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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08

The following communication was
sent to the Carson News last week by a
Carson mother:
II wish to complain against the
course of study prescribed in the public
schools of Nevada. My little girl of IL
years has the following studies: Read
ing, writing, written arithmetic, mental
arithmetic, spelling, geography, history,
grammar, physiology, with occasional
compositions, the learning of quotations
by heart, and poetic and other recita-
tions that come later assume.
"She has to study three and four
hours evenings, after school hours, to
get her lessons. am sure it is not be-
cause she is unusually dull, because all
her little playmates do the same, and
personally know the mothers of five
other children in her class who assure
me they have to do the same amount of
work out of school hours. l protest
that 1t is too much for child of IL years
the average in the grade is IL be-
lieve. 1t seems to me if the News
would give publicity to the matter,
something could be done. understand
that the teachers or School Trustees
have nothing to do with the course
which is required by the State Board
of Education.
"a MOTHER"
Commenting on the above the News
says: "The mother is correct. Any
course or study which requires the
child of average mental capacity to
study even one hour-or any time at all
out of school. hours, should be opposed
by every parent in Nevada. There are
good many things more important
than mental development in child IL
years of age. The main one is health.
The child who spends his time out of
school in playing and romping gen.
orally. will be better fitted for life's
battle than the one devoting his time to
study.
"In the city of Denver. we believe.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
ST. LOUIS FAIR RATES.
Low Round Trip Tickets Via South
ern Pacific Route.

The st. Louis Exposition is drawing
to a close. The next sale dates are
September 10Th, Goth, 28th. and Goth.
October Sd. 4th. 9th, 9th, 18th, Goth,
Goth and eth. On these dates and these
dates only, can you leave for the St.
Louis Exposition.
Fare for the round trip: Battle
Mountain to st. Louis, $60.50; Pali-
sade to St. Louis and return $57 95 !;
Wells to st. Louis and return, S53. .45
Tickets are good for ninety days to
make the round trip. Write TO the
agent or myself for sleeping car reser
vations and say the date you wish to
leave your station, which must be as
above, and all arrangements will be
made for your trip. If you wish any
further information write to me, or to
the nearest Southern Pacific agent.
JOHN M. FULTON,
District Freight & Passenger Agent,
Reno, New. sl7ml
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
ROLL OF HONOR.

The following is the Honor Roll Of the Eu
reka Public School for the month beginning
Sept and ending Sept. 30, 1904. Tota
number Of pupils enrolled 12G
SENIOR CLASS.
Christy Fulton
MIDDLE CLASS.
Pearl Hancock Josephine Mulcoy
JUNIOR GRADE.
Chester Paul Estella Reid
Annie Gibson James Morrison
Ben Regli Walter Burdick
Charles DeFlon Mary Burdick
Mary Morrison
EIGHTH GRADE
Lyman Fulton Mary Rebagleatti
Mary DsFlon Herbert Burdick
Bertha Brown
G. w. WAITS, Principal,
MABEL SPINNER, Vice Principal.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Mildred Spaulding Margaret Gibson
Pearl Mulcoy Mamie Rogsntini
FIFTH GRADE
Sarah ImObersteg Norma Green
Aggie Yost Morris Leighton
Creighton Whitmore
ANNA JOHNSON. Teacher.
FOURTH GRADE.
James Gibson Alice Dees
Ada Mcbride
THIRD GRADE.
George Yost Idela Spinner
Noko Burdck Charlotte Spaulding
Grace Clark
EDITH J. SwIcK, Teacher.
SECOND GRADE.
Andy Allen Althea Father
Dan Nostrosa Pearl Morrison
Henry Rattazzi Eddie Delaney
Della Robinson Vincent Mer ialdo
Christina Laird George Dees
Afford PHILIPPE
FIRsT GRADE
Adela Rattazzi Nevada johnson
Maud Harris Ada Lncey
Eileen Breen Alfred Gibson
tiIadys Hicks Mildred Laird
Marion Schendel Elsie Hooper
Willie Laird Lane George
Celia Delaney
HELEN WHITMoRE, Teacher.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
mExuco's SILVER PRODUCTION.

The London Financial News com.
ments on the fact that Mexico. though
so famous as producer of silver, never
before last year reached the leading
position among silver-mining countries.
Whether or not it is that the smallness
of the price has diverted American en-.
terprise from silver, the fact remains
that in 1908 the smaller republic got
ahead of the United States. Notwith-
standing the constantly falling price,
Mexico in 1908 almost trebled her out.
put of 1881, and but for the depreciation
in the metal she might by this time
have ranked among the wealthiest states
of the world.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
Fusion in Lander County.

