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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-01-07

The Grand Jury made the following
report to Judge Peter Breen last week.
which was accepted by the Court as q
partial report and the Jury vas tenn
porarily dismissed:
EUREKA, New, Dec. 30, 1904.
To His Honor Peter Breen, Judge of the
Third Judicial District Court of the State
ofNevada, in and for the County of Eureka.
We, the Grand Jury impanelled ON
the Goth day of December, 1904, and
charged by your Honor with the duty
of making such examinations and in
vestigations of the affairs of Eureka
County and the official conduct of its
various officers, and especially certain
public rumors to the effect that some OF
our county officials had accepted brides
in a case which came before our court;
also, the two cases which were awaiting
the action of this Grand Jury, beg re-
sp~ectfully to submit the following report:
We take pleasure in commencing the
management of the financial affairs OF
the county, and we believe that the adj
ministration of the Board of County
Commissioners and other officers con-
nected with this branch OF the County
Government, has been careful III
economical In all respects that come
under our notice, and is a matter OF
sincere congratulations for our tax
payers.
The reports of the various committees
appointed to look into special matters,
we hand in to your Honor with our re-
port. The books of the various officers
of the county we find to be correct and
neatly kept. All moneys collected by
the Clerk turned owe to the Treasurer.
We counted the money and fluid 1t to be
correct, the amount agrees with the
Auditors balance. The books of Eu-
reka School District are neat INT well
kept. The Assessors books are written
up and well attended to. The Re
corder's books are neatly kept and bal
ance up to date.
Indictments.
In the matter of the State of Nevada
VS.. j. 7. Moore, charged with assault
to commit murder, the bill was ignored.
In the case of the State of Nevada VS..
Ernest Trento, charged with house
breaking, a true bill found.
In the matter of certain public
charging public officers OF ac-
brides, which were called TO
BUR attention by your Honor, we report
as follows:
After a thorough examination of all
and a great many witnesses we
find no facts whatever to establish said
We, therefore, exonerate all
said officials from all such charges.
Want Laws Repealed.
In conclusion, we would offer the
following as a recommendation to our
delegation, to use their
pest endea~ors to nave the following
avs repealed
Statutes of Nevada, 1908, chapter
80, page 40. An Act to prohibit the dis
posal of intoxicating liquors, drugs, or
1ther intoxicants to Indians.
Also, Statutes of Nevada, 1908, page
III. An Act relating to County Gov
We ask our Legislative body to n
deavor to work with other representa-
tives of other counties to have said laws
repealed, as we find them a detriment
and inadequate.
ADRIAN LAIRD,
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REPORT OF The GRAND JURY

and Clark streets be looked into as it is
caving in. 1t is dangerous to teams
passing around there, and should be
fixed.
Respectfully submitted,
CLAY SmMs,
WILLIAM QUICK,
STEVE NAPLES.
Committee.
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METAL MARKET.

The latest metal quotations are as
follows:
Silver at New York, 61a cents per ounce.
Lead at New York, s460; at Salt Lake
City, in ore, $3.50.
Copper at Salt Lake City. 144 cents.
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Going to GOldfeld.

r. J. Reid, one of Enreka's substan-
tial citizens. who has lived here many
years engaged in the blacksmithing
business. has decided to pull up stakes
and move to Goldfield. Mr.. Reid will
tear down his shop here and take it and
its equipment along with him. He ex-
poets to get away in about 10 days.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-01-07
Teachers Examination.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the County Board of Examination will
hold its first semi-annual examination for
teachers certificates in the Court House at
Eureka, Nevada, commencing on Monday,
Jan. 8, 1905. at $50 q. m. o'clock sharp, and
will continue until and including Wednesday,
Jan. ii, 1905.
LEW ROGERS,
County Supt. of Public Schools.
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New District Agent.

A. H. Rising. an experienced railroad
man from San Francisco. is temporarily
occupying the Office of district freight
and passenger agent of the Southern
p tic Company. with headquarters at
:. His predecessor. J. NJ. Fulton,
Il been made superintendent Of
ON n Colorado.
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Fire and Wafer.

