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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk about Things Present
and to Come.

Thoreau is about to be honored with what
| Houghton, MifHn & Co. have termed manu-
script edition" of his works, to be issued under
| the general title of THE Complete Writings Of
Henry David Thoreau." The edition will con-
sist of twenty volumes, limited to 600 signed
and numbered sets, each containing page OF
original manuscript The last fourteen volumes
wifi contain Thoreaus journal, edited by Brad
ford Torrey most of which is material that has
never before been published. There will be 100
photographers from nature by way of ilustra-
ton, from photographs by Herbert W. Gleason,
who has made careful study of Thoreaus writ
ings and has explored with equal thorougnness
the woods and fields about Thoreau's home.
The Illustrations in Putnam Weale's new BOOK
THE Re-Shapng of the Far East" which the
MacmiIlans are just bringing out, derive their
interest not so much from the circumstance
that they depict scenes in the recent war in
Manchuria- as that they from photographs
taken bv Japanese officers in the actions and
were supplied for this work by the Japanese
government. s'a1
Here is pen portrait of Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle as drawn by spectator at recent Lon
don meeting, in which the author took promi-
nent part:
The massive figure. the sun scorched, crimson
man were unavoidably conspicuous. giving the lie
in stentorian tones to the oftrepeated fabrication
that brains only be cultivated at the expense
of the body. 1t must have been in eyerybody's
thoughts as IL in ours, what tremendous
contrast Sir Arthur offered TO the emaciated fig
ure OF his world renowned creation. Mr. Sherlock
Holmes.
The electrotype plates of DR.. Charles C. Bonn
baugh's we'll and long known "Gleanings for
the Curious having been. destroyed in the fire
which wrecked the J. B. Lippincott plant in
1899 the compiler undertook to supply the
place of the volume with another on very sim
liar lines 1t has just been published with the
title Facts and Fancies for the Curious" and
is as entertaining and varied in its contents as
its predecessor It makes no pretenslon to sys-
tematic completeness. 'It is as DR. Bonn
baugh writes. "at best fragmentary, but as
we told in 'Guesses Truth a dinner of
fragments is often the best dinner, and In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09

The subsequent career of Pam. the titular
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09

For other Literary News sec rage S.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
Has Clark Designs on Nevada ?

There have been umo afioat for
some time that United States Senator
Clark of Montana intends to &C luire a
legal residence in Nevada by building a
palatial home in Lincoln County, and
that he will be Newlands' opponent in
the next Senatorial race. Last week
the following dispatch was sent from
Boston, Mass: 1t is currently reported
here that when the present term of
Senator CLARK expires. he will make no
effort to secure reelection from Mon.
tana. but will in the future make Ne
vada the field of his political efforts.
1t is figured that through the opera
tons Of his San Pedro & Salt Lake
Railroad he will be able to control the
political balance of power in Nevada.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
Leeper Railroaded Into Office.

A Reno dispatch of Aug. 16 to the
Sacramento Bee says: Taking advan-
tage of the absence Of Mayor O'Connor,
who is in Portland, acting-Mayor Will
son called a meeting this morning of
the City Council and nominated Chief
of Police Leeper for reappointment.
The Council voted in favor of the mo-
ton. The news of this action has
caused considerable excitement in Reno.
Leeper's candidacy for reappointment
was one of the main issues in the last
election here. Turrittin, candidate for
Mayor, who favored him, was defeated,
and O'Connor. who opposed, him was
elected. The Council, however, was
for him all along. Leeper's appoint
ment is good. He cannot be removed
except by action of the Trustees.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
MONTANA-TONOPAH ROW.
Quarterly 100000 Dividend Stirs
I'm President and Directors.

