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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
Grandma wray,s Say.

Grandma Wray of Fairbury, ILL.,,
who has just celebrated her n hun
dred and second birthday, says: 81
hear people talking Of hard times now.
Why, if those who are INDUCING in
that kind Of talk should see half as
hard times az l have experienced in
my life the insane asylums would have
to be established in every county and
would be enlarged to hold the crowd.
Many times have / taken the ak and
gone with my brothers and sisters to
the hills of Virginia and cut wood.
We girls used to cut just as much wood
as the boys. We would swing the axes
with every bit OF as much vim as they.
Where is there a girl Of Is years now
adays that will do work like that
Many times have l taken a hired mans
place in the field with a hoe, cultivat-
ing tobacco, corn and even cotton"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
A CANE WITH A history.

The Carson News says: r. M. Beatty
brought here and delivered to John II.
Dennis about eighteen inches Of bot
tom portion OF a cane which is a relic
OF the Eureka fire in the late seventies.
The cane was lying lengthwise on a
bookcase in Mr.. Beatty's office and II
was consumed with the books, up to
the place where the fire al sxtin-
guished in the building. But the cane
has a far more interesting history than
that. II was formerly owned and car
ried by John Hancock, the first signer
OF the Declaration Of independence,
and II is historically stated that he held
it in his hand, when as President Of
the Continental Congress, he handed
TO George Washington his commission
as Commander Of the American Army.
The relic has been in Mr.. Dennis fam.
lily for nearly q century and the Major,
who was named for the illustrious pa
triot, inherited it by will from his
father, who came into possession Of it
also by will bequest from an elder
member OF the family.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
The Coat or shirts.

II is found at a rural shirt factory
that shirts of white muslin and 1900
linen may be produced at 70 cents per
dozen. Each shirt passes through the
hands OF seventeen operatives, and
each woman employed averages about
one dozen complete shirts per day.
The greater part of the cost of produc-
ton is the element OF labor. and, while
the average pay is necessarily under rs
cents per day, some OF the work wo-
men make a good deal more, while the
superintendent, cutters and the like
are well paid. Machinery. in this in.
stance. has enormously increased the
power Of labor and raised wages.-N.
Y. Sun.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

1t is a very simple matter to make
an illicit still. A man who knows how
car make one in a very few minutes.
and it will cost practically nothing.
The moonshiner frequently takes an
old %sprinkling car and soldiers the top
on tight. Then he arranges a bucket
Of water and cuts a hole near the bot
tom OF the bucket to allow the rubber
hose, which he will attach to the spout
of the sprinkling can, to pass out after
he has coiled it in the bucket and thus
made a worm. Then he pounds up
some corn and puts enough water with
it to make a mush, fills his sprinkling
can, builds a fire under it, and there
he has q still. The steam which arises
from the mush is condensed as it
passes through the hose. and when the
condensed liquid trickles out of the
other end it is whisky.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

A story is going the rounds to the
effect that a married lady had a birth
day anniversary a short time ago, upon
which her husband presented her with
a pretty piano lamp. He was much
Aattered when she told him she in
tended to give it his name, until he
asked her reasons for so peculiar a pro-
ceeding. WELL" said she, "you
know, dear, it has a good deal Of brass,
is handsome to look at, requires q
great deal of attention, is not brilliant,
is sometimes unsteady on its legs,
liable to explode when half full, flares
up occasionally, and is always out at
bedtime and is bound to smoke"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
Mrs. CLEVELAND Unhappy.

