fourth Of July, with
the following players:
E.-zl CI.--z-
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-06-27
The Preserving season Has Arrive

KaspbefrIesi staWDefrlesI UIacK'
berries and cherries, arriving in great
quantities by every train, and are be-
ing sold at lower prices than ever be-
fore at Berg's. Drop in and examine
the fruit and learn the prices.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-06-27

F~irecrackers, torpedoes, and other
fireworks for sale cheap at McCon-
nell's,
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
Send Him to . sIuseum.

Valley City has curiosity in horse flesh that is simply astonishing. H. J. Hamlin, one of our horse dealers, ship ped in from Montana car of horses, or broncos, as they are better known. In this lot was one that he could not sell, owing to the fact that he had none to mate him. He is a sorrel, stands fully 19 hands, or 6 it. ..n.. from floor to withers; his legs are it. 6 in. before toucning the body, and a smaE bronco can easily walk under him. A man feet in height can't see over his back. even when standing on tiptoe. In length he is fully thirteen feet, or seventeen feet from tip of nose to tipo of tail. When standing with his head as ordinarily checked up six foot man by standing on tiptoe can just touch the base of the ear. "Hamlin's Elephant" is the cogno- men he is known by.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
Rider. in the Time of Alexander.

One of the most precious relics of the past is bronze statuette dug up at Her culaneum in 1751, and thought to be a copy of the equestrian statue known to have been made of Alexander the Great by Lysippus. after the battle of the Gra- nicus, when statues of all the brave who fell in this initial victory were made by the famous sculptor. If it is truly a copy of Lysippus' work we can judge from it how the Macedonians managed their horses in hand-to-hand conflict. The king is shown sitting on blanket firmly held in place by breast strap and girth. Without dropping the reins from his bridle hand he grasps this sub stitute for saddle at the withers. and turning full half way to the right and looking backward, gives swinging cut with his sword to the rear, covering as big an arc of the circle as the best swordsman who ever sat in saddle.
 The statue is full of life and natural to degree. If not Lysippus' work, it is that of consummate artist. The po- sition shows great freedom of movement on the horse, and seat strong and elas- tic. That the Macedonians kept their heels well away from the horses Hanks, or rather that they did not rely on their heels to cling to him, is shown by their commonly wearing spurs, thing the Indian usually avoids, and the same habit shows clearly in this piece ef art. Colonel T. A. Dodge in Harper's.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
Election Day in Greece.

Election day Is an exciting one in Greece. The last one was especially 30 in Athens. The people were to vote for members of parliament The election occurs every four years For week previous to the polling all the men and boys were parading the streets. headed by band. The Greeks are blessed with most powerful lungs, and their shouts of "vivaw fairly drowned the praying of the donkeys. The interest was so in- tense that the young children shared 1t, and an American lady. passing mite of boy" on the street, who was escort ing q little girl home from school. gal lantly carrying her books, heard him ask her if she had vote!
 The voting takes place in the churches on Sunday, consequently the customary service is dispensed with. In the church to which an American gentleman sue ceeded in finding access there were ranged round the church forty-two boxes. that being the number of the candidates
 These boxes were something the shape of tea box. one half painted white, with "Yes" on it. and the other half black, with ..No" on it.
 Tin tubes projected from the front outward. Looking through these tubes one could see that the boxes were divided into two compartments Beside each box stood representative of the can li- date, and over the box appeared the candidates picture. Each voter, as he entered the church. had his name and address registered. and check given him. The above mentioned representa- tive then gave the voter bullet, or vote, made of lead.
 Formerly the dishonest voter would slip another bullet up his coat sleeve. and as he raised his arm to the tube the bullet would roll down. and two votes instead of one be cast; but the repre- sentative now watches to prevent cheat ing. Negative votes as well as affirmar tive must also be cast that is, if voter objects to a candidate. he must cast q negative bullet The voter, of course, casts one vote at each box, or forty-two in all. Cor. Youths Colnpani0n.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
4 Smart Young Fellow.

.There are pretty smart people travel ing nowadays" remarked Hibernian driver of Fourth avenue car few days ago, "and we carmen now and then meet some of them. A young fellow with cuffs on his shoes boarded my car at Twenty third street. He carried a grip, and put him down as q matter-of-fact business man. He was in hurry, and says he: Lay your whip on those horses; I'm going to Hartford, and want to get to the Grand Central station in five min utes. He spoke in such commanding way that asked him who he was. I'm the first vice president of this road, old man., says he. and want you to obey my order Without further ceremony got my horses into a lively trot, and people on the avenue must have thought that the car had an electric motor as well as the horses.
 ..In the space of few minutes l was at the station, and hoped my passenger would put quarter in my hand for my obedience. Well, sir, that young man jumped from the platform, and after he did so he turned around, made an offen- sive gesture with his hand, and said, old man, you can now drive to tho devil Twas greatly annoyed at the trick, and would have punished him for his inn position but for his outdistancing me. l think he was an actor who was late for his train.-New York Times.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
Mad. Rich by n Blast.

