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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
CATTLE LOW, HAY HIGH.

The Carson Appeal of October 81
says: The people Of the United States
in nearly every section, from the
head Of the river to the valleys below.
are holding on to their hay this
Fall with a vengeance. Up Carson VAL
ley there is little hay to sell, as the buy
ers and stockmen have secured most of
it for feeding this Winter. Some stoc
has already been driven in to take up
the Winter feed. Pasturage is still
good but some hay is being fed. Along
with the high rate of hay the cattle
prices are extremely low.
Last week a band of $3.50 head of
steers were sold at the rate of SIS per
head and a number of calves went with
the bunch. Another lot sold for SIS
and they were in first class order. The
reason of the low price of cattle is the
shortage of hay crops in other sections.
In a number of places in California the
hay crop is a failure, and in fact, in
sections Of Nevada, a short crop has
been cut, which leaves the stock man
with more cattle than hay and a gen.
eral unloading is taking place. Cattle
are lower at this time than for the past
three years, and it is believed that the
prices will be down for the entire season.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
NO EVIDENCE OF MURDER.
Charles Calvin Did Not Die Of
%Strychnine Poisoning.

Charles Calvin Did Not Die Of
Strychnine Poisoning.
Charles Calvin did not die Of strych-
nine poisoning IN the 9th of last July,
at Hobart Mills, near Carson. Such is
the positive declaration of DIR. G. l..
Morgan, city expert in chemical analy-
sis for San Francisco, says the Grass
Valley Union.
DR.. Morgan made a careful examina-
ton of the stomach of the dead man,
and while he found just a slight trace
of strychnine, after hearing all the
facts Of the case, he promptly stated that
Calvin's death was not due to poison
ing. The presence of %strychnine in
the stomach was declared due to the
fact that two ~hypodermic injections of
that drug had been given Calvin on the
day of his DEATH
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24

Ocean Steamer Crashes on a Reef.
The steamer South Portland, carry
ing 16 passengers and a crew of "a Of
fcers and seamen, struck on the Cape
Blanco reef, ON the southern coast of
Oregon. ON October 10. Captain j. B.
Mcintyre, who was in command. lost
his course in a dense fog that obscured
all the region. Twenty-one persons are
missing. The South Portland was ON
her way to San Francisco from Portland,
Oregon. She was considered an unsea-
worthy craft by sailors, and some re-
fused to ship with her On her last voy-
age from San Francisco.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
NEW TO-DAY.
Private Guitar Lessons.

Charles Parker will give private lessons to
any one desiring instruction on the Guitar
at SOC per lesson. Eureka, Nevada. October
%, 1908.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
LOST

Lost Sunday, October Is, between the Dia-
mond mines and Eureka, q large Black Golf
Cape of Astrakhan Cloth with Sealette bor-
der. Liberal reward If left at San Francisco
Brewery.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
Headstones for Old Miners.

Redding, Cal, Oct 1s.-James Lamb,
an aged miner. who died recently In
Butte County. left $4,000 so that his
executor can cause to be placed on the
grave of each old miner who shall die
in the County Infrmary of Butte q
tombstone costing s25..
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
The Peoples
Drug Company

We have been doing business with
the public just n year, ending July 4,
1908. The year has been a prosperous
one for the stockholders and we thank
the public for their patronage and con-
fdence. We solicit a continuance of the
good will of the people of Eureka and
surrounding country.
We are gradually increasing u
stock to meet the various wants OF u
customers. We shall put in a full line
of stationery and school supplies.
H. A. LAIRD, President
FRANK KOPP, Secretary
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24

E. S. Brewer. one Of the earliest set
tiers in Lander County, died at Austin
last week, aged rs years.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
BORN.

At Winnemucca, Nevada, Oct ober %, 1908,
to the wife Of DR.. w. L. Samuels, a son.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Fell Off a Porch and Hurt Internally
at Her Home in Eureka.