Fire and Water.
Abram Laird, Foreman of Grand Jury.
We, your Committee on Fire and
Water, beg leave to submit our report:
We, find on examination that the
tanks are full and in good order.
The hose carts aud hose are in good
shape aud well kept.
All fire plugs were inspected by us
and tried, and all were found to be in
good working order.
Respectfully submitted,
B. MERIALDo,
S. RAPHEL,
p. REPETTO,
Committee.
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Public Buildings.

Public Buildings.
Abram Laird, Foreman of Grand Jury.
We, your Committee on Public Build
ings, beg to submit u report as fol-
lows:
COURT HOUSE.
The Court House in all its depart.
ments is in good condition as far as we
could find out, there is nothing out of
repair. We find the Janitor's duties
well done. Everything is neat. clean
and well kept, and he is deserving of
credit for his tidiness.
COUNTY HOSPITAL.
At the County Hospital we find every
thing in first-class order. Every one
there is satisfied and happy. All of its
departments we find neat as a pin, re-
pairs have been made where needed,
and all is in good order. The Matron is
surely the right person for the place,
and deserves credit for her manage
ment.
SCHOOL HOUSE.
The School House is in good condi-
ton and everything in first-class order,
with the exception of a few changes.
which, we leave for the Trustees to de-
eide.
HOSE HOUSES.
The Hose Houses are all in good
shape, and in fact we find nothing
wanting in any of the places inspected
by us.
Respectfully submitted,
E. d. WALTZ,
JOHN H. SHOEMAKER,
d. f. Nostrosa,
Committee.
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BORN.

In Eureka, Nevada, January 6, 1905, to
the wife of Fl. G.. Bremenkampf, a son.
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The Nevada Legislature meets ON
Monday. January l6.
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NEW TO-DAY.
BILLS PASSED
BY THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ar THEIR
MEETING ON DECEMBER ai,ieo4

ORDERED, That the following sums of
money be allowed the following named per.
sons, respectively, to-wit:
KILLS. AIInWEn nEcRMpEp 81 1Qni
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In the Hardware line we have
among other things Picks, Shoveis,
Axes, Powder, Fus e.orse Shoes,
Nails, Guns, and Ammunition, Etc.
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l hereby certify that the above Is a correct
copy of the record.
J. H. HOEGH, Clerk.
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INDIGENTS.
ORDERED, That the following sums of money
be allowed the following named INDECENT per.
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Orders from the Country VIII Receive Prompt an
Careful attention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13

residents of this community have more
of the real comforts of life and less Of
lifes worries than any other people on
the globe. The island is under no form
of government, and though it is part
of the state of Maine the people pay no
taxes and have no officers of any kind.
Fair dealing is its only law. There is not
a rat or a mouse in all of its mile and a
half of ledgy width. There are no bugs
in the beds no reaches in the pantries,
no cats or dogs behind the stoves, and no
mosquitoes in the fresh pools of crystal
water. The island has no church in
which to worship, and no clergyman to
tell the people whether they are right or
wrong.
No lawyer ever resided there and no
sheriff or constable ever went to issue
summons or to serve process. A kindly
doctor who lives in Rockland Is the only
physician who makes professional visits
to the place, and he Is invited to come
by carrier pigeons, which fly to the main
land faster than any steamboat can take
the message. As soon as the physician re-
ceives a call he liberates a pigeon from
his loft which bears a message telling
the islanders when to send boat to meet
him at Matinicns, SO that there may be
no delay.
There are eight cows and three horses
on the island. but not mile of road for
them to travel in. The horses are used
for hauling up boats and the cows give
milk for visitors. Everybody walks by
well-worn footpaths, which are original
ly laid out by the cows while seeking
fresh feed among the bolders. summer
visitor brought on a bicycle last season,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13

