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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

The Board met last Monday and
transacted the following business:
The money in the Treasury was
counted, which amounted to s27 &c.,
~.
Ii was ordered that $500 be trans
ferred from the General to the Salary
Fund.
The Board then proceeded to make
the tax levy for 1896, which is follows
State Fund, 80 cents; General Fund,
81 25; Current Expense Fund. 10
cents; School Fund, so cents; Fire
Fund, 80 cents. Total tax, So 25, on
each 800 valuation.
The resignation OF DIR. James Will
Jams. as County Physician, was re-
ceived and accepted.
The proposal OF DIR. j. III. Reece, for
attendance upon the INDECENT sick in
the County Hospital, and to furnish
all medicines, for s75 per month, was
rejected. Commissioner Broy voted for
Reece.
IL was then moved and seconded
that Barton j.. Powell. M. D., be en-
ployed as County Physician at q salary
Of 800 per month, for attending the
patients at the Hospital, and to fur
nish supplies and stimulants for the
same, and for attending indigents and
prisoners in the town limits, and for
attending indigents outside Of the town
OF Eureka, and within the county Of
Eureka, for his actual expenses. Com
missioners Fraser and Fletcher voted
for Powell.
The following resolution was read
and adopted: Resolved. That in ac-
cepting the resignation Of DIR. James
Williams, rs County Physician Of Eu-
reka county, we take occasion to say
that during his incumbency Of the re-
sponsible position he has voluntarily
relinquished, he proved himself a
thoroughly competent and efficient
officer, attending at all times to his
duties, and well deserves the thanks
Of this community for his long and val
liable professional services.
The Board then adjourned to the
18th instant.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08


A correspondent OF the DeLamar
Lode writes as follows in regard to the
new mining district in Spring Valley !:
The weather continues good.
The lessees OF the Utah Spur are
losing no time.
Some small mining deals were made
during the week.
A town has been laid out, part Of it
in Utah and part in Nevada.
P~rospectors are coming in from every
direction and the hills are covered with
fortune seekers.
Clark and S~ullivan's claim is devel-
oping handsomely. Some Of the rich
est ore in the district is being found
in this property.
Wood and water in great abundance
in the new mining field add to the
anticipated activity with q little more
development OF the properties.
Our young men, middle aged men
and bachelors, the last listed in par
t%icular, have now such wonderful pros
pective wealth that the next boom
looked for here will be a marriage boom
and none OF the boys intend to have
their affair very quiet either.
At the miners meeting held here
last Monday for the purpose Of organ
izing a mining district, it was decided
to organize on the Utah side and call
the district Line" The by laws
were framed and patterned after the
Ely district code and Nelson Millett
was elected District Recorder.
We certainly bid fair to outrival the
booming camp DeLamar, inside of the
next six months. We have plenty Of
wood and water, good mining proper
ties within 20 miles Of the railroad ter
minus, thus making all kinds Of trans
portation cheap, and We are partly in
Gods land and partly in Nevada.
Our sister settlement, Eagle Valley,
is right in the swim with her discov-
cries, and the results thus far heard
from are very flattering. Among those
most fortunate in the Eagle Valley
section are Charles Lytle and sons,
John Hammond and sons, Robert
Hammond and son, o. S. Smith OF the
Con. l. Co., W. s. Williams the mail
contractor and many others. Charlie
Lytle is the most excited of the band,
and it is safe to say that he is 20 pounds
lighter than normal weight. The Eagle
Valley discovery is a continuation ON
the southeast of the Spring Valley and
prospectors who have gone over the
country say the ledge is now discov-
cred and located for 20 miles.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08
Young Montgomery Hanged.

