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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-28
Easy for Pittshurq.

PITTSBURG, PA, July 27.-WiihsI
pitched q strong game for the Pitts
burgs today and won with compare
tive ease The cnlygun scored off him
was by Oaks, who made the second
home run on Forbes field.
Score. r II u
Pittsburg .... IO2O00O2x-5 4
Cincinnati -. 000100o0o| 3 4
Batteries: Willis and Gibson; Row
an and Mclean. Time. 1885. Umpire,
Rssler.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-28
Wheat

Mess Pork, per Dbl
July -. 20.SO 2O.S9 2O.72h20. 121s
Sept. =. 2O.95 2O97k20.S5 20.S5
Lard, per 100 lbs
July -. 11.62h11.65 1160 1l.6O
Sent 1865 11.67R11.60 11.60
Short Ribs, per 100 lbs
July -. 11.30 11.30 n.27R1l.2IH
Sept. :. 11.2O 1125 Ills 1l.15
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-28
DISSOLUTION NOTICE..

The putlic Is hereby notified that
the Law firm of CHRISTIAN AZ
MITCHELL have agreed to dissolve
rartnersh.p on the 31st day Of July,
1909. Thereafter my efEica will be IN
the Schmclz Building. Room 6. corner
Twenty sixth street and Washington
avenue
TT. CHRISTIAN. Atty-a'-Lsw
81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-28
PhIiIIes Bat Hard. win Two.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. July ~
Brooklyn was beaten In both games
today through the harder hitting OF
Philadelphia. each of the home play
ers making one or more hits in each
game.
E,rs. game. X H Il
philadelphia 00023O20x-7t II 1
Brooklyn -. 000O00000-0 2
Batteries: Corridor and Doom; Bell
and Bergen. Time, 1870. Umpire
O'Day.
Seccnd game. Il II II
Philadelphia 200O00001-3 y 1
Bsuoklyn 49,. 001eO0OIO-2, 2
Batteries: Sparks and Doom; RICK
er and Bergen. lime, 1:40. Umpire
O'Day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-28

FOR sALE-FTNE sHONfNCERl
Organ. cost $3.50. win cen Tor half
In Gne condition. practically Is
good as rev. Address ORGAN
care Daily P-ess. n
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
Whitewashing Coal In Transit

As our readers are likely to be served with coal which has been
wbitewashed, an explanation Of this novel and unusual condition is
in order. whitewashing coal is not done to improve its appear
ance or increase its burning qualities; the treatment neither improves
nor harms the fuel. 1t s a detective scheme on the part of the
railroads to locate and prevent theft of the coal as 1T ii hauled from
the mines to the consumer. These d~epredations amount to thousands
of tons annually, and the railroads are the sufferers, as iii is up to
them to deliver as many tons at its destination, often a thousand
miles away, a was weighed in when the car was turned over for
transportation.
Two or three tons may be removed from a carload containing Az
tons without attracting attention to its decreased quantity until the
car is again placed on the scales To locate the loss, lmewater is
SPRAYED over a trainload of coal In a short time the water has
evaporated. leaving a load of white coal Then removal of any coal
leaves a big black spot which is quickly noticed by inspectors and
station agents and the leak found and stopped-HH H. Windsor
in October Popular Mechanics.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
ENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN
arranged this campaign so
that detachments of the army
ourYRsoxr. ,soe-ss wiLLNn r com.

- ENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN
arranged this campaign so
" that detachments of the army
would leave several points
and with various objects to be accom-
plished, while the eventual objective
was to concentrate and corral with a
Gordon strong enough to crush forever
the power of the northern Sioux and
C%heyennes and their allies. Expedi-
lions under Major General George A..
Crook, General Wesley Merritt and
Major General Eugene A. Carr started
from different points, but with active
relations, in cutting off the southern
Indians. especially the Ogallala and
Brule Sioux and the Cheyennes, from
Joining en- masse with Sitting Bull or
to obstruct and prevent any junction
of the northern Sioux with them, as
such junction would have given them
a strength almost equal to the army
and many times larger than the forces
in that section Of the country. These
three commanders will always stand
in the front rank of our most expert
enced soldiers in the civil war and es-
pecially in Indian warfare, had grad
uated at both games and lad on their
rosters Of officers men destined to be-
come equally famous and successful.
Merritt's command worked successful-
~ and had many skirmishes, finally
cutting the main body of the Indians
off and driving them back to their
agency southwark, while driving back
the northern Indians coming south
On July 10, while I was scouting for
information, General Merritt ascer-
tanned through Paymaster tafterward
GeneraD Stanton that 800 hostile
Cheyennes. fully equipped for the war
path. had started to join Sitting Bull.
These savage horsemen, probably the
best I'm the world, would have a start
of sixty miles If Merritt pushed to the
agency to make certain of their inten-
tion and then pursued them. He did
nothing Of the kind. AS we had been
retracing our steps they felt perfectly
secure-so much so that the white
chief, they thought, could not double
on his tracks and cut them of before
they reached the timber fringe OF the
Cheyenne. This they could not imag
tne for one minute, and Merritt had
to plan a ride that would test to the
utmost the possibilities Of man and
horse to overcome the advantage they
had Of him. To discomft these scien
tifc fighters he had to ride cleal
around them In the arc OF q circle
while they went in a bee line, and mus
do Il without being discovered, brint
every horse and man to the battle
front In good condition. as with sever
companies Of cavalry that were availa
BILE they outnumbered him two to one
and by leaving the wagon trains anf
impedimenta behind men and horses
would have short rations. 1t was al
adventurous ride, worthy Of extend
ed comment, and the old Indian trai
was found. The Indians had no
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
Labeled.

A few years ago Miss Ethel Barry
more, the actress, was beseiged by q
number of artists who begged the
privilege Of making sketches of her
pretty face. Too gracious to refuse
she freely granted permission in every
case. Among those for whom Miss
Barrymore posed was a young artist
of the impressionist school, who, after
considerable labor, produced a ghastlJ
yellow and green portrait which was
supposed by the budding artist. at
least, to be a likeness of the actress
When 1t was finished the painter
bravely took it to Miss Barrymore and
asked her to sign 1t and write some
thing or other-some little sentiment
above her signature.
Miss Barrymore gasped as she looked
at the wretehed portrait and then
quickly pulling herself together, smiled
and wrote:
"This Is not a sunset; it is Ethci
Barrymore"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25

in his saddle. shot by Corporal wiIIIn-
son of X company. An answering u
let whistled by the generals head just
when King. still on watch. sung out.
Here they come by dozens The re-
serve Indians came swarming down
the ridge to the rescue. Company X
was instantly ordered to the front.
but before Il appeared from behind the
bluff the Indians. emboldened by the
rush Of their friends 10 the rescue.
turned savagely on buffalo Bit and
the little party at the outpost.
THE latter sprang from their horses
and met the daring charge with a vol
ley. Yellow Hand. a young Cheyenne
brave. came foremost. singing BIZ as
a foeman worthy Of his steel. Cody,
kneeling and taking deliberate aim.
sent a bullet through the chiefs leg
and into his horse. Down went the
two. and before his friends could
reach him n second shot from Bits
rifle laid the redskin low.
"On came the others. bent on ami
hilating the little band that opposed
them, when. to their amazement, a long
blue line popped up In their way. and
X company, with Colonel Mason at its
head, dashed at them. Leaving their
dead, the Cheyennes scattered back
heller SHELTER for the ridge. but their
fire was Wild and their stand a short
one. Company after company de
bouched from behind the bluff. and. ut
terly disheartened. the Indians rushed
for the reservation, leaving behind All
their provisions. General Merritt pur-
sued them until night. when the whole
command went into camp at the agency.
.sThe Indians left their dead and adj
init having more wounded. They lost
six ponies. Their friends at Red Cloud
say they never dreamed that the Fifth
cavalry could get there in time to head
them off.
1.-THE regiment sustained no loss. 1t
arrived at Laramie yesterday and
leaves for Crooks command tomor-
row."
The above is from the New York
Herald, Sunday. July %, 1876.
From Captain Charles Kings Cam
paigning With Crook" published In
1890:
".By Jove, general says Buffalo
BILL sliding backward down the hill,
'now's our chance. Let the party
mount here out of sight and we'll cut
these fellows off. Come down here,
every man Of you
Balancing behind me, l saw Cody.
TAFT and Chips with five cavalrymen,
eagerly bending forward in their sad
dies, grasping earbine and rifle, every
eye bent upon me. watching for the
signal. Not a man but myself knows
how near they are. That's right, close
in, you beggars! Ten seconds more
and you are on theml A hundred and
twenty-five yards-a hundred-ninety.
Now, lads, In with you!
"There's a rush, a wild, ringing
cheer, then bang, bang, bang, and
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25

