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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

Gen. Barnes, who has served the Re-
publican party in California for years at
his own expense, wanted to 90 to the
National Convention, but that privilege
was denied him. He writes a sarcastic
letter relative to his defeat. The fol-
lowing is an extract: 81 add to the
above that defeat had it's pleasures as
we'll as its pains. / have saved the ex-
pense and inconvenience Of a Summer
overland trip. am relived of the other
wise imperative obligation Of %canvassing
the State for the nominee; burned BY
the Summer sun, choked by the Summer
dust, sleepless, dirty and starved on
leaden bread and ox-horn steaks and,
worst Of all. dragged around by some
self-constituted committee Of entertain
ment, mostly DRINKS. through all the
whisky dealing saloons in the town.
shudder at the recollection that l am out
of a scrape. l shall feel every day more
grateful for my back seat, from which ]
hope never to rise."
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

The following rafting article is taken
from the Salt Lake Stock and Mining
Journal: 1.-The silver question promises
10 engulf almost every other issue in the
coming political campaign. Never be-
fore, since ID was secretly demouetized
BY John Sherman, backed by bondhold-
ers, Wall street spectators and Euglish
bankers, has there been such an agits-
tion on the subject. Politicians have
laughed at the efforts Of patriotic men
TO restore the white metal to its proper
and legitimate place on q parity and by
the side Of gold. Counting on the party
feslty they have ignored their demands.
CHASING their constituents as so many
sheep, the political wolves have badgered
the flock and kept them on short pasture
and driven them from the springs Of
financial life. But now they tremble'
At first they laughed and made merry.
The truth is growing on them, how
ever, that the ground is rapidly slipping
from under their feet. With oonsterns-
tion they view the formation Of non
partizan silver clubs all over the West
They look with astonishment upon thu
rapid growth Of the movement, which
now enrolls among its adherents = ms
jority Of the voters Of the Westeri
States and Territories. They begin Il
realize that men have dared to asser
their manhood regardless Of party sfilia
tions. They see that their slaves ar
breaking from their feet and hands tn
emblem OF servitude. They see the da
is not far distant, when silver shall shin
in its majesty like the sun al midday
to be succeeded by the golden moon
~relegated to its proper sphere. They ar
now impressed with the idea that evei
now they have lost the monomstslli
fort. and that they are on the eve Of de
feat. G d, let the good work 60 on !
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

The Reno Gazette divides the Nsvadi
press into two columns in order to sep
arate those who are for the old party
and for a third party. IL puts the APP
peal down as doubtful. The Appeal has
endeavored to make itself clearly under.
stood on the question Of q silver party.
We believe this State n,sds q general
political upheaval to pull il out OF the
rut II has been crowded. into by thisvesand
jobbeii masquersding as party leaders.
You can't bring the new party on fly too
soon. The silver party already has ON
its rolls nearly fifty per cent of the
voters Of this State and at the polls this
Fail W believe the force and directness
OF the silver party will be fully demon
strated.-Carson Appeal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

When the thirty.irst section of th G
Sundry Civil bill. providing for the coin
age Of subsidiary pieces. is reached.
Bland will attempt to tack on an amend.
ment which will virtually provide for
the free coinage of silver. It'll reported
upon very acceptable authority that the
Speaker has been apprised Of BANDS in.
tentions and has expressed the opinion
that IL will be in order and legitimate.
If he makes this ruling. the fight over
free coinage will be precipitsted immedi.
ately. In consequence of this there is a
we'll founded report that the anti. coin
age men are in . state bordering on con.
sternation.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

Colorado proposes to take the front
rank in the mineral displays at the
Worlds Fair. We expect she will do it;
there is not a man in Colorado that will
not work to that end. There will be no
quarrel about Commissioners. There
will simply be an earnest effort on all
hands to see that Colorado gets away with
every other State or Territory in the ok
hibit, and in the effort to do this, if II is
necessary that the exhibitors go out and
have a eight every morning, they will go
and have the fight, but they will make
no noise about 1t; and the world will see
only that Colorado men and women are
working in perfect harmony to have a
show to beat the world. This town
needs some Of that same spirit, and this
Territory needs a great deal Of it. We
have the elements to make q fairer place
and q richer country than Colorado. All
We lack are the hands to do the work
and the brains and hearts behind the
hands to carry the work through. Salt
Lake Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

