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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18
CARD OF THANKS

We. the undersigned, wish to extend
our heartfelt thanks and deepest appre'
citation to our many friends. neighbors
the Fratsrnal Order Of Eagles and the
public 10 general. who have SO kindly
and willingly assisted Us and shown
their love aud sympathy in our late
bereavement. the death of u beloved
wife, mother and daughter. who passed
away December 9. 1909.
J. w. EBERT,
NErTIE EBERT,
MRS. W. II. SWEENEY,
w. H. SWEENEY,
Mas. BESSIE WALKER,
Mrs. ELLEN COVERT.
Palissde, Nevada. Dec. 10, 1903.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18
Nevada State News

The State Railroad Commission has
cited the Nevada Northern Railway to
appear before them on January Is and
make full explanation as to their freight
rates. The Tonopah and Goldfeld Rail-
way has also received a like order and
are to appear on January 10.
Snatching a blanket and wrapping her.
self in it, Mrs. Orrin Smith, wife OF Sheriff
Smith OF Phoebe, saved herself from fire
which had attached to her clothing from
the explosion Of a gasoline stove. Later
the plucky woman put out the fire which
had started in the house. Her burns are
severe but not serious.
There is much excitement in Winnie
mucca, Lovelock and other towns and
mining camps of Humboldt County over
the recent oil discoveries ON Black Rock
desert. An expert who has visited the
scene OF the discovery states that there
is an oil field covering a radius of more
than 60 miles, which will some day prove
evenmore valuable than the oil fields Of
Southern California. The oil sands first
discovered were brought up by the drill
in the Western Pacific we'll at Sulphur
Springs, on the Black Rock desert. Since
hen other discoveries have been made
and much land has been located.
DIR. G. A. Haskell of Fallon has return
ed after a week spent in southern Cali
in the interest OF a proposed sugar
beet factory for Churchill County and
that capitalists interested in the
movement will Immediately begin work
on the project. A factory having a ca
of 600 tons Of sugar beets a day is
contemplated and will involve al ex-
,enditure Of 100000. DIR. Haskell stated
hat Hinze brothers. who have interests
southern California and who have
successfully managed similar enter
in Michigan and other parts Of the
ountry. will organize q corporation for
he work.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18
BACHELOR GIRLS REFLECTIONS
C~ogitations On the Insincerities oil
Modern Man


Matrimony is ''the bread of life
but bread has come to be oaly a side
dish nowadays, says Helen Rowland in
the Chicago Journal. She continues:
1t takes 80 years to form a mans charac-
ter-and all the rest of the time to re.
form it..
Trying to kiss a girl before telling her
that he loves her Is a "cash-in-advance"
system which is exceedingly popular
with the modern man
To the average man a love affair is
Just a matter of research, and a kiss
merely an interesting experiment in the
hunt for a new thrill.
A mans idea of being perfectly true
and devoted to q woman is to think OF
her constantly-even when he is kiss.
ing another girl.
According to the divorce records.
people who live in stone houses nave
dreadful way of throwing glasses.
A mans love may be blind, but it il
seldom deaf when a pretty widow
money "talks."
God made nan first, but woman wal
as much of an improvement over thu
original invention as the Lusltania ovel
the Clermont.
About the last way in which a mar
tries to find out il a girl loves him is t.
ask her.
The quickest way to kill love is Il
smother it to death with kisses.
Don't expect a husband to treat yol
well; be thankful if he treats you at all
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18

A slater who was engaged upon the
roof Of a house In Glasgow fell from
the ladder and lay In an unconscious
state upon the pavement. One Of the
pedestrians In the street who rushed
to the aid of the poor man CHANGED to
have a flask Of spirits In his pocket,
and, to revive him, began to pour a
little down his throat.
"Canny, mon, canny." said a man
looking on, ''or you'll choke him."
The 'unconscious' slater opened his
eyes and said quietly, Pour ava,
mon, pour ava; ye're doin' ine."
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18
Buckhorn Correspondence

j. D. Murphy returned Friday from
hurried trip to Palisade.
J. @. Mcclellan is at Palis.de secur'
ing supplies for his restaurant.
Fred Amigo, manager for LOTUS q
Daris, left camp last Friday for a shor'
vacation.
Fred J. Siebert. general manager Of
the Buckhorn mines. left Saturday on q
business trip 60 Reno.
Kenyon g. Sears have started q rest
aurant at Blackburn for the accommo'
dation Of Buckhorn passengers.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18

