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A STORY OF LoNeFELLoW
Mrs. Fields Tells en Interesting Aneedote
 of the Author.

Mrs. Fields Tells Hn Interesting Aneedote
 of the Author.
 Speaking of Longfellow, in her vol tune of literary "reminiscences, Mrs Jane J. Fields says
 His kine ness and love of hufaor car ried him through many 8 tedious intes- ruption. He generously overlooked th7 fact of tho sabterfuges to which men and women reeorted in order to get an interview, aud, 10 help them out, made as much 0f their excuses as possible, Speaking one day Of the persons who came to sec him at Nahant, he said 5: One man, perfect stranger, oame with an omnibus full Of ladies. He doscend- ed, introduced himself; then, returning to the omnibus, took out all the ladies, one, two, thrao, four and five, with a little girl, apd brought them in. l en- tertained them to tho best Of my ability, and they staid en hour. They had scarce ly gone when forlorn woman in black came up to me on the piazza and asked for dipper Of water Certainly" replied, and went to fetch her glass. When brought it, she said: "There is another woman inst by the fence who is tired and thirsty. I will carry this to her But she struck her head as she passed through the window and spilled the water on the piazza. aOh. what have I denel' she said "If 1 had 8 floor cloth, would wipe it up. sOh. no matter about the water, l said, eff you have not hurt yourself ? Then l went and brought more water for them both and sent them on their way re- freshed and rejoicing.
 "It would be both an endless and un- profitable task to recall more of the eu- rious experiences which popularity brought down upon him. There is a passage among Mir. Fields notes, how ever, in which he describes an incident during Longfellow s last visit to Eng land which should not be overlooked. Upon his arrival tho qpeen sent a grace ful message and invited him to Windsor castle, where she received him with all the honers, but he told me no foreign tribute touched him deeper than the words of aa English hoa carrier who oanse pp to Che easfiage deer at Harrow and asked permission to take the hand of the man who had written the Voices of the Might. tl
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On Che nirthanr og lsanaas.

The proposal to mako Jan go. the birthday of Kansss. holiday in that stato seoms to receive, and deserves to receive, passionate approval among Kan snns On that day not only will hymns be sung in honor of tho sons of tho Sun- flower State, but contemptuous stare, bittorer than the blizzard. will Do hurled at the eormorants of the cast. Hurled is the proper word, and oormorants know what to expect. Our esteemed oontem- porary, tho Topeka State Journal. pre- fers to fling. IS says that Kansas day should be used to glorify our state and fling back in the faces of tho eastern detraotors our defianoo of their abuse and malignant misrepresentation. ," That is the talk.
 Again to the battle, ye Kansans.
 Our hearts bid the tyrant defiance.
 Now York Sun.
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PING GROWS.
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 sliras.
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 q $ na sagle las ster 10 tEap crews, for the croS s viiJ bird, and to catch him in t sca fer taat purpose re- qaires skill, md patience as well. but the hunger ot .iae CHOW is always tho t1apper 5 eraatost aid. One man alone would f4.,lie 5st little headway catching crows and weaia EieAaaly sit all day in his little houeh koase ready to spring his not, kut the cro4es #oGld give his bait | wiae teIth haeause they would know that he WIS there.
 After placins fhe carcass oq soYno ami nal on q field tbo net ia set close to it by bending nolea ef saaiings, on which the net is hnnq fat to the around, where they are hsid down by trigeorliko pegs, and a line run 90 yards CT more to a house huila Of boughs, where tho trap per is fccreted.
 Another carcass is usually laid some hundreds If yards distant or tho same or another field, whore there is 10 net set Tho tcappera, usually two in num- ber, 20 into the bough house together before daylight, and when the crows be- gin to assenl hie on tho fields one of them goes our and walks away. The crows, seeing hsA leave, grow a little bolder and approach the bait in ones and twos, but stop enIy long enough to get beak ful of tho flesh and fly off again. The carcass where there is 10 net set is of course the hest patronized, but the trap- DOT on the outside makes it his business to walk neer enough to that to keep thu crows froan settling on it in numbers and thus satisfying their hunger with out going to the one whore tine net is. After awhile their hunger gets the bet ter of their judgment or their fear, and they gather on the eareesa where the net is. This is tbo opportunity of the man i'll the boush house, who, with G vigorous pull on the line. springs the net ove. them. Quick work must Do dono then hy the trappere, who rush up to the net, to keep tho trapped crows from crawling out at the ends and the front, where 1t is net staked fast to tho ground. With taeir hands covered with stout buekalsin gloves, to keep the crows from biting and scratching them, the captured birds are put in bags ready to be carried eff the field From 40 to Ge are frequently caught ct one pull, but 1t is rare thing to get more than two springs of the ret in one day. .--Phila. delphia Record.
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pHE EDIYOR.N P1R0DY

