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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16

Sacramento Union: The paper manu-
facturers who are defling the waters Of
the Truckee River with acids and other
filthy refuse from their works above
Reno r guilty Of an outrageous Of
Tense; and if there be no law to restrain
them the making Of such a law ought
to be the first business of the Legisla-
lures next to meet in this State and in
Nevada.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
MINING TAX.

Notice Is hereby given that the taxes on the
proceeds of the mines Of Eureka county for
the quarter ending March 81, 1904. are
now due and payable to me at my office in Eu-
reka and the law in regard to the same will be
strictly enforced. W. j. HooPER,
Assessor Of Eureka County. Nevada.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
v a PRESS


Reno Gazette
The fasteners en- route for Gold
field, may be easily distinguished. They
are known by the c~orduroys, the SLOUGH
hat, the red and yellow boots. the belt
and leather shirt. When a Nevadan
starts for the front he e a hand-me-
downs a. IS a suit and is comfortable.
though less picturesque than the. tender
foot.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company viii be
held at the Office of the company, at P. Il. Hiui's
Furniture Store, Eureka. Nevada. on Saturday,
April %. 1904, at 2 o'clock p. m. for the purpose
Of electing q Board Of Trustees for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction Of such other bust
ness - may come before the meeting.
C. G. q. HUI,
Eureka, March 10, 1904. Secretary.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16

aDuring my trip in the Transvs.l I con-
tracted a heavy cold. i am pleased to state
that C~hamberlain's Cough Remedy gave me
prompt relief and after continuing its use
for a few DAYS was entirely nd Of the dis
tressing indisposition,' says MI. Albert T.
Stiasny, manager Of Anheuser-Busch Brew
ing Association, Cape Town, Africa This
remedy has a worldwide reputation for IL:
cures Of colds and can always be depended
upon. For sale by Mrs III. NJ. Schneiders
q Co.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-16
To Whom It May Concern.

Notice is hereby given that the three fol-
lowing separate irons or brands are the prop
erty of the undersigned wherever they may be
found on stock In Eureka, White Pine, or
EIko Counties:
On left shoulder, q
On left hip, II
On left hip, A
JOHN @. AIKEN.
Mineral Hill. Eureka County, Nevada.
February Is. 1904.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

Lee" faction or Tong of business men
and gamblers and the MOCK Duck faction
of so-called reformers called variously
by Ducks name or by that of Hip Sing
or On Leong. No native can under
stand what it is about, but good guess
is that the Mock Ducks, or outsiders,
try to blackmail the other fellows into
yielding up part of the profits of
gambling, even going to the length OF
calling on the mclean mans dreaded
and mysterious justice at times-which
is very naughty, according to Mott
street ideas.
But tho battles! Imagine the men
drawn up on opposite sides of a very
narrow street, some wearing ancient
armor of wadded silk under their loose
robes, others relying upon charms to
keep away the bullets. Every man shuts
his eyes tight and blazes away as fast
as he can. When the police come pound
ing down upon their heavy boots all is
over. A few of the heroes are whacked
judiciously. Does anyone ever g get
nurt? Oh, yes, occasionally. Mock
Duck himself was wounded a month
ago, and in one recent fight white man
waS killed, coming out of 4 saloon some
distance away. He had nothing to do
with it. Such are the playful wars Of
he"heathen Chinee' when ava; from.
home. -, s . !. !.
OWEN 11ANGDan:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