A New York dispatch in the Globe
Democrat alleges that Mrs. Cleveland
is the most unhappy woman in all this
country, owing to the seemingly hope
less afhiction of Baby Ruth, whose
brain does not develop. Every means
have been employed to arouse the
child's intelligence, but apparently to
no purpose. Baby Ruth's mind is a
blank, she is unable to ~articulate, and
there appears to be no remedy sug-
gested by medical science. 1t is a
heavy sorrow to the President and Mrs.
Cleveland.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

Eureka Hook and Ladder Company
No. l and Knickerbocker Hose Com
pany No. 2, held their semi-annual
election last Tuesday evening, at which
the following officers were chosen. viz:
Peter Breen, President; John McKer-
nan, Vice President; Walter s. Long,
Secretary: Sam Raphel, Treasurer;
T. s. Douglas, Foreman; II. d. john
son, NJ. Dolan and A. l.. Lesser, first,
second and third Assistants, respect
lively; +. Ii. Heitmann, FL. Bremen
kampf and John Gregovich, Trustees,
and John J. Lucey and Ole Bergman,
Investigating Committee. Thanks
were returned to the various parties
contributing refreshments to the fire.
men on Memorial Day.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

to The revolution under the lame Of
+" Nankie Doodle"
Two female ~prospectors arrived in Ken.
dricks, Oregon, Last week. Each bought
q " csyuse' and started for the Pierce City
mines, with the determination not 10 be
ousdope by any man.
In Russia . lady was saved from prems-
ture burial By means OF Q microphone
placed over her heart, which enabled .
medical msn 10 detect . faint beat. which
had escaped The ordinary tests.
A proposed amendment before the New
York Constitutional Convention provides
that no person shalt hereafter have the
right TO vote in thai State who shall not be
able TO read aud 10 write. Correct.
Mark Twain Is making good use OF his
1000 rear. old jumping frog story In his
sitter dinner speeches In England. The
English like 10 have the gentle hand OF
time laid upon their wine and their jokes.
On Tuesday last the executrioes Of VIM.
Dunphy. deceased. paid the judgment in
full against the estate OF the said Dunphy,
obtained by Eureka county for taxes for
the year 1898. amounting TO the sum OF
$10,302.
Az q meeting Of the County Commission
ers, held last Monday, u was ordered that
the Clerk deliver the tax deed Of April 10.
1894. OF the County Treasurer to Eureka
county, OF the Faulkner Ranch to Thomas
Trainer.
Joe Brown. who has been 10 California
about Q month for the benefit OF his
health, returned Thursday not any better
than when he left here. He reports Charley
Lautenschlager's health. who 10 still In San
Francisco, as improving.
j. +. Bremenkampi. who left here about
three weeks ago for California In search OF
health, returned here last Thursday some
what improved, but, We are sorry TO learn,
By no means we'll. He will remain here .
week or two and then make another visit
70 California.
MAY I ask you. sIr." said The citizen,
i%nterrupting the candidate during his 20.
liticsl speech. "may I ask you where you
stand on The tariff question 2" "Oertainly,
SIR" replied the candidate. with dignity.
at would have no Misunderstanding on
that score. Ny position toward the tariff
10 precisely that Of the present Congress"
New Orleans Times.Democrat
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
Another Eject or Hard Times.

Hard times have affected the in
mates OF the State prison. 1t has been
no unusual thing for the Icons"
to have a large deposit in the prison
safe, but at present the amount is very
small. Few enter the prison nova
days with money in their pockets, al
though in former years few entered
empty handed. Then, too, there is
little or no sale for their handiwork,
and the income from this has hereto
fore been considerable. Carson News.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
no siata Fair rhi. Year.

Owing to the dull times and the
scarcity OF money, it was decided by
the State Board OF Agriculture to pass
the annual meeting for n year. 1t
was not deemed advisable to contract
any debt or take any risk under the
present depression, but by passing it
for the year 1894. the Society will be
in better shape and circumstances to
continue the meetings. The action OF
the Directors was purely on financial
and economical grounds.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

Our method Of diagnosing diseases
combines the benefits Of thirty years
Of study and practical experience with
the latest and best that progressive
science can furnish. aided by those
wonderful intuitive perceptions which
lie at the base Of all true knowledge.
We will give your case special examin-
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close lock Of hair with name and age.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
want the Trnth.