Emmett Short Meets With Acsidspt
Last Sunday at Mineral Hill. about
so miles north of Eureka. Emmett Short.
who wal in the employ Of John Sri OF
Diamond Valley. was thrown from a
broncho, striking the ground on his
head and face with such force as to rem
der him insensible for some time. At
frst it was thought that the injuries ne
had sustained would prove fatal, but he
rallied sufficiently to leave the next
morning for Elko. He is now in the
hospital at that place and is reported to
be slowly recovering from the injuries
he received. The young man is a sou
Of Thomas Short. the Ruby Valley,
Elko County, rancher. and resided II
Eureka for q couple of months las
Fall.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18

Worry stalked along the road,
Trouble sneaking after.
Then Black Care and Grief and Goad.
Enemies to Laughter.
But old Laughter, with a shout.
Rose up and attacked 'em.
Put the sorry pack to rout,
Wailoped 'em and whacked EN-
Laughter frivols day and night.
Sometimes he's a bubble.
But he hath a deal of might
In a bout with Trouble.
John Kendrick Bangs in Ainslee's Mag
azine.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18

Windfali Boys Now Defy Deep SHOWS
y. M. Dull of the Windfall this week
received three pairs Of skees from Salt
Lake. They will be used daring the
Winter months in making the trip from
the Windfall mine to Eureka. a distance
of Ave miles. For the information OF
those who are not familiar with the
name "Skees." the SENTINEL will state
that they are sometimes called Norwe'
gian snow or ice shoes. used for sliding,
being . sort Of toboggan for the foot
and consisting Of q long and narrow
wooden runner. to which the shoe II
slightly attached in front. leaving thu
heel free, after the manner of a snow
shoe.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18
RADICAL LAWS FOR RAILWAYS
Cummins Introduces Measure
Amending The Interstate
Commerce Statute

A controversy over railroad legislation
will be precipitated in Congress this
Winter. which In importance promises
to surpass the legislative conflict over
railroad rates four years ago.
The first gun was fired last week by
Senator Cummins of lows, when he in
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18
THIRTY-NINTH YEAR
SATURDAY. DECEMBER is. 1909.
TO BUILD SHELTER At ELY


Ely, Nevada. December IL General
Manager @. E. Allen and Consulting
Engineer ]. Fewson Smith Of the
United states Smelling Company are
still here inspecting the various proper
ties. studying geological conditions, and
getting all information possible with q
view of determining. the a~dvisability OF
putting up q custom smelter Ia the dis
trict.
Nobody can go over the district
and see the surface showings and then
observe the production. " said Mr.. Smith,
without being very favorably i'm
pressed with Ely. 1t is the intention OF
Mr.. Allen and myself to spend at least
another week here"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12

According TO bulletin Just issued
compiled by the forest service IN CO.
operation with the department OF as.
riculture. the total consumption OF
pulp wood in 1908 by 251 mills in this
country was 3,346.953 cords, de-
crease OF 615,7O7 cords. or 15.5 per
cent, from 1907, and S14,223 cords, or
nearly SO per cent, from 1906. Like
the decreased output Of other forest
products in 1908, the falling off IN
pulp wood consumption was chiefly
due to uncertain business conditions.
This was only temporary check,
however, and with the return OF bet
ter times an even larger use OF pulp
wood than in the past may be expect
ed. The growth of the pulp wood IN
dustry in the last ten years has been
remarkable, and this consumption o.
wood in 1908 was 6S.5 Rer cent more
than in 1900, when the total was
slightly under 100000 cords. The
average value per cord at the mil
of all the pulp wood used in 1908 was
1888. twenty-one cents more than II
1907, and SILT more than in 1905.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12