next congress, but the vacancy C thl
head 81 thsj dietary commltte tee caused
by the deA:hS Of Senator Hoar will ba
Allied by the desig nat on Of Senator or.
willie n. SPlatt, of Connsctic lieut. mr.
Plat has Tor many years been the rank.
ing member next 70 the chairman on
this committee, and his preeminent
qualifications Tor the Workmanship ie
recognized by everyone. He is one OF
the solid, conservative and able states
men whose record is absolutely clearand
of the highest grade. He is not2oneSo Of
the orators of the senate, and does not
trouble that body with many lengthy
speeches. When he does make an ad-
dress, it Is full of meat and not lawyer
in the body leaves the chamber during
its delivery.
Mr.. Plat is known internationally as
the author of the PLAT amendment"
which has been incorporated in the or
ganic law of the republic of Cuba and
which virtually gives the United States
protectorate over the island. 1t per
mits the United States to prevent Cuba
from swapping herself in debt, and pre-
vents her forming an alliance with any
other foreign power. The Connecticut
senator has been chairman of the COM
m1ttee on Cuban relations but as most
of the important legislation concerning
the relations between this country and
Cuba has been accomplished, the posi-
ton of chairman of the committee on
the judiciary will be more commensurate
with his ability and experience
Senator Plat is a typical New Eng
lander, tall, angular and cold on the ex-
terror. He is warm-hearted gentle
man, however, to those who have pene-
trated his New England reserve. He
Is fisherman and a hunter of note, and
has lodge in the Adirondacks to which
he retires every year to indulge in his
favorite recreation and rest from the
grind of senatorial duties.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

but found that there were demands upon
his time that compelled him to indefi-
nitely postpone the rest he contem-
plated. He then arranged to take a
hunting trip as a diversion and dream
Of few weeks quail and deer shooting
in Virginia. The republican leaders:
however, had other plans such as jubilee
dinners and meetings at which he was
expected to be present AS national
chairman he could not decline these en-
tertainments, and again his programme
of rest was interfered with.
Mr.. Cortelyou takes everything philo-
sophically, and lives on the hope of some
time getting away from political wor-
ries and really enjoying period Of rest.
for him, as since 1897. when he became
assistant secretary to President .McKin-
ley, and year later secretary. he has
had very little opportunity of enjoying
the recreation and rest which ordinary
mortals account as necessary. He has
been in the habit of devoting from IL
to Is hours every day to his work. That
application did not seem to have any
effect upon him, for he would show up
at the white house at nine o'clock in the
morning as fresh and energetic as
though he had retired at nine in the
evening. instead of two hours after mid
night. The long strain. however, is tell
ing even on Mr.. Cortelyou, and the ire
mendous work he performed during the
late campaign has added five or ten
years to his age.
If Chairman Cortelyou can get away
he will either go to the West Indies or
Europe, and remain there until the 1t h
of March. He will then enter Presi-
dent Roosevelt's cabinet as postmaster
general. If he desires to indulge his APP
petite for work, he will not be disap-
pointed in that position. Of all the
heads of departments in Washington
the postmaster general is the busiest
and. If so inclined, can put in more hours
Of work than any of his colleagues
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

now the property Of the United States
national museum in this city. At the
last session of congress resolution was
adopted to print facsimile OF this in
teresting book for the use of congress-
The interchangeable process was
used, and 5000 copies of the book, as
prepared by Mr.. Jefferson, We're printed,
5000 for the use of the senate and 5000
for the use of the house.
The volume is an exact facsimile Of
the one found in Jefferson's library and
is bound in full red leather: 1t contains
two manuscript leaves in the handwrit:
ing of Jefferson, and the title page i'll
that stateman's own handwriting which
reads: THE Life and Morals of Jesus
OF Nazareth, extracted textually from
the Gospel in Greek, Latin, French and
English" The compilation consists of
parallel columns OF extracts from the
Gospels in the original Greek, the Latin,
the French and, English. There are NO
comments, and the book is of use only tt
those versed in these languages. s, It III
generally valued, however. as a remark
able curiosity, and the demand for il Is
something unprecedented in the history
oftgovernment documents. - 8.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