II certain United States Senators are
corrupt the people want to know it. If.
OH the other hand. they are i%ncorrupt-
ible, it would crafty American pride
to know that, too. Secret inyestiga-
tons SAVIOR too much OF Venice under
the doges, Of England under Charles
the First. and of Russia and Turkey OF
to-day. Let us tell the truth and tell
il out loud.-Boston Globe.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

Says Sydney Smith Never teach
false modesty. How exquisitely alb.
surd to teach a girl that beauty is Of
no value, dress of no use /! Beauty is
of value; her whole prospects and hap
piness in life may often depend upon q
new gown or a becoming bonnet; if
she has five grains Of common sense
she will find this out. The great thing
is to teach her their proper value"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

Secret Service Agent Harris OF San
Francisco is trying to locate Q gang OF
counterfeiters who are making half
dollars out Of real silver, but lighter in
weight than the genuine. The base
coin is stamped with a steel die and is
worth about 25 cents, but is a good i'm
itation OF Uncle Sans production,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
lRlch told Ore.

A fabulously rich strike has been
made in the Poorman mine near Boise,
Idaho, owned by London capitalists.
The ore is SO full Of gold that it can
easily be picked out with sharp instru-
ments. The assay value of the ore
runs way up into the thousands.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
Rough ON the Psospector.

A correspondent Of the Phillipsburg
Mail, writing from South Africa, says:
1.-THE only thing new now is a law
which compels the prospector TO get
his claim surveyed within n month
after locating it, it only costs ESQ, and
any prospector always has $3.50 that
he doesn't need. 1t is a great idea to
have to pay that sum before one knows
whether his ground is any good or not"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
Charged with Robbery.

After winning in the neighborhood
of 5000, 900 at poker with the aid of q
trick table Of his own invention Bert
Guyon, an ex-California gambler Of
many aliases, together with three pals,
is now awaiting trial at Chicago on q
charge of robbery.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

B. Berg 10 JUS. in receipt Of . large guam
tity Of fresh eggs. which he is selling at
remarkably low prices. He has also re-
oeivsd great quantities Of ell kinds OF
fruit, which 10 also being sold 81 bedrock
prices. Now lie your chance 70 gel fruit
for preserving.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
P~Ostofice Book, ssationery and
Variety store.

We have just received 9 full assortment
OF fine stationery. base balls. marbles, tops;
fresh garden seeds constantly on hand;
feather busters, playing cards. tooth picks.
toilet paper; . fine assortment Of pens.
inks, albums. SCRAP books. perfumery, bird
cages. all kinds Of school books and school
supplies, blank books, memorandum
books. and ell kinds Of tablets; Q complete
assortment Of cutlery. pipes. cigarettes.
fine smoking and chewing tobacco OF all
the leading brands. Fine cigars
speciality. A full line OF toys, dolls, and
everything else pertaining to Q hrst-class
variety store. Everything sold ~ the
lowest prices. W. J. SMITH.
Proprietor.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
Election af Omcers.

At a meeting OF Beatifc Lodge No.
Z, X. Of p. held June l, 1894. the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing term, viz: John Venton, c. C.;
August Hintz. V.C.; j. ii. Williams, +;
NJ. b. Bartlett, M. Of w. James vii.
son, X. of r. & s.; ]. W. Lambert,
M. of E.; George Gavin, M. of Fl
Peter Lob, NJ. Of A; ]. B. Tingley,
Trustee,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
The Republicans will Meet In Reno

A Carson City dispatch of the 3Ist
ult. says: The Republican State Com
mittee met to-day with a large attend
ance w. S. Beard and ]. L. Smith
we're appointed as members from Eu-
reka county. After carefully consider
ing the matter, the committee called a
State Convention to be held at Reno
on September 18th for the purpose Of
nominating q full State ticket.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
Know where ne COS sis sapport.

-0e
A Memphis man vouches for the
truth of the following election story:
A number Of years ago / was living
in a certain Mississippi town. The
Mayor Of the place and myself were
boarders in the same house. The
Mayor was a mar who loved his own
way, and when election day rolled
around a great many people thought
that now vas a good time to teach his
honor that he was not the only man in
town. Our landlord, OF course, wanted
to be pleasant to his boarder, and was
profuse in his expressions Of fealty to
his cause. II turned cut that the
Mayor only received one vote for re-
election. He came home, where the
news of his defeat had preceded him,
naturally somewhat ~disgruntled and
out Of sorts. The landlord at once be-
gan to offer consolation Of the sort that
is common on such occasions, telling
the Mayor that he would live to come
again, and at some election in the fu-
ture would put his enemies to rout and
be triumphsntly elected. II did all
l could for you," concluded the land
lord l voted for you myself" "You
are an internal liar" reared the irate
Mayor; 81 got only one vote, and /
voted for myself."-Memphis Com
mercial,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
TImelv warming.