Lloyd Bryson Montgomery, the self
confessed murderer OF his father, mo-
Their and ID. MeKercher, was hanged
on Friday OF last week in the Enclosure
Of the Jail at Albany, Oregon. Mont
gomery exhibited wonderful pluck and
did not finch upon the scaffold. He
wrote out a statement making a full
confession OF his terrible crime.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

A mule will be kind and gentle for
years, just to get one good square
chance to kick the stuffing out of you.
Two really conscientious lawyers
would create a diversion in hell, as
they would be on opposite sides.
You can't pull wool wei a sheep
herder's eyes. He knows too much
about the business.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

The old tradition that to eat any
thing just before going to bed is sure
to produce indigestion and render sleep
impossible is now happily exploded.
1t is not good, as a matter Of fact. togo
to bed with the stomach so loaded that
the undigested food will render one
restless, but something Of a light, pal
atable nature in the stomach is one OF
the best aids to quietude and rest.
Some physicians have declared, in
deed, that a good deal OF the prevalent
insomnia is the result OF an uncon-
scious craving Of the stomach in per-
sons who have been unduly frightened
by the opinion that they must not eat
before going to bed, or who have, like
many women, been keeping
themselves in a state Of semi-starva-
ton. Nothing is mors agreeable on
retiring for The night than to take a
bowl OF hot broth, like oat meal Cruel
or clam soup. 1t is q positive aid to
nervous people, and induces peaceful
slumbers. This is especially the case
on cold Winter nights when the stom-
ach raves warmth as much as any
other part OF the body. Even a glass
of hot milk is grateful TO the palate on
such occasions, but a light cooked Cruel
is better, and in our climate, during
the Winter months should be the re-
firing food of every woman or person
who feels the need Of food at night
Silver State.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08
waited For s.Ameu.o

The dog of a clergyman in Yorkshire
had certain religious instincts, and
when he saw the books brought out
for evening prayer retired to his cor
ner. One evening they were brought
out while he was gnawing a bone. In
stinctively he dropped it and with
drew. The cat, being a pagan and
carniverous, took possession of the
bone. The dog glowered at her, but
budged not an inch. Scarcely had the
last t. amen" sounded when he made
n spring. The fate Of that cat l have
not words to describe. london Spec.
tator.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

Rumor tells OF two or three Carson
men who are advertising for wives.
One of them has brought two women
here but is not charmed yet and they
will have to return. One man, who
correspondent through a marriage bu-
reau, finally found that the lady lived
right here in Carson next door to him.
They will be married next month";
News.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

The Examiner is not so good a paper
as it was, by a long chalk. 1t takes
too much of Mr.. Hearst's young mems
time to part their hair in the middle.
Jim Townsend.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08
Coming Home.

Governor John f. Jones is expected
home in a few days. 1t is necessary
under the laws OF the State for a State
official not to absent himself from the
State for a longer period than three
months unless by consent of the Leg
islature. II he does he forfeits his
office and salary. The Governor is
coming home for a few days in order
to comply with the law in that partic-
ular. 1t may be, however, that in
Governor Jones' Ease the law is mop
erative.-Reno Gazette.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

II is reported that the Germans have
learned the art of making champagne
out OF American apples. Germany also
consumes large quantities Of American
oleomargarine. The hostility of the
empire to our meats and other stand
ard articles may be dismissed as hum
bug for revenue purposes.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

The Eureka Social Club will give a
Bon Bon party on the evening of st.
Valentines day, February 14th. A
general invitation is extended.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

When he asked for her hand she
replied: mo, George, my heart is
quite at your service, but l think l had
better keep my hand myself. II might
be useful to me in case you couldn't
support me, you know"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

the Board Of Directors. msde on the 4th day
Of Jan. 1895. so many shares Of each parcel Of
such stock as may be necessary will be scld 1t
public auction at the ONCE OF the company. Ry-
lands Building. Eureka. Nevada, on
Saturday, m 2ssh day Of Febru
airy. 1895,
At the hour Of l O'Clock p. N. Of said day. to
pay the delinquent assessment thereon, to-
gether with cost of advertising and expenses
Of the sale.
b. y. MoEwEN, Secretary.
ofhoe-Ryiand's Building. Eureka, Hevsds-
Eureka. Jan. "a, 1896. ia25-td
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

The Eureka Social Club will give a
Bon Bon party on the evening Of st.
Valentines day, February 14th. A
general invitation is extended.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

A London dispatch OF the Sd instant
says: A correspondent of the African
Critic at Johannesburg, cables he has
collected damaging evidence Of re-
fined torture of a captain and troopers
Of Jamison's force by the Beers, whose
commander afterwards ordered two
prisoners shot"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-03
Eirl,tine Fire With Fire.