The Colorado executive committee Of
the silver leagues has in its employ eleven
shorthand reporters and typewriters,
and they are kept constantly busy. This
committee has done more for silver than
any other body of men. and there is no
slack in its work. 1t has aroused action
all along the line from the Florida reefs
to Puget sound. In the South silver
leagues are being organized by the hun
dreds. The determined action Of the
friends of silver has had a terrifying Of.
feet On both Of the gold bug parties. II
is seriously contemplated by the leaders
Of the Republican party to pull Hsrri-
down and out Of the contest. The gold
trusts are looking around to fnd as sub.
aervient 3 tool as Cleveland. but whose
sentiments are not SO we'll known, on the
silver issue.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21
Mrs. French seldom, the great traveller,

Mrs. French Seldom. the great traveller,
uow In New York, tells this story
There are strange chambermaids at
Shepherds hotel in Cairo. A lady de.
clares that the one who waited on her
room and attended to all the duties Of
the calling, even TO making the beds, was
a ~Frenchmsn, dressed as il for q dinner
party, with white waistcoat and dress
coat. and having the air Of an educated
and refined gentleman. II was really
embarrassing to accepthis services in such
a capacity. One lady. on arriving at the
hotel, rang for the chambermaid, and
this gentleman presented himself. Sup
posing him to be the proprietor at the
very least, she said, l wish to see the
chambermsid.' Madam said he po-
litely. 10 the very best English be could
muster, Madam, she am IL"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21
THE PROPOSED SILVER CON
FERENCE.

II seems to be 9 fixed fact that an in
ternational monetary conference is to be
held in this country next year. But that
anything will be accomplished by il is
quite another thing. II will not do to
overlook the fact that the present is o
season Of politics on both sides of the
Atlantic. In England, as here. there is
q strong silver sentiment. Our Presiden.
tial election and the Parliamentary cleo
tion makes it necessary 10 pander to
every popular wave. We can only hope
against hope that the growing feeling in
favor of bimetallism will by next year
have gained such momentum IS to com
pei action favorable to the white metal.
But the p~ostponement Of the conference
until the Summer Of 1893 Is a needless
postponement of the solution Of the
question, which in ell human probability
will not be solved at all, for the simple
reason that . majority Of the members
composing it will not desire to settle it.
The Times. and other government or
gans in England say frankly In advance
that 1t is not to the interest OF that
country to join in sny movement to ad-
vance the market value Of silver. We
shall expect to see both Germany and
England sending delegates to the confer
ence more through courtesy than an
honest desire to do anything for silver.
The eastern half Of the United States 10
prolific in devices to cheat and deceive
the people Of the West. We shall be
agreeably surprised if the proposed con.
ference results in anything more. In
the meantime the people Of the West.
and especially Of the mining States.
should not relax their efforts in behalf Of
ailver
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

II is still very much mixed ss to who
the Democrats are going to nominate for
President ct their National Conventio.
at Chicago. Outside Of New York II
President Cleveland is clearly and un-
mistskably the choice Of a majority Of
his party; that is to say. the men who go
to conventions and manage party matters
are largely for him. Il has been the
boast Of Mr.. Cleveland's admirers that
the politicians were opposed TO him, aud
that he really represented the masses Of
the people. 10 our judgment this view
10 not the correct one. Insofar IS the
States have been heard from, the party
leaders seem generally to favor the ex.
President. Il 10 not with this class that
he will be found weak, but il is with the
real bone and sinew Of the country where
his weakness Is . candidate will appear
IL il exists OF ell. And this we believe TO
be the case. The working people, es-
pecially in New York. have never been
devoted TO Mr.. Cleveland. Thousands
Of them voted against him in 1884 and
again in 1855, and we see no reason to
believe that they will set otherwise in
1892. This is the doubtful and danger
ous point in his candidacy. The result,
Of 1888 showed conclusively that he
could not expect much Of the Mug
wumps as against Harrison. He had
the help Of Conkling and Beeoher and
Burchard in 1854 when he won, but thi,
: support was lacking in 1883 when he
lost. The situation in the Empire State
is even more unfavorable now than then.
There is wal TO the knife between the
Cleveland and the Hill factions in thai
State, and the Hill faction is by lone
odds the biggest end Of the party. And
then again, for three months the Cleve-
land men have aggravated rather thar
piacated the opposition. Msnifestly Mr..
Cleveland can hope for little in the West,
and with almost q certainty Of losine
the electoral vote Of New York, il
would be next TO madness in the Demo
Gratis to nominate him as their standard
bearer. The sensible thing for the
Democratic party to do is to 60 West
for it's candidate. In this way IL will
embrace ell Of the chances Of success.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21
NOT

