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, 1897-04-03
THE TOUGH

Billings was tall. very tall. with an
exquisite crop of red hair, whereas
Hoadly was short and corpulent. On
the train home the other evening they
became involved in an argument over
the respective abilities Of their wives as
marketers.
'iMr. Hoadley." Billings said, "let me
assure you, sir, that l fully concur with
you regarding the ability of Mrs. Hoad-
ley to market; but, sir. Mrs. Billings
displays such remarkable sagacity in
her purchases that l have never yet had
an occasion to question the advisable.
ity Of one."
Hoadley's cheeks pulled out for a mo-
ment before he replied: well, Billings,
I would not for the world question such
excellent judgment as that Of Mrs. Bill.
lings. especially when I think Of her
tasty little dinners; but did I ever tell
you of Mrs. iHoadley's experience with a
Washington Market butcher? have al
ways thought 1t the smartest bit of mar
keting l ever encountered. You remem-
Der Porksides. the butcher, who keeps a
stall near the lower end OF the market?"
Il have heard Mrs. Billings comment
upon that person"
Yes, 1t was Mrs. Billings that recon-
mended him to Mrs. Hoadley, and this
day, wishing to buy ONE spring chick
ems, 1t occurred to her to try Porksides:
80 she inquired:
How many spring chickens have
you got today. Mr.. Porksides?'
Il have just six left of the batch
said he; there they are. hanging on the
hooks
Nov here is where Mrs. Hoadley ex-
celled in a%stuteness." and Hoadley's face
beamed proudly al he told Il.
"Ill tske three Of them,' she said,
but. as I keep a clearinghouse, I want
you to pick out the three toughest. Pos
sibly o can let me have them a little
less"
Ball." exclaimed Billings. You don't
call that a%stuteness. do you?"
wait a minute, my dear Billings.
Porksides went to work punching those
chicks till he had selected the three
toughest. Just as he finished in walked
your wife. Mrs. Billings.
"After the two ladies had greeted
each other. my wife turned, and, to. the
utter establishment Of Porksides, totally
6{oreopord;o- A. 49,. .
, 1897-04-03
R 5, 1897.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.

Il II stated upon good authority that
the dsmocratic campaign expenses will
be paid this year a. they we're in 1893,
by the Rmblers,
, 1897-04-03

A determined effort on the part OF the
people Of the city will baik the efforts
Of the democrats to turn the town over
to the green cloth fraternity.
, 1897-04-03

To CUnE 4 co.'s m org BAY
Take LAXATIVE Romo ouinfns ThAlans.
IAn drusgists rsfun4 III nossy 4 \
fails 10 cure. 3Sc.
, 1897-04-03

En- men started down n dry creek bed
for the Braxos. 1t was a half-mile
Journey over rocks and powders. About
500 yards from camp Lane stumbled ov:
er a body. II was one Of the sentinels
His throat had been cut and his head
scalped.
"That's what happened to all OF EN-"
said Dodge, and they crept on in the d.
rection OF the river. Five Of the fugi-
lives we're 30 badly wounded that they
were unequal to the task. They drop
ped out q after the other and lay
down to die Or to be scalped alive when
the Indians found them the next day.
The other seven reached the river. It
was almost dry. and they could easily
wade in 1t. Every one Of them had been
wounded. Lane was almost ready to
drop from exhaustion and loss Of blood.
Dodge gave them no rest.
ITS ~ only chance" he said, IAN
It's a d-n slim ut that"
He kept them going. They waded
down the river i've miles before day
light and then hid in the chaparrsl un-
til might.
The Indians must have thousht."
Lane said afterward. that they killed
Of us At the camp. They didn't pur-
we Us. We kept on down the river fcr
.hree days. living on roots and bsFria.
p - 4
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

II is said that the only man Peter Ma.
her and Tom Sharkey could agree 10 foi
. referee for their coming big contest IN
New York 10 Jim Corbett. This iookl
queer on lie face. yet. - has been noted
here before. there 10 no telling what Z
fighter 10 going to do. Corbstt should
make . good referee no intention 10 had
10 question his honesty. Bat the three
Of them have passed the "roAss" about
so strongly occasicnally that-vsll. the
public might almost look for . triangular
scrap with Shsrksy. Mshsr and Corbett
in the same ng.-Chicago News.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