One day last week while sad and dreary as we Wended weak and weary across the unswept floor, we heard at first q geNtIe tapping then it became an earnest wrapping at our sanetum door. Come in, we said whilel yet we wondered what forGus could be in store Then the door knob gently turning in he walked-our cheek was burning as we thought of crimson gore. Are you the man that does the writin'2' Then we thought there's signs of fighting, as we looked him OCT and OCT.
 "Sir, we are, we meekly told him and motioned for the boys to hold him if he tried to beat us sore. Then you'll give me credit opposite that little debt of a dollar or more. -Fx.
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rugsr nux run MY LADY.
9no os sl4u xataas Toiles Accessories Is
 Tor Care CT Che Fess.

The latest addition to the smart woml. ans belongings is her foot box. This, like the perfect manicure case, is of American eontrivance, and is one of che gifts brides of this season usually re- oeive from their mothers. To all ap- penranees the foot box is much like a large English dispatch box, only made of leather, and most elegant affair where the brides mother is rich and in dulgent. It's stout trunk shaped frame on tho outside is mounted in polished yellow pigskin, bearing 8 silver initial disk on tho lid, silver hinges, locks and re-enforoement8 abous the corners.
 Within the lining is done ill a fine quality of brown French kid, and a woman not initiated in the revived art of caring for her feet would be puzzled at first to know just what to do with tho amazing array of dainty articles disclosed to view Looking to the fine well being of the foot is Q custom re- vived from the time of sandaled Greeks and Romans.
 They rightly required that these ex- tremities should be not only correct in shape and without corns or big joints, but plump, white, with rosy soles, gleaming nails and altogether as invit- ing members to touch and show as are tbe best kept hands. Since the rational round toed shoes and fat heeIs have como into fashion again the foot is to got it's ancient due of attention, and she who owns foot box puts it's contents to use once or twice every day.
 Inside the lid sho finds, slipped under straps, an ivory horn, 0 couple of big hooks and little one, to button fragile evening slippers with, and then the in terior body of tho box is divided up into q aoriea of trays. Everything her feet or shoes could need aye contained here First, B complete set of ebony backed brushes for removing dust. putting on lacquer aud biacking polish, and se2ne Of them in the form Of flannel or cham ois covered hnishers.
 Into appropriate hooks fit series of glass boxes. 10 hold the various pomades for treatina French kid, oaIfskin and fne Russia leather slippers, and these arc accompanied by row of silver top ped crystal bottles, full of liquid dress.
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A Netlonal remperanco societx.

The Womans Christian Temperance union intends to erect national tenn peranee hospital in Chicago. One of it's promoters says, We shall show the doctors who think that in some cases tho administering of alcohol is an abso- luto necessity to save patients life that they are utterly mistaken, and be. fore our work in the new field is year old we can present facts in the shape of cured patients which will change the mind of many physician. no matter how hidebound he may Dc in his preju- dices ,,
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The Miniature Craze.

The miniature crazo has taken the artistic woman by storm, for she has always loved portraits, and this year may 50 around like walking photo graph album. Her belt buckles, her brooch, the back of her chatelaine watch, oven her glove buttons and lorgnon handle, nay be set each with minia- ture. 1t may be likeness of her father, her mother, her husband or lover, or her dearest girl fyiemd, or it may bo merely the picture of Aorne old beauty dead and gone As rule, the girl who wears it doesn't much caro. So long as she is keeping up with the fashionable procession sho feels that she is perfectly ali right aud tho rest doesn,t matter.
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His Atom.

