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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-12-27
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THE NE cocoon PALM.

Grow IN salty Soil, Dssyins +iurrI.
CAMS Of the Tropics.
The ooooanut means . great deal
to the West Indian nero, says
Country Life. 4 dark-sktnned man
ran lightly up the tall stem, with
suspiciously prehensile feet. stopping
ut the fruit cluster to select and pull
on q great nut. which he tossed to
the ground. l examined it with Gu
riostty. for it was little enough like
the cocoanut of the stores In the
north. A smooth green covering,
hard, 1mpervious to anything but Z
heavy knife-no wonder the cocoa
palm spreads among these islands!
Boat-shaped, in 4 sense; light enough
to float easily, the big seed 10 always
ready for sea voyage. Cast ashore
on = sandy beach, it quickly germin.
ates and holds fast in tho salty soil,
soon growing to it's estate Of beauty
and fruitfulness and able to defy the
hurricanes Of the tropics.
Restful as were the isolated cocoon
palms. it was not until came upon
q real grove of them that could
tasa l;ssIassS fhe tropical latitude.
4 *asES "a 'i ,:1sa beach," fringed by
tzzss sssssa 5sss sSs S;anging full Of heavy
n$tfsI MI ssss,ssssssfzy to wander where
tie sssssss II Tsliind-it was winter,
HiiatS ::fssl5 covered. not with
feAssl: lss ,tss;ss ,ak and beech, but
VIII f.sssss Il .:ssssssfsssss eight or ten feet
Ns.E st;,ssszsss 81. 3 ssy the clean-stemmed
essa4spss Esska sssesaae her-duster heads
tEaa3s*: s:asss ssssts. ss :. he last memory Of
tfs sfsss easssi coal.smoked north,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-12-27
Same Old Story.

Time repeats itself. In little VOL
ume entitled "A Journal Of Pleasant
Days-London, 1885," We find the FOL-
lowing entry:
"Went fishing with friend Aber
crombie, yesterday. Don't
know just how it happened, but, when
We returned, somewhat late in tho
evening, his good wife laid him out
with broomhandle and, calling atten-
ton to his waver1ng condition, &C.
cused me with having led him to his
staggering state. Whereupon hastl.
" withdrew."-Atlanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-12-27
How Birds Bull Nests.

HOW Bros 8utj Nests.
Swallows and house martins build
by sticking together ssllets of pre-.
pared road mud. Most Of the material
10 obtained from the drying puddles
on the high roads. II aot mixed with
anything else the ten dency Of these
pellets would be to crvmble when dry.
But the swallow tribe is supplied with
q mucous secretion which enables Il
to gum these particle together. Tho
swallows nests, from which the Chi
nese birds nest "ovp' is made, are
constructed of this mucous matter
only. An Indian swallow which builds
little boat.shaped nasts against tho
trunks Of lofty trees practically
makes them Of hie,l saliva.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-12-27
Teakettles That Slnq.

The Japanese, who know so well
how to add little unexpected attrac-
tons to everyday life, manufacture,
In great variety OF forms, iron tea
kettles which break into song when
the water boils, says the Youths Com.
panion. The song may not be very
perfect melody, but it perhaps as
agreeable as the notes produced by
some of the insects which the Jap
anese also treasure for their music
The harmonious sounds Of the tea
kettles are produced by steam bubbles
escaping from beneath thin sheets Of
iron fastened close together nearly at
the bottom Of the kettles. TO produce
tho best effects some skill ID required
In Regulating the fire. The character
Of the sounds varies with the form
OF the kettle. These singing kettles
haze been used for many centuries.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-12-27
Unfortunate PantomImjst.

Many stories are told Of misadven.
lures in pantomimes, which, however
amusing to the onlookers, are no
laughing matter for the unfortunate
actors. On one occasion Mr.. Poluski
was taking the part of clown in a
Liverpool theater. In jumping from
the roof OF house the stage gave
way and he fell q distance of 10 feet
into q heap of sawdust
What hurt him more than the fall was
the fact that instead of receiving
sympathy, he was actually fined for
the damage done to the stage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-12-27
st. Paui's Church.

