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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-02-04
Free Advice.

The telephone in the office OF a prom
lnent New York lawyer rang, and when
A clerk answered it the lady on the
other end refused to give her name
saving she wanted to see the lawyer
himself on private business. As soon
as the lawyer himself picked up the
receiver. before he could make any
Inquiries. she began, "0h. please tell
me. must there not be two copies of
a leaseT
why" he answered. lit is usual to
give one to the landlords agent and
one to the lessee. But who are
'Yet the fact that the wife Of the
lessee had never seen a copy Of the
lease wouldn't keep it from being le-
gally bindingF
mo-" slipped from the lawyer, who
quickly added, "But before ! discuss
the matter further may | ask to
whom
There was a pretty little laugh. He
admits 1t was pretty even now. "Oh.
I'm Mrs. Brown, and I live on Broad
way. You don't know melt was OBJ
vious likewise that he wouldn't-"but
I'VE always heard your advice was so
very valuable, and ! wanted a lawyer,
and so / just called you up. Goodby."
And when he asked for the number
central gave him the Grand Central
station!-New York Times.
Location notices and legal blanks for
sale at the SENTINEL Office.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-02-04
NEVADA PRESS COMMENT



II is to be hoped the present Legisla-
ture will amend the Banking law suf-
f~iciently, at least. to enable bank
wreckers to be adequately p~unished.
The woods Of Nevada are full Of crooks.
formerly in the banking business. whose
only punishment so far has been their
loss of reputation. And the loss OF
this doesn't seem to worry them q great
deal. Everyone of these men should
be in the penitentiary. where others
who did not one-tenth Of the harm these
former bankers perpetrated are serving
long terms. II there is not law enough
in Nevada to reach the Goldens. the
Hickeys and the Smiths on criminal
process, why make some more law. and
make it stronger. In Mr.. Golden's
case the only people who so far have
got dollar for dollar from him are the
lawyers who kept him out Of Jail since
the closing OF the Nye and Ormsby
bank.-Tonopah Bonanza.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-02-04
Estray Notice

Have caught one sorrel work horse branded
and vented with + on right eide and branded
q on left hip. Owner can have horse by
paying for this advertisement and feed.
TONY ROMANO,
Romano, Nevada, December IL, 1910.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-02-04
Against Abolishing State Tax Agent

AR0fnsf A0ohsnfn8 otote lux Hke"
Governor Oddie's message to the
Legislature is an able paper and most
Of the recommendations are sound and
worthy of careful consideration. His
suggestions favoring good roads should
be acted upon and provision made by
Legislature for the building OF some
roads where most needed with the aid
of the convicts at the ~penitentiary.
We can only seriously object to one
recommendation and that reads: 81
urgently recommend the repeal OF the
Act creating the office OF the State
License and Bullion Tax Agent"
He urgently recommends the repeal of
this Act but suggests nothing to take
its place. The Legislature should re.
fuse to repeal tina. law until a better
II has not only passed both Houses
but been approved by the Governor.
Have your repeating clause in your
new Act. That law is bringing thou.
sands of dollars into the State Treasury,
is only objected to by mine owners
who would avoid paying their just
proportion Of taxes, and is q good law
In more ways than one.-Carlin Com
monwealth.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-02-04
Office

Notice is hereby given that beginning De
cember l, 1910, II. A. Broy will transact a
general insurance business for the companies
heretofore represented by me in Eureka
County. /. @. G. WHITMORE.
Eureka, Nevada, December /, 1910.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-02-04
MINING TAX.

Notice Is hereby given that the taxes on the
proceeds Of the mines of Eureka County for
the quarter ending December 81, 1910, are
now due and payable to me at my Office in Eu-
reka and the law in regard to the same will be
strictly enforced. II. @. MoTERNEY,
Assessor Of Eureka County, Nevada.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-02-04

Location notices and legal blanks for
sale at the SENTINEL Office.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-02-04
GOD GIVE US MENU

NOD give us meni The time demands
Strong minds. great hearts. true
faith and willing hands:
~ Men whom the lust of Office
does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannet
buy:
Men who possess opinions and a will:
Men who have honor; men who will not
lie:
Men h can stand before a ~demagogus
And damn his treacherous batteries
without winking:
Tall men. sun rowned. who live above
the fog
In public duty n private thinkingi
For while the rabble. with their thorn
worn creeds.
Their large professions and their little
deeds.
Mingle In selfish strife. 10. Freedom weeps.
Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice
sleepsi
John @. Holland.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
The "lIiad" Not a MYTH.