The Democratic and Silver Party
Convention at Battle Mountain nomi.
mated the following ticket for Lander
County: Assemblymen, l.. Z. Hendricks
and Robert Pohl District Attorney, H.
E. Driscoll Treasurer, Robert Hogan
Recorder, II. w. Dyer Clerk, T. G.
Malloy Assessor, Lee Crum Sheriff,
M. j. Murphy Commissioners. George
w. Dale, Andrew b. Eason /; Surveyor,
Dennis Scully.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
SILVER BoLTERs RECOGNIZED.
Secretary Of State Douglass Rules
They Are the Silver Party.

Secretary Of State Douglass Rules
They Are the Silver Party.
Carson News. Oct. L: The bolters
from the Winnemucca Convention from
this time on represent the regular Sil.
yer Party Of Nevada, such having been
the ruling made by Secretary Of State
Douglass.
This means that the so-called Silver
party which fused with the Democrats
to support gold.bug candidates must
hustle mp another title before the next
campaign goes on, and the party which
balked ut ramming Parker down their
throats and who are supporting the
Populist nominees for Presidential cleo
tors and Ex-Governor Sadler for Oon.
gress, are now the Silver party propsr.
There is no official designation of the
other. but undoubtedly IL has earned
the right to be termed the Democratic
annex.
In view Of the circumstances there
was nothing else for Mr.. Douglass to do.
The platform OF the first Convention
Of the Silver party held at Winuemucca
some ~ years ago declared the purpose
of its organization "solely to further
the fight for silver" and 30 when it
came to a contest to determine who
who should have the name. rs between
the "annex" devoted to silver, and the
other faction devoted to the gold fight
still, there could be no question - to
which ia entitled to be called "silver."
Mr.. Douglass certified the following
parties, all of which will have Presiden.
tial electors ON the official ballot, to be
voted for this election:
Republican Party.
Silver Party.
Democratic and Silver Party.
Socialist Party.
The citizen of Nevada who cannot
find some one of the four Presidential
nominees in accord with his views 10
hard to please.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
Senator HOar Dead.

George Frisbie Hoar, senior Senator
from Massachusetts. died at his home
in Worcester ON Sept. 80, aged 78 years.
Six weeks before the end came his
physicians dispared Of his life, and ON
Tuesday Of last week he sank into .
state of coma from which he never
rallied. Last Winter the Senator was
attacked with lumbago, and the death
of his wife proved such blow to him
that he never recovered entirely from
its effects. He was native of Concord.
Mass, and q graduate of Harvard's.
He was elected OH the Republican
ticket to Congress for four terms,
and in 1877 was elected United States
Senator. He was reelected in 1888.
He was delegate to many National Con.
ventions of his party. and man promi.
nent in the civic and literary life Of his
State, as well as in the political life.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
Douglas County Nominees.

The Douglas County Conventions at
Genoa last week nominated the follow
ing tickets: Democrats, Assembly, H.
NJ. Todd Sheriff, William Mccormack;
District Attorney, passed Clerk and
Treasurer, Henry oliver Recorder,
Fred Klotz; Commissioner, Frank
Fettic. Republicans. Assembly. M.
Jacobson Sheriff, Nels Johnson Dis
trict Attorney, ID. w. Virgin; Clerk,
II. @. Jepsen Recorder, passed; Com
missioners, Fred Schaachet, Hugh Park.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
Jurymen Strike for Higher Wages

A jury refused to act on a civil case
in the District Court at Winnemucca
last Saturday unless the wages were
raised from SO to $5 per day. The
Jurors claim that by the time they pay
their expenses from different points OF
the county and meet hotel bills the
sum of So per day allowed them by
law is not sufficient to meet the bills.
Accordingly they have asked for an in
crease. The Court took the matter
under consideration.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
Democratic Nominees in Nye County.

The following is the ticket nominated
by the Democratic Convention of Nye
County State Senator. Thomas +.
Eckels Assemblymen, George A. Cole.
Barney McCann and James G.. Cushing;
Sheriff and Assessor, Thomas McCabe /;
Clerk, @. G. Bevis; Auditor and Re-
corder, G. L. Grimes; Treasurer, Tim
O'Connell District Attorney, w. b.
Pittman Surveyor, w. S. Shea; Com-
missioners, AL Revert. Eugene Locke.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
Green COlOred Candles.