49, - 0~ss . Nss1Ss Nuus
AT St. Paul's Church next Sun
day there will be divine service at
$50 p. m.
Evening prayer will be said and
the rector will preach.
All are welcome.
Elderly Ladies' Still Enjoy the Pleas.
ures Of the Waltz.
An early caller at q West Side fiat
was received by the small girl of the
family.
rs your grandmother ip?" asked the
visitor.
NO." said the child; "she has gone
to dancing school"
"To-what?" exclaimed the" visitor.
Dancing school," repeated the girl
"Grandmother has been taking dan.
cling lessons all season."
"Merciful heavens!" gasped the Wis.
itor.
Then, being a grandmother herself,
Of the old-fashioned type, she went
away dumb with amazement. How
ever, upon inquiry she learned that
that particular grandmother was not
exceptionally gtddy.
ANY number Of elderly ladies are
attending dancing school this season"
said q teacher. II have a large class
Of grandmothers They do not conf1ne
themselves to simple dances, either,
but take up all kinds of fancy, difficult
steps. They do it to get limbered up
and keep themselves young" Y.
Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-12-27

Elderly Ladies' Still Enjoy the Pleas.
ures Of the Waltz.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
SECRETLY FIGHT RAILWAY BILL
Representatives Of Nevada Roads
Hold Private Conference in
San Francisco

Representatives Of the leading rail-
road interests in Nevada held q secret
conference ut the st. Francis Hotel to
agree upon q plain Of action to head of
anti.railroad legislation now pending
before the Nevada Legislature at Car
son. The Guggenheims' Smelter Trust.
the Southern Pacific. Senator W. A.
Clark, Salt Lake & Los Angeles road
and the Tonopah Railroad. owned by
the Brock syndicate of Philadelphia,
were represented at the secret meeting.
which continued all Of yesterday
afternoon and until an early hour this
morning.
The railroads are principally con.
cerned over q measure now pending al
Carson to reduce the legal maximum
passenger and freight charges. AT
present Nevada railroads are allowed
to charge ten cents q mile as a maxi
mum passenger rate. The maximum
freight rate is 30 cents . ton per mile.
The bill before the Legislature provides
for sweeping reductions.
Many kilograms passed last nigh,
between members of the gathering and
Nevada people j. Ross Clark, a
brother Of Senator W. A. Clark and one
Of the officers of the Salt Lake & Los
Angeles road, and General Solicitor
Peter +. Dunno Of the Southern Pacific
were leading figures in the conference.
1t appears that the railroad people
and Governor Sparks are opposed to the
creation of q railroad commission in
Nevada. The Governors opposition il
said to be due to the fact that the bill
provides that the commissioners shall
be appointed by other State officers than
himself.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
News Summary

President Roosevelt. in a speech be-
fore the members of the Harvard Union
at Cambridge. tells college men to get
out In the political world and work for
the good of the Nation, instead Of sit
ting around criticising.
The Senate Of the Texas Legislature
on Feb. % passed a resolution dismiss
ing the Bailey investigating committee
before it could prepare its report and
generating Senator Bailey in every
particular. The vote was 10 ayes, II
noes.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States has just decided the case of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad
Company versus the Railroad Commits
sion Of Texas. ~favorably to the State. 1t
involved the right of the commission to
fix State freight rates.
William E. Curtis, writing from
Washington, says the celebration of
Hitchcock s retirement from the cabinet
by Indian land grabbers will be of brief
duration, as his successor, James r.
Garfield. will take up the fight against
the land thieves with renewed vigor.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
CHANCE FOR OUR BACHELORS
Iowa Girls Seek Husbands from the
Mines of Nevada


Davenport, Iowa, Feb. %. - Ten
young women have signed a round rob-
in aud mailed it TO the editor OF q Ne
vada newspaper with a request to 'be o
good man now and print this" The
letter reads as follows:
"Having heard so many reports Of
the golden treasures being yielded mp
daily by the hills of Nevada. and that
the ratio of unmarried men is about 20
to l woman in your State we take the
liberty of asking If there may not be
some chance for us. We r all young
ladies' between the ages Of Is and "a
years. of respectable regulations and
good education.
Each Of us can cook and thoroughly
attend to the duties of a household. We
want T. come to Nevada and would BE-
willing to marry suitable young men
We send photographs Of ourselves in
your care, together with any informa'
ton desired.
I'VE are nearly all Of us girls who
have had to work for = living. and be
lieve the chances for q kind and loving
husband and good home are better in
Nevada than here. We live in Daven'
port. Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline,
Ill. ON the banks of the Mississippi river
Wont you please try and help MS In
this matter, as we are in earnest and
really want to come to Nevada? Will
answer any inquiries which may conn
to us and which have your approval Al
to reliability"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
A Memory System.