Celia, the seven year-old child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Delaney was taken
with a dizzy spell at the noon hour Fri
day and fell off the porch of their cot
tage, just opposite the L. & p. depot.
The child received internal injuries and
was soon after taken with hemorrhages.
DIR. Burnett was called and found her
to be in a critical condition.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
out h State.

out the State.
After some further desultory discus
sion of various topics. the Board adj
journed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
SEA COW AT THE AQUARIUM.
II Takes Kindly to Eel Grass. OF Which
II Eats About BusheI a Day.

The Aquarium's sea COW. feet
long and 800 pounds in weight, which ar
rived here from Florida only ten days ago,
has already become tame enough to take
food from the hand. 1t did that, in fact,
before it had been here a week.
At first it was expected to feed the sea
COW for a time at least on lettuce, but it
did not take kindly to that and sea grasses
were substituted of which it eats freely,
consuming altogether about bushel day,
including eel grass and certain grasses,
such as are found in brackish waters.
The sea cows preference in the way of
food is not without its advantages to the
city. 1t will be cheaper to board an animal
Of such capacity and with such an appetite
on eel grass than it would be to supply it
with lettuce.
The sea cow eScites great curiosity
especially AMONG children, many of whom
want TO know if it gives milk. In answer
to this question yesterday one proud father
told his little girl that the sea cow did give
milk all right, but that living in the water
as II did he guessed its milk must be pretty
well watered. Children who look at the
animal ask where are the sea cows horns,
and one boy of larger growth said he guessed
this must be- only sea calf, because it hadn't
got any horns yet.
Meanwhile the ponderous creature pro-
pcls itself placidly about the pool, gathering
in the eel grass thrown to it, as it floats
on the waters surface. taking in the big
punches first. and then swimming about
the pool and cleaning up the scattered
blades.
Much like great seal in its general APP
pearance, but with only two hippers in
stead of four and having a tail such as
gigantic beaver might have the manatee
and an attraction to the many visitors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
BLESSING or SUNSHINE.
4 Curious Result Of the Studies OF Swiss
Professor.

Prof. Lugeon of the University OF Lau-
same has been studying the population OF
the valley Of the Rhone between Martigny
and the Rhone glacier. The statistics
show that the right bank of the river be-
tween these points has population OF
$4,000 while only 10000 persons live along
the left bank.
There are two reasons for this difference
in the density of population of the two
banks of the Rhone. One is that the right
bank is less billy and therefore offers letter
natural conditions for the building of ham
let's and towns; but Prof Lugeon is con-
WINGED that a more important influence
Is exerted by the different degrees Of sun
shine enjoyed by the two banks.
He has found that along a part OF the
river banks which present exactly the
same Topographic conditions the popula-
ton of the side which is most exposed to
the sun has from four to five times as many
inhabitants as the other bank which is in
the shadow Of the mountains that ward
off most of the direct rays of the sun. With
one or two exceptions all the villages have
been built on the bank which is most fully
exposed to the suns rays.
This influence Of the presence or absence
Of sunlight also manifests itself in the
psychic characteristics and the material
conditions of the population of the two
river banks. On the right side of the river
in the sun the population live more at their
ease, are more prosperous and pres ent a
degree Of civilization more advanced than
those of the opposite shore.
He calls those who are most favored
with sunlight the solar aristocracy and
says that they contemplate with a certain
disdain the inferior population who dwell
in the shadow across the river.
The people Of the village Of Reckingen,
which occupies both banks of the Rhone, are
notably divided into two distinct castles
whose origin, in the last analysis, may be
attributed to the difference of sunshine 10
which the two groups are exposed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
ENROLLED ron REVENUE ONLY.
Sad Years for Rochester Democrats Who
Expected to Vote at Republican 'aucuses