The fall of Troy after ten year
siege by the Grecian princes about / lS4
b. G. has long been considered as a
rather mythical foundation for Homer's
immortal epic. the "Iliad" But in 1876
the excavations OF Schllemann on the
reputed site of Troy brought to light
under the ashes Of two superintendent
fortress cities the remains answering
to the descriptions of Homer and a
hidden vault containing goblets. bowls.
vases, gems jewels. armes de luxe and
like articles in gold. silver and bronze
These treasures are now generally ac
knowledged 10 be the veritable rem
nants OF the once vast riches OF Priam
which. although depleted by ten years
OF costly warfare in the purchase of
supplies and merconaries and the final
sack Of the ru'ned city were thus pre-
served to en'ich the museums Of Eu-
rope and greatly increase our realiza.
ton OF the wealth and art of that an
cient Ilium. which we have hitherto
been disposed to consider poets
dream.-Charles Winslow Hall in Ma.
tional Magazine
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Ancient Rome's Libraries.

The libraries OF ancient Rome were
immense and splendid. lLucullus,
whose name Is associated with table
iuxuries. expended much of his wealth
on books. His library. says Plutarch.
had walks. galleries and cabinets
open TO all visitors" Julius Caesar
proposed to open this library definitely
to the public.
How were these vast libraries, in
sddition TO the book shops. filed?
With his trained staff OF readers and
transcribers. publisher could turn
out an edition Of any work at very
cheap rates. and almost at moments
notice. There was no initial expense
Of typesetting before single copy
could be produced. no ruinous extras
In the shape of printers corrections.
The manuscript came from the au-
thor; the~publisher handed 1t over to
his slaves. and if book of modest
dimensions. the complete edition could
be ready. If necessary. within twenty.
four hours. Actually. then. books
were produced and sold more easily
and quickly in ancient Rome than they
are in modern London.-T P.'s London
Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Dickens Literary Gains.

The papers have often printed a
great deal of pure nonsense on the
subject Of Dickens literary gains
Dickens is stated TO have died leav-
ing earnings that often accrue TO a
respectable solicitor" This is rub
bish Dickens left $4,000 in round
figures, and this did not include con-
siderable sum Of money that he had
settled some years before his death
His readings nS5S-69l had brought in
about $4,000. 1t is forgotten that
Dickens began life without one penny
and that every farthing he spent or
gave away or left was earned by him
self, only excepting $4,000 which was
bequeathed to him by n friend about
two years before his own death. Dick
ems lived literally Csome people said
extravagantly) for about thirty four
years, he brought up and started in
life large and very expensive family,
and he gave away a great deal Of
money TO needy relatives. London
Truth.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Meteoric Showers.

How many know that the earth is
getting larger each year from the fan
of meteoric matter on its surface and
that such matter is Of no small
weight? One hundred tons a day is
the estimate made by Young This,
he says. would make a layer one inch
thick over the entire earth In 1000
100000 years If we assume this me
teoric matter 10 be three times as
heavy as water. But another effect
has to take place at the same time
As the earth is getting larger the force
Of gravity gets larger. and we are be-
ing attracted with more force toward
the sun. But the centrifugal force
keeping us away from the sun gets
much greater, too, and. in fact. more
so than the suns gravity, the result
being that we are gradually increas-
ing our distance from the glowing orb.
New York Tribune.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
The Mandarin's Robe.

The author of "Recollections of @
Society Clairvoyant" tells of the case
OF n lady who was haunted by reason
of garment she wore. II was q
mandarln's robe from China. stated 10
be part of the loot from the sack OF
Picking. The owner. who lived In
fat in London suburb. first began
to be alarmed by "a smell of decom-
position In her bedroom and heard
"stealthy footsteps padding along the
iiny passage In and out OF the sit
ting room She changed her house.
but the obsession continued. The
dreadful smell REQUIRED. her cats died
In great agony from some unknown
cause, and uncanny footsteps were
heard at night. According to the
clairvoyanfs diagnosis. the robe had
belonged to "a man who had worn it
when he engaged in the mystic forms
of ceremonial magic known 10 the
Chinese. He had met with a violent
death, and certain malignant forces
were still imprisoned in his robe.
which. from the bloodstains on It, he
must have been wearing when he was
killed The curse was eventually
dispelled by the robe being burned.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
LlFE-SAVING ABROAD AND
LIFE-WASTING AT HOME.