The papers have lately mentioned how many prominent mines of the country were discovered by chance. There is scrap to be added to the history of the Cortez mines. Simeon Wenban had run the Garrison tun- nel at great expense and was left poor nan, owing his creditors $780, 900. There was not pound of ore in sight whereby the debt might be paid. As last resort, with for lorn hope, after the mine had been closed, Simeon Wenban drilled hole in the hanging wall and blasted out 8 huge piece of rock, which he found to be almost solid block of metal and part of an immense vein which had been paralleled hundreds Of feet. This fortunate last effort marked & sudden change that seldom falls to the lot of man. It was Wenban, the poor man, laborer, before the blast was fired; it was Simeon Wenban, the millionaire, but second there- after. The first months run of his little mil gave him $50, 1000, and ever since he has grown more wealthy. The mine is the best pay ing property in the state at the pres ent time.-Central Nevadan..
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
Glimpses Backyard.

Through that long dark stretch of 8 thousand years lying between the Fifth and Fifteenth centuries the greatest luxuries were books. So costly were they that it was next to impossible for any but the richest to procure such ex- pensive treasures, the more's the pity, since but inches of information, so to speak, remain to tell the story of their worth and the tale of wonderful gar niture, both binding and ornamentation revealing the peculiarly rich and varied handicraft then in vogue.
 Much of the transcribing of the period was done by residents of religious houses; boards of hard wood, over which leather was stretched, inclosed these precious treasures, and further protec- tion by metallic corner pieces and mass i've clasps preserved the leaves from in- jury.
 Literary treasures intended for royal households and ecclesiastical dionitaries, and copies for churches and monasteries had side castings of ivory on which ap- propriate subjects were carved in silver, of quaint fretwork pattern, and other wise distinctively honored by the ad- dition of gold plaques, studded with gems and jewels. Both sets and single volumes were carefully incased in boxes no less expensive than were the brilliant bindings. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
 The Mexican Messiah.

Prima facie, Ireland has not only a good claim, but really the best claim to be the Tlapallan of the Mexicans. It ia the most western part of Europe; it is insular. and in the earlier centuries of the Christian era was known as the Holy Island. Between A. D. 800 and A. D. 800 it was the most active center of missionary enterprise in Europe and it's missionaries were conspicuous above all others for their daring maritime ad- ventures. It is natural, therefore, to suspect that Ireland may have been the home of Quetzatcoatl, and, if that were 80. to expect that early Irish records would contain some references to him and his extraordinary voyage.
 Upon this the inquiry suggests itself, Do the early Irish chronicles, which are voluminous and minute. contain any thing relating to missionary voyage across the Atlantic at all corresponding to that which Quetzatcoatl must have taken from some part of western Europes
 To one who, step by step, had arrived at this stage of the present inquiry, 1t was not little startling to come across an obscure and almost forgotten record, which is, in all it's main features, in most striking conformity with the Mex ican legend of Quetzacoatl. This is the curious account of transatlantic yoy- age of certain Irish ecclesiastic named St Brendan in the middle of the Sixth century A. D. $50 The nara tive appears to have attracted little or no attention in modern times. but it was widely diffused through the middle ages
 Dominick Daly in Popular Science Monthly.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
A Fathers Words.

There was one very uncomfortable man in 8 big uptown flat last eve ming, and the mother was not entjre- ly accountable for it at that.
 It seems that with the natural carelessness of many parents, he had been in the habit of ignoring a4-year- old daughter when he allowed little asides to escape.
 Yesterday prominent divine called on the family, and during Q Hull in the conversation the little one strolled into the room, and pushing back big fluffy bang, ianguidly re- marked:
 1T guess this is what papa means when he says hot as Methodist Hades."
 The father was not at homo at the time, but there was coolness in that family at late hour last night that will need a sixty-dollar bonnet to thaw out.-New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
Princess Lst,t,a.s Antics.

Princess Letitia, daughter of the late Prince Napoleon, has scandalized the Parisians by her lax observance of mourning etiquette. She and her brother, Prince Louis, recently went to bull fight, where they met ex- queen Isabella with the Marquis Vii. laseguira, and the whole party en- joyed themselves as though they were school children out on . holi- day. The princess was in dress of roseate lilac-a color invented by . French chemist to express the ex- piriDg grief of widows impatient to set their caps sgain for eligibles of the other sex. Then she attended . dinner in white nsouseline de soic. This might be considered second mourning. Later she went to con- cert in Paris in the same dress with pink sashes, and at the Auteuil races she dressed in black lace, with roses in her hat and on her parasol.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
Care of the Hair.