ROCHESTER,, Sept ll,-Democrats here
are gnashing their teeth over the unkind-
ness Of fate. For years il has been the
custom of several thousand members OF the
party 10 enroll as Republicans so as to par
tiCipate in the Republican caucus contests,
finding this much more profitable than to
vote in their own party primaries.
For several years State Committeeman
George " Aldrdge has been confronted
with bitter opposition on caucus day, first
from the sO-calle Good Government Club,
then from eX-Speaker OF the Assembly
j NJ. f., O'Grady, and later from eN-Nla yor
George A. Carnahan 1t was expected hat
there would be the usual caucus fight this
year, as City Comptroller James Johnston.
Republican, had announced his candidacy
for Mayor, but instead of making n caucus
fight or the regular Republican nomination
Johnston Will run as an Independent candi-
date, backed by the Citizens party, and
will make no effort TO get on the Republican
ticket. As a result there is waing among
the Democrats who had enrolled as Rcpubl-
canr for rpvrLur only,
The figures given out by the County
Clerk last week show to what an extent
Democrat, have been enrolling Republic
cans There are 22270 voters enrolled rs
republicans and only : III IA Democrats
for next Tuesdays primaries. That this
il by no means any lndlrntipu Of the normal
strength Of the two big parties II also shown
when II Ii recalled that Mayor koirnbeck
Republican, was elected 10y u plurality of
only y votes two years ago
II IL n sad year for voters who enrolled
for revenue only az iher. IL no contest on
the Democratic side either.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13

am. What do you want with me'' You're
my prisoner. sir9' told him, and then
threw out my chest some more, and re-
marked: Keep your sword. sir; keer
your sword. l never take the sword Of
brave man." And the militia officer didn' I
know what TO make of il all.
UMPIREs WHIPPED CoGHLAN.
The landing in force on Cape Elizabeth
was in charge of Rear Admiral Coghlan
He had about 1000 bluejackets and marines
in his party. The object Of this expedition
was to capture camp Of artillerymen al
Bowery Beach and a battery at Two Lights
Station.
It was a well-conducted movement.
The naval battalions took everything in
sight, much to the distress of the farmers
over whose fields they charged with an
abandon born of long confinement on ship
board. Admiral Coghlan attircd in blue
blouse, khaki trousers and leggins. and
carrying a short cane, kept well to the
front and personally directed every i'm
portant operation.
In three hours every militiaman and
Regular in the vicinity had been gathered
in, the camp was taken and the battery
put out of action. At least that was what
actually happened, but the umpires de-
cided that Coghlans force had been
knocked into mincemeat by the guns OF
the forts. Just what became of the army &
men while these metaphorical shells were
bursting in the ranks of the blue jackets
and marines was not announced, but it
was the general opinion of those in the
expedition that there must have been some
remarkable shooting done if the gunners
in the forts miles away were able to pick
out sailors from soldiers and to hit only
the former
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13

Admiral Barkcr's Task and the Extent to
Witch He acknowledgements About
Searchiights-Indi That the
BattIeshipS Escaped the Eyes OF Those
on Sh0re-The Attacks on POrtland's
Defences--Iiyely Work by the blue-
Jackets-The Board OF Arbitration
Has Yet to Decide which Force Won.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
BATTLEsHIps NOT PICKED UP.

In "A statement issued after the engage
ment Col Mills, commander Of the military
defenca district Of Portland, said that "a
notable feature Of the operations was the
picking up of the attacking ships on II
haZy night at 10000 yards by the search
lights of the defeEcA s" II was the obseI-
walton Of those aboard the attacking ships
that they were not picked out by the search
lights at any time during the period of
darkness in which they lay of Portland
The lights flashed back and forth, and
over and around and on the ships, but
never stayed on any one OF the vessels Of
the main attacking squadron, at least long
enough to show that it had been DEF ted
Curiously enough, when the various d.
visions OF the fleet began 10 ste m in toward
the forts at daylight the seaTchights were
still darling hithrr and thither, as il seek
ing for something which was supposed
TO be at hand. but whose location hid not
been absolutely determined
The kearsarge, the Illinois and the Ala
bama were within little more than two
miles from the outer line Of defenoes when
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
SURPRISED THE GARRISON.