One of the great achievements OF the
future is to he the utilization of an
tagonistic bacilli in stamping out dis
eases of various grades. 1t is thought
that there will in time be discovered
germs that will act as spiders do upon
flies and cats upon mice. They will
simply grapplc with and destroy them.
In Il number of instances accidental i'll
oculation of patients suffering from
malignant disease with the germ OF
some other equally serious malady has
resulted in the restoration of the pa.
tiert to health. Just how this is done.
Just why it is, no one seems able to un'
ders:and. but facts justify this conclu-
sion. In one case the patient was con-
sidered hopelessly i'll with an incur
able disease. \ careless physician
brought from another patient the
bacilli of an equally serious ailment
with which the sufferer was shortly at
tackled. After a number Of weeks OF
extreme exhaustion and suffering TO
the astonishment of everybody VINO
knew the circumstances. the man oe'
gan to mend and ultimately recovered
bearing no evidence of either disease,
which seemed to have spent their force
on each other and left the system al
most clean. It will be an interesting
day for medical science when doctors
can bring out an army of erysipelas OF
other bacilli to fight the germs OF
equally malignant diseases.-N. T.
Ledger.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-03
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Air-slaked lime is good disinfectaut.
Let the turkey hen raise her second
brood.
There is no other poultry meat that
can be raised so cheaply as duck meat.
Always have an abundant supply Of
fresh water.
Fowls that have a free range find their
own feather-making food.
Provide busting boxes and keep them
well-filled with loose dirt.
Better results in the treatment of dis
eases of fowls can be secured by COM
mencing at the first symptoms.
Geese and ducks shrink from one
fourth to one-half in weight during the
breeding season.
Coal ashes should not be thrown into
the dust bath until the cinders arc
sifted out.
Setting hens should not be fed while
on the nests. They need all the exer-
else they will take.
The pullet that begins to lay earliest
is the one that will lay the largest num-
Der of eggs during it's life.
Have the hen houses thoroughly
whitewashed inside and out frequently
ard the droppings should be removed.
Families who have plenty Of milk will
find it . most valuable adjunct in feed
ing youngs oultry of all kinds.
One of the important items in secur
ing the best results with ducks is no:
to allow them to get wet.-St. Louis
ReDublic
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-03
CEMENT STABLE FLOORS.
when Properly Constructed They Ara .
Good, Yarmann. ont hnuaa4..A

"hen properly Constructed They Ar. q
Good Permanent investment.
reader recently asked for directions
Tor making cement floor for horse
stable. Such floor is excellent for
horses and cattle. In Scotland. all nm.
to-date farmers have these floors.
Excavate the inside Is inches below
the floor level: Dig drain to the point
b In the cut, and give it good fall to
prevent choking. Fill up the entire
floor with stone 1 foot deep. The
stones should he broken up so that the
pieces will pass through a Pinch ring.
Level and beat down. a garden roller
is useful in packing the stones. Make
an incline of inches from manper.
Make the stone foundation inch lower
along the urine groove. Drive three or
four wooden pins through the stones,
letting the tops stick up inches above,
Give little incline-% inch-to drain.
Then build up cement from the drain
pipe inches above the level of the
stones. Then fit on the crate or drain
top; have it about inches square. c.
ment the urine groove first. Provide
an inch board, inches wide on upper
side and inches on lower side, and nail
1t to the four wooden pins. Then ce.
ment all the rest to the level of the
board.
Get the cleanest sand you can find,
free from clay, etc. Nothing will do
but pure sand. Mix Of sand and l of
cement. Go over all the stone with this
1 inch deep. Press the cement down
between the stones and be careful not to
raise any Of them. Their mix 2 of sand
and 1 of cement-enough at time for
one stall, if only two men are at work.
and put this on top, inches deep.
Sprinkle little of the pure cement-1O
or IL pounds to the stall-over the top.
Take piece of plank that you can
handle and bed the cement well in with
plenty of water. Then make the
grooves 3. inch deep. Nail V-shaped
piece of wood on q board; make the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-03
CHEAP SHIPPING COOP.