but she could not use II and the wheel
was sent back to Boston.
The chief and practically the only oc-
cupation of the residents is catching lob
sters In pots covered with netting. Every
person tries to capture enough every day
to bring 50, which is easily done when
Holsters are sold to the steamers for ten
to fifteen cents a pound. As 1t takes only
about two hours to tend the lobster pots,
the islanders spend the rest of their time
in building boats, whiting driftwood and
eating Holsters which are too short to
sell.
John Ericsson, a gigantic Swede, is the
only celebrated man on the island He
Is six feet tall, weighs 234 pounds, and
everybody believes him to be the most
powerful man on earth. They talk by
the hour about his feats of strength, Last
summer when the new iron keel for
Captain Jones' sleep yacht came to the
island by steamer and was put out on the
wharf men went to catch the horses to
haul the heavy length of iron up the pier
and around to the yard. While they were
away Ericsson shouldered the keel, and
did not put it down until he had placed
1t under the bottom of the yacht. The
distance was 600 feet and the weight Of
the keel 1910 pounds.
A son of Ericson's, John. Jr., went to
school until he weighed more than the
five other pupils combined and finished
his education at the age of Is. He then
tipped the scales at 212 pounds. If the
Ericsons knew how to box Marvin Hart
couldn't hold the heavyweight title long
enough to get acquainted with 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13
MAINE ISLAND
Is Paradise and Knows No Laws and
Pays No Taxes.

Bangor (Maine) Cor. New York Press.
The maps of the United States coast
survey show long narrow strip of land
on the border line bewteen Penobscot Bay
and the Atlantic ocean. 1t is known on
the charts as Ragged Island, but sent-
mental summer residents have named 1t
erie Haven. in honor of old John erie.
a bearded Scotchman who settled there
among the rocks more than half a CELL
fury ago The regular all the year res
idents now number forty-two, but in
July and August. when the vacation tour
lists invade the place, there often are from
eighty to 100 persons living among the
rocks and taking on heavy coats of tan
from the fresh sea breezes.
Students of social problems say that
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Seasonable Don'ts.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Don't hurry for anything or anybody.
Don't drink much ice water, no matter
how thirsty.
Don't eat any more meat than you have
to.
Don't wear fussy clothes. They look
hotter even If they're not.
Don't keep the house fiaring wide open
all day. but open 1t up wide at night.
Don't handle the baby unnecessarily. It
makes the poor little thing warmer.
Don't scold the children. 1t initiates
them and excites you, and neither irrita-
tion nor excitement is worth while In hot
weather.
Don't set the family down to hot.
greasy supper these nights. IL they've
been working all day they want some
thing cold and appetlzing.
Don't try to do as much as usual. It's
a good plan TO let go undone what can't
be done easily when the thermometer
says 9S degrees.
Don't fret. fidget. fume or worry about
anything. and don't forget that the hot
test weather can last but a little while,
and in few days we shall all be COM
fcrta Dle again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13
Who's to Be Boss?

From the Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Meekley and Miss Strongsare actu-
ally to be married. eh?v
Eyes, unless he gets scared and backs
out. 1t makes him nervous every time
she mentions the 'trousseau' she's going
to wear. She pronounces 1t so much like
trousers
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GERMAN KAISER
PUSHED FOR FUNDS
William Has Hard Time Making
Both Ends Meet
PERSONAL HABITS FRUGAL
Does Not Spend Much on Himself But
Maintains an Expensive Court
and Spends Money for
Arts Sake.
PERSONAL HABITS FRUGAL