A teacher was giving lessons In word illustrations and was examining the word atom. She told the children that atom meant small particle of any thing. It might even be sosmal that 1t could not bo soen by the naked eye. After she had defined the word so plain ly that she thought tho pupils all knew it's meaning she said, 'Now. some one speak sentence in which tho word atom will be used correctly" A boy answered, Jimmy Brown hit me, aud I'd like to get at him. "---Exchange.
 Mofxinley'a Inauguration Suit.
 The inauguration suit that Major Mc- kinley will wear on March is to be made of cloth woven especially for the occasion by the Hockanum Manufactur- ing company of New York. It will be q single weaving. The wool will be Amer ican grown, and no more will be woven than will suffice for the suit. The cloth will be sent to the major tailor.
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Enc Ena ,.s Doe.sa.

What brings e5eat tho ead of books? Is 1t fire, water. worms? Ae every ship launched is bound to ho wrecked, every theater to aa harsed. the lnis of the book is it's gedeefioa to ashes, What be- came of the AlexaG5fian Hbraryf Did the Seraoens barn 1t in GAO? There ia this qaestieA asked Was there any li- brary as Alexandria contAiairg FOO, 000 books? C.ibbon ineiEes to tie opinion that there vas nu sseh iltrafy. Canon Tayier insists tkat there had been q library il was burned in the time of Ju- hus Cesar Tradition teems to indicate, however, that there was library in the Serapenyn, by 4sc means q large col, lection, but whether destroyed by The ophilns or Theodosius is not known. It looks as if tbe chsxge brought against the Arabs rested Gil no foundation Re cent explorations of Alexandria, le95-6, show no traces of the Serapenm. The seaport of Egypt was built on damp foundation, and, granting that there was librasy. if rot destroyed hy fire, then the papyri might have suffered from decay due to water Books of to- day taken to India. to she southern states and to the West Indies perish through miidew. New York Times.
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RrSan as q Nirnrod.

William Jennings Bryan has accepted an invitation to visit Robert Southall of Amelia and take great deer hunt. Mr. Southall was a delegate to the Chi cago convention and is a great admirer of MT. Bryan. Tho latter's visit to Amelia is to be made a great event That is one of the best deer counties in tho state and contains many experienced hunts mon. The latter soy that they propose to sec that Mir Bryan win have plenty of good sport while down there
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ing, yarnlshes and special fluids for talk. ing stains out of satin shoes and fine skins of which house tics are made. Down in ono corner is ooiled small rope, loosely woven of every type, color and material of laoes, a box of assorted buttons, spools of silk and waxed shoe threads, and eohbler's needle, thimble and scissors, but the lower tray con- tains the articles Of particular interest.
 First a case lifts out and unrolls, to display 6 gleaming array of silver han dled steel instruments, ounningly con trjved for every sort of amateur surgical traatment well cared for foot might need-delicate, long handled scissors, files, nippera, knives, beveling sandpa- per and what not. Out with the case comes a small easel mirror, meant, when one treats one's own ten toes, to rest on tho floor and reveal points diff cult to see otherwise without great gymnastio efforts.
 Besides the instruments are cases of foot soaps, salves, soothing plasters, a box and down puff holding taleum pow der, and not least, though last, m array  of supports end bandages for the heal ing of an injured foot or the helping of one disfgured by many years use of ill fitting shoes.
 Now the way to derive genuine bene- fit from foot box is to use it every day, and the result will be not only addi- tional beauty of person, but physical comfort. Every morning the feet ought to be slipped in basin of warm studs, dried with crash towel and then, after tho soles have bit of cold cream or listerine rubbed into them and the nails maniousea, lightly use Q puff full of violet talcum powder. At night very nearly the same process ought to be re- peated, and then. if the feet have been really driven out of shape by two small, short or pointed shoes, take hint from the contents of tho bottom tray of the foot box and put them in corrective bandages for tho hours in bed. d.-Milli- cent Arrowpoint in Chicago Record.
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No ONE can well object to the placing of county officials on a sala- " unless it be the officials them selves. The depression caused by the gold standard in all kind of bus mess is q monument pointing to the fact that the people should have all the relief possible. There is nothing that would tend to give the people relief as much as the plac- ing Of all county officials on salary. The Legislature should at least in vestigate the matter. Malvern Times Journal
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IT will cost this city nothing tc get the rental of the place to hold the Fair. Gentlemen of business importance should confer with each other with view to having fair. It is to their interest, and if the GRAPHIC, by any means, can pro mote the event, we place ourselves on record as committed to that end.
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TnE fire insurance companies which do nothing towards the devel- opment of the State or any part of it, but which drain ii of over half a million dollars q year more than they pay back in losses, charge citizens and business men of Hot Springs 23 per cent on tho risks taken. In other States and other cities where the risks are uo better the rate is only | per cent. While the present anti-corporation legis- lature is in session the opportunity to afford much needed relief from extortion in this case is a good one.
 Hot Springs Nesos.
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Marks Cartoon Collection.