1t is said that Mrs. Cleveland re-
ceives one hundred begging letters a
day. Any young lady who is contem-
plating marrying a future President
should ponder this fact.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
Buffalo Society and Mrs. Cleveland.

News has come to Washington, as
elsewhere, that Mrs. Cleveland has Of
Tended some touchy Buffaloes by not
accepting social invitations during her
visit to her mother in Buffalo. The
fact is, the Buffaloes have neve ex-
sctly known where to place Mrs. Cleve-
land. Returning as the wife Of the
President OF the United States, moth
ing she did appeared to please these
provincials. They find all manner of
fault with her, and are stolidly oblivi-
u to the fact that she has pleased q
much finer and more critical social cir
Gle than the commercial and manufac-
turing town OF Buffalo. No doubt there
is a subtle understanding between the
town and the woman which leads to q
mutual disesteem. Mrs. Cleveland
would never again be satisfied with
Buffalo, and Buffalo resents this
Washington Cor. Boston Transcript.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

The "King of Water Moon is the
name given the largest gold nugget
aver found in Australia. 1t vas found
in 1852 and weighed 223 pounds and
four ouncas.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
AN INTELLIGENT HoRsx.

A horse which evidently has a fond
ness for doing odd things daily draws
one OF the wagons Of the American Ex-
press company in Cleveland. In color
he is gray. When he is not at work
he occupies a large space in the COM
pany's barn at the corner OF Wood and
Hamilton streets. The drivers call him
Night Owl because he prowls about
the barn at all hours OF the night.
They say he would pull his neck from
his shoulders if they placed a halter
on him and tied him in a stall. When
driven double to a wagon he becomes
angry If the other horse goes ahead OF
him and tries to kick the driver from
his seat. For this reason Night Owl
is driven single. II the weather is
stormy and the wind blows the rain in
his face he turns around and travels
in tho opposite direction despite the
efforts Of the driver to drive him
straight ahead. II the driver leaves
him standing in front OF a building
which he enters to deliver an express
package and stays too long Night Owl
becomes impatient and walks away.
II he is not overtaken by the driver
or stopped by some person on the
street the horse goes 10 barn and mods
his head for admission. One day when
the rain vas blowing from all direc-
tons and Night Owl was unable TO
keep it from beating into his eyes he
walked across the street, hauled the
driver and wagon up on the side walk
and stopped when he found shelter in
a stairway and had placed his fore feet
on the steps. He was never known to
injure anybody.
q Rush at Might OF 1000 Cattle.
The Boston Herald says: Mr.. Fulton
relates IN experience he underwent on
the ranch in Nevada OF Russell & Brad
ley. The firm had about 1000 head
Of cattle, and as the supply OF hay was
running low, that which wal on hand
was surrounded by a fence, and was
doled out to the cattle ia small wisps,
just sufficient in quantity to barely
keep the animals alive. MIR. Fulton
states that n night after everybody
or the ranch had retired they were
awakened by a low, rumbling noise
which sounded like the approach Of
some great atmospheric disturbance.
Becoming louder, the men discovered
II to be the lowing and believing Of
the cattle, who were soon making a
hideous noise. Hastily dressing them
selves, the men hurried forth to ascer-
tain the cause Of the trouble, but be-
fore they had reached the herd the
vast body OF animals had hurled them
selves against the fence surrounding
the stacks OF hay, and were piled in a
compact, struggling mass, which had
literally leveled the hay from view.
Nothing could be done with the cattle
at the time, and the next morning an
investigation disclosed that $50 head
had been literally trampled to death
in the mad rush OF the excited herd
for the tempting stacks Of hay.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
The Ferris wheel.