The German Emperor. with an annual
income of approximately e1,ooo0OO, is a
poor man, and has great difficulty in
making both ends meet, says the London
Mail He does not receive farthing in
his capacity as German Emperor, but
fulfils the duties of this honorary position
free of charge to the federation of Ger
man states, The Kaiser draws his in
come. first, as King of Prussia; and Sec
ond, as private landowner.
His income as King of Prussia amounts
approximately to aS0o.oo0 per annum The
Emperor of Russia receives an annual al
lowance OF approximately e1OOoooO. and
the Emperor of Austria an annual allow
ance of more than eSoO,0Oo. Both these
monarchs receive additional allowances for
certain definite purposes, and both of
them own vast landed estates far superior
in acreage to the German Emperor's pos
sessions
The Sultan of Turkey receives an annual
allowance of a2,0OOO.O0o and the King of
Italy draws over eco. 600 per annum;
while the incomes of several monarch of
smaller states are nearly as large as that
of King Of Prussia.
The amount of ES00,000 granted annually
to the German Emperor Is his capacity as
King of Prussia Is not taken from the
national exchequer, but from revenues
from state dominions which were formerly
the private property of the Prrussian
royal house. The crown lands were hand
ed over to the state. and in return the
state pays a fixed annual income to the
monarch
Paid Higher Wages.
The Kaiser owns eighty-three landed
estates, comprising total of 100000 acres.
He is the greatest landowner In Germany,
and his possessions far exceed those of
the three landowners whose estate rank
next to his own in acreage. These are the
Prince of Pless, who owns 125, 900 acres;
the Duke of Ujust, who owns 100000 acres,
and the Duke of Ratibor, who owns $1,000
acres. Some of the land of the Kaiser's
estate is rented to farmers; but the EN-
peror carries on business on his own
account In several parts of the country.
The Kaiser's worlkmen are paid abnor-
mally high wages, and all his employees
receive liberal pensions in their old age
or in CO of sickness. He also provides
literally for their widows and children
out of his private purse. All these pay
ments consume a large proportion of the
profits, so that the Emperor's income
from his estates is comparatively small.
Practically speaking, the German EN-
peror is thus obliged to live on his royal
income of RS00,000 per annum, which
is altogether insufficient for his
requirements. The Kaiser has no per-
sonal extravagances. but lives a simple
and strenuous life of hard work and little
luxury. He spends little money on his
table, for the cuisine of the German i'm
peral residence is notorious for It's in
feriority.
The Kaiser is not dandy. and spends
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people giving
the
gold all oft
besides
We fall
hemno W--When o
quick selling
buying around here.
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Special Lots

Special, | Ladies Slippers
50 to S value. :. S1.4o
Special, 2 Ladies' Fine Ok
fords, 50 to H.. 1.69
Special, ; Misses and Chill
drens, 50 and $2.75. 1.23
Broken Lines
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-03-03
Coleridge the Soldier.

Subsistence could not, however. be
made on the reading and writing of
pamphlets, nor the means of livelihood
obtained by the most eloquent and ell
trancing of conversations, and Cole
ridge, finding himself both forlorn and
destitute in London, enlisted as a SOL
der in the Fifteenth (Elliot's) Life
Dragons.
"On his arrival at the quarters of the
regiment" says his friend and biog-
rapher, Mr.. Gilman, 'the General Of
the district inspected the recruits, and
looking hard at Coleridge with a mill
tary air inquired, What's your name,
STRIP 'Comberbach' (the name he had
assumed. What do you come here
for, STRIP as if doubling whether he had
any business there. Sir said Cole
ridge, for what most persons come
to be made a soldier DO you think
said the General, you can run a
Frenchman through the body?' L do
not know replied Coleridge, as l ha We
never tried; but I'll let the Frenchman
run me through the body before I'll
run away That will do said the
General, and C%oleridge was turned into
the ranks."-English House Beautiful.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-03-03
A Check to Harmful Weeds.

The New Zealand laws regarding the
spread of noxious weeds seem rather
severe, but the results so far are said
to be excellent. Three of the most
troublesome kinds, which in that coun-
try are the blackberry, sweet brier and
thistle, are placed on the black list,
and land holder throughout the colony
are required to clear their lands. The
small patches must be destroyed at
once. In the case of larger areas, a
specified amount of clearing must be
done each year, beginning at the boun-
dairy and working back until the whole
is clear. Roads must be cleared up to
one-half their width, and town OIL pub
lie lands must also be attended to by
the proper authorities. The penalties
for neglect range from $3.50 to 500.
Another section of the law relates to
about Il dozen other troublesome
weeds, mostly imported from abroad in
impure grass seed. These weeds are
Oh the optional list, and local authori-
ties may, if they wish, have them treat
ed within their territories the same as
the black-listed weeds.
The law also regulates the sale of
grass seed, making it an offense to sell
unscreened seed unless the buyer is
made aware Of what he is getting.
,Threshing machines and ensilage cut
tiers have to be thoroughly cleaned be-
fore proceeding to another farm. All
these measures are very practical and
are said to be greatly reducing the
damage from many kinds of weeds.
There is more or less complaint from
those who W cheap lands badly in
tested, who are put to considerable ex-
pense, but, as a general rule, the plan
is reported to be working well.-Massa-
chusetts Ploughman.
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HOT SPRINGS FIRE KILLS FIVE.
Blaze Destroys Sc .oOO. 900 Worth of Prop
erty-2OOO Persons Homeless,

