Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-01-28

In the ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 9th
Edition." volume third, on page 500. in
the article on Bishop Berkeley. the great
philosopher, we find the following state
ment:
"In 1924 he was nominated TO the rich
desnery Of Derry, but had hardly been
appointed before be was using every effort
10 resign ID In order 10 devote himself 10
his enthusiastically conceived scheme Of
founding 3 college In the Bermudss, and
extending It's benefits 10 the Americans.
With infinite exertion he succeeded In OBJ
tanning from Government Q promise Of
f20. 600, and after four years spent in
preparation, sailed In September. 1928,
accompanied by some friends and by his
wife, daughter Of Judge Forster, whom he
had married in the preceding month.
Their destination WAS Rhode Island,
where they resolved to wait for the prom
ised grant from Government. Three years
Of quiet retirement aud study we're spent
In the island" (Sic.)
Now 10 is indeed Q great thing 70 be
learned and wise and 80 forth; but the un-
lettered SAGE BRUsHER ia puzzled over this
matter, and he would humbly request
prof. Robert Adsmson, Owens College,
Manchester" the author OF said article
and said statement therein, TO explain how
THAT State Of the American Union, RHODE
ISLAND, can be ian island" and the other
States OF said Union, 10 wit, MAssA-
cHUsETTs, CONNECTICUT. New YORK, Ne
vADA, etc. not each also be ''an island"
The SAGE BRUSH definition OF Lam is
the same ss that found in Webster's Una
bridged Dictionary, . tract Of land sur.
rounded by water" True. II does not say
IMMEDIATELY surrounded by water; jet it
Is generally supposed 70 be so meant: and
thus we supposed also. II must be. how
ever, that the word IMMEDIATELY In that
connection as we'll as the notion repre-
sented thereby is q 'fslse quantity" mis-
leading, and should be disregsrded: that
although on three sides Of the State Of
Rhode Island in the American Union
there are many miles Of land; and
on some hundreds; and on one
OF least even thousands, yet such small
matters cut NJ figure In the question.
Rhode Island ia q tract Of land from which
il you go in any direction you will reach
water, if you go far enough. and the fact
that there is OTHER land between the said
Rhode Island tract and the said water is
Of no significance and Importance what
ever. Well. then we yield the point:
and agree that Rhode Island and each
one OF her sister States Of the Ameri-
can Union is like the land OF the
BRITANNICA" and Professor Adsmson
Q great and glorious ISLAND And fur
Their, we congratulate each Of said States
on the fact that it ia like unto great things
and 10 the great, to wit, the land Of the
great BRITANNICA and the great Prof. Ad-
smson--the Island Of Great Britain
Henceforth the SENTINEL will. ss occasion
may require. refer to the Island Of New
York, the Island Of Illinois, the Island OF
Missouri, etc., etc.
In these days, Senatorial aspirations,
fights. successes, defeats and be-
ing uppermost in the mind Of Unole Sam,
we suggest q mode whereby he can dignity
his highest tribunal, the Senate. II 10
this Make each Senator when referring
10 q brother OF said august body do so as
follows: 1.-THE Senator from the Island Of
Virginia." "the Senator from the Island
Of Arkansas" "the Senator from the Is
land Of Pennsylvania" and 80 forth.
This would give unto Uncle Sam great
dignity; and add unto him no small item
Of greatness. that is. another Likeness unto
the great John Bull.