Early on the morning of Aug. n Com
mander Mlrdock Of the Alliance, with 1850
m, n in boats lowed by n steam launch, sue
ceeded in getting past forts and seirch-
lights without discovery. landing az Cor
gas, and capturing II with its garrison of
l3l men The party under Murdock's
command was not detected by the senti-
mel at Fort Gorgas until the boats were
within fifty yards, Before the iron gates
of the fort could he closed The blue
Jackets were inside This incident was
one of the most useful in the competition
between the army and the navy, ~ showing
what pluck, daring and common sense
might be able to accomplish in actual war
fare
In the other operations Of the fleet an
attempt on the part of n number Of cruisers,
gunboats and destroyers u cover the land
ing Of a force on Gushing Island, with the
object Of capturing Fort Levett, was re.
pulsed. mistaken notion was created
IN regard " an engagement between ths
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-01
WANT 1T FOR THEMSELVES.
Canadians in No Hurry to Lose Control
of Their Own Market.

The movement headed by Chamber
lain in England to-day may be de.
scribed as a movement for reciprocity
with the colonies. At the same time a
strong movement for reciprocity with
Canada is being carried on in tho
United States. We published yester.
day circular issued by the Minnesota
branch of the National Reciprocity
League. Its officers are some of the
most solid men" of Minneapolis, St.
Paul and Duluth. The circular says
that reciprocity with Canada will be
more valuable than with any other
country, and that there is large mar.
ket here for farm machinery and 9TH
err articles used by farming commu-
nifty. But unless reciprocity treaty
is soon arranged, Canadian tariffs will
be raised, especially on American
manufacturers.
American manufacturers are, there.
fore, urged to prepare for the interna.
tiOnal Joint High Commission. The
work is to be done quietly and with.
out parading its efforts before the pub
lie" Unnecessary publicity is to be
avoided. A fund of 100000 ought to
be raised. The members of the com.
mission must be impressed with the
conviction that the commission must
make treaty" then members OF Con.
gress must be pressed to support 1t.
"A great market is growing up north
of the Great Lakes and the st. Law.
renee, and we should go after It"
We do not blame our American
friends for going after" our market,
but that is all the more reason why
we should strive to retain 1t for our.
selves. Our tariff is much lower than
that Of the United States all along the
line, and we buy from them twice as
much as they from us. II they really
want reciprocity, they can get very
large measure of 1t by simply reducing
their own tariff, and this is the course
suggested by the New York Sun.
There is no doubt that the opening
of the Canadian west creates a new
situation in regard to trade. Although
we have been accustomed to say that
the international boundary is an imag.
mary line, the Great Lakes have been
real barrier to trade and commu.
nicatlon. In the West we shall for the
first time have to deal with an imagin.
airy line Of great length, with large
population on both Toronto
World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-01
True But Not strann.

It is dlscouraglng to New England
reciprocators to find that among Cana.
dians there is a growing GOODNESS on
the subject OF preferential trade ar.
rangements with this country. Not
long ago Sir Wilfrid Laurler, in the
course Of a speech in the house Of
commons, said that the best way for
Canada to remain friendly with the
United States was to be absolutely in.
dependent Of It. Obviously he meant
to convey the deduction that the sur.
est way to get into hot water would be
TO enter into a reciprocity scheme. Eyi.
dences are increasing daily that Can.
ada does not yearn for reciprocity. She
wants to make more, not less, OF the
manufactured goods required for home
consumption. And she is right. Sad
as 1t may be for those who want to
control the Canadian market" from
the south side Of the boundary, Il
seems to be true that Canada prefers
to control her own market.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-01
How Not to Mend Matters.

Being greatly moved to compassion
for the unfortunate millionaire pack
ers whose products are required to
pay increased duties on entering the
French market, the Chicago Tribune
says:
This would not have happened II
the reciprocity treaty with France.
negotiated few years ago, had been
ratified by the American senate.
Many domestic producers would have
secured tariff rates lower than those
then in force, and would have been
protected against an increase during
the life Of the treaty. The senate
would not ratify It. and American
trade suffers as a consequence.
There is one way to mend matters.
II has been limited at by French on.
cials. II the United States will make
concessions on some French goods in
a reciprocity treaty the French gov
eminent will be quite pleased to make
concessions on its side"
That is Characteristic reciprocity"
doctrine. In order to swell the profits
OF the meat barons the Tribune would
assassinate any number Of other in
dustries. But is there not another
and a better way to mend matters7
How would II do TO clap double zuties
on all 'uportations from France until
such time as the French government
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-01
NOT ALL THE TRUTH
WHAT PRESIDENT M'KlNLEY DID
NOT SAY.
improbable Story by a British Free
Trader That the Late President Had
Reached the Conclusion That Tariff
Must Be Reduced.