A Tonopah dispatch of Aug. IA says:
Another row is on among the directors
of the Montana onopah mine. Presi-
dent Knox claims that two Of the direc-
tors. WHOM he does not name, are try
ing to compel the payment of a 100000
dividend every quarter. which is more
than the company can stand and at the
same time properly develop the prop
erty.
To this. caustic rejoinder has been
made by A. O. Ellis, Malcolm L. Nc
Donald, George A. Bartlett and w. ii.
Dickinson. who say that President
Knox is trying to dictate the manage
meut Of the company and withhold
from investors the profits that are due
them.
In the rejoinder it is cited that at the
Reno meeting of the company directors
it was agreed to declare a $i00, 900 divi-
dend every quarter, beginning with the
July distribution, which it is claimed,
would leave an excess every quarter OF
$4,000 for development purposes.
The next session Of the Board is ex-
pected to be a stormy one.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
EpusoM's LATEST SUCCESS.

Edison's announcement that he has
virtually perfected his storage battery.
80 as to make it entirely satisfactory for
motor vehicles. and particularly for
business purposes indicates that a
greatly increased use of electricity is at
hand. He has been working on this
problem for years. and it now appears
that be has reduced the weight of his
battery by one-half, while increasing its
efficiency and durability. Although he
has not given much attention to tour
ing cars, he says it will soon be practic-
able for q big car with an electric bat
terry TO carry four or five passengers 100
miles on a single charging. and at a
speed Of twenty-five miles an hour, over
ordinary roads. The probable cost of
the storage battery. compared with the
gasoline motor. is not given, but this
important factor Of the problem has no
doubt been worked out to his satisfac-
tiOU.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
Babies.

A baby is born at every beat OF the
human heart. That is more than one
for every tick Of the clock. These
Giving Jewels" (as the poets call ba-
bies). dropped unstained from heav-
en-" take wings and fly back whence
they came one for every minute of the
day. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 81 between
3S,OOO,0OO and 100000 living jewels
are dropped into this cold world.
There are more baby girls than boy
babies. The proportion Of female births
to male births Is as 100 to 80. So that
between 1900. 900 and 100000 nor
girls are born In the world each year
than boys. There is always a surplus
Of women. and the extra number Of
girl babies keeps up the supply.
The rate of infant mortality is enor-
nous. In round numbers, 100000
babies never live long enough to talk.
100000 more never have a chance to
walk or run and 100000 more never
get old enough to go to school.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
Don't Put q ssCollarv On.

Santa Rosa. GAL. Republican,: James
B. Dill. the man who received the mill
ion.dollar fee for conducting the me-
gotiations which led to the formation
of the United States Steel Corporation.
says that we are becoming q nation of
o ,olies because of our dollar worship.
Dill says to the young man starting out
In life: LET nobody put q collar
around your neck" Il would be q for
tunate thing il every community in the
land had q man of Dill's ability con-
stantly preaching that sorr of doctrine
to the young men. 1t is SO easy to put
. collar on aud there are SO many of
them to wear that the temptation is
often more than the average young
man can Withstand.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
LINCOLN CoUNTY's COURT HOUSE
Famous Building That Caused the
S63O.OOO Indebtedness.

In 1871 Lincoln County was bonded
for $751;, 900 to erect a Court House at
Phoebe. 1t is a stone building 40x60
feet, two stories high, with small Jail in
the rear. To-day $15. 900 would build q
better structure. but considering high
prices of 1871 probably $4,000 went in
to the work. About $4,000 more was
spent for a toilet and 500 o for stone
steps, and the balance Of the money got
away somehow. The bonds remained
and bore interest at 10 per cent until
now we have q debt of $6S0.000 as q
legacy-all growing out of that Court
House.
Two Of the Commissioners who did
the bust less are dead and the third has
been lost in the shuttle Of life. The
debt remains. The old Court House
has suffered severely from the wear Of
time. The walls are cracked, and q
Grand Jury might condemn it as un-
safe any time. A proposition to erect o
new Court House at Phoebe is almost
due.
Before the political financiers of
Phoebe saddle another Court House
debt on the county the south half
should get out from under by a division
of the county.-Las Vegas Age.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
The Sentemher Delineator.

A copy of the Delineator for Septem-
Der has been received and its contents
cover a wide range of subjects of
special interest to women, including
fashions and millinery for early Au-
tumn and school wear for the little
folks. The first of the articles on the
FOOD Question" appears in this mum.
Der. The articles Of the month, the
stories and the departments are all in
teresting and profusely illustrated.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
CORRESPONDENTS ON HAND.
Famous Newspaper Men at the Russo
japanese Conference.