Orders for car equipment by the rail-
roads both east and west are on the
increase During the past week the
Hartman lines have ordered 1925
box cars, 400 furniture, stock and ca
boose cars. and ABOUT 1900 fiat cars,
gondola cars and hopper cars, in adj
dition to recent order for 1874 pas
senger cars placed with the Pullman
company. The Santa re Is said to
be in the market for about lao pas
senger cars and has ordered six. The
Great Northern is in the market for
1000 box cars. The Baltimore and
Ohio is said to be figuring on the pur-
chase OF about $500 freight cars and
is now in the market for forty-f1ve
coaches and FIVE combination pas
senger and baggage cars, The Bur.
lington is reported as about to pur-
chase 500 refrigerator cars and 200
box cars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12

women and children. The number so
held and the number held in small
sums by individuals are constantly
and rapidly increasing. This Is es-
pecially true at the present time.
Speculation is relatively dull. The
operations on the great exchanges are
small compared with those Of recent
times. This shows that far larger
number Of the stocks have been
bought outright and are held as In
vestments than was the case In any
previous time. More than q third Of
the 100000 persons who hold stocks Of
the United States Steel Corporation
are employees Of the many scores Of
mills and mines which are represent
Led In that combination. In the ap-
proximately 1000 national banks.
With capital OF $1.0O0.000, 900, there
are about 100000 stockholders, q
fourth of whom are women. Yet, ac-
cording to the popular view, the ma
tional banks are owned by their Of
ficers and directors.
The 1900 1000 stockholders of the var
ious corporations Of the United States
were only about 100000 ten years
ago. It is predicted they will be A.
100000 ten years hence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12

A bitter and widespread schism in
the Presbyterian church is feared as
the outcome Of the action OF the New
York Presbytery in voting to ordain
as minister Of the gospel George a,
Fitch, the graduate Of Union Theolog-
ical seminary, whose confessed lip-
eral views as to Biblical criticism
caused a wrangle when he, John 8.
steen and Archibald Black came up
for licensure last April. AS soon as
the vote was taken Rev, DR.. John Fox,
secretary OF the Bible Society. gave
notice Of protest to the synod, ana
this will bring the matter before the
General Assembly Steen and Black
were likewise ordained. All hold to
liberal, that is, scientific or ration
al, Interpretation OF the miracles IN
the scriptures. They rejected the 1T
eral story OF Adam and Eve and the
doctrine Of original sin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12

The internal revenue bureau has
dropped from its rolls seventeen IN
spectors and four agents employed N
the denatured alcohol section OF the ser
vice because no longer needed. Elk
pectations OF the department OF agri-
culture that the denatured article
would rapidly supplant gasoline as 2
motive power for small farm engines
are said not to have been reaiizeo,
first, because the engines in use are not
easily adapted to alcohol and second
owing to the high cost OF producing
the alcohol by present methods Never
theless, progress in the use OF dena-
tured alcohol has been made. notably
IN the manufacture of celluloid, ether
gunpowder, for fuel and light and as
solvent for paints and varnisnes,
The total production in this country
last year was 100000 gallons OF the
denatured article as compared with
3. 321. 451 gallons the year before that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
The Country Editor.

Kingley News-Times: How does
the small town editor make the news
oaper he does. is the question that is
.,sten asked but never answered IN
but one way, says the Geauga lo.1
Record.
By hard work. He is his own edi-
tor. reporter, business manager, tore
man, mailing clerk, and frequently
compositor. Alone, or with an assist
ant. he turns out every week paper,
which. while perhaps not brilliant
stu: it contains all the general news
Of the day, and all the news Of the 70
cality.
The paper has an influence far
greater in proportion to Its circulation
than any Of the great metropolitan
dailies and it has done more to edu-
cate and reform the people than the
churches and public schools.
The overworked country editor Is
not properly appreciated, for he does
more for the community in which ne
lives than any other individual. He
must have firm belief in reward here.
after. or his nerve would desert him
early In his career.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
DOCTORS DISAGREE ON ALUM.

1OOGIOhS 0tSAGhE6 ON ALUM
The drug and food inspection
board headed by DR.. Wiley has been
conducting series OF hearings on the
question Of the use Of alum in the
manufacture of food articles, chiefly
in pickles and baking powders. DIR.
J. NJ. Anders of the Medico-C hirurgical
College OF Philadelphia appeared for
the association of those manufactur-
ers who do not use chemical pre-
servatives. He said that alum being
an astringent was Injurious to the or
gans IT the body when taken In guam
Ptities sufficient for the preservation
OF pickles. DR.. julius Eichburg of Gin
clnnati. appearing for the American
Health League, composed OF disinter-
ested laymen, said that persons with
sensitive mucous membranes would
be poisoned by the use OF foods con
tanning alum DR.. Haines Of Chicago
for the American Baking Powder AS
sociation, said he had become CON
WINGED that the use Of alum in the mi.
mute quantities contained In ordinary
raised bread was harmless The
same position was taken by Professor
Pond of the Pennsylvania State Col
lege and DR.. Smith of New York. Pro
fessor Hare OF the Jefferson Medical
College, said he had never known
any Ill effects from the use of alum
baking powders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
WHO OWNS THE BIG CORPORA
TIONS?

