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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09
Easy Tests for Gold.

For the benefit Of prospectors an ex'
change publishes the following simple
tests of gold which may prove of val
ue: For gold in oxidized ore pulver'
ize and place in a porcelain vessel Oh
tea cup and cover with iodine and al
low it to stand for two or three hours
then dip into it a piece Of white filter
paper, dry and burn it, and if it gives q
purple color gold is present. the deeper
the color the richer the ore. Fol
other ores with this test, such as py-
rites, the ore must be roasted; where
lime is the ore must be roasted
twice the.second..time.addin carbonate
of amonia. After roasting test as with
oxidized ores.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09

A New York exchange says that the
effort Of some paper manufacturing
concerns to gain business by furnish
ing patent insides to country papers
just. a. cheaply 90 other concerns do
the imprinted paper is Of doubtful
policy. The printed matter 10 all the
way from six months to as many years
old, and is Of little or no practical val
ne to the reader. It gives no merit to
the publishers using it, and q circula-
ton cannot be doomed by 10.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09

Girls who have army brass buttons
among their treasures may find in
terest in the following: "a woman
l know" says an exchange
"has q brother in camp at Chicka.
mauga, and fred by the older womens'
stories Of how we used to send comfort
boxes to the soldiers more than thirty
years ago, she wrote to her brother
asking him what he and his comrades
stood most in need of. His answer
came Thursday. 1t was brief, but full
of meaning to every officer who has
suffered from the modern girls button
craze. Dear sister, it ran, send me
safety pins. I've just met fifteen new
girls"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09

When Willie In the regiment
Started out TO meet the foe,
His sweetheart stood, with face insens
And pale 70 see him go.
Though sank her heart within her breast
She did not dare TO CRY;
Shed heard In wartime IL was best
To keep your powder dry.
Indianapolis Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09
Eureka County.
NOTICED.

LAND OFFICE AT CARSON CITY. NEv.,l
November 10. 1897.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Az following named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in support
Of his claim. and that said proof will be made
before County Clerk of White Pine County, at
Ely, Nevada, on Monday, January 10, 1898,
viz: Chris Beck, Homestead application No.
253. for the W of Sc and E of sw /,
Sec. SO, t 81 N. R So E, NJ NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land, viz. Charles Mau, of Newark.
Nevada; Thomas Robinson. of Newark, Ne
vads; James McMenamin, of Newark, Nevada;
Roger McMensmin, of Newark, Nevada.
n2S.6w o. II. GALLUP, Register.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09

May this immense temple Of freedom
over stand a lesson to oppressoTs, an
example to the oppressed, Q sanctuary
for the rights of mankind, and may
these United States attain that COM
plets splendor and prosperity which
will illustrate the blessings Of their
government, and for ages to come re-
joice the departed souls of its found.
ers !-Lafayette's Farewell Speech to
the American Congress.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09
a Nevada Trooper Captured.

Will M. David, one Of the Nevada
troopers, in writing to the Carson
News, concludes ss follows: Ere
quent is the expression. what a fine
looking body Of men, heard. 1t is on
the lips of everybody. If we have the
fine looking young men, to their girls
must be awarded the palm. Their fine
complexion and eyes are indeed beau.
tiful. I had always thought our own
Nevada girls were the best looking in
the country, but Southern beauty has
captivated me completely. There are
more beautiful girls to be seen here in
the cours Of an hour than in Q year In
the West"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09
p he Generals.

Private Smelling, an Illinois volun-
teer. was doing "sentry 60" on q
Tampa pier. and had been told not to
allow smoking. He saw two men
smoking. approached, saw that they
were Generals Miles and Skater, q
luted and said: "You will stop
smoking. please" The two Generals
cigars went promptly into the water.
Thought There woaId bea Hot Time
Sam Blazer and Emma Drywood
were married in q Sewer county
church last Sunday. Instead OF play
ing the wedding march as the couple
marched down the aisle, the rope-de-
serving organist cut loose with the
musical assurance that there would be
: hot time, etc.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09
COCK STOVE FOR SALE.
CANDIDATES.