Famous Newspaper Men at the Russo
Japanese Conference.
There is an assemblage of correspond
ents al Portsmouth which could at once
resolve itself into the greatest Journal
istic convention aver held, for the news
papers mel who are being sent to
America are the leaders of their profess
sion in each capital.
The Russo-Japanese peace conference
is the greatest international parley of
which this country has yet been the
scene-it may be the greatest event in
the world for a century-and the Eu-
ropean newspapers r sparing no
trouble or expense to obtain a complete
and perfect reports of it as they can. 1t
is hardly expected that there viii be
a possibility of any journal obtaining
such exclusive news rs. for instance,
the London Times obtained when it
printed the text of the treaty of Berlin.
but if there is any chance of getting a
''beat'' the men best able to secure il
will be there New York Times.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
DYED AND ApuLTERArED
CALIFORNIA WINES.

It appears from the San Francisco
papers that City Chemist Gibbs has
fled with the local Health Board
analyses Of 2i5 samples Of dry red wines
taken from different dealers in that
place. OF these he reported that %
contained coal tar dyes. IA ~salicyclic
acid, 10 benzoic acid and % strychnine
"rauging from traces Of the poison mp
to ~appreciable quantities" The ar.
senic he styled an accidental ingre-
dent" supposed to be derived from
spray used on the vines to kill parasites
or from sulphuric acid used to clean
casks, but to consumers it does not
greatly ma tier how the poison gets in
to the wine.
While the report. as filed. gives the
names of the dealers from whom the
samples were obtained. says the Sacra-
mento Bee. the newspapers fail to
publish them. so that the principal
benefit OF the exposure is lost to the
public. It does little good to anybody
to make tests for adulteration. and the
use Of injurious p~reservatves in wine.
unless offenders are exposed. The
mere publication Of the fact that
numerous wine samples were found to
contain dyes and such preservatives
as ~salicyclic acid. does not enable the
consumer TO discriminate between the
honest winemakers and dealers and
those who are Enthusiastically. 1t hurts
the whole industry. and injuries the
reputation OF California wine. the in.
nocent suffering equally with the
entity.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
TO MAKE RENO A TERMINAL.
Congressman Van Duzer Will Bring
Suit Against Southern Pacific.

The Washington, ID. c.. correspond
ent to the Sacramento Bee, writing
under date Of Aug. 9. says:
Representative Van Duzer of Nevada
is here for several weeks On a variety
Of errands. First and foremost he Is
preparing material. preliminary to the
institution of a suit against the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company to es-
tablish q terminal point at Reno.
81 am gathering a lot of data on
which to base my complaint against
the Railroad Company" said MI.
Van Duzer to-day. 81 am collecting
figures at the Interstate Commerce
Commission and also securing other
necessary material at the Congressional
Library"
Mr.. Van Duzer was asked if he knew
anything about Senator Newlands.
whose private secretary he formerly
was. turning Republican. He replied
that he had heard nothing which war
ranted him in believing that Senator
Newlands contemplates any such step.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19

The. compass plant Of Asia Minor,
the Mediterranean and as far east as
Arabia and Persia. is mentioned In the
Bible. where the prophet refers to that
senseless thing which Is more stable
than man, inasmuch as it always
pOinteth In the one direction" 1t IL
an annual shrub, much resembling our
wild or false indigo, but with all the
branches arranged along its stem on
the north side. 1t is Of the greatest
value to travellers Of those regions, who
use 1t with as much assurance of being
carried Alright as does the seaman his
mariners compass constructed on the
latest scientific principles.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
STATE NEWS.