1t is significant, and by no means
gratifying to our national pride, that
President Taft, when desiring to dem
onstrate the value of modern sanitary
methods, was forced to draw all his
Illustrations from our island and prov
incial possessions. Modern sanitary
science has abolished yellow fever IN
Cuba, discovered the cause and largely
controlled the ravages OF hookworm
anemia in Porto Rico, barred yellow
fever and Chagres fever from the canal
zone isolated leprosy in Hawaii and
the Philippines and aided in the inyes.
tigation of beriberi. This work has
practically revolutioni2ed conditions in
our tropical possessions and has en-
abled the president to say that lin the
short twelve years that We have been
for the health of our people
in the tropical climates, we have made
more progress in the discovery OF
methods OF prevention and cure OF
tropical diseases than all other coun-
tries have made in the past two cen
turtles" Modern sanitary methods
backed up by intelligent and authorita-
tive administration have indeed
worked wonders in the tropics; but
what of our own country? Tubercu-
losis, typhoid, pneumonia and the APP
palling black plague of venereal in
lection still lay waste the land. 1nes
are tolerated chiefly because we are
accustomed to their presence. If mber-
culosis were a newly discovered trop-
cal disease, il typhoid fever were lin
tied to the tropics, how Mortified would
we be at their ravages and how warm
~ would we applaud any efforts Of the
government to control them
But through long association. We have
become tolerant Of their presence ana
-econciled to their destructiyeness
Yet modern sanitation if permitted.
IAN effect as marvellous changes here
as in the canal zone or in Havana.
Journal of the American Medical As. |
ISOLATION.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Clean Your Glasses,

The most scientifically fitted glasses
In the world will do more harm than
good unless they are properly kept and
correctly worn. 1t is a strong state
ment 10 make. but most people wear
dirty glasses even those who are fas-
tidiously careful in all other respects
Peering through any clouded and un-
certain window is strain upon the
vision How much more must the
strain be when the window is so close
to the eye that II is almost a part of it!
Glasses must be worn at the exact
angle for which they were prescribed
and no other. For thiS reason many
people and all children do better in
spectacles than in eyeglasses. The
glasses should be fitted to the eve by
the optician. after which care should
be- taken not to handle and loosen the
frame. II this occurs in the slightest
degree they should again be fitted and
tightened.-Youth's Companion
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15

shells OF the peanuts must take up all
the free water, so that when the pea
nuts are taken out of the vessel, barrel
or can there will be very little, II any,
water remaining. The peanuts are
them planted whole without breaking
planting at the rate of two bushels
to the acre.
In this way termination sets in be-
fore the peanuts are planted The oil
and soap on the pods are offensive to
the ground pests, and the plants get a
chance to start their growth without
hindrance. The plants ought to be Up
within ten days.
Mr.. Mcknight has tried this plan for
two years, and he has gotten a good
stand of peanuts without interference
from the moles. He wants to try it
year or two years longer before he is
ready to announce the plan officially.
Within about ten days peanut plant
ing in the west will commence. Mr..
Cottrell says that for a dry farming
crop there is nothing that beats the
peanut, and that if the people of the
west can exterminate the moles they
can make big profits on their crops.
He wants to carry the news to them
about the plan Mr.. Mcknight has been
following.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Antiuuitv of the Senate

The senate is historically much older
than th over house, or house OF rep
resentatives, as II is called in our
country and time. In the remote time
while as yet there was no such thing
as science of government, the tribe
was wont to look TO its old men, on
account OF their wisdom and expert
ence. for advice in all matters per-
tanning TO the tribe. and those old
men were the first senator's. The
word senator comes from "senis."
meaning old AS civilization advanced
and seated government became a fact
the senate continued to be composed
of the old men, and when by and by
the second chamber. or council. was
added the senate continued to receive
the larger measure Of reverence and
respect York American.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Byron In an Uuly Mood.

have not yet read Byron's "Con-
verSationS," but there was an anecdote
in one of the extracts which confirms
what heard long since but which I
could not depend on before. He had
an aversion to see women eat. Colo
mel -- was at Byron's house in Picca-
dilly, Lady Byron in the room, and
luncheon was brought in--veal outlets.
etc She began eating. Byron turned
around in disgust and said. German
dizing beastw and, taking up the tray,
threw the whole luncheon into the hall.
Lady Byron cried and left the room
Told by Hayden, the Painter
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Ruskin and the Champion Bore.