A LARGE NO. 0 oOOK STOVE, BUCKS
"A patent. in good order. for SIS cash. APP
ply at SENTINEL Office.
Eureka, New, June 10, 1898. ie1l-tf
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-09
T. Il. HARMON.

A TTOBNEY AT LAW AND NO.
tary Public. ofacs-Ryland's Building.
Bstsmsn street. opposite the Jackson House,
Eureka, EsvAda,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
what Chan IL Good For.

All kinds of grain have chafr sur
rounding the kernels. In its wild
state this chaf serves a very impor-
tant use, as it absorbs the moisture
that would otherwise swell the grain
and cause it's premature generation.
After long cultivation this use seems
less necessary and there is less pro-
fusion of chatf aud husk. II is quite
possible that all our Indian corn orig
inally came from that curious wild
variety in which each grain ON the
ear had its separate husk. Wherever
there are severe drougbts during the
time the grain is forming there will
be less development Of chaff and husk.
With our self-binding grain harvest
ers, grain is now often put into stack
or NOV before it has dried out as il
should do. The husk in such case
serves an important use, as the straw
will often rot under the band where it
is tightly compressed, while the head
with still damper grain is preserved
from injury by the loose chaff with
which it is surrounded, and which
very rapidly dries not only itself but
the grain in contact with IL. Barley.
which is most apt to be injured by
rains. has better supply of chaff and
awns to keep its head open to air than
has any other grain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
Soil ExilauatiOu

In Bulletin 81 of the New York
state agricultural experiment station
attention is called to the dangers Of
continued free use of farmyard man
ures. Referring especially to cereal
crops, the bulletin shows that such
manures are deficient in potash and
phosphoric acid, and that when used
continuously for considerable period
they will hasten soil exhaustion.
1t is undoubt 1dly true that all soils
receive more or less accessions of am
monia from the atmosphere, through
rainfall and the action of leguminons
plants of various kinds, but potash
and phosphoric acid cannot possibly
be obtained by such means. Conse-
quently, while the supply of ammonia
may be obtained within reasonable
limits the mineral fertilizers suffer
rapid depletion and crops begin to
fall of.
Farmyard manure tends TO exhaust
the phosphoric acid and potash of the
soil, simply because it contains less
mineral fertilizer than ammonia in
proportion to the needs OF the crop.
The elect on the soil is kind of
stimulation, for the supplies of phos-
phoric acid and potash naturally ex-
isting in the soil are drawn npon to
make mp the balance. While the
amount for any one year may not be
large, after years OF cropping the loss
becomes serious.
Even in those cases where no man
ures were used at all the same result
IL reached. A very considerable
quantity of ammonia reaches the soil
every year through the aid of legumes,
while every ponnd of mineral fertil-
izers taken off in crops is Just so much
dead loss to the soil This ia shown
very clearly by the fact that the sim
pie application of phosphorus acid and
potash will very frequently give heavy
crops. The large fertilizer manufac-
turers of the east make up their mix
lures from actual farm tests. aud it is
a striking fact that the ammonia in
such goods is very low as compared
with the phosphoric acid and potash.
III farmyard manure is used, or il no
manure at oil is used, dress the fields
with phosphoric acid and potash.
When these fail it is time to look after
further ammonia supply 1t is not
wise to run the soil down to the verge
of exhaustion by using the most ex-
rensive ingredient of fertilizers. For
potash, potash salts are all that can
be desired, and ordinary bone pro-
duets will supply the needful phos-
phoric acid. Cereal farmers will find
that the normal fertility of their soils
may be maintained for many years
yet, by the simple application of the
mineral fertilizers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

acre. The best results are usually
obtained from mixture Of several
grasses as put in proper proportions
by reliable seedmen.
One OF the finest mixtures for .
fairly productive soil consists Of or
cbard grass, English rye grass, mead
ow foxtail, italian rye grass. sweet
scented vernnl, Rhode Island bent and
red top. This mixture is sown In the
fall at the rate Of three bushels per
acre, more on poor land, and ia the
spring n mixture Of clover in sown
over the field broadcast at the rate II
ten pounds to the acre.
The hay crops from this sowing
frequently amount TO more than three
times that from timothy and clover or
other two-grass mixtures, leaving after
emitting a pasture Of value until late
in the fall. Another point in favor
of n mixture Of several grasses is the
long life Of the meadow. II cared for
by occasional fertilizing such mead
ow will scarcely need renewing under
ten or a dozen years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
As pretty an illustration as we hav