Golifield now has the largest Miners
Union in Nevada. numbering 682 men,
bers, while Tonopah is second with a
membership Of $50.
The Churchill County Standard says
people are arriving at Fallon at the rate
of from 10 to 80 a day, the majority of
whom are home-seekers.
The cornerstone of the public school
building in process of erection in Car
son City will be laid by the Grand
Lodge of f. g. A. M. of Nevada, on
Saturday.
Charles H. Ernst. youngest son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ernst, died at
Fallon, Churchill County. Sunday after
a few days sickness with typhoid fever.
He was born in Belmont, Nye County.
20 years ago.
All bids for the construction of the
new Masonic Temple in Sparks were re-
jected by the committee who have the
matter in charge. The bids were con-
sidered too high. The building wilt
probably not be constructed until next
year.
Edith, aged 30 months, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Raggio of Reno, died
last Sunday after swallowing a quantity
Of gasoline. The child siezed a SANGER
of gasoline which her mother was using
for cleaning purposes and unseen drank
some Of it, dying two hours later.
In the United States District Court at
San Francisco Monday. Judge Morrow
decided that the ranchers of Douglas
County. Nevada, have equal rights
with the ranchers Of Alpine County,
California, to the waters of the west
fork Of the Carson river.
Three young p%rospectors excited the
people of Lovelock last week when they
returned from a trip and reported hav-
ing found an active volcano in the San
Jacinto district in Humboldt County.
1t is the belief Of many that they only
discovered a periodical geyser of more
han usual heat.
Three mining experts are nov at Ely,
White Pine County, examining the
properties of the Nevada Con. Copper
Company in the interest OF Eastern and
English capitalists. The Ruth mine.
the lower workings Of which were
| allowed to fill with water, is being
pumped out SO it may be examined.
Prof. E. E. Caine Of Elko met with
an accident in Ruby Valley last Satur-
day which compelled him to abandon
his tour Of inspection in the interest OF
the Elko County High School. His
team started to run away and in an effort
to stop them he was thrown across the
front wheel. His foot caught in the
wheel aud n Of the bones between
the knee and the ankle was fractured
and the ankle sprained.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
An Enterprising Youth.

Harold White, q young mau who
lives near Reno, is making an effort to
get 1000 new subscribers to Success. for
which the publishers agree Co pay his
way for one year at the Nevada State
University. When in Wells. Elko
County. last week Mr.. White had over
800 new Subscribers The Wells Her
aid . y ''the young man Is made Of
the right kind OF stuff and will make
his mark in the world" Success is .
monthly magazine. Published in New
York. rsplete with stories. poems. illu-
srratsd articles on current events and
the usual magazine departments. Any.
one subscribing for Success will get
his monsy's worth.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
How . snake swallow. . Fros.

The method Of swallowing Is a very
simple one, although II the frog be
large more than half an hour may be
consumed In the process. The two
bones Of the lower jaw are separate
and capable Of Independent movement;
30 the reptile loosens It's hold upon one
side of Its jaw and pushing that side
forward as far as possible 1t drives the
teeth In again and draws the jaw back
to its original position.
The result is that the prey is drawn
down by the movement. The process
is then repeated by the other half Of
the jaw, thus inevitably forcing the
victim inward. The snakes skin
stretches enormously. and the jaw Is
Of course dislocated. but the extensible
ligaments hold the bones together.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19

Would Resfore Price of Votes.
The Reno Journal states that q report
comes from New York that Senator w.
A. Clark is planning to remove from
Montana to Nevada for the purpose Of
establishing a legal residence in this
State and that he will become q candi-
date for United States Senator in Ne
vada. Such q step on the part of the
multi-millionaire Senator would have
the effect of restoring the price Of votes
in the Sagebrush State to the figure
which prevailed in the good old days of
the Comstock.-Tonopah Miner.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19

The above dispatch sent out from Las
Vegas arouses much comment in rail-
road and mining circles. says the Reno
Gazette, as il has been taken for
granted that Smiths famous mining and
borax road would o be built from Las
Vegas to Bullfrog and that in Q short
time it would reach Goldfield and To-
nopah, the ultimate destination. II
such is not to be the case the story that
Clark is not to invade Southern Nevada
on account of Hartman Directing is
probably true and the outlet for the
mines Of the southland will continue to
be the Southern Pacific.
The latter theory is probably well
founded. Two months ago it was cur.
reported in railroad circls IS that
Clark had allowed himself to be trapped
into an arrangement with the Southern
Pacific system in which he surrendered
the right to build feeders to his road in
Nevada. The rumor was denied
promptly by the Montana Senator and
the beginning Of the Smith extension
from Las Vegas to Bullfrog bore out
the sentiment of the denial. Now
comes the news that the Smith road
cannot make suitable traffic arrange
ments with the Clark road and people
are wondering il the first report was
not correct after all.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
the DUTY OF THE CITIZEN.