One of the big iron mines in the Lake
Superior region uses candles of light
green color. The reason is not an
aesthetic one, but commercial one.
The green candles cannot be purchased
i'm the local stores. so the company's rep
resentatives feel reasonably sure that
the mine store house is not supplying
light for domestic purposes as well as
for the mines.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
Nve County Iudependent Ticket.

So far as can be ascertained the fol-
lowing make up the Independent ticket
"a at present constituted State Sena-
tor. Carl Young; Sheriff, Tom Logan !;
Recorder, w. J. Rice; District At
torney, Charles Richards. - Tonopah
Bonanza.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
APPLES FOR SALE.

This seasons crop of apples, the Wealthy
Hass, Duchess of Oldenburg and Strawberry
varieties for sale on the ranch at / cent
pound by the ton anything under ton II
cents. Apples in quantities delivered in Eu-
reka 2 cents pound. Orders will be taken
in Eureka. WILLIAM III. SMITH.
Newark Valley. White Pine County.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
DUCkWATER APPLES

Fall and Winter apples for sale ut the
Irwin Ranch on Duckwater. Splendid eat
ing and cooking apples of all kinds, cent a
pound on the ranch in any quantity.
RALPH IRWIN.
Duckwater, Nevada, Sept. IA, 1904.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08

More than 800 men receive their pay
from the Southern Pacific Company at
Sparks.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08

A Chicago syndicate is to establish
IS, 200, 900 department store in Mexico.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-08
Annual Meeting.

FNHE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
L stockholders of the Eureka Consolidated
Mining Company will be held on MONDAY, octo-
Der II. 1904. at II O'Clock NJ. at the Office Of
the company. Room "a. $40 Pine street. San Fran
cisco, California. for the election OF . Board Of
Directors to serve for the ensuing term and the
transaction Of snch other business may be
brought before the meeting.
Transfer books will close on Friday. October
IA, 1904. at 8 o'clock Pm.
II. p. BUSH. Secretary.
Ofice-Room "a, $40 Pine street. San Francisco,
California. I'd
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15
Amer,canI,at,on ny Public sohoo,

AmericaniIation ny Public Schools.
In Brooklyn school not far from the
bridge | visited room where sixty-five
very small children were packed into a
space properly intended for twenty. A
bright faced young woman was steady
ing sleeping baby upon his third OF n
seat while she heard the remaining
sixty-four recite. by the end OF the
hour she had the sleepy one at the
blackboard delightedly making fig.
ure
He and his brother here are little
Cubans." she explained. They speak
no English, but the brother can already
Initiate anything the rest can do"
1 saw the small class n few DAYS
later and these two were already melt.
ed into the rank and ile and were los
Ing the distinctly foreign look Soon
they will begin TO be ashamed of their
beautiful Spanish name and will re.
wise its spelling in Difference TO their
friends linguistic limitations. Esther
Oberrhein in the entering class changes
to Esther O'BTien in the next grade.
Down In Marion street dark eyed son
OF Naples who came last spring as
Giuseppi Vagnotti appeared in Septem-
Der as Mike Jones.
The adaptabiltty of childhood modi-
fies moro than the names. Mr.. Hewitt.
in looking for types" to photograph,
remarked the extraordinary homo
geneousness of upper grade children.
Swedish, Norwegian, Italian-alI were
American.-World's Work.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15
Nothing !. New Apparently.

Apparently there were schools OF
shorthand as carly as the third century.
and in Egypt. \ recently discovered
papyrus, according TO the London
Chronicle. was contract between a
shorthand teacher and man who
wished. one of his slaves to acquire the
art. The fee was 100 drachm@. 40 to
he paid on apprenticeship, 40 at the
end of year and the balance when
the slave was proficient. Shorthand
writing was. then presumably not so
easy of attainment as II Is now. Among
The other documents OF the Oxrhyn-
chus papyri Is the account of fatal
accident and OF the body of the victim
being examined by the coroner OF the
day. In company with a public ply
sician. That dates back to the second
century of our era. in which, judging
by other discoveries, the formal invita-
tons 10 dinner might be literal render
lngs OF ours at the present time.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15
KtpIlng's Verse.

IT is not strange thing. when one
thinks of ii, that Kipling's verse should
be oftener praised or condemned for
Its political content than for its more
strictly poetical qualities. Thus Mr..
Perry the editor of the Atlantic Month
~. sums up the philosophy Of THE
Five Nations"
To read him, after reading the po-
lltical poetry of Milton or Shelley. OF
Lowell or Whittier, is 10 be conscious
Of startling and radical difference,
not merely on the specific issue OF hu.
man liher,y. but also In the general
conception of life and destiny. Mr..
Ktpling's gospel Is very simple. 1t Is
the neolithic one OF carrying a big
stick. AID the finest poem he has ever
written was Inspired by mood OF
reditation-all too rare In him-upou
the vast responsibilities entailed upon
the possessors or superior physical
force"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15
Achievement. OF th. N.r~o.