II cannot be disputed that President
Harrison has given the country a fairly
clean and respectable administration. in
sofar ss the mere enforcement Of the
laws and the routine business goes, but
II will not be claimed that ell Of his
policies have been in accord with the
views entertained by anything like sp-
prosching q majority of the American
people. His attitude on silver, as well
as his attempt to crowd through the
monstrous Force bill, we're measures
that encountered stubborn hostility in
all sections Of the Union. A large SEQ
ton Of his own party has refused TO fol-
low him on these questions. to say moth
ing Of Democratic citizens. II there
was any way Of ascertaining the fact. we
doubt If President Harrison is to-day
the choice Of a majority OF the voters in
his own party. And still he is to be
nominated almost without opposition BY
the mere force Of circumstances. The
trouble lie that the opposition to him can
not be concentrated on any one man. II
10 scattered and divided and Ineffective
so much 80, indeed, that ID will hardly
show its head at Minneapolis. Harrison
il not great. il a lucky nan He became
President by living in a doubtful State
Then once in possession, and with the ait
Of the capitalist class Of the East, he
to be given . practical walkover for
second chance at the great Office. Th
President has any easy road to the nomi
nation for q second term, whatever ma.
befali him ct the election. With tn
right man as the Democratic candidat
his lucky star may set ingloriously il
November. But who is the right man
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

one-of Ruby K.irs Fatrest DauEn-
tcrs and q Respected Citizen
limited fu WrhIa~k.

one-of Ruby K.irs Fatrest DauKh-
tcrs and = Respected Citizen
United In wtdteck.
Last Thursday evening 81. James
Episcopal Church was crowded with ladies
and gentlemen. the occasion being the
marriage Of Miss Eva. daughter OF Chss.
Curnov. Of Ruby Hill. to VIM. Sampson,
. resident OF this place during the past
fourteen years. At 8 O'Clock P. NJ, Mrs.
Henry Rlves, presiding at the organ,
played the Wedding March IS the oortege
passed up the aisle Of the church to the
altar. The bride looked exceedingly pretty
In 9 cream colored India satin dress.
trimmed with chiffon and pearl passemen-
terie caught up with orange blossoms. A
veil OF tulle with o wreath OF orange bios
SONS setting of the young brides features
10 exquisite advantage, flowed gracefully
over her fair neck aud shoulders. Miss
Mary Keefe. Miss Lizzie Gibson. Miss Ida
Hancock. and Miss Annie Williams acted
as bridesmaids. Hon. A. T. Stearns stood
as best man and John Vital az second
bes, man. The bride was given away by
her father. Rev. Mr.. Bellsm performed
the marriage ceremony. which being con.
cluded with an impressive benediction,
the happy couple were united and made as
one. A joyous little party assembled al
Mr.. SIMPSONS residence. on Mob Hill
Avenue, where congratulations were ex'
tended and a very pleasant reception wai
given. A fue supper, and ample refresh
ments having been served, the evening
passed of in mirth and iolity. recita-
tions. instrumental music, singing, dane
ing, and intellectual conversation enliven'
ing the party until the wee sma hours
when the guests departed. The SENTINEL
extends to the happy pair its hesrsiess con
CALCULATIONS md wishes them long life and
continual bliss.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