1t Is nop close quarters, knife and knife.
in a cloud of dust Cody and his men
tumble In among them, Buffalo BIZ
closing on a superbly accoutered war
rior. 1t is the work Of a minute; the
Indian has fired and missed. Cody's
bullet tears through the riders leg
into the pony's heart, and they tumble
in a confused heap on the prairie. The
Cheyenne struggles to his feet for an
other shot, but Cody's second bullet
hits the mark. 1t is now close quar-
tiers, knife and knife. After a hand to
hand struggle Cody wins. and the
young chief, Yellow Hand, drops life
less in his tracks after a hot fight.
Baffled and astounded, for once in a
lifetime beaten at their game,
their project of joining Sitting Bull
nipped in the bud. they take hurried
flight. But our chief is satisfied. Buff
falo Bill is radiant. His are the hon
ors Of the day"
General Cook, commanding the de-
partment, who had started early In
spring, was up In the north and had
fought the same Indians who after
ward destroyed General Clusters COM
mand.
He fought them In the battle Of the
Rosebud on the 18th of May This
was a very indecisive contest-practf-
cally a eve check to ~him-compel-
ling him to take up permanent camp
on the Big Goose creek (where Sheri-
dan, Wyo., now stands and there
await re-enforcements.
General Sheridan ordered Generals
Merritt and Carr. with the Fifth cav
airy, to make forced marches to join
Crook at Goose creek.
/ was with this command as chief
of scouts and guide, and we had been
operating in northwestern Nebraska
and the southern part Of Dakota to
keep the Indians from the Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail agencies from going
north to Join the hostiles under Sitting
Bull.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25

Mr.. Gaynor, an Irishman celebrated
for his good humor. was dining one
Friday with a friend. and fish was the
only meat served. Gaynor was pat
ticularly fond Of paddock and seated
himself near a fine specimen. His
olfactory nerves. however. soon made
him aware that the fish was not too
fresh. He first lowered his mouth to-
ward the head of the fish and then bis
ear, as IL conversing with 1t. The wo'
man of the house. p%erceiving his pc
culiar motions, asked him whether be
wished anything.
Nothing" replied Gaynor, nothing
at all, madam. / was merely asking
this haddock whether he could give ire
any news of my friend. Captain Muir
ply, who was drowned last Monday,
but he tells me that he knows nothing
Of the matter, for he himself hasn't
been to sea these three weeks"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
- The -
Scrap Book


They had been married just a month
when be lost his position, and during
the next eighteen months he jumped
rapidly from one thing to another
without being at all successful at any,
thing. BY this time, of course, her
trousseau was getting frayed around
the bottom and rusty around the top,
and the hope which she had been en-
tertaining that she would some day he
the possessor of some new gowns had
become a sort of permanent hope, as
far as she could see, or, in, fact, as far
as they both could see together.
Elizabeth" he said one day, do
you think marriage is a failure?"
"Failure" she said scornfully. "Its
a panicr!"-Lippincott's.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
Life, Love and Death.