During tho late campaign, whenever Mark Hanna ran across q good cartoon of himself, one that was expressive and original, he cut it out and preserved it, no matter how much it ridieuled him or how great its tendency was to bring him into contempt. As a result he has one of the greatest collections of car toons at his office, in tho Perry Payne building, in the country, Cleveland Recorder.
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Cans Are Rat,,rninr

Elderly ladies are slowly and perhaps reluctantly, but surely, returning to the dainty little oap headdresses that were once so uniform and becoming. Many of the leading milliners have pretty lit- tic cap headdresses, mostly in lace and mostly with a shade of petunia, which ranges from peach to plum and is al- ways So becoming against gray hair or any complexion. And little girls-not the babies, but the toddlers-are taking to close fitting lace caps. tied under their chins.
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TIE subject of good roads can not be kept too prominently to the front. Why should we not have good highways? We have taken refuge too long in the cry that we are so young Hardly anywhere in oil Europe would the mud and ruts of our American highways be tolerated. Clay County Courier
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Every day We meet people from abroad, and they invariably speak of Pine Bluff in terms of highest praise. It seems that they perceive our advantages better than our selves. Only yesterday we met a gentleman co csed with the Cotton Belt, who in discoursisg
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xv ,, D..a arc purely vegetable, re-

about the towns along his road r marked that eff l am judge of events to happen, l feel that can prophecy the happening of a great town here, but remember the best results depend upon yourselves.
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CAN we conceive of riper oppor- tunity than the present? The very conditions of dull times breed tho best chances for the capitalist. Every thing is cheap and hence your opportunity is at hand.
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TIE highway of industrial empire is across Arkansas. Hitherto, for the most part, the road has carried it's travellers to Texas, now they are stopping wtsn us, for the best reasons in the world.
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Entered at the Post-offiee at Pine Bluff, Ark, as second-elass mail matter.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-11-06
LOST SHEEP.
Attorney General.

About five thousand sheep that have
been ranging near Round Springs. White
Pine county, and owned by A. Ksyser OF
Salt Lake City, Utah. have disappeared
and the most diligent search has failed to
discover them. The facts Of the case as
near as could be ascertained are that two
Chinese herders employed by A. L. Park
err, who Ia managing the sheep for Mr..
Ksyser, while ranging the flooks within
a few miles OF the homs ranch, we're shot
at and driven away from their herds one
night about three weeks ago by several
men. The Cinnamon returned to the
ranch where they found Messrs. Kayser
and Parker. accompanied by two Utah
sheepbuyers, who were in that locality for
the purpose Of buying Mr.. Kayser's sheep.
To these gentlemen the Cinnamon told
their story. A party Of seven or eight
immediately started out to locate the
abandoned hocks and are still searching
the vast range. A. last reports no trace
of the lost bands bad been found.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-11-06
A Very Serious Accident.