The Sslina tCal.l Press lie moved TO
preach this little sermon to its neigh
bors /: Almost every day . newspaper
man sees shady things in his walks
about town that would not look well in
print. People. young and old. are guilty
Of misdemeanors, Of greater or less mag
nisuds. but avoid getting into the olut-
ehes Of the Law. Il is not . reporters
business to play spy or to breed . scab
on his nose ; neither 10 ID bis business TO
keep hands of when people gst into
trouble. II you don't want your tales
told in print. keep ous Of dsvilmsns.
The reporter 10 not 10 blame for your
troubles /; be simply tells about them
and neglsets his duty IL he 10 silent"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

There was . touch Of humor in the pro.
ceedings of the PresbyteriAn General As
sembly ut Eagle Lake. Ind, Last week.
Daring . speech made by ex-Poatmsster
General Wansmsksr on . business topic
be found occasion TO say that be had
never found . perfect man. and he doubt
ed very much whether there had ever
been . perfect woman. Just then"
says the telegrsphic report Of the pro-
csedings, "a little, timid. shrinking
body rose in the back Of the room and
told the speaker that she had heard Of
q perfect woman. When inquiry was
made as to this remarkable entity. she
said at was my husbands first wife
This was good. The little. timid.
shrinking body" certainly delivered .
dexterous rust.-Philadslphia Record.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

The 81. Louis Repablic says senator
Hanna couples . vail over the action Of
the Senate in passing the Cuban belliS-
erency resolution with an elaborate ex-
PLANTATION Of HE adverse vote. He de-
clares that the action Of the Senate was
improper and precipitase and Was not
only ~discourteous TO the President. bat
might emhsrrass him in his attempt 10
settle the Cuban trouble. "A Cuban
policy has been promulgated BY the Pres
idens,a adds the Senator. and is being
closely followed"
IL Is . pity the Presidents political
manager did not formulate the policy
which he asserted that the President has
promulgated. So far we have only two
actions by which 10 discover its outlines
One lie message asking for bread for the
Americans Spain has doomed 10 starvs-
sion and the other is an injunction, laid
on members Of the Senate Foreign Rela-
hons COMMITTEES. 10 keep mum with ref
erence 10 the names Of American Consuls
who have sent truthfnl information to
The State Department, for fear they may
be assassinssed BY our dear friends. the
SpAniards.
From the meAser facts in possession Of
the public the Presidents policy seems
to be 10 shake in his boots and sneak q
little bread TO our starving citizens, whom
weyler is m~altreat;pg. His way Of go
ing about the protection Of Americans
seems TO be 10 take Senators aside and
with rising hair, pale face and trembling
form tell them that. for fear Of murder,
they must nos on any accoont give away
American Consuls in Cubs who have per.
formed simple duties. His way of set.
Ting the Cuban question seems 10 be 10
dole ont charity to Americans. whose
rights have been tranpled upon. and to
leave the peaceful population Of Cuba 10
the fate Of determination planned by
Weyler.
"a policy Of evasion and cowArdice
is fair description Of the policy 50 far
outlined BY the administration. In view
OF the utteranoes Of the President. with
regard 10 the danger threatening Ameri-
can Consuls and the failure 10 order a
vsrship 10 Cuba, Senator German Justly
characterized him - . delinquent. II
American blood il split in Cuba the
President will be responsible.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

There is nowhere visible . 6ner exam
pie Of old-fashioned American pluck and
industry than that presented by the far
mers and planters in the lower Missis-
sippi Valley. whose lands were recently
swept by the great food. These IN
daunted victims OF misfortune are already
at work restoring their devastated farms;
vast areas bat lately covered first with
the waters and then with the debris Of
the angry freshet. have been reclaimed
and are again smiling with the tender
verdure of padding eorn and cotton. and
the whole vast region, which only . few
weeks ago seemed like . hopeless desola.
tion. is once more = sunny garden rich in
its promises OF harvest returns. For the
grit and energy with which they have
met the results Of the destructive over
flow, and for the e~heerfnlness. confidence
and success with which they have under.
taken the task Of rebuilding their wreck.
ed estates. the people of the hood-sweps
region are deserving Of all praise. They
are Americans OF The true sort. aud 20
disaster can keep them DOWNFALL and
Express.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