During the Chicago Fair the wheel
went around 10000 times, and carried
1000, 900 passengers. The largest sim
gle load was carried October 10th,
when, at. 1890 o'clock 1,76s people
were in the cars. The largest days
bushes, was October 10th, when 49,
600 people werec carried. October 9th,
10th and 18th there were $4,000 pas
sengers-the largest average for any
three days.-Chicago Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

Don't forget that MCCONNELL
meets all reductions and sells goods as
cheap as any house in town.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09
J. W.la!abert's
PRICE LIST.
Corrected Weekly.

I will soil u my store, two doors north
of the Postofics. for CASH, the following
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

Every one has read that Hawkins
introduced tobacco, and that James in
Weighed against It. Elizabeth liked to
sit on a low stool and watch Sir Walter
Raleigh putting away. Once she made
a bet with him that he could not
tell the weight of the smoke in his pipe,
but the philosopher o In Annie's
reign almost every one smoked. In
Charles lis reign children were sent
TO school with their pipes in their
satchels, and Inc schooimaster called
q halt in their studies while they
smoked"
In 1902, Jorevin spent an evening
with his brother at Garraway's coffee
house, Leeds, and writes: 81 was sur-
prised to see his sickly child OF three
years old fill its pipe Of tobacco and
smoke it as grandly as a man Of three
score; after that, a second and third
pipe, without the least concern, as it
is said to have done above year ago."
There were about 40 coffee houses
in London, beside five chocolate houses
in Anuie's time. Smoking was gen.
eral in them, and intoxicants could be
also obtained as we'll as coffee. Bishop
Trelawney was much hurt because
Bishop Barnett had accused him of
getting drunk in n of them on the
30th Of January day Of grief to To-
ries and all good churchmen.-The
Westminster Review.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-26

dowment is now in the hands of Bishop
Hurst, amounting to $700000 and is daily in
creasing Land to the extent of ninety
acres in the suburbs of Washington has
been donated by various wealthy men OF
this city. The general plan of the univer-
sity provides for three buildings to be built
of blue stone granite. The university
will be purely educational institution at
first, but later 1T is probable that there
will be added school of theology for the
higher education of the Methodist clergy.
1t is intended that the entire project VIII
cost $5,000000.
In addition to this proposed Methodist
university there is also projected great
Episcopal cathedral seat like oxford ana
an Episcopal residence, IL university and
masters house There is already a great
Catholic university here, and also Jesuit
college. The Lutherans are discussing the
propriety of removing their famous cathe-
dral school from Gettysburg to the national
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-26
FINANCE THE THEME.
Members of Congress Are Turning Their
Eyrs IN The E,nrreneY InestiOn.

Ewes ON the Currency Buestion.
washington November 22.-(Speclal.)-
The house committee ON appropriations
were at work again today framing their
bills SO as to put them through as early in
the session as possible. thereby DIMINISHING
the chances for an extra session. REPRE-
sentative Washington. of Tennessee, a
member of that committee, is one OF those
most eager to get these bills out OF the
way.
"'The sooner we get these bills disposed
of he said today, the more time We
will have for the discussion of the financial
situation. | believe congress VIII assemble
tbis session with the determination To ex-
pand the currency 1t will either be
tbrough free silver or through the repeal
of the state bank tax. What the people
want is an expanded currency, and IN my
opinion the repeal of this tax will answer
all demands"
REPRESENTATIVE Livingston, OF Georgia,
another member of the committee, S&ld
mar ne agreed with Mr.. Washington in
haIiaving that the state bank tax would be
reneaIed by both house and senate, but
that b, went further and confidently look
ed forward to the passage OF Tree com
age bill.
Mr.. Washington said that the majority
of congressman with whom he had talked
since his return held to the same opinion
that the state bank tax would be success
fully repealed this session.
4 republican who is very close to Mr..
Reed is the authority for the statement to-
dav that the ex-speaker will make his
presidential race on a ballot reform plat
form. Realizing that Mckinley has the