The hair, like every other portion of the human frame, if uncared for will go to waste and eventually drop out This is due to splitting of the ends of the hair, so that the interior oil duct which nourishes the hair is exposed, and the natural nourishment of the hair runs to waste, overfiows upon the head, forming dandruff, which impedes the growth of the hair just as much as the tares among wheat The best means to prevent this Is a strengthening of the hair, and this can easily be accomplished by frequent cutting and the use of salt water and vaseline
 Have you ever noticed what bushy hair seafaring men have? Did you ever see bald sailor? It is because their hair is in constant contact with the in- vigorating salt air, and is often wet with salt water A good tonic of salt water should contain teaspoonful of salt to a tumbler of water, and should be ap- piled to the hair two or three times a week. The effect at the end of month will bc surprising. .-American Spectator.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06

"That, sir," said the man with the bsggy-kneed trousers and the bad eye, as he finished narrating his experiences, lis the story of my life. Is it any wonder have a deep and bitter grudgs against mankind?" ''You have had sad story" an- swered sympsthizing nearer. "but what can you do? What satisfs ction do you expect to ges by hating the whole human racea Are you going to turn hermit or ansrch ist2" "Neither!" exclaimed the other, a gleam of triumph lighting up his bad eye. 'I am getting laundering sight more satisfaction than that. l have two boys that go through the aisles at the theatres and yell: 'Ope- ra books! Books of the operaT'" {"
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
m.sa :. lax as . ereakAr.

Men listened to Maeaulay with respect, weighed bis arguments reflected on what he had said. were often convinced, aofaatirncs converted. but nowhere did crowds of eager listeners and ardent ae- snirers bend beneath the music Of nis voice or the lightning glance of his eye. An ola friend of mine. recently dead, who had often heard him and re1nein- bered him perfectly, assured me, now ever. that he was a great power nfty years ago, and he believed that his oratoxical triumphs hardly received full credit In those days
 Macaulay himself said that one of his chief defects as public speaker was his extraordinary rapidity of utterance. which spoiled the effect of his words His speeches resembled carefully pre- pared essays, delivered with incredible rapidity and some want Of impressive ness. rather than the spontaneous out burst of the orators full heart. Fluency and great facility in finding the right words are not an unmixed gain to the speaker. Appropriate panses and em- phasis are even more important, other wise a torrent of words lacks impress iveness.
 Then the management or the voice counts for very much A speech that flows on like rope unwound from cyl finder is not a good one. Again, to be successful speech must be enlivened with anecdotes or humor. People can always read for solid instruction, but platform speaker must amuse and please rather than ach.-Gentleman's Mag azine
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
where Gold comes Prom.

The gold taken from the river bars was mostly in the form of scales resem- bling cucumber seeds, and of varying size. It was most plentiful on the bed rock and in few inches of soil above it, though sometimes three or four feet of earth would pay to wash. Where the bed rock was hard the miner cleaned it, for shoyelful of dirt might contain a few dollars in small particles. Where the bed rock was soft shale or slate on edge the miner picked away an inch or so and washed it, as frequently the scales were found to be driven quite thickly into the crevices. When the ground was very rich the rocker was cleaned of gold every hour or so.-E- J. Waite in Cent 1ry
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
x.earnlnx nin nnd,s nasiness.

Little Charlie Winn-I saved up i've pennies yeslerd sy.
 Wiun (the broker Good, my son.
 Little Charlie Yes; and then l lent 1t to the man at tho candy store. Winn Did you get any security2 2 Little Charlie Five sticks of checker berry taffy.
 Winn--WhAt did you do with it2 Little Charlie---I got hungry in the afternoon and hypot'ecated it. Judge.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
MIMIC N tsz5
How ~fkocker'' Separating Was Carried on
 in pfoners Days In Californta.