II 10 estimated that the Protestant
theological schools this Spring will grad
usss about 325 men into the clerical pro-
~isssion. but the estimate 10 too low BY
considerable. II there are not over SOC
new ministers made next month. includ-
ing ell the schools In the United States,
il will be cause for surprise TO the Spring.
Geld Republicans. which says Include
Canada, and the total will be raised per-
haps another hundred. II looks like q
glus. bat there 10 none. provided each
nswcome 10 content 10 end his levsl-ii
may be % Q life insurance. agent"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

One can form little estimate Of . plscs
like London, bot some Of ito details viii
help to get An impression. Here are .
few Two thousand omnibuses. one thou.
sand tram-cars. nearly twelve thousand
cabs aud several railways 10 carry the
people 10 ADD from their places Of busi-
ness. to the theatres. for making calls.
etc. One hundred thousand people are
every day carried wherever they please
to 90. and $500, 900 are paid daily for
transportation. There are 1895 licensed
hsnsoms and two-wheelsd cabs and 400
four-whselera. There are 1854 cab
drivers. These men must pass AZ en-.
animation before they can get . license ;
they must know the streets Of Lsndon,
the railroads stations and the public
buildings. The city 10 twelve miles east
and west and eight milss north and south.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

The Prince Of Wales, who for tvsnty-
three consecutive years has been Grand
Master Of English Free Masons. has con-
vened . special grand lodge 10 be held On
June l4th in commemoration of The dis-
mond jubilee Of the Queen. All the high
d~ignitAries Of The order from every town
and county in the United Kingdom, -
well - many distinguished Mssons from
abroad. will be present. and the event
will. il is given out. be the most brilliant
in the records Of English Masonry. The
Free Masons' ball is the permanent meet.
ing place Of the Grand Lodge. and has
been the scene Of the successive instslla-
tons OF the Prince Of Wales and other
notable Masonic events, bat owing to
the immense attendance that will mark
the forthcoming special assembly. the
spacious and magnificent Albert hall has
been engaged.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

Every State takes . iussidabls pride in
the manly beauty and gold lace uniforms
Of its Governors staff. faithfully says
the New York Nail and Express. Bot
Georgia has broken all records in the
manufacture Of militia Colonels. The
size Of the Governors staff in that State
hiss grown steadily. through o political
exieeney or another. until il is nov an
nouneed that when Gov. Atkinson visits
the Tennessee exposition he will be sur-
rounded by no less than eighty-one COL
onels. Kentucky must look to her ira
ditional epaulettes.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

Philadelphia Record Senator Jones Of
Nevada having "hsld up" the Senate
tsrif revissrs 10 committee until they
6xsd their bill 70 suis him. Senator
Stewart. his worthy colleague. now gives
notice Of another hold up. He win in
troducs another amendment providing
for ~ Issue Of more legal tender treasury
notes and for paying the gold obligations
Of the government 10 silver dollars. The
way Of the tariff thinkers 10 bssei with
difficulty.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

Julian Hawthorne reached New Yorka
week ago from India. where be spent
thirty days. half at Bombay and half in
the famine district. he says that mill
ions Of Hindoos and Bengalese have died
from starvation, and that the Govern
msnt has failed 10 report 6ve.sixshs Of
the deaths from the plague. The men
Of the United States have no psssible
conception Of the horrors which nov for
eight months have bean the daily spec
sssls Of that people. They are enough
10 break the hearts and burn the brains
Of oil those wretehes and 10 leave those
Who survive either idioss or tends for
life. for they must have lost ell faith in
God or men.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05
REBUILDING a STATE.