A little dreaming by the way,
A little toiling by the day.
A little pain, a little strife,
A little joy-and that Is life.
A short lived, fleeing summers morn
When happiness seems newly born,
When one days sky is | above
And one bird sings-and that is love.
A little wearing of the years.
The tribute of a few hot tears,
Two folded hands, the fainting breath
And peace at last-and that is death.
Just dreaming, loving. dying, so
The actors in the drama go
A fitting picture pm the wall.
Love. death, the themesl But Is that allf
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
How KILLED
CHIEF
YELLOW HAND
BY BUFFALO BILL

We had come seventy-five miles in
twenty-four hours and were ready at
daybreak, and the C%heyennes appeared
simultaneously. They were an aston
ished lot of redskins, and here occur
red what is known as the battle OF
War Bonnet Creek. 1t was in this en-
gagement that fate allotted to me the
duty to meet personally and success
fully the war chief Yellow Hand. A
matter Of detail that / well remember,
the chief yelled to me, Come on,
come IN, White Long Hair" cocoa.
coca, Pe-Ha-He-Has-Ka!" In Chey-
ennre). We both fred simultaneously,
my fest bullet going through the
! cidefs leg and entering the body of his
horse His bullet glanced oD my sad
Ole, and my horse stun
rie dog hole, but l landed on my feet
Kneeling quickly, l put a bullet
| through the head Of his horse, coming
on at speed. Thus we were botl
afoot and in close proximity. The
story Is better told in the press dis
patches of that day and by Lieutenant
NOW GeneraD Charles King in hi:
book, Campaigning With Crook
The dates and arrival Of these dis
patches will show how isolated was
the country and the length Of time II
took to communicate with the east:
The Indian War-Details of Colone
Merritt's Charge on the Chey-
ennes-A Short Struggle.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25

aCol." One day his employer laid ON
his desk a letter which had been over
a month In the mails without reaching
its destination, and all because OF
Thomas error.
Now. this has got to STOP" said bis
employer. "Snch delays waste time
and money. II you had used an en-
velope which hadn't had U address
In the corner. we might eve have
known where this letter went to"
That's true assented the humble
clerk. But / am always careful TO
use that kind of envelope just for that
reason"
Being a little slow of comprehension
he did not understand why his patient
employer bit his lip ard turned away
smiling.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
Did What He Could.

The distinction between the parish
rector and the curate in the old daya
In England is illustrated by a story OF
an old rector. Returning to his parish
after his autumn holiday and noticing
a woman at her cottage door with her
baby In her arms, he asked, Has that
child been baptizedf"
"Well, sir" replied the courtesying
mother, 81 shouldn't like to say as
much as that, but your young mar
came and did what he could"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
"Fort Laramie. July 22. ISL

"Fort Laramie, July %, 1876.
Eat noon on Saturday, the 18th inst,
the Fifth cavalry, under General Mer-
rift, were bivouacked on Rawhide
creek, eighteen miles from Fort Lara
me, to which point they were ordered
in from the Cheyenne river, 100 miles
north, en- route to join Crook. A cou-
rier suddenly appeared from the agency
with dispatches stating that 800 Chey-
ennes were making preparation to
leave for the northwest to join Sitting
Bull, that he was to throw himself
across their line of march in time to
intercept them, and Merritt had to
make eighty miles before they could
make thirty, but off he went. and
Sunday night found him with seven
companies hiding under the bluffs on
War Bonnet or Hat Creek square up
to their front.
"At daybreak Monday morning Lieu
tenant King, commanding the outposts
to the southeast, sent word that the
war parties were coming over the ridge
from the reservation. Joining him at
the advanced post, General Merritt
found the report correct. The com
mand noiselessly mounted and was
massed under the bluffs a quarter of a
mile to the rear and out of sight of the
Indians.
eat the same time the wagon train.
under Lieutenant W. Il. Hall, now
Brigadier General Hall, was some six
miles off to the southwest, slowly APP
preaching, aud the Indians were close
ly watching, but keeping concealed
from the view of its guard. The two
companies OF infantry with him were
riding in the wagons. At 6 O'Clock
the Indians were swarming all along
the ridge to the southeast. some three
miles away. Suddenly a party of eight
or ten warriors came dashing down a
ravine that led directly under the hill
where Lieutenant King and his six
men were watching.
THE object was as suddenly appar-
ent. Two horsemen. unconscious OF
the proximity of the foe. had ventured
out ahead Of the train and were max
ing rapidly for the creek. They were
couriers with dispatches for the COM
mand. The Indians. utterly ignorant
of the rapid move of the Fifth, were
simply bent on Jumping the couriers
and getting their scalps.
buffalo BILL chief of the scouts, lay
on the hill with King and instantly
sprang to his horse down off the hill.
All keep out Of sight said the gen.
eral. Mount now. and when the word
is given of with your Then, turning
to the officer Of the picket, he said:
Watch them. King. Give the word
when you are ready
"Crouching behind the little butte.
Bill and his party Of two scouts and
six soldiers were breathlessly wait
Ing. Halfway up were the general and
his staff. The lieutenant lay at the
,rest. watching the rapidly advancing
Zoe. Down they came. nearer and
the sun flashing from their
brilliantly painted bodies and their pol
shed ornaments. Then. just as they
we're dashing by the front OF the hill.
King shouts, Now, lads. In with your
General Merritt sprang up to see
he attack. Just as .a-tall Indian reeled ]
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
MINING TAX.