Americans familiar with the tariff
legislation of this country will read
with surprise the statement made by
F. o. Schuster, the governor of the
Union Bank of London, that in an in
terview which he had with the late
President Mckinley two years ago the
latter said:
my tariff bill has done It's work.
We have been able to build up many
great industries in short time and
now gradually, but inevitably, our
tariff must be reduced"
1t hardly seems the proper thing to
call into question the statement of So
distinguished a person as the cover.
nor of an important London bank, but
we are forced to observe that MIR.
Schuster's assertion is in the highest
degree improbable. 1t is inconceiva-
BILE that the late Mr.. Mckinley should
have used the expression, MY tariff
bill has done its work." at the time
mentioned, for in 1901 the Mckinley
bill was a memory of the past, and
the good it had accomplished more
than a decade earlier had been in
measure counteracted by the retroac-
tive German Wilson bill. When Mr..
Schuster had the honor of talking to
the late President Mckinley the Ding
ley act was in force, and he would not
have committed the objectionable act
of assuming that its accomplishments
reflected credit upon himself, As
matter Of fact Mr.. Mckinley always
expressed himself with great modesty
in discussing his own work, and was
never guilty of Dragging.
But the main thing In Mr.. Schus.
ters statement Is the opinion he at
tributes to the late president that our
tariff must be reduced. That we shall
also take the liberty Of discrediting,
because It is at variance with Mr.
McKinley's repeatedly expressed view
that so long as the tariff performed
the work it was cut out for-that is,
of promoting domestic production-lt
conferred a national benefit. No pro-
tectionist was more firmly convinced
than Mr.. Mckinley that the chief
function Of the policy was to preserve
the home market for the domestic
producer. He was strongly opposed
to any relaxation of the tariff laws
which would permit foreigners to sue
cessfully compete in Amer can mar.
kets. In short, he planted himself
on the proposition that the
world would be better off II external
trade was limited to an exchange of
non-competing products. He believed
that there would be room for a great
development of foreign commerce
along these lines, but he took no stock
in the free-trade idea that people
can be benefited by giving a chance to
foreigners to undersell them in their
home market.-San Francisco Chron.
icle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-01
The Feeding Floor.

The hog Is the cleanest domestic
animal we have and II he Is properly
cared for there will not be one par.
ticle of droppings or urine In that
hoghouse, says John Cowlne. They
will set one corner off into a kind
of closet and they will go back and
forward to that. Give them just
room enough to lie down and no
more. 1t is an advantage to have your
hoghouse divided off into pens. II
you haven't enough hogs to fill up
Jour hoghouse shut off part of the
space; give them just enough room
to occupy and no more. After you
have fed them clean the feeding
floor What would you think of your
wife If she let the dishes set on the
table from one morning to another?
Suppose the supper was served on the
same dishes. You would say to your
self that you wished you had not
married that woman. would no more
think of feeding my hogs on feed
ing moor that had not been cleaned
Immediately after the last meal than
I would of eating my dinner of the
breakfast dishes without washing.
have done it for thirty years. 1t is
small matter. We have wooden
hoe made out of 2x6 three feet in
length; have an old saw for the
lower edge. This is wide enough to
sweep off three or four feet at a
time. II your floor Is smooth and
II you can do 1t Immediately after
feeding you can clean it off as clean
as If swept. BY having the floor
three feet high on one side you can
clean it off month after month and the
refuse will not pile up on you. No
matter how wet or muddy 1t is, If your
hogs are confined in this building
their feed is always clean. Feed
your hogs corn and water would
add few oats and perhaps a basket
or two of raw potatoes once a week,
but my main feed would be corn and
cold water.