The San Francisco Evening Post had .
long leading article under the above
beading. . portion Of which we give as
follows; The development Of Nevada is
as important 10 the interests Of California
% the prosperity Of any section within
the borders Of our own State. Out OF
Nevada has some much Of the wealth
that has enriched the metropolis OF the
Pacific Coast, and il should rejoice the
promoters Of commercial enterprise in
thi. city 10 learn that the people Of Ne
vsi. are awakening to the possibilities Of
. region hitherto regarded ass desert
had ID only 10 sustain the lean coyote
and the rabbit Of the ssgebrush.
Bot Nevada need not depend wholly
On her mineral resources. Her coil 10
productive under irrigation. and there lie
10 necessity aside from mere lack Of cap.
issl Why this so-called desert should not
bloom ss beautifully as that of southern
Caliiornia or the vaterless regions Of Ar.
isona. The climate Of Nevada is - we'll
fitted for the production Of citrus fruits
% any in the world. Cereals will grow
ss abundantly in Nevsds ~ in California.
and experiment has shown that many
products cultivated with difficulty in
other sections Of the United States four
ish luxuriantly under the natural condi-
tions existing in that dry, warm climate.
The advance in the price Of beef and
wool has greatly encouraged the cattle
men Of Nevada. and the circumstance
that al the narrow gauge railroads in
the State have provided facilities for csr.
rying the cattle to market 10 . further
incentive to enterprise in this direction.
Formerly j. WA necessary 10 feed beef st
considerable expense and then drive 1t
to the nearest shipping point. bus now
ample feed is furnished ct . reasonable
rate in the valleys where the cattle are
stalled and the animals reach the market
in excellent condition, owing TO the fact
that they can be shipped without the
fatigue Of driving.
These are sll products that command
staple prices in the markets Of the world
and they are but the beginnings Of enter
prises that must insure prosperity &c
those who engage in them. II is . heal
thy revival Of industry based upon
broader foundation than that which sup
ported the commonwealth in the past.
Il is . growth and development tina,
cannot retrogrsde because ID eminates
from individual effort impelled BY the
necessities OF the occasion. Il 10 per-
msneus prosperity because those who are
accomplishing ID are beginning 10 under
stand that their opportunities are limit
less.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

A Chicago clergyman who recently
called upon . young widow to condole
with her upoa the loss Of her husband,
placed considerable emphasis upon the
proposition that the separation was mere.
ly temporal and painted in vived colors
the happiness Of friends reunited after
death. When he stopped for breath.
the ~sorrowinR one heaved . deep Sigh
and quietly remarked : "wsll, ] sup
pose his fret wife has got him again
then"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

81 saw . spectacle iron my car win
dow - l passed thrOnSh Ohio the otter
day which at 6rss made ne smile. and
then On reflection 6lled me with . feeling
not 1t all akin 10 msrrinsnt, said Con-
gresham Joseph W. Bailey Of Texas ct
the Planters Opposite the depot Of .
small town 81 which my train stopped
was . biz groap Of gloony.lOokinS bald.
inxs With . forest Of smokestAeks pro-
trading from their roofs. Piastered all
over the dead walls were the familiar
photographs Of Mckinley. with which
Mark Hama flooded the country last
Fall. representing the Canton Major as
the advance agent Of prosperity. The
irony Of the situation was that not . puff
Of smoke wAs coming out Of any Of the
sncksssasks and the pity Of il was that
this vas true. The town had evidently
been the scene Of lively ~nanufscsurins
industry until the heart was taken out o.
business BY the management Of the coun'
try's finances during the past few years,
and Is l viewed the spectacle Of desola-
sion and paralysis the thoughs forced its
elf upcn me that If l were 10 Mr.. Hanna.
prsdicament to-day l would either start
up those fatories or denude their dead
walls OF the allurine pictures Of the i'd
vance agent Of prosperity"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05
John wANAmAKER.s VIEWS.

Hoo. John wsnanaksr. than whom no
one 10 in better place 10 measure the
pulse Of trade and industry. also SEED the
future in 9 pretty blue light Moreover.
be is not blind to the signs Of the times.
He ices coming political revolution, the
overthrow Of the RspabhcAn party con-
ssqaens on its failure 10 redeem its prom
ices Of prosperity. II has yet time TO
redeem these promises but there is little
prospect that ID will do 50 II is rot
moving along lines thai viii lead 10 basi-
ness revival. bat 90 quite contrary hines.
The one ray Of promise Is. what seems 10
us, to be the slim chance Of achieving IN
international agreement for the restora-
ton cf hinetAllism, though Sir William
Ho1ldsworth, one OF Enslsnd's foremost
bimesallists. thinks otherwise and ex-
presses the opinion thai the prospects OF
an early international agreement were
nsvsr more hopeful. We hope be is right
in his Judgment. and that w may reap
the boon Of an early restoration Of BIZ
netallisn. II the Republican party
achieves this il may redeem. in part at
least its promises Of prosperity. II 80
oar producing classes will rejoice. II the
Republican party does not achieve this
il will accomplish nothing that can lead
up to prosperity, il viii do nothing to
iul6ll its promises Of prosperity and we
viii have darker rather than brighter
times. The passage Of . monopoly tariff
bill viii do nothing toward bringing BET
ter timea-VirEinia Chronicle.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