As pretty an illustration as we have
yet seen of the new spirit which
marks the interchange of comment
between England and America appears
in the last Spectator to arrive by mail,
says the New York Times. Discus
sing the statement of the English
captain at Manila, when asked by the
German admiral what he would do in
case the Germans interfered with the
bombardment OF the city-the state
ment being that only the English cap
tain and American admiral had or
could get any information on that del
icate topic = The Spectator says:
''There is something very naive in the
German admiral imagining that we
should allow him to bully Admiral
Dewey-though. as far as that goes,
there is no reason to think that the
American sailors would want any one's 8
help If it came to fighting the Ger
mans" The first part of this SEN
tence is entirely friendly, and only a
few months ago the possibility that it
might be little irritating to Ameri-
can nerves would not have worried
the Spectator bit. But now an af-
terthought comes, and it gets instant
sxprsasion. The words as they stand
are not exactly lesson in tact. to be
sure, but aren't they delightful. They
Inske the Atlantic ocean seem narrow
indosd-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Greece has l10-year-old woman.
The egg is currency in South Africa's
interior.
Slams king has body guard of 400
female warriors.
Cr9sus, of ancient times, possessed
about $40, 900. 900.
Tobacco seeds are so minute that
thimbleful will furnish enough plants
for an acre of ground.
Dentists in Germany are using
false teeth made OF paper instead of
porcelain or mineral composition.
Rug weaving is an art older than
the Pharaohs, and the history of the
first loom lies shrouded in oblivion.
Spurious coins are legally made in
China. They are used to put in the
collins of the dead, and the superst-
tion prevails that they make the dead
happy.
The British soldier has not always
worn red uniform. White was the
prevailing color under Henry VIII,
aud dark green or russell in the time
OF Elizabeth.
The first double-deckel ship built in
England was the Great Harry, con-
structed in 1909 by order of Henry
VIII. IT was 1000 tons burden and
cost $50, 900.
On account of superstitions regard
ing the plague the natives of Bombay
still occasionally throw stones at for
eigners moving about alone, aud not
long ago physicians life was saved
only by his helmet, at which blow
was aimed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
Sewage ms Affecting Food.

Investigations, it is declared, show
that animals fed on sewage farms are,
under certain conditions, liable to
have their flesh and secretions changed
by the herbs and grasses, produced by
the sewage, upon which they feed.
Thus, If the sewage on given fa IN
be so managed that no more of he
put into the soil than any given crop
can adequately deal with, it is asserted
that the crop will, under these con-
ditions, be sweet and natural and that
the cattle or other animals fed on il
will also be of that character. On the
other hand, il the soil be gorged to
repletion with sewage, then the crops
will be surcharged with sewage ele-
ments, and unfit for food-the meat
and milk of animals derived from such
crops will also be like the crops, alike
unpleasant to the taste and dangerous
to the health. These hospital state
ments are proved ty well-known facts |;
that is, if COW is fed on turnips, her
milk will within twenty-four hours
taste like them, the intensity of the
favor being according to the quantity
Of turnips taken; in the case of hens
and their eggs, a like result follows,
for, if fed on decaying matter. which
they always eat greedily, both their
eggs and flesh will be disagreeable
and nnwholesome eating. Ducks, too.
are still more Objectionable in these
respects. New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