A writer in Leslie's Weekly makes
it quite clear that the railroads OF
the United States are not entirely
owned BIZ the Harrimans, Wander
bits. Morgans, Hills, Goulds and the
other ,nagnates with which their
names are popularly associated. Ac-
cording to the figures he submits, ap-
proximately the Pennsylvania road at
this moment has 10000 stockholders,
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe has
$4,000 and the New York Central has
$4,000. The roads are owned by the
100000 or more persons who arc
scattered all over the country and
who comprise all sorts and conditions
of men and women. So It is with the
steel trust, or, to give 1t its official
name, the United States Steel cor
poration. Gary, Perkins, Frick and
others are among its officials, but the
100000 persons, residing in every
state and territory, who own that
combinations stocks and bonds, have
a voice in the appointment Of those
officials and are decidedly interested
in the company's fortunes. The Stand
ard Oil has over 1000 owners or part
ners whatever you may call its
stockholders.
1t is claimed that it is the same in
the case OF the mines, steamboats,,
street car systems and the rest of the
great interests of the country. Each
of these activities stands Tor sum of
money which bulks large in the ag-
gregate. When divided among their
| hundreds, their thousands, or their
hundreds Of thousands of sharehold.
ers. the sums which they represent
to their individual owners are seen
to be in most cases quite moderate.
Says the writer:
Some of the persons hold a large
1 number of shares-larger than dozens
or hundreds of others in the aggreg ate
but the &reat bulk of them are very
far from bling plutocrats Moreover
the bonds ~ all these interests are
also distributed among large mum
Der of persona Many thousands OF
owners of stocks and bonds are
1 women.
Many millions ef dollars of bonds
and stocks are Md in trust fol
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
MS pictures we're not drawn on that
sIiaht.ed.

The courage of 81 Simlin has been
put to frequent proof
He's climbed up many barn a-puttin'
shingles on the roof.
He's never finched at breakin' In
wild athletic colt;
He puts his heart in everything of
which he takes a holt.
He raises heaps o money 'mongst the
most cantankerous bees.
An swings scythe regardless OF the
danger to his knees.
He rides around in wagons that nd
surely lay him low
II any Of the j'ints that loosely rattle
should let go.
There's nothin' that has ever caused
his courage to relax
He has been hit by a hammer an has
suffered at the az.
He's man amongst the many; an
notice VITA regret
That no one ever give old 81 hero
medal yet.
! Washington Star.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
WHAT kEoKuk WILL FIND.

Under this heading the Cedar Rap
Ids Gazette forecasts the experience
of this city under the commission
form Of government. The Gazette Is
not surprised at the overwhelming
affirmative vote In Keokuk, in view OF
the merits Of the proposition at issue
in the contest. On the contrary, 1t re-
CARDS 1t as the most natural thing in
the world. It says:
The commission plan Is in oper
alton In a number of cities. 1t has
been demonstrated that the plan Is
better than the old way The people
are coming to look upon 1t in COM
parison to the old plan, just as the
up to date farmer looks upon an i'm
proved piece Of machinery In COM
parison with an old fashioned piece.
It was the most natural thing In the
world for Keokuk to vote to adopt
the plan for Keokuk has been study
ing the plan in operation in other
cities and was satisfied that 1t is
working well.
when Keokuk citizens come to
elect men under the new plan. they
will welcome the relief from parti-
DOLL pOA1tACSs <AAu WHO'LL tuO ACU Vi
ficers are installed, Keokuk citizens
will welcome the systematic, bust
ness like way In which business is
done.
"Keokuk will probably not md alb
solute perfection of government un-
der the new plan. No other city has
found perfection, and no other city
will. II city were to get perfect
men, and have perfection n adn1inis-
tration, such city would be fit for
translation. 1t would become q rival
of the New Jerusalem.
THE commission plan Is simply a
better more satisfactory way of rum
ming a city. That's what Keokuk will
find.n
Any change from conditions as they
exist at present and have existed for
some time, under the old form Of city
government must be change for the
better. Keokuk is expecting improve
ment and will not be disappointed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12