Blaze Destroys Sc. 200, 600 Worth of Prop
erty-2ooO Persons Homeless,
Hot Springs, Ark. - This city was
visited by a disastrous early morning
fire, entailing a loss con~servatively es-
timated at 100000 and costing the
lives of five persons. The charred bod
les of three women. were found in the
ruins of the Grand Central Hotel next
morning, and later the bodies of two
men were taken out.
In the South Hot Springs cottage
district, which was destroyed, several
persons are missing, but it is not
known that any loss of life occurred
there. The fire started in the Grand
Central Hotel, at Central avenue and
Chapel street, in the southern part of
the city. A high wind was blowing
and the flames quickly spread to the
south and west. The Plateau Hotel.
the Hotel Moody, the GARNER fats and
several lodging houses were quickly
destroyed.
The fire department rendered good
service until the water pressure gave
out for two hours, when the area was
left to the mercy of the flames. Duff
fie's general store, one Of the largest
in the city, is a total loss.
Over 100houses were destroyed before
the flames were checked. The district
between Ouachita avenue and Prospect
street was swept by the flames. More
than 1000 people are homeless. Fortu-
nately the cold weather has passed
and ~springlike temperature prevails.
The streets are filled with merchan-
disc taken from stores in the threat
ened district.
The main hotels, the Eastman, Park
and Arlington, are safe, as are also
both railroad stations.
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-N#H E.MH..
The Illinois CentraI's Freight Handling
Facilities in the Crescent City De-
stroyed. Causing a Loss of Millions of
Dollars Worth of Property Many
Bales of Cotton Burn.
New Orleans, lathe worst fire
eve known in New Orleans, entail
ing a loss in excess of $5,0OO,O 900, start
ed at the docks and wharves Of the
Illinois Central Railroad, known as the
Stuyvesant Docks, and occupying near
Y a mile front on the Mississippi River,
in the very centre of the city.
The decks were built six years ago
and named in honor of %Stuyvesant
Fish, President of the Illinois Central.
They were the finest freight terminals
in the South, and handled more than
half the grain trade of New Orleans
and nearly half the total commerce of
the port. The loss is confined almost
wholly to the railroad and the freight
in its warehouses awaiting shipment
to Europe.
The freight terminals of the Illinois
Central, including the immense grain
elevators, the sugar sheds and the cot
ton warehouses, were wiped out. The
loss is estimated at from $3,0 900 900 to
S~4,OOO,OO0, and the fire, coming at this
time, injured the export grain business
Of New Orleans immensely.
The two elevators which were de-
cfInEnd had n 0ononixxv r~f 1r-a- N ,n;1
lion bushels of corn, and both of them
were partially filed. About fifty cot
tages in the neighborhood of the fire
were burned, and for a time it seemed
that all that part of the city was
doomed. The fire originated in the
cOnveyor of one of the big elevators,
and spread along the river front for a
mile with lightning-like rapidly. Five
thousand bales of cotton and 1900
barrels of sugar were destroyed. Ten
ocean steamers, which were at the
piers, were badly scorched, but were
saved.
So far as can be learned, no lives
we're lost, although there were many
narrow escapes. Sixty freight cars i'll
the yards are a total loss. The local
Fire Department practically threw up
its hands early, and the fire spread
without interference until all the ter
minals were destroyed.
The Illinois Central carried its own
fire risk and had, it is understood, 3d.
0O0,0 0 in its sinking fund to the credit
of its fire fund.
The loss is almost complete. The
docks with yards covered nearly fifty
acres of ground. Officials of the rail-
road say that it will take the railroad
nearly a year to restore its terminal
facilities.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-03-03
Epg spoons Made OF Bone,

Displayed for the first time last week
in one of the big stores were egg
spoons made of bone. They are about
twice the size of a coffee spoon, the
bowls oval and slender in shape, and
the handles devoid of any ornamental
ton. They initiate ivory, of course,
and come i'll cases lined with purple
velvet. Undoubtedly they viii be wei.
coined as table accessories by the cpl
cures who are particular as 10 the way
in which eggs are served.