Forget each kindness that you de
AS soon as you have done It.:
Forget the praise that falls to you
The moment you la won Il:
Forget the Islander that you hear
Before you can repeat It:
Forget each slight. each spite. each
sneer.
Wherever you may meet II.
Remember every kindness done
To you. whate'er its measure:
Remember praise by others won
And pass It on with pleasure:
Remember every promise made
And keep II to the letter:
Remember those who lend you ali
And be a grateful debtor.
Remember all the happiness
That comes your way In living:
Forget each worry and distress;
Be hopeful and forgiving:
Remember good. remember truth,
Remember heavens above you.
And you will md. through age and
youth.
True joys and hearts to love you.
Priscilla Leonard.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
Legislative Notes

The Senate passed the bill giving the
District Courts Of the State the right to
order property condemned for public
pse.
Governor Sparks signed the bill to re.
quire the secretaries of foreign corpor.
atoms doing business in the State to file
with the Secretary Of State q copy OF
their annual statement.
No bills can be introduced in the AS
sembly after March 6. according to the
provisions Of q resolution which has
been passed. The action was taken In
order that the legislation can be cleaned
mp.
Judges Peter Breen of the Third Ju-
dicial District and George s. Brown Of
the Fourth District will be allowed their
travelling expenses. the Governor sign
ing the Ways and Means Committee re-
lief bill.
Senator Locklin's attempt to either
enforce the Law against the carrying OF
concealed weapons or repeal il was
ended in the Senate when by a vote the
measure was lost by bare constitutional
majority.
A parole commission is provided fol-
in a bill introduced In the Assembly,
The purpose Of the board is to give
prisoners their freedom should they
finish with credit the minimum term
prescribed for their offense.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
GOldfield Laundry Burned

Goldfeld, February 25.-The Troy
Laundry in this city was destroyed by
fire last Friday morning and it is
thought that the blaze was started by a
fire 6end. The building was not in
sured, and there will be q loss to the
wner of $25, 900. After the blaze was
extinguished a number of sticks of
dynamite were found lying near the
building. and it is thought that they
were placed there by the fire fiend, who
intended, it is thought, to at first blow
up the building.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
The Situation at Butte

Butte. Mont. Feb. 26.-rhe Miners
Union by a vote of two to one adopted
q scale of a q day. effective May l.
The mines in Butte will continue in
operation Notwithstanding the demand.
but development work in all Amalga-
mated properties will cease. Union Of
fcers say there will not be a strike.
Two thousand miners were discharged
to-day from the Amalgamated mines.
The Butte Coalition and North Butte
companies will follow the action Of the
Amalgamated, as viii also the CLARK
J properties.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02


Netherlands and duke of Mecklenburg.
would not succeed to the throne, as he
IL barred from 1t by statute. his Ger
man blood proving an insurmeuntable
obstacle In the eyes Of Hollanders. The
crown would descend either to the
Grand Duke Of SAKE Weimar or to
Princess Marie Of Reuss, and neither OF
them Is acceptable to the Hollanders,
because they, too. have German blood.
IN case of a dispute as to the succe
sion the queens subjects fear Emperor
william of Germany might step in and
seize their country, and that is what
they dread above all things. as they do
not wsEt to lose their nationality;
hence the proposed revision Of the con-
stitution of Holland in respect to pro-
visions as to the succession. Among
the contemplated changes are those
which direct what should be done In
case Of emergency by the states gen.
eral or Dutch parliament TO keep the
rulership of the nation in the hands OF
HniisnS~--
n commission appointed to revise
the constitution has recommended that
provision be made for a possible abdi-
cation of the present queen, the abdi-
cation to be followed by the accession
to the throne of some prince or prin-
cess either Of Dutch blood or imme-
date Dutch descent, Should Wilhel-
nina abdicate and the states general
name a successor and the former queen
then give birth to a child a complicated
situation would be presented. and to
meet this 1t is provided In the revised
constitution that children born after
the %abdication of the sovereign shall be
excluded from the throne.
The picture shows the young queen
in the picturesque costume of Holland,
with her husband, Prince Henry.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
Nevada State News