DID, Ok two barrel hoops (a) e. inches
Su'smeter, and six strips OF lath 10 20
hchsd 0Ns, fastened with single nails
or =. me bottom (c) is gunny sack
'" partly worn grain sacks.
sened' for the drawstring. 1t is then
uea up by machine, for all must be
very strong, but the hens are no:
n eu across; simply sew from hem to
ano with needle fasten the seam
ron oe1o" lower edges of hens.
wy manila cord is drawn into tho
s. Inc muslin case is then placed
NC e frame and drawn tight at botl,
It.a auo bottom, and fastened at the
IN N.Y. This makes the floor of the
IL ouo,y strong. When the fowls
pws,, anu ready for Shipment tn,
vim" ss At top are drawn tight,
bd g.. small opening to admit air,
H., IL water. Before the muslin
tha scanned up, pockets are stitched
|,he;, inside of cover for corn. Thus
Iuner 'ooo supplied in plenty for the
kplin, ano kept clean for them. a
|c]inns cup is made fast by en-
\ sns. pint cup with a cloth band,
n; OF which are tackled to one of
|nn lives OF lath-Nellie Hawks. in
"nse Judd Farmer. "
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-03
PITH AND POINT.

.-Agatha-"Charley is tickled with
ms new mnstache, isn't he? Marie
YES but with a blush) not half a.,
much as Embellishments Eagle.
The difference between somnam.
oulls1 and messenger boy is trifling.
One walks in his sleep and the other
sleeps in his walk.-Philadelphia Press.
Without Accompanimcnt.-"Ist the
young man to whom Miss Songster en-.
gagged musicale" "Oh, yes, indeed. You
ought to hear him chant her praises!"
detroit Free Press.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. what a hollow
laugh Nudge has this evening?" Yabs-
!ey-"Yes. He is getting off that hol-
low laugh to disguise the fact that he
is 1ull.'-lndianapolis Journal.
THAT" said the crank, as the CD.
position fielder jumped apparently
about Is feet in the air and pulled down
home-run fly, that is nothing short
OF high-handed outrage" -1ndianapo-
lis Journal.
Useful at Last.-"You should have
seen how regally Miss De Frivolous
swept down the avenue yesterday"
well. that's the first time ever heard
of that girl doing anything useful
Detroit Free Press.
The young man who had travelled
began: "And there I stood, the abvss
yawning at my feet" "Was it yawn-
ing before you got there, or did it be-
gin after you arrived?" asked the
young woman who has never been away,
and then the young man found that
he had just time to catch the last car
Indianapolis Journal.
1--WE are thwartcd," she gasped,
falling into the arms of the leading
Juvenile. my father!" "What has he
done?" demanded the youth. with an
ominous information. "He has hidden
all of my wardrobe except p costumes"
she cried, her voice rising to shrek.
Anybody at all conversant with the
tendencies of the drama could see that
an elopement was impossible. How
ever, they could do a song and dance
Detroit Tribune,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-03

board whatever width you want be-
tween the grooves-about 9 inches I
think the best-and cross them at the
ends of the partitions to prevent the
horses from slipping, as shown in the
cut. Cover the floor with bags or old
carpet to prevent too rapid drying, and
remove the board and pins, and cement
the holes. Don't use the floor for three
weeks. l always use the best Portland
cement. Some put square stone under
the horses hind feet, but there is no use
of that if the cement is properly put
down; it will last as long as a stone
VILLA. Mitchell, in Ohio Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-03
UNPROTECTED GAME.
oo8Sessions for Sportsmen Who Want {
Shoot Near Cities.