Under new Norway law it is de-
creed CD that certain arcana and
patent medicines named be excluded:
(2) the publication of advertisements
in Norwegian newspapers to further
the sale of any and all foreign patent
medicines is forbidden; 90 the i'm
portation of all arcana and medicines
is forbidden except by druggists and
private persons under special permit;
az fines not to exceed 5000 kroner
81, 340) may be imposed for violations
Of any of the above enactments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

houses On the block 81 200 feet facing
the avenue. Morgan paid. $3.50, 900 for
the middle one, the Phelps Dodge man
sion; for the one 1t the upper corner,
the Stokes place, he has just paid over
/ az million. The land behind them he
already owns. Here part Of the mu-
scum is5already being built, but anyone
can see that it is only a wing of the
building as 1t will be completed.
Wonder is often expressed that Mr..
Morgan continues to live so far down.
town and to the eastward when he
might follow his neighbors to Fifth ave-
nue. opposite the park. The museum
plan would explain it. Thst to be useful
should not be too far from that great
hive Of people where for considerable
distances they huddle together more
than 1000 to the acre, while Bombay
alone of all the other cities of the world
shelters $50 to the acre. The late Will
liam H. Vanderbilt once opened his art
gallery. But the intelligent" public of
upper Fifth avenue so misused the priv
ilege that he revoked it. It was small
loss to art lovers, for the Vanderbilt
collections were but a fraction of those
which Mr.. Morgan has assembled; and
the best of the lot are now in the Metro
politan museum-wh6se president, by
the way, Mr.. Morgan has just become.
AS president of the :Metropolitan-and
everybody expects him to be good pres
ident-and as the owner of big mu-
scum of his own, Mr.. Morgan will be
commanding figure in the art life OF
New York.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

possibly so settlement workers" The
main body were the members of the
club, who must be residents of the lower
East side. The president was pros
porous pawnbroker, whose plump ap-
pearance gave little hint of his idealism.
A socialist candidate for governor of a.
great state made speech wild with de-
nunc1ation of the rich; no one minded
even among the few millionaires pres
ent. TWO of the speeches were as fine
as any | ever heard. Both were techni-
cal discussions of public Improvements.
What other audience would listen as
patiently to such utterances?
The favorite Of the evening was one
OF the poorest speakers, but man of
the highest type. Almost 20 years have
passed since first knew him in the old
Neighborhood guild, the forerunner Of
so many settlements" This man has
lived in the East side longer than the
East siders themselves; they do not feel
toward him as toward others of his
class. When he blundered out his de-
nunclations of the miserable million
aires who had so bungled the Subway
everybody laughed sympathetically.
For what he said is true. The Chamber
of Commerce crowd have bungled it.
The commissioners have Jumped the
construction and operating contracts so
that ordinary contractors could not bid.
They gave lease of the Subway for IS
years. They built the road with public
money, yielding profit of nine millions
on the construction alone, and permitted
the Belmont syndicate to pay back the
money one per cent. year, with three
per cent. for interest This is equivalent
to the company getting money at four
per cent. and never having to pay the
principal. What a golden bargain is
the Subway! The lessons have under
taken to build the Brooklyn extension
for 100000, though it will cost fully
six times as much, rather than let some
one else get the contract.
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There is no country which has 81

There is no country which has 50
many women's colleges as the United
States, but the largest women's educa-
tional institution in the world is in
Great Britain, says the Twentieth Cen.
fury Home. This is the Royal Hollo.
way college, which was founded by
Thomas Holloway, but owes its origin
to woman, Mrs. Holloway, who in
spired her husbands gift. The build.
ings and equipment of the Royal Hol.
)oway college cost about $4,000, 900,
and the ground on which they stand
comprises :: nearly one hundred
acres.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

There is young American achiev-
ing fame in England in an unusual
way He is showing the British med
ical men how much poison he can eat
and drink without i'll effect. His
menu on a recent occasion was paris
green, strychnine. blue indigo, phos.
phorous and atropine. It was all very
simple. Each plate contained it's
deadly burden of brilliant green and
blue and white powders. One after
the other the American partook of
each, missing none.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