Notice Is hereby given that the taxes on w..
proceeds Of the mines Of Eureka County
the quarter ending June 80, lsO''
now due and payable to me ct my once u :.
reka and the law In regard to the same W."
strictly enforced. H. @. MoTEhNEi,
Assessor Of Eurek. County, NeVsoA
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25

The Indians, Utterly Surprised, Rush
Back In Disorder = The Latest
From General Crooks Army.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
WATER NOTICE
Notice of Application for Permission to APP
propriate the Public Waters Of the
State Of Nevada

propriate the Public Waters Of the
State of Nevada
Application No. 1418.
Notice is hereby given that on the 3Oth day
Of August, 1909, in accordance with Section
%, Chapter XVIII, of the Statutes OF 1907,
one Frank Pastorino Of Eureka, County Of
Eureka and State Of Nevada, made application
to the State Engineer Of Nevada for per.
mission to appropriate the public waters OF
the State of Nevada. Such appropriation Is
to be made from Spring at points about 66O
feet NE Of NE Cor. Of the NE4 Of MA Sec.
l. I. 10 N, II. 81 K. M. ID. Ii. 4 NJ, on un
surveyed land approximately in t. 20 N, X.
"a f., NJ. ID. NJ, by means OF a dam and open
out. and one cubic foot per second is to be con.
veyed to points in SW4 of SWf Sec. 2. I, IL
NJ, r. "a E., NJ. ID. NJ. by means OF bitches
and there used for irrigation and domestic
purposes. Water not to be returned TO stream.
Date Of first publication September !, ly09.
Date Of last publication September 20, 1903.
Signed:
FRANK r.. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25

Thomas Chett was a meek but care
less clerk who, through no greater
fault than carelessness, was continu-
ally laundering in his work. His most
usual mistake was to misdirect letters,
either by substituting a wrong street
number or by writing. say. .:Cal." for
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25

NOTARY PUBLIC-John McKernan,
Ruby Hill avenue. Eureka, Nevada.
Conveyancing done. Land patent and
pension business attended TO.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-25
ona plain Rule of Life.

There is only one plain rule of life
~eternally binding. 1t is this: Try thy
self unweariedly till thou findest the
highest thing thou art capable Of do
ing, and then do it-Mill.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
A Mad Dog Scare.

The Teller: There is a mad dog
scare in the west part of the county
A dog belonging to Ben Orr of Glen
Haven went mad about two weeks age
and bit several other dogs, among them
one belonging to John Lane of Bridge
port. Monday last week the Lane dog
bit three children who were on their
way to school. The dog was shot, but
not before it had bitten large Shep-
herd dog. The children and the Shep-
herd dog were taken to Madison for
treatment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
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State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
COunty-ss.
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senior partner OF the firm of f. ]. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay The sum OF ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case OF
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Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
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