The Denver News says In twenty-five
States and Territories south Of the Ohio,
Potomac. Missouri and west OF the Mis-
sissippi the friends Of free silver coinage
will have more than 325 votes in the
Democratic National Convention. This
does not count a vote from Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Illinois. Minnesota, Indiana, or
other Western States, from which a
hundred more votes can be relied on for
a silver platform. Iowa has spoken and
10 solid for silver.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21


And now the talk is that Senator
Sherman may enter the race against
President Harrison. There 10 not much
choice between them, and 10 would make
little difference to the West which is
nominated. But the Sherman boom
m too late to get itself into winning
shape. About enough States have al.
ready instructed for Harrison to give
him . majority Of the convention. The
Federal office holders will give him .
solid South. but deliver no electoral
votes in November. A very similar oon.
dition prevails in the Democratic party.
Cleveland has been getting about all of
the delegates from the Republican States
of the North that will not vote for any
Democrat 10 the election. The Ameri-
can system Of selecting a candidate for
the highest Office on earth Is not satisfac.
tory in all respects. We doubt il any
thing was made by departing from the
practice that obtained in the beginning Of
the Government. There were NO oandi-
dates when the Government was first
launched nor for many years thereafter.
II was the theory of the fathers. and Of
the constitution, that the electors chosen
BY the States should be free TO name the
President. There is nothing. except the
force of precedent. to prevent this being
done yet. There is nothing in our laws
i~nhibiting . Presidential slector from
voting for . man for President who has
been nominated by anybody. If
this were the rule nowadays we might
stand . better chance Of getting q silver
man for President.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

II may be asked, why did Harrison
wait for more than three years and until
the silver sentiment Of the West and
South was about to swamp him to ask
for an international conference 1t 10
simply to tide over the nomination and
election. He well knows that no CON.
clusion could possibly be reached uutil
after November next, and that then
whether he was elected or defeated the
result could not possibly affect him.
Silver State.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

The Denver News says the Colorado
plan of campaign is being adopted all
over the Southern States. The plan is
to demand g silver candidate ON 9 silver
platform. on being refused, then nomi-
nate to the State convention Presidential
electors who will vote for 3 free silver
candidate"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

Jim Townsend reports the opening of q
new saloon at Lundy and says: "Thers
ought to be about eleven more, 90 that
each workingman may have . saloon
dependent upon his own personal pat
ronsge. Then he could give his monthly
check to the saloon man and there
would be no bother about making
change"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

II the Chicago convention declares
against silver. either by platform or by
candidate, the campaign committee will
please make a liberal appropriation to
help hold down Texas.-Fort Worth
Gazette.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

"Give US free coinage before we vote
more money to build another mint,
shouted Congressman Tillman Of South
Carolina to the Pennsylvania g~old-bugs
In Congress. Then the silver men
knocked out the $3.50. 900 appropriatios
for the Philadelphia mint.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

The Secretary of the Treasury has
approved the proposition Of the mana
gers Of the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE.
sion for the special issue of $50. 10000
in fifty cent pieces for use at the Erposi.
tion. and bear ing designs appropriate to
the occasion. Authority for such action
rests with Congress.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

The unanimous endorsement Of Gov.
Boies for President by the Iowa Demo-
sraey has given him . prominent place
among the Presidential candidates.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

II 10 said by M Of Governor Boies'
most trusted lows friends that the BIZ
metallic plank in the platform is his
own work and adopted at his personal
request.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21
BORN.
DIED.

At Reno, Rev, May IA, 1892. to he wife o
DR.. G.. II. Thoms, slaughter.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21

At Roseburn, Nova Scotia. April %, 1892,
Mrs. FLORA Macsulay, a native OF Whycoco
n sgh Nova Scotia. mother of job Mtcar'Ay
deceased.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21
FOR SALE
......AT A......
Great Bargain.