A search for lost treasure amount.
ing to more than 100000 of Mexican
silver, which is said to be lying at the
bottom of Collins lake in Leon county,
Texas, will soon be commenced. A
Joint stock company composed of a
number of business men of Oakwood,
Tex, and other citize:!s of that Sec
ton has been organized for the pur-
pose Of conducting the search for this
buried or hidden silver in a systematic
manner. The company will drain the
water from this lake by means of pow
erful steam pumps.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

have leisure for charitable work, and
those whose paid business it is, to do it
intelligently. 1t brings together the
wealthy women of leisure who are
everywhere the mainstay of charity and
young men and women who as trained
nurses or board of health physicians or
almshouse attendants serve the very
poor.
Kennedy has given money for such
purposes before. He erected the Char
ity Organization building for the So
ciety so named,' to provide a clearing
house for societies that might otherwise
duplicate their work.
A school Of doing good to your fellow
man-it sounds like fake" But it is
not even what a college student would
call IAN easy elective" The course in
cludes lectures by men and women of
worldwide repute in their specialties,
and personal visits to almshouses, con-
sumption hospitals and prisons. And
while the students are cautioned against
prying visits to tenements they are en-
couraged to make real friends among
the very poor How slow a task this is
against the prejudices of recently ar
rived immigrants only the Oldest work.
ers know. But even a beginner might
get hint OF it; for instance, at one of
the banquets of the East Side Civic club
These dinners cost Is cents. They are
held in Clinton hall, the gift of a gener-
Gus woman to the social needs of the
East side, and one of the most beautiful
buildings in the city. AS speakers the
most eloquent men in the city are sand
wiched between ruder but earnest
voices from the neighborhood.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

permits supreme justice to retire when
he reaches the age of 70 or when he has
served 20 years. Chief Justice Fuller
will be u years Of age next February.
He was appointed chief justice in April,
1888, and although he has not served
20 years, he is still eligible for retire.
ment on account of age. 1t is under
stood that the chief justice has not been
in the most robust health and is think
ing of giving up the arduous work of his
position.
Associate Justice John Marshall Har-
Ian is another member of the supreme
bench who is eligible for retirement,
both for age and for length of service.
He was II years of age last June, and
took his seat on the supreme bench in
December, 1877. He will have COM
pleted q years as a supreme court
justice on the 10th of December. He
has been one of the strongest men phys
ically of all the justices, but is now be-
ginning to show his age He has been
an exceptionally Woodworking member
of the bench and is still insistent on do
ing his full share of the duties of the
court. He has led an active outdoor life.
which accounts for his fine physical con-
dition, and still at his advanced age is
one Of the most enthusiastic golf play
ers at the national capital. There has
been considerable talk Of his retiring.
but unless advancing years should tell
on him more rapidly than they have, he
may remain to complete 30 years of
service.
The next one of the associate justices
who can retire for age in the near fu-
ture is Justice Brown, who will be "a
years Of age on March 2. 1906. He has
been on the supreme bench for II years,
Then comes Justice Brewer, who will
reach the age of 70 in June, 1907. He was
commissioned an associate justice in De-
cember, 1889. and has Is years to his
credit. Associate Justice Peckham was
appointed in 1895, and will reach the age
of 70 in November, 1908. The othe,
members of the court are comparatively
young men. Justice McKenna is 81
Justice White SO, Justice Holmes &C and
Justice Day IS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

it can. 1t used to be called coming
out" The briefer formula is now ito
present Miss So-and-So." The, earlier
days of the winter are reserved for this
species of social proclamation that a
new star has arisen in the galaxy of
society bellies; for the good human rea-
son that it leaves so much more of the
gayeties of her first winter for the de-
butante to enjoy.
It is curious performance. In
theory the girl has never had on a long
gown before, or spoken to grown-ups
as grown-up. She has been a. child
among children, eating bread and but
ter and cocoa with plenty of milk, going
to bed early and studying useful things.
All at once she is lady, versed in the
arts and manners of the world How is
it managed? Truth to tell, much OF
the last two years Of study have been
directed to this point. The first i'm
preston is SO important. Probably the
poor child has spent half her years in
Europe. The chances are hundred to
one that she is better grounded in the
accomplishments than the sciences.
She has not been to college; she does
know French and enough about music
to talk opera intelligently. She is apt
to be IS, though exceptional circum-
stances may hasten or delay a year or
so a prominent debut.
There are two dozen society debu-
tantes of the great families this year.
Easily foremost in interest are two.
President Roosevelt's niece, the child
If his sister and of the hustling real es-
tate operator, Douglas Robinson, stands
first in general though not in society
interest. The Douglas Robinsons have
plenty of money and are getting more
the real estate business is pretty good,
thank you; Mr.. Robinson is the agent of
one Astor estate besides; and they are
we'll connected. But the great society
debutante of the year is Miss Anita
Stewart, daughter Of the William Rhine
lander Stewards and relative of dozen
great New York families, such as the
Lispenards and the Rhinelanders, be-
sides the Drexels, of Philadelphia. Her
mother was an Armstrong, of Baltimore.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23
MINNESO NEWS.
!. All About Butter,