Forty years ago the negroes of the
south did not own square foot of
ground nor roof TO cover them. Now
there are 10000 farms owned by ne
groes. valued at $;850.0oO. 900; $4,000
homes outside the farm ownerships,
valued at $265. 000.O 900. and personal
property valued ut $l65, OOo, 900. so.
starting from nothing, here IL an &c.
eumulatfon OF nearly $500, OOO. 600.
When the work began, not / per cent
OF the negro adults OF the south could
read or write. Today 40 per cent. can
DO SO. Fifty per cent OF the children
are attending school. and with more
facilities more would attend. There are
soo colored physicians in practice, 800
lawyers and 10000 schoolteac cheers.
There are 100000 books In the homes
or colored people. and they own and
publish $50 newspapers and ma gaines.
Christian Work. ~.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15
JAPS AND THE MULE.
Why the Combination Does Not Get
ON Well Together.


$50 the Japanese rice growers are not
willing 20 tackle that interesting native
Institution, the American mule, with
put the aid OF home folk" said an OBJ
servant man TO the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, land | can see where
they are right about the matter. The
American mule Is long cared, quick
heeied. supple Tinted mystery, and no
man. no matter how wise he may be,
can do anything with him unless he
have special training. AS matter of
fnct. the white man in America is sad
ly deficient when il comes 10 work
ing knowledge of the mule. Up TO the
present writing the American negro is
the only living person who can claim
anything like mastery when IL comes
10 tho mule Somehow there is some
thing In the nature 81 the black man
and the mule which makes IL easier for
them TO get along. Just what Ii is | do
not know. But even the black man will
have his ups and downs. now and then
with the mule, and ! Have seen some
very Interesting Instances of this kind.
one or the most amusing being that of
an extremely hard skulled negro who
never wanted better weapon thnn his
head in any sort OF conflict with man
or beast
One day he fell out with his mule.
Ordinarily they got aiong well togeth-
er. But In some way the mule OH the
day in question made the negro mad
and the fight began. In the first place
The negro broke his water jug over the
mules head. This did not feaze the an
imai. Grabbing The mule by the cars
and taking good. irm grip. the black
man landed with vigor between the
mnle's ears. using his head as a weap
on. The blow was II knockout blow all
Right. but tbs trouble WIS that IL
shocked the negro out also. Both mule
and negro fell 10 the ground like !. 4.
10 short while both were Mp 4,
and after that they were fairly good
friends again. The Japs are right. They
VIII need special training on the mule
proposition and no mistake, and the
negro Is about the best man they can
get TO do the training"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15
Steamer owen billiard.

Mail and passengers to and from Whit
stone, lrvington, Weems, MilIenbeck
Merry Point and Urbana, daily Except
Sunday.
SCHEDULE:
Leaye-White Stone, a. m; Irvington
las; Weems, S.15; Millenbeck, 9; Merry
Point, $50; arrive Urbana, 11.3O q. m.
Leave-Urbana, 2 p. m; Mi ienbeck, 8
Merry Point, $50; Weems, 400; Iryinston
3 arrive White Stone, d. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15

Ing. but there It. is, with 400 feet OF
earth on top or II.
'SFhere are no scars on the face OF
the country round about to indicate
the great changes that have taken
place othc. than the old shore line OF
the lake, which eau be traced for miles
and miles along the side OF the Wa.
satch mountains. 1000 feet higher than
the present surface OF the lake. max
Ing IL the largest inland body OF water
OF which we have any knowledge. It
Is evident That when this vast lake
was drained the water went out with
n rush, but whether 10y the Snake riy.
or route or the Grand canyon OF the
Colorado biologists have never dennite
~ determined However. that has
nothing TO do with the subject under
discussion. except Co show the won-
derful changes that have taken place
In the great iniermonntain hnain sincs
the uphcavni OF the continent
what was the result OF tho boring
for gas at ogdcnf shortly after the
drill passed through the stratum OF
wood II encountered quicksand. which
bai1ed NIL attempts AZ further progress
so the work was abandoned This sand
Ia all probability extends out under
the lake.
1T Is easy to conjecture. therefore,
that the Southern Pacific engineers
have encountered an unknown depth
of quicksand. with thin veneering of
Bear river mud"
VIII the engineers be able TO over
come This difficulty? That Is question
that must be answered and problem
To be solved before the millions already
spent in trying to shorten the line of
the Central Pacific between Ogden and
California will become effective. Ap.
parently harder engineering task was
never undertaken. The outcome will
lac UNIT hnH NxifI {O,or.et
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15
R1CHMoND, FREDERICKSBURG &
POTOMAC r. r.

RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG s.
POTOMAC r. r.
Schedule an effect January 1IM, 1904.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRr1wApn
w g. s m; daily: Stops on signal at occoquan
10 a. m. daily. Stops nj Alexandrta
10 20 n. m. Sundays only Stops on sigral o,
BROOKE. Aqua. Wide Water, Quantico.
~ A. Cherry Hill, Occoquan and Alexan.ris'
signal Ut Brooke, Aquia, Wide %ster
Quanuco, Cherry Hill, Freestone. Deco,
auan, Lorton. Accotink, FrancoDia and
z; m. daily except Sunday. Stops Mt
Alexandra. -
4sP; N: daily. Stops on signal at Brooke
VIDE water. Quantico and Alexandria:
40 q, and at Reid Sunday only.
AZ Va y. m. daily. Stops at Alexandria. Stops
On signal at occoquap Sunday only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
D % a. m. daily except Sunday. Richmond
., accommodation. Makes All Local stops.
81 a an, m. oaily, Atlantic Coast Line train.
sundays only; at Milford, boswell and
ashland daily, and on signal at other
. local stops on Sundays only.
40 a. m. daily except Sunday. Makes local
stops on signal. '
IL Is p: m. daily ,seaboard Airline train. Stops
on signal az Lorton and OccoQuan sun
days only. and daily at Quantico1 Milford
boswell and Ashland.
20 ?: m. daily, A, Q. L. train. Stops at Dos
9 80 p. m. daily, makes local stops on signal.
IL 2; m. DAILY, ;; a. L. train. Stops at Dos
. Wen ana ashland on signal.
accommodation train leaves Richmond 4 n
m M; daily except Sunday. Arrive Fredericks-
&C. COX, Agent.
W.D. DUKE, CIV. GULF. w.P.TAYLoR.
Gen. Man. Asst Gen. Man. Traf. Man.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15

Much surprise was caused In sweden
few weeks ago by tho selection OF
the historical painter. Count George
Won Rosen. as successor of the poet
Snoiisl<y as member OF the Swedish
academy. The count was apparently
Affected by the criticism evoked by his
choice and declined the honor on. the
ground that his literary Efforts were
too insignificant to entitle him to a
piscs 10 tho academy. SO
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-15
PUZZLE TO ENGINEERS.
Miles OF Track of Railroads sirkir n
I'm Amexfcass Dead Sea


In Americans Dead Sea.
What is the matter with the bottom
81 Ame5"a's Dead seattle Great Salt
lake Of Utah -thst II will not support
the foIty-eight miles OF grade and tres
tie that the Southern Pacific engineers
have been trying to construct across
an arm of it?
In a recent issue OF the Los Angeles
(CalD Times appeared dispatch from
Salt Lake City telling about the diff
culties encountered. necessitating the
postponement again and again of the
opening OF this cutoff lin the Central.
Pacific line for the running OF trains.
Miles and miles of the new track have
sunk as much as seven feet below
grade. and that after firm foundation
was thought TO have been secured by
driving piles TO great depth. A num-
Der or work trains have even been
swallowed by the salty sea through the
sudden giving away OF the bottom.
1t has been surmised that Bear river
has filed in the bottom Of the lake with
sediment too weak TO sustain the
great weight thrown upon 1t by the
building OF the railroad track on q pom
toon OF plies a. J. Woodbury.. who
mas devoted some study to the problem,
says there Is doubtless another cause.
lie ascrIbcs II 10 the existence OF n
quicksand OF unknown depth under a
thin layer OF river mud. Said Mr..
Woodbury.:
Ogden is ten miles from Great Salt
lake and l(sl foot btyhar So thu .,o-lx,
nineties an effort was made to devotion
natural Qas. which had been success
fulIy accomplished some miles 10 the
southwark. At a depth 400 feet lower
than the present bottom OF the lake the
drill brought up pieces or wood. have
In my possession now some OF the bits
or wood. which secured Mt tie time
Waether the wood grew there or was
brought down by an avalanche or great
HOOD there Is OF course no way OF tell