There is volume OF instruction
on the elements that 60 to make up
our volunteer army in the published
report of the previous occupations of
those soldiers of the Tenth Pennsyl-
vania regiment who were killed in the
first land battle near Manila. One
was farmer, one was country store.
keeper, two were coal-miners, one
was the son Of school teacher, one
was o college student who had enlist
ed on the day before the graduating
exercises OF his class. This is not an
exceptional list. 1t is merely a fair
type and sample Of the young men
who in every state of the Union came
forward promptly and cheerfully to
answer their country's call, comments
the New York Herald. They repre-
sent all classes and conditions of citi-
zenship, dying on common level of
military heroism as they had lived on
a common level of civic patriotism.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

Travellers over the line OF railway
from the City of Mexico to the city
of Vera Cruz are said to be great ly
impressed with some of the engines
they see in use on that route double
headers as they are termed. The
Mexican railway company has already
as many as adozen, adding them from
time to time to its stock as business
has demanded. Each of these man.
moth constructions weighs 100 tons,
and is capable Of hauling 100 tons up
a four and one-half per cent. grade.
They are of Scotch manufacture. and
have now been in the service of the
road about ten years. The fact is
mentioned as somewhat singular that
these double headers are used by no
other road in North America.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
A Great Dlscoverv.

A modest chemist, living in Los
Angeles, CAL, has discovered salts
which may kill all existing methods of
supplying ice. A tbimbleful is her.
metically sealed in u nickel-silver re-
ceptacle about three-eighths ofan inch
in diameter and two inches long,
which the soldier may carry by the
dozen in his haversack. 1t weighs
abouta much rs n cartridge. Dropped
into canteen OF water it converts the
contents into ice in an incredibly
short time. A larger one will freeze
bucket of Santiago Tor any other)
water, and still larger tub. As the
salts do not come in contact with the
water the latter remains unpolluted. =
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
AIightlng Boards.

Not only in winter is the lighting
board of great importance, but in sum
mer as well.
Every convenience about the Ell.
frances of hives should be afforded the
bees, and this is OF equal importance
the year round. The entrance to the
hive of itself should necessarily be
small in winter and for this reason the
surroundings should be more favor
able.
A good broad board, well cleated at
each end to keep it straight, should
rest ON the ground at one end, and
slope to the entrance to the hive at
the other.
This does not apply to we'll kept
apiaries, as other conveniences used
are better, but as farm bees are us ually
kept.
The up-to-date apiarist makes n
nice little mound of earth to set the
hive on and places the bottom boa d
directly on the same, and banks up in
front with sand, gravel orsawdu It on
a level with the entrance or bottom
board, aud neither a spear OF grass
nor weed is allowed to grow near
the hives. 1t is much better to have
hives set directly on the ground. but
il the gronnd is allowed to grow up
with grass and weeds until the bees
are totally shut ont of the hive. then
the old rule of benches two or three
feet high would probably be better. -
Farm, Field and Fireside.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

Many of the United States senators
from Southern states come from small
towns, the policy in many parts of the
South being to recognize country
rather than city statesmen. Neither
Of the representatives of Texas is
from Galveston; neither of the repre-
sentatives from Georgia is from
Atlanta; neither of the senators from
North Carolina is from Raleigh; nei-
ther of the senators from South Caro-
lima is from Charleston; neither Of
the senators from Kentucky is from
Louisville; neither of the senators
from West Virginia is from Wheeling,
and neither of the senators from Mis-
souri, is from st. Louis. Some of the
towns represented are Marietta, Ga (;
Bennetsville, $. c.; Tyler, Tex. |;
Scottsville, Va; Marshall, n. c., and
Marion, Ky. Tennessee is the only
Southe state whose two senators
represe n the two chief cities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

In order to obtain the greatest
amount OF profit from grasses, selec-
tions of seed should be made that on
ordinary soils will give the heaviest
crops of hay, the thickest and most
nourishing pasture, and last for the
longest time without renewing. The
tendency OF the average farmer is to
pin his faith too closely to timothy
and clover, or to timothy alone. or
with some other one grass. and as a
result he is forced to be content with
= yield Of one or two tons Of hay per
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