GIULIo MINoLETTPs RANCH IN NEWARK
VI Valley, State of Nsvada. IL offered for sale.
including Q small bunch of good cattle, and
some good horses. and all the farming imple-
ments now on the ranch, consisting Of 0 wagon,
hay press, moving machine, harness, hay rake,
and everything complete for q stock ranch.
There is on the ranch q good brick house. cor.
raj and stable. and . sood picket fence all
around the ranch and plenty OF good water.
This Is one OF the most complete stock
ranches In the State Of Nevada.
am DESTROYS Of selling out ALI have. for the
reason that my health IL not good. and I Al
copelled to leave the State.
will be glad to receive any one who
wants TO inspect nv ranch and stock, or II
they want 70 communicate TO And out more
particularly in regard to the terms upon which
/ will sell, they can communicate with me IN
Newark Valley, White Pine County, or to my
agent BEyAAIS SANDERS. ct Eureka, Nevada.
GIULIO MlNoLETTI.
Newark Valley. New. April IS, 1892. AS0-tf
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-10-13
Literary Society.

A petition was sent up by the seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth grade girls, OF
Jonosboro Graded School, September
18th, that they might have society every
Friday afternoon instead of Rotations.
The request was granted, and at the
meeting N the 10th, the following Of
ficers were elected Miss Retta Barklev,
president; Miss Maud Farnham, secre-
tary Miss Anna Kirkpatrick, vice presi-
dent, and Miss Kirkpatrick, treasurer.
They served we'll the first month and
were reelected October z for another
month. The Bynomian Society is in
debted to Prof. Sheriff. for the name it
bears, and we thank him for 80 kindly
suggesting it. The society consists
mainly of readings, recitations, essays,
original stories, dialogues and para
phrases. 1t was decided that our month
ly dues should go towards getting a
library, and we are glad to state that
enough has been raised by our treas
urer and members of the society to pur-
chase several books. Permit us to say
just here hat anyone desiring to con-
tribute either books OF money to this
society will be at liberty to do 30. So
far this society has been a great success.
Anyone desiring to know anything more
definite pertaining to it, is invited to
visit it. LIN.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-10-13
Why the Schools Observe October 81,
Instead Of October 12,

FALL BRANCH, TENN, Oct. 10, '92.
Time and space are two of the things
which the mind of man can not fully
comprehend. We can not find a start
ing point or a boundary for either so
that when describing the place of any
object or event, we do it by comparing
it with some other place or event with
which the experience of human affairs
has made us all familiar. Thus the
Romans a%nciently reckoned time from
the founding of Rome. We now reck-
on time from the birth of Christ. The
Mohammedans from the flight of Mo-
manned.
The Hebrews reckoned twelve lunar
months, or 800 days a year. This being
ten days too small a number of days,
every third year they added another
month. The Romans formerly counted
800 days as a year, with an extra month
inserted at the discretion of the Poti-
fees. In the year B. c. As, Julius Gaze
sar, aided by an astronomer, revised
the Roman calendar. In this revision,
called the Julian calendar, he consid-
cred 365f days as a year. Long after
ward this was found to be eleven min
utes and fourteen seconds too much.
This eleven minutes and fourteen sec.
onds amounts to about nineteen hours
in one century, or to three days in four
centuries. In 1852 this gain had
amounted to ten days, since the general
adoption of the Julian calendar by the
international council at Nice in A. d.
S25. In 1852 Pope Gregory undertook to
correct the error which had caused this
difference of ten days, and to restore
the calendar to the date it would have
borne had the error never existed. He
decreed that October 5, 1852 should be
called October Is. And out of every
four centuries the three century years
which are not divisible by 400 should
not be leap years. This was to pre-
vent future gain of three days out of
every four centuries. AS the gain in
counting time was ten days in 1852, one
century earlier, or in 1899. it was nine
days. October 10, 1902, by the Julian
calendar, would have correspondent to
the time of year represented by Octo-
Der 81 by the Gregorian calendar, the
difference being nine days.
All Catholic countries adopted the
Gregorian calendar at once. Protest
ant England did not adopt it until 1862.
In Russia, the religion of the Greek
Church prevailing, they use the Julian
calendar, which is twelve days behind
the Gregorian. In 1900 it will be thir-
teen days behind, as that is a leap year
according to the Julian calendar, but
not by the Gregorian, which we use.
JOHN T. HENDERSON.