How sfkocksr'' Separating Was Carried on
 in Pfomens Days In Caiifornta.
 The most expensive instrument of the early miner was the rocker, which, though simple in construction, cost in the mines from fifty to a hundred dol lars. In general appearance 1t was not unlike a baby's cradle as used by our grandmothers and as still seen on the frontier. It consisted of a flat bottom with two sides that flared outward, and an end board at the head, while the foot was open save rifle about m inch and a half high at the bottom to catch the gold that might pass another rifle across the bottom near the middle. At the head of the cradle was hopper about eighteen inches square, with perforated sheet iron bottom or wire screen. Un- der this was an apron, or board sloping downward toward the head Two sub stantial rockers under the whole com pleted the simple machine which gave to the world millions of dollars.
 The modus operandi may be described as follows: Two sticks of wood hewn on the upper side were imbedded at the rivers brink, one four inches lower than the other, on which the rockers were to rest, thus securing grade in the ma chine to facilitate the outward flow of the water and sand. Two miners usual ly worked together as partners. One shoveled the earth into the rocker. while the other. seated on powder or block of wood, dipped the water from the riv- CT and poured it upon the earth in the hopper with one hand, all the time rock ing with the other. When the earth was thoroughly washed, he rose, lifted the hopper from its place, threw out the stones and gravel, replaced it, and thus the work went on. AS the ground about the rocker became exhausted to the bed rock, recourse was had to the bucket, and the earth was carried sometimes a few rods, making laborious work for the miner.
 To keep the rocker going another hand would be employed to carry earth, and each would carry two buckets at time Hard work of this kind suggested inn provements in mining. At noon the gold and black sand collected above the rifles were taken up on a scraper and thrown into the pan, which was carried to the river and carefully washed to remove as far as possible all but the gold. The yield of the forenoon was carried to the camp, dried over blaze, the dry sand blown out, and the gold weighed in scales or guessed at, and poured into the part nership purse and deposited under the bed or anywhere else out of sight. Cent
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
STATE NEWS
Items fsisAned Eresh and Bright From the
 Columns aK 0nr Exchnases.

Items Cleaned Fresh and Bright From the
 Columns of Oar Exchnases.
 Excessive rain all over the state.
 The building boom continues as Ben t0nvilie.
 The court house as Hampton has been repaired.
 Nashville will have solliers' re-un- ion on August II.
 Several new brick buildings are being erected at Helena.
 Fifteen divorce cases are docketed in the Randolph circuit court.
 Six prisoners escaped from the county jail st Lonoke Thursday night.
 The Alliance question is making no particular progress in Calhoun county.
 Isom White. the murderer of Prince Malloy, was hanged at Helena Friday.
 A saw and grist mill and cotton gin are among the new enterprises for Piggott.
 ". A. King, president of the King Manufacturing Company Of Pine Bluff, died Friday.
 The new tannery at Nashville will soon begin the work of tanning hides into leather.
 Heavy rains last Friday prevented the Alliance followers from holding camp meeting at Fordyce.
 Silver has been discovered eight miles east of Eureka Springs and great ex- citement prevails. It Is said the ore Is of very fine quality.
 The Searcy annexation case has been k.ok In the courts during the past fifteen years. The circuit court decided that the territory sought to be annexed on come part of Searcy, but that all the other territory east, west and south, was subject to annexation under the law, and the order was made accordingly.
 Frank s. Pratt, station agent at Talala, a small station on the Kansas and Ar kansas Valley Road, twenty miles north of Claremore, Cherokee Nation, was struck by freight train Friday morn- ing about o'clock while sitting on the platform asleep and killed. Pratt was a somnambulist, and had got out of bed and in his wandering had sat down on the platform with his feet resting on the rails.
 The rain last Tuesday night demon strates that it is nece ssary for the city government to increase the outlet through the levee that is used by the Arkansas Midland Railroad as a road bed. Especially so, since the main ditch through West Helena has been cleaned out, and now brings the water in larger quantities and in less time to South Helena. It is therefore necessary that another outlet be made to carry off the extra water that is brought down in the lower part of the city.-Helena World. A serious wreck occurred on the Iron Mountain road about one mile south of Judsonia and two miles north of Kensett last Wednesday afternoon. Passenger train No 3, from St. Louis and Memphis, left Judsonia few min- utes late, and soon after crossing the Little Red river bridge the entire train except the Pullman sleeper in the rear jumped the track and rolled down an embankment about i've feet high. There were between thirty-five and forty passengers on the train, all of whom were badly shaken mp, and eight of them received slight injuries in the way of bruises and cuts, but none of them were seriously hurt.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
The mistake Of . nsrve.. Man.

A nervous little man sat in one of the cross seats of Third avenue "L'' car the other day, back to back to young woman of the sweet girl graduate" speeies. The little man felt piece of eioth tickle his neck, and, thinking the ends of his cravat were sticking out, he begas to stuff the cloth down between his col lar and waistcoaf. He was nearly scared out of his seat moment laaes by hearing the girl excIaim, in Iond voice, ''Now, you stopi Leave my hair ribbon alonei' The small man apologized and got off at the next station.--New York Telegram.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06

Bread must not be broken into the soup. nor the soup plate tipped. as the last mouthful must not be deyoured. Soup must be taken from the side of the spoon, not from the end. A whole slice of bread or biscuit or muffin should not be buttered at once. It should not be cut, but should be broken of in small pieces. and bit of butter put on as they are eaten, one by one.