Judge Brown will bold court in Ely
on March I and 8. Probate and calendar
cases will be taken mp.
Goldfield Is to have q new Catholic
church to cost $50. 900. At services held
last Sunday $1,000 was donated towards
its erection.
Tenabo, Lander County, is enjoying
. boom, the two stage lines running be-
tween the camp and Beowawe being IN.
able to handle the crowds.
One hundred and eleven entries made
for homesteads in the Truokee-C Carson
irrigation project have been Cancelled
because Of non compliance with the law
as to residence, improvements and cul.
tivatiou.
Six prisoners were taken to Carson
from Eiko last Monday charged with
selling liquor to Indians and their cases
will be tried in the Federal Court this
month. A number Of Indians who will
testify against the accused accompanied
the prisoners.
The editor of the Gazette spent sew.
eral days in Carson last week and did
not get enough to eat at the hotels and
restaurants. On his return to Reno, he
urged the defeat Of the Governors
Mansion bill and the passage Of one in
its stead authorizing the building and
conducting of a restaurant in Carson
that would be better than the poorest
one he found there.
An Ely dispatch says; Charles NJ.
Schwab. the Pittsburg millionaire,
learning Of the marvellous showinRs at
the new camp Of Mizrah in Elko
County. purchased a group Of claims in
that district from J. A. Long and Clar.
ence Shute this week. The agreement
calls for a cash consideration of $4,000
and q large block Of stock in a fiotation
soon to be organized by a Pittsburg
mining magnate.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
PASSES ASSEMBLY UNANIMOUSLY
Railroad Bill Gets Through House
With But One Amendment

Without a dissenting vote the Rail
road Commission bill passed the AS
sembly Monday. Several amendments
were proposed. but after they were dis
cussed the House viewed only one OF
them with favor. The reading and
passage Of the Measure occupied the
entire session.
One of the amendments proposed in
the Assembly, and which was defeated.
was aimed at d. s. Taggart. who was
thought by some. but enormously. to be
after an appointment to the commission
The amendment provided that to be
eligible to a place on the board the APP
pointee shall have been a resident OF the
State for more than three years.
AS suggested by the Assembly rail-
road committee. the amendment to
make a 25 per cent increase in the first
tariff on ore was passed. This clause
was inserted in the bill to prevent any
possible objection to the measure on the
ground that 1t is too radical"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
Gems In Verse

Abraham Lincoln.
For him her old world molds aside sns
threw
And. choosing sweet clay from the
OF the unexhausted west.
With stun untainted shaped a hero new.
Wise, steadfast in the strength Of God
and true.
His was no lonely mountain peak Of mind.
Thrusting to thin air DER our cloudy
bars,
A sea mark now. now lost In vapors
blind!
Bread prairie rather. genial. level lined,
Fruitful and friendly for all HUMANKIND.
Yet also nigh to heaven n loved Of
Hottest stars
Nothing Of Europe here.
New birth OF our new soil the drst
Americana
James Russell Lowell.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
Escaped from State Prison

Two convicts escaped from the Ne
vada penitentiary Monday night at ?
O'Clock. John Mitchell Of Humboldt
County and r. G.. Wine of Reno, both
of whom were serving a term for rob.
berry, being sentenced to two years. are
the men who got away. At 2 O'Clock
they left the rooms of the Warden.
where they we're employed as servants.
to 60 down stairs. Ten minutes later
it was known that they had escaped.
They walked out without being seen.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02