Tossed On the Foamfng BflloWs
You may never have been. bat II you eross
the Atlantic, no matter how smooth the
watery sxpAnss. without see sickness you
sre-well. 9 lucky voyaser, thasis al. Old
tArs Who have spent their lives On the
ocean waves. who we're almost born. 30 70
speak. with their "sea legs on" sufer
o and then from sss sickness In very
tsmpsssuous weather. Sea captains. tour
ists. commercial travellers and ysehsmsn
say that there 10 no finer safeguard against
nausea than Hostsiter's Stomach Bisters,
and IL has been equally reliable - . pre-
vsutivs By invalids who travel By steam
boat and railroad, and who sometimes suf-
fer - much in those e~onveysnees a. ocean
travellers DO In steamships. Biliousnsss.
constipation. sick headache and disorders
Of the stomach caused BY oppressive eli.
matte influences or unvholssoms or rnac-
customed food or water. always yield 10
the Bitsers speedily. This popular nsdi-
cine also remedies rheumatic. kidney and
nervous disorders, ana the irtrniiss in
adsat 70 inessssias yssrs.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

The area overlooked by the late Misc
issippi GOOD included 3. 200 square miles
In Arkansas. $3.50 square miles In Miss-
issippi and 975 square miles in Louisians.
An estimate Of the actual damage BY
high water in the loss Of stock and crops.
houses destroyed and swept away. and
railroad tracks injured. is sl4. $50. 900.
The State Of Mississippi suffered most
from the food. the damage being esti-
mated d IS, $50, 900 in that State.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

A man in Washington. who has for
years been collecting newspaper accounts
Of railway accidents. declares that no To-
connective engineer ever came out alive
from his third disaster. He does not In.
sist that engineers are never killed in
their irst or second accident. but he
maintains that after . man has has two
close calls" be will. II wise. abandon
railroading.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

The largest telegraph Office in the
world 10 in the General Postofice build
ing. London. There are over 5000 opsr.
ators. 1000 OF whom are women. The
batteries are supplied BY 5000 oslls.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To BENJAMIN TAYLOR, HIS HEIRS OR
Il Assigns You are hereby notified that
the undersigned has expended $50 on the LAu-
rel and Hidden Jewel mines, IN doing the nee
eesssry assessment work since 1854. In labor
and Improvements upon the above named
mines, situated In Eureka Mining District.
Eureka county. Nevada, in conformity with the
provisions Of section 1924 Revised Statutes OF
the United States, being the amount required
10 hold the same. Your proportion Of the as
sessment amounts TO $40. And II within 80
days from and after the expiration and publ
eatisn Of this notice you fall or refuse 20 con-
tribute your proportion Of such expenditure
~ co-owner. your interest IN said MINIS will
become the property Of the subscriber under
said section 374. JOHN MoSAUGHTOS.
Eursks, Nevada, Nay Is, 1851. my37
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

A champagne bottle exploded in the
hands Of . New York man last week and
hurt him. The Brooklyn Eagle thinks
our prohibition friends will see . special
in this, then says: but.
wait . minute. A soft.drink factory
blew up in New Jersey on the came day.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

The low value Of . horse in California
is in sharp contrast with the price Of one
in Alaska, the equine freight for . part
Of the way there being four cents per
pound. Dogs. Of which there are . null
situde in California. are worth from $40
to $50 each in Alaska.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

An expert in penmanship employed 10
the Fair viii case draws 800 . day. and
already has been II work more than three
months. says the Chicago Timss-Hersld.
There is nc doubt that be 10 al expert.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

The San Francisco Post hopes that the
Oregon thieves who stole the body Of .
deceased banker in the expectation Of
securing . big ransom are doubtless now
that ID is almost - difficult 10
get money from & dead banker - II 10
one In the fesh,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

Senator Wellington. Of Maryland. re-
fuses TO believe that . state Of wal exists
in Cubs. 10 10 NOT JET clear whether
Mr.. wsiliassea 10 blind % sinply deal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

Brazil wants to buy . battleship. two
cruisers and eight torpedo boats. II she
will apply 10 the s~hipbuilders in this
country abe can probably be accommo-
dated on very reasonable terms.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-06-05

By going to Mexico to raise coffee,
young Cockrell sets an excellent example
to the sons Of other distinguished men.
many Of whom are content 10 stay 81
home and raise Cain.-Sk Louis Re
nnhlin