Reports to the state executive coun-
Gil show that the valve at which farm
land in Iowa is assessed is but IS
per cent of the price at which 1t has
been sold during the last year. This
is based on the returns of ninety-six
counties. Six years ago. when the
council last gathered such facts, the
assessed value was 80 per cent Of the
sale value. showing that the sale
value of farm land has gone up enor-
mously in six years. The average as
sessed value reported this year is but
$40 an acre, while six years ago 1t was
$42 an acre.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12

Editor Miller of Waverly has sue
ceeded in carrying his fight against
what he calls the doctors trust" into
one of the national magazines. The
magazine is now advertising these ar
ticles and featuring them, after the
manner of the Lawson articles few
years ago by anothec magazine. which
prompts the Cedar Rapids Republican
to say: 1.-THE Christian Scientists and
others who do not believe in doctors
may help this agitation along. But
some day some one will find out that
he can not get along without doc
tor" It is safe guess that IL Editor
Miller should become seriously Ill he
would yell louder for doctor than
ANYBODY else has done for a long time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12

Henry Clews reports that the out
look is favorable in all departments OF
trade and industry. Production is rap
idly regaining normal proportions;
labor is generally we'll employed, and
complaints are few. The country con-
tinues upon high level basis and
there are no indications of any early
change in this respect, for the simple
reason that, speaking In general term
supply has not yet exceeded demand;
and the infationary effect of cheap
money is becoming more and more
evident. The most important element
regarding the future is the crop stu
alton. This, too, as a whole, is very
promising.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
The Man in the shack

He is swarthy and brown from the
glow Of the sun
And the world does not dream Of the
work he has done,
For the world has its heroes OF pomps
and parade
Who are honored because OF the waste
they have made.
But this man drives the desert and
wilderness back
BY his brain and his Drawn, does the
Man in the Shack.
Where the prairie stretched bare in
the summers hot glow
Or was weary and drear in the shroud
OF the snow
He has builded his shack: he has pit
ted his toll
'Gainst the silence and space that
would make him their spoil.
And our civilization Is wearing track
To the line that is set by the Man In
the Shack.
He Is rough, he Is crude-but the
world where he lives
Is but rough and but crude In the life
that 1t gives.
With the wind sweeping down with
fury that jars
And the night with its lonely array OF
the stars
Yet he does not make moan over what
he may lack,
But looks out on his conquest the
Man in the Shack.
Aye, the Builder. the Doer, the Winner
Of Ways!
He is shaping realm with the toll Of
his days,
And no hero Of old had sturdier
heart
or more nobly performed what he saw
as his part;
And the future he bears on his sinewy
back
| Here's a hail and a health to the Man
in the Shack!
Wilbur D. Nesbit in the Chicago
| Evening Post
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
NOTES AND COMMENT.

NOTES AND COMMENT.
The Des Moines Capital says an In
come tax would defeat the party that
enacted 1t.
"a progressive loves protection but
hates tire schedules" observes the
Vinton Eagle.
The Davenport Times guesses that
Iowa is reasonably certain to vote for
the. income tax amendment.
"a saloonkeeper, in addition to be-
ing saloonkeeper, needs also to be a
good lawyer these days" says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
1t is the opinion OF the Burlington
Gazette that a woman gets more en-
joyment out of good cry than a man
does out of hearty laugh.
The Cedar Rapids Republican CON
cludes that the men who mark up
their goods an account of the tariff
are merely using the tariff as an ex-
cuse.
when woman sees another who
is happy she at once decides that the
other woman's husband lets her spend
all his money" asserts the Iowa Falls
Sentinel.
The Manson Democrat says the news
papers which are advocating the cut
ting down of the public roads of Iowa
from sixty-six to thirty-tiye feet wide
know very little about automobiles.
'.As it is now" continues the Demo
crat, "the roads are not half wide
enough to allow fidgety horse and a