Notice Of Term Of Court

A term of the Third Judicial
District Court will begin and be
holden in the Town of Eureka,
State of Nevada, commencing on
Monday. the 18th day of March,
1907, at the hour Of 10 o'clock a.
m. of said day.
By order of the Judge of said
Court. r. Mechanics, Clerk.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
The Governors Mansion

The bill approprialing $4,000 to build
a mansion for the Governor at Carson
has passed both branches Of Legislature
and is now in Governor Sparks hands
The site for the mansion 10 to be selected
by a vote of the people of Carson and ID
not to cost the State more than $40.
Governor Sparks vetoed q similar bill
two years ago, but will sign this one,
according to reports.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
NEVADA PRESS oMMEH


Don't Mind Expense. CiOe Us Results
The great argument used against the
commission feature Of the Boyd-Syphus
Railroad bill is that the commission
would entail great expense on the State.
That may be true, but how much would
the right kind Of a commission save to
the people il they were given the naces-
sary power to enforce reasonable freight
and passenger rates in this State? The
Independent believes that the amount
saved to the people would far exceed
the expense of the commission. Create
the commission and clothe it with the
necessary power to enforce its decisions.
Mr.. Legislators, and let us try 1t until
the next Legislature meets. Then. II
it is a failure. the law can be repealed.
Give it a trial.-Elko Independent.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
A Psalm Of Life.

A Psalm Of Life.
Tell me not In mournful numbers
Life 10 but an empty dream.
For the soul Is dead that slumbers.
And things are not what they seem.
Life IL real! Life Is earnest!
And the grave Is not its goal.
Dust thou art. to dust returnest.
Was not spoken Of the soul.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow
II our destined end or way.
But to act that each tomorrow
Finds us farther than today.
Art y long. and time is fieettng.
And our hearts. though stout and brave
stu. like muffied drums. are beating
Funeral marches to the grave,
In the worlds broad field of battle.
In the bivouac of life.
Be not like dumb driven cattle;
Be a hero in the strife!
Trust no future. howe'er pleasant.
Let the dead past bury its lead.
Act-act in the living presenti
Heart within n God o'erhead.
Lives Of great men all remind US
We can make our lives sublime
And. departing. leave behind US
Footprints on the sands of time.
Footprints that perhaps another
Sailing DER life's solemn main.
\ forlorn and shipwrecked brother.
Seeing. shall take heart again.
Let us, then. be up n doing,
With q heart for any fate:
Dtll achieving. still pursuing.
Learn to labor and to wait.
-I0n1felloW.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
HOLLANDS ROYAL PAIR
Queen Wilhelmina, Prince Henry and
Their Lack of An Heir

There has been much disappointment
In Holland because Queen Wilhelmina.
popular though she is. has no heir. The
young and beautiful queen is beloved
by her subjects, and under other cir
eumstances there would be no talk AZ
to her leaving the throne which she
graces. But the national existence Of
Holland is threatened by the present
situation. Should the queen die child
less her husband. Henry. prince Of the
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02

is of most exquisite workmanship. The
queen uses 1t to call up King Alfonso
when on his frequent hunting trips Or
other journeys which take him away
from her side. 1t is fancied that her
words have a more silvery tone than
ever when they are spoken into the ~
csiver of this costly telephone.
Two Cupids support the microphons
Of the instrument. Between are tho
English and Spanish arms. Four dg-
ures of Hercules support the column,
and there Is q device Of q little boy In
Spanish costume talking on the tsle-
phone to a little English girl.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
METAL MARX EFT.

The latest metal quotations are al
follows:
Silver at New York 69a cents per ounce.
Lead at New York. $500 per 100 pounds
Casting Copper at Salt Lake City. 24t cts
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
QUEEN vICTORIA's PHONE
The Elegant Silver Instrument Pre-
sented to Bride of Alfonso

The employees OF tns state telegraph
and telephone service in Spain have
made a present to the fair bride OF
their sovereign, the popular Queen Vic
torla. Of a most beautifully designed
telephone standard. 1t il OF silver and
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02

The Ely Mining Record has changed
hands. w. A. Leonard of Clifton. Ariz.,
assuming the editorial chair.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-02
GIRL WANTED

To do house work for a small
family. A good position for the
right girl. Inquire or address
SENTINEL Office.