No very effective promotion and de-
velopment work can be done unless the
citizens of the county generally will
take an interest in il and give their in
dividual assistance. Every man owes q
duty to the town, county and State in
which he resides and every man a do
something for the general good if he
will try.
The Eureka County Improvement
Club should receive the hearty en-
enlargement and support Of all. All
good citizens should join and contribute
their mite toward the expense of build
ing mp Eureka County and thus in.
crease the value Of every piece Of min.
ing. agricultural and business property
In if.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
Claims Grating.

w. J. Bruce, superintendent for the
Tonopah Water Company. denies the
statement made by the County Commits
sioners that the Water Company
charges the county s25 per day for
water furnished for s%prinkling the
streets of Tonopah, and claims that the
Company charges $40. so per day and
that the difference between the two
amounts is grated by some one.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
Engines for Tonopah Line.

Eight new locomotives. manufactured
by the Baldwin Company. arrived in
Carson last week under their own
steam. They will continue on to the
front and will be put in service on the
Tonopah and Goldfield railroads as soon
as the broadgauging and construction
work are completed. The engines are
the latest type and are capable Of carry
ing heavy loads at high speed.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
Stockholders Meeting

A meeting Of the Stockholders of the Ruby
Dunderburg Consolidated Mining Company
of Nevada will be held at the Office of John
Pardy in the own of Eureka, Nevada, on
Saturday, the 26th day of Augu,t, 1905, at
3 o'clock p. m.
/. q. C. WHITMORE, Secretary.
Eureka, Nevada, August 8, 1905.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19

According to q statement made by
Joseph Pool. the veteran New York
city magistrate. more than 7700 women
are abandoned in that city by their hus-
bands in the course Of a year. Abuse
of use Of liquor, he thinks. is the prim-
airy cause.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
NEVADA PRESS

No Neradans Need Apply.
Miss Alice E. Armstrong of Fresno.
CAL, has been elected librarian at the
Nevada State University at a salary of
$500 per year. 1t seems strange that Of
all the young people who have gradu-
ated from the Nevada University none
could be found to fill the position
Virginia Enterprise.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
TO INVESTIGATE PRIVATE CARS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Will Look Into Great Evil.

A Washington, ID. c., dispatch of
Aug. 10 says: The Interstate Com
merce Commission on it's own initiative
and as a result of complaints against
private car lines to-day unexpectedly
began an investigation of the relations
of railroad and refrigerator lines, both
of which, it is charged, are violating
the Act regulating interstate commerce
in several specified particulars.
The complaint is directed against the
Armour Car Line, the Americ IN Re-
frigerator Transportation. the Santa Fe
Refrigerator Dispatch, and eleven rail.
roads. including the Atchison. Topeka
g. Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
Hard Luck.

A Texas mans cotton was eaten by
the boil weevil and his corn destroyed
by the drought. His only daughter
eloped with a vagabond and his son
followed the circus. On top Of this his
wife gave birth to triplets. He COM
mitted suicide by the rope and rafter
route, and the coroner very properly re-
turned a verdict of justifable homi-
cide.-Halletsville Herald.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
"BoRAx" ROAD ABANDONED.
Hartman Said to Have the Whip
Hand i'm Nevada.

A dispatch from Las Vegas. Lincoln
County, dated Aug. Is, says: F. M.
Smith has stopped the construction Of
the railroad he was building from here
to the borax mines and Bullfrog bur
try. because he is unable to make trans
portation arrangements with the Salt
Lake railroad.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-08-19
Willing to watt.

what are you going to do when you
get to be a man?" asked the visitor.
The little fellows face assumed an
expression Of earnest gravity as he
responded. with a voice which was evil
IDENTIFY shaken by sad memories Of the
past. whip papa"