Will Clayton, who has been employed
81 the Dean ranch for some time past. met
with a serious accident last Sunday.
While riding near the Spencer ranch he
lAssooed 9 wild mule. but the horse he was
riding not being accustomed to this work,
became entAngled in the rope and fell,
throwing Clayton under him. The young
man was taken from his dificult position
In an unconscious condition, and IL was
found that his shoulder was badly broken
He was Immediately taken to CorseE,
where DR.. Pinniger has been in close o.
tendance upon him. DR.. Hood was also
sum moned from Battle Mountain. The
la,es. report received here Thursday from
Beow awe stated that be had not yet re-
gained consciousness, but the physicians
still entertained hope for his recovery.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-11-06
THE ALTA CLUB BALL.

The Eureka Opera House has seldom
presented a more pleasing appearance than
1t did Friday evening Of last week when
the Alta Club opened the season with its
first dance. The hall was tas.efully deo-
GRATED with the eolors Of the club; the spe-
cial features OF the decorations being q blue
stresmer stretched across the proscenium,
with Alta Club" In large artistic silver
letters standing prominently In the blue
field. The old-time dances held sway,
but we're hard pressed by new measures
which had no, only ell the charm Of nov
city, but we're also exceedingly graceful
and pretty. For some time past the mem.
bers OF the club have been engaged in
learning q number Of the new dances, and
on Friday evenings have added to the
pleasure OF their lessons by i~nssruoting
the girls, and last Fridays ball was a kind
Of commencement nigh. at which the club
professors and sweet girl graduates &C
quilted themselves right merrily. The
attendance was large, and all pronounced
the boys first party q splendid success.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-11-06

Sam Wheeler arrived in Eureka last
Saturday with q band Of fifty ~full-biooded
Shropshire rams which he was taking to
Fish Greek Valley. where they will be run
with Mr.. wheeler's sheep now ranging in
that section. The rams are nine months
old and in good condition. weighing on an
average 100 pounds each. Sam expects 70
be able to send the choicest lot OF lambs
to the Eastern market that will be shipped
on. Of Nevada next year. Considerable
amusement was manifested by . number
Of people on account Of the strange way
In which the sheep were marked. Their
faces and legs are seemingly painted black.
Someone remarked that Sam had done the
work to improve their appearance.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-11-06
RUBY HILL JOTS.

John Hancock, Jr., and @. Bremen.
ksmpf, left on Monday last for Ruby VAL
ley on a hunting trip.
Frank Rogers and John Moyle returned
from Ruby Valley last Tuesday; they have
been at work on some mining claims be-
longing to the Laird Brothers and Chss.
Lautenschlsger for the last two months.
Messrs. VIM. Laird and Thomas Hicks,
Jr., have leased the Williamsburg mine
and are at work there. The Williamsburg
has been a good lead ore producer in the
past and there is no reason why IL should
not be SO again. We hope the boys may
be successful beyond their expectations.
The members Of the M. E. 8. 8. contsm-
plate giving one of their enjoyable on.
certs in the near future. There Ia plenty
OF talent on the "Hill," and II they de-
eide to give a concert il will be well At
tended. h.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-11-06

IL will be remembered that 10 last weeks
issue County Superintendent Breen took
Issue with the Attorney General as to the
length Of time for which q first grade
school certificate was good. The following
letter gives the Attorney Generals reply
thereto, agreeing with the County Super.
intendent and showing that Principal
Dornberger is entitled 70 receive . high
school certificate:
CARSON CRY. Nevada, Oct. 80, 1897.
Peter Breen, Esq., District Attorney, Eu-
reks. Nevada.
Dear Sir : Your letter Of the 9th inst,
calling my attention to amendment Of Sec
ton 5, School Law Of 1885, received last
evening.
In examining the question submitted in
your letter Of the 18th inst. this amend
ment was overlooked, and, while the
amendment Is confined 70 Section 8 OF the
Act Of 1885. 1t was the undoubted inten-
tion Of the Legislature that 1t should con-
troll the life of first and second grade GER
iificates provided for In Section Al Of the
same Act, Section 1929 General Statutes Of
Nevada, and that first grade certificates
issued thereafter should be valid for three
years instead Of two. and IS this law was
In force when the Act OF March 20, 1895,
went into effect, the County Board of Ex.
animation has the undoubted right to is
sue to Mr.. Dornberger-without examin-
a.Ion-the high school certificate which he
now demands. Very truly.
JAMES r. JUDGE,
Attorney General.