. The biennial report Of the state dairy
and food commission soon to be pre-
sented1o the legislature, will show that
Minnesota is today making %, 600, 600
pounds more butter annually than it
did four. years ago when, Coy. :. b
Van SAINT, then dairy governor, first
came into office. ..# ."
: In four years the number Of cream
cries has increased from $50 to ISL, and
the product of butter for this year will
equal ~, 600, 000 pounds. 3@At the same
time the quality has increased to
point where Minnesota has won hrst
place in competition with the world
for both dairy and creamery butter: I
Since January. i. 1898, cheese factories
have increased in number Of seventy
three to ninety, and skim stations
from fifty-two to sixty-six. This is q
gain for the year of Ill new cream
cries, seventeen cheese factories, and
fourteen skim stations. The point has
now been reached where Minnesota
probably produces more butter than
any other state in the union. And
with the fact long established that it
produces more -four, Minnesota now
has unquestionable right to the title
Gov. Van SAINT has given it of 1.-THE
Bread and Butter State" =
To supply the Ill new creameries
with milk means an increase of 40, 900
cows
Since two years ago the number of
farmers supplying milk to creameries
has increased from 5O,3s to SO, 900;
number of cows from 3s?,356 to 49,
740; pounds of milk from 1917, 1885,
$50 to 1851. 642,619: bntter from e.
726, 800 to 70. 266 3s4; amount paid to
patrons from $40, 94l, 466. 80 to $685.
oS2.2l.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23
Prof. ]. N. Harper, of the Unive

Prof. ]. N. Harper, of the University
Of Kentucky, is, according to a para
graph which is on it's rounds in Eng
lish newspapers, tobacco expert, and
has been advising Col Everard, who
has been experimenting at Randles-
town, County Meath, Ireland, in grow.
ing tobacco. It is claimed the mois-
ture of the Irish climate is good for
tobacco culture, and that there is
plenty of the right kind of soil in the
Emerald Isle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

One hundred thousand sheep viii
be prepared for the; market this win
ter at the beet-sugar factories, in the
vicinity of Eaton, Greeley, Windsor,
Longmont, FIT. Collins and Loveland,
Col. The beet pulp makes the best of
feed for lambs, and Colorado feeders
are much encouraged over the market
prospects. About 10000 lambs will be
fed upon field peas in the San Luis
Valley, Colorado, this winter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

Piassava is a fiber made from the
bamboo tree and is used in Europe to
make brooms. brushes and the like.
In Liberia the bamboo is taken from
the tree AID placed in water until the
outer covering decays. 1t is then
beaten in forked stick, erected for
the purpose, until there remains only
the fiber, which is weighed and bound
in bundles much like American wheat,
except that it is bound at both ends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

Extensive experiments in the effect
of electric light on the growth of
plants are being undertaken by the
Horticultural Society of England. Ex-
periments in America have shown
marked effects, but not desirable ones
in all cases. Cauliflower and radishes
run largely to top. Melons, cucum-
bers, strawberries, beans and other
vegetables were quickened in growth
by several days. Flowers are invigor.
ated and produce deeper shades of
color
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23
The jefferson Bible.

HERE is a tre-
mendOus demand
upon congressman
just now for copies
of the Jefferson
Bible,'' as it is
called, or to be
more acc ur a t e
"The Life and Nor
ais of Jesus OF MAJ
areth." This is a
work of Thomas
Jefferson, and is