After every damp harvest as the
present has been in most localities,
the grain goes into the barn with its
straw not 80 thoroughly dry as il
should be. There is also considerable
dampness in the grain itself. and this
will probably cause heating of the
grain in the NOW. With spring grain
this does not matter much for the
grain will be pretty sure to dry ont
when freezing cold weather comes.
But whenever winter grain is grown
the seed for next harvest has to be
selected from the present years crop,
and this often means the premature
threshing OF the winter grain aud us
ing it while still damp as seed.
TO this fact is probably to bs at
tributed the common belief among
farmers that old wheat and rye are
better for seed than new. In the old
grain the freezing of winter aud the
subsequent thawing has made the
seed nearly wholly free OF moisture.
Yet all these experiences are not ab-
solutely necessary. RI the grain is
thoroughly dried in the fall that il is
grown, it is not only as fit bnt more
fit for seed than il is after being dried
out by winter freezing wherein its
terminating powers are more apt to
be injured than they are by being
thoroughly dried out the previous
fall.
We have heretofore advised the
greatest care in drying seed grain for
fall sowing. But it is far better, we
believe to thoroughly dry the seed
even by artificial means. We have
over and over again dried seed grain
in fruit evaporators such as are nsed
for drying apl 10, and always with
the best results IN large proportion
grown OF the seed that was sown. We
believe that it is best to dry all grain
used as seed by the heat of fire. 1t
may he by braiding the seed corn and
hanging it beside the chimney, so as
to secure tho heat of the kitchen fire.
But however it is dried, the seed that
has fire heat to dry it is sure to pro-
duce the most vigorous growth and
the largest crop Of grain. American
Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

The only pig that will attain size
enough TO safely pass the winter "
one that is born six or seven months
before cold weather is expected. We
have raised pigs in the fall and that too
when we had the advantage Of base
ment barn to provide warm quarters
for them. Yet the growth during the
winter, Notwithstanding good feed,
was never satisfactory. There is too
little sunlight during the winter
months, and il the pig is kept warm
without sunlight it is usually M the
expense Of poor ventilation. without
good air no animal can maintain good
digestion or remain healthy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

The inventive facilities of the Amer
lean girl seem practically unlimited.
The Atchison Kan Globe says; "By
tying sandpaper about her ankles an
Atchison girl produces the same effect
as by buying an expensive silk skirt.
The pieces of sandpaper rub together
and sound just like $l2 skirt.
Pretty rough on the dressmakers,
though.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
my cRANpfArHeR's scRAP.sook.

Il was a day when on the pane
The Wild wind dashed the tireless rain,
And brawlIng grew the brook,
That, In the attic, on a quest
Obeying fancy's odd behest,
! found within an ancient chest
My grandfather's scrap-book.
A gabled window dlmly flung
A soft light where the cobwebs hung,
Within u corner nook,
And there within the shadows gray,
Beneath imnglnatlon'a sway,
/ lived. In thought. the vanished day
or graudfather's scrap-book.
] gazcd on many gay vignette
Aud faces cut In silhouette,
With quaint, old-fashioned look
On pictured ladies', fair and slim.
And dainty verses faded dim.
With sentiments 80 sweet and prim
In grandfather's scrap-book.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

Perhaps it is merely coincidence.
but Spain sued for peace just one day
after Miss Lizzie Lesdener of Okla
homa announced that she had organ
lied company of female rough rid
ers to go to war.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
A Kansas man has named his baby
girl Philippine Manila Schleyetta
Dewe.ta Grimes.

The police force Of the state Of Sac
paulo, Brazil, is henceforth to con.
sist of $3.50 men. This is quite All
army, in view of the fact that the
total population of the state is under
4. ZOO. 600
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
! FOR Farm AND GARDEN.
The U.e of Fodder shredaers.

Fodder shredders have been found
equal to cutters in preparing ensilage
for the slo. According to the ex-
perience Of those who have used shred
ders for the purpose mentioned the
ensilagc is finer and n larger quantity
can be packed in the silo. n also
keeps well and is more highly relisbed
by stock.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

Drowning Man-Helpl Helpl
Rescuer yelling to amateur photog-
rapher on bank Wait . second. I've
nearly reached him. Nowl
Chicago Tribune.