suggestions for Sportsmon Who Want tn
Shoot Near Cities.
A good many shooters are puzzled to
know how they can get practice for
bird-shooting near the cities during
close seasons without paying for prac-
tice at the traps.
there are several kinds of birds which
ny in such q manner as to require skill
In the killing, and are not protected by
law at any time. OF course, a small
gauge gun is best for such practice, as
1t takes more skill to kill with it than
with big gun, and the more skill re-
CURED the better the practice
The kingfsher is rapidly darting
Eyer, rather shy and hard to kill. With
2s-gauge gun O shooters abilities
would be we'll tested.
i The English sparrow, if put up badly
scared, will give considerable sport.
and the man who can get three with two
shots out of small flying flock may
regard himself as a good shot. OF
course, man wouldn't aim at the center
of the flock, and pull. He aims at par
ticular birds, and, if he misses the ones
aimed at, he calls the shot miss. Red
winged and crow blackbirds fly rap
idly, when their nests are rot near by.
They are not protected, and may Ire
found in partly wooded pastures.
Some sportsmen may object to this az
being useless slaughter, and it would
be il the birds were thrown away. H<
would dress them all. except the king.
fishers, which taste fishy, and the pot
pie they make would be followed by
another before long. The English spar
rows make fine stew, as the flesh is al
ways hard and sweet.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-03
SHEEP.KllliNG DOGS.
Damage They Do Runs Into the Millions
Every Year.


The damage done to the sheep inter-
csts by dogs is beyond comprehension.
The loss annually runs up into the mil
lions. That is, the direct loss. There
is another loss, Indirect; many farmers
have discontinued keeping sheep en-
:irely from the reason that their losses
have in the past been SO large from the
of dogs that their profits
were swept away The dog laws passed
have been imperative to large cN'
tent, while in some states they have en-
countered so much opposition that they
have been repealed after being in force
only a few months.
1t seems to us that dog law might
be passed that would be effective ano
yet occasion no great opposition. Peo'
pie will keep dogs. But it is not nHces-
sary that they should keep large dogs;
that is, dogs large enough TO KILN Il
sheep. A law might be framed taxing
dogs above a certain weight. ms
would be putting premium on small
dogs, and we are of the opinion that
they would be more fashionable than
at present. The weight could be put
ut the point where the sheep industry
would be protected.
1t is pity that the farmers must DC
taxed millions Of dollars each year In
the way of dead sheep that the rest OF
the community may have their house
hold pets. We would like to ask QUIZ
sheep raisers to give their experience
as to sheepxilling dogs, and the weight
at which the dogs become menace 70
the sheep industry.-Farmers Review
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-03
THE HOLE m THE MOUNTAIN.
Seen from a Distance, Eut Disappears
When Approached.

For the last half century the Ameri-
can residents of Tucson, Ariz., have
been trying to solve mystery in the
shape of what appears to be hole
through a mountain peak in plain sight
from the town. In the clear. raritied
air it looks to be only 4 short distance
away, when in reality it is at least 40
miles. The earliest residents noticed
the phenomenon. and the only difficulty
that lay in the way OF finding out just
what it was was the fact that it was
inaccessible, and when they came any
where near the spot the hole disap-
peared from sight. In fact, it can
only be seen from within few miles
OF Tucson, and this has led many peo-
pie to believe that it is not a hole at
all.
BY the aid of good marine telescope
the mountain can be brought to within
a few miles, but not near enough to
tell the exact nature Of the rock forma-
ton. An astronomical telescope cam
not be focused on it, as the mountain
is too near. a first peep through the
glass would lead one to believe that
there was no mystery about it. The
hole appears as plain as possible, but
several days study of the spot will
develop the fact that the hole" does
not always look the same. Many days
when the sky is dark behind the noun
tain the hole will appear brilliant
white, like snowdrift, and On days
when the sky is blue it will often look
50 dark as to be almost invisible.
These facts have led many to think that
it is an immense piece Of mica lying
with its polished surface toward the
sky and rejecting the cloud forma'
tons of another part of the horizon
instead of being the light seen through
hole. Viewed with the naked eye the
hole simply appears as white spot
but the telescope reveals pine trees and
other details, although very indis-
tinctly.
The range of mountains in Which the
strange peak can be seen is known as
the Catalinas, and numerous parties
have made the attempt to climb it, but
all have failed on account of the steep
and rugged precipices in the vicinity.
The peak is a high one. and can be
seen from any point in the journey
toward it. but when ten miles out of
Tucson the hole can no longer be seen,
even with the aid of glass. This
can be explained on the mica theory,
IS a surface of that material would no:
reflect ray of light toward a persons
eye after he got out of it's angle OF
nroiection.-San Francisco Call.