One of the principal clubs in Pail
Mall has the misfortune to be fire.
quented by a gentleman who is by
common consent the greatest bore and
buttonholer in London Some years
ago this good man. on his return from
his autumn holiday. was telling all
his acquaintance ut the club that he
had been occupying house at the
lakes not far from Mr. Ruskin. who,
he added. was in very melancholy
state
II am truly sorry for that" said one
OF his hearers. What is the matter
with himY'
We'll" replied the buttonholer, II
was walking one day In the lane which
separated Ruskin's house from mine.
and ! saw him coming down the lane
toward mo The moment he caught
sight of me he darted into wood
which was close by and hid behind
tree till had passed Oh. very sad
indeed"'-From collections and Rec
elections"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Mutual Performance.

"You and your wife seem to get
along nicely"
Fairly well. We had an under
standing from the start. I wasn't to
expect dollar to buy more than a dol
lars worth Of goods, and she wasn't
to tell me about the fine men she
might have married. Washington
Herald
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Grow Quilts Make the Best Pens.

A quill penmaker says that no pen will
do as fine writing as the crow quill.
1t requires the assistance of a micro.
scope TO make proper pen out of such
n quill. but when made 1t is of won.
derful delicacy, The microscopic writ
ing told Of in books Of literary curios.
tiles was all done with a crow quiI.
The steel pens OF the present have
very fine points, but somehow a finer
point can be given to a quill than has
ever been put on steel pen, and for
delicacy nothing can equal it.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
He'd Have Reuenne.

Juggins-Who was il that said If he
could make the songs Of the people
he wouldn't care who made the laws?
Muggins-Don't know. But if he's the
chap who's making the songs of the
people nowadays I'd just like to have
the making of the laws a little while.
That's ALFRED Hen.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
MOLE PESTS OF PEANUTS

Can the ground pests which destroy
|he peanuts iianted ever year be com
Patted by any process that the peanut
planter can afford?
That is serious question, and
Whether the problem has been solved
ny II. l.. Mcknight, in charge of the
brm crops department of the Texas
Experiment station at A. & M. college,
emains to be seen. Experiments oil
Eo years have given Mr. Mcknight
|ppe, but he is not convinced that he
hs found the way, and he hesitates
advising others to follow his plan,
III he does not refuse to talk to those
no approach him.
II Is well known that all land which
&ll grow peanuts has ground pests,
Ich as moles, gophers, field mice, etc.
the eastern part of the state the
BILE is more prevalent. In the west
p part of the state the gopher causes
Iavy loss. The ordinary way of plant
i peanuts Is to break the pod in two
hitting each section, and in this way
moisture can get in and start ger
n nation and the sprout can get out.
a me people shell the peanuts before
= hitting, but this is long, tedious
and the Smelling of the nuts does
prevent the action of the field
Its. The moles, gophers and field
e get to the planted peanuts before
limitation has started, and burrow.
along the planted row, destroy one
after another, until the entIr,
:, is ruined.
few days ago II. NJ Cottrell, agri-
| ural commissioner of the Rock
md railroad visited A. & NJ. college
business matters. He had just come
the western part of the state, |
re the people want. to plant pea
ID, where they can plant peanuts, |
where they can produce large |
s of great value, If they can be rid |
III he ground pests. He says that in |
j tern Texas, in New Mexico, Okla |
Il b and Southern Kansas the peanut
is a very valuable one, but that |
noles and the gophers cause trou-
md loss. He took the matter up
III Mr.. Mcknight and learned what
doing.
am experimenting" said Mr.. Nc
bit, land until | have solved the
ion | don't want to recommend
Ian officially
1t you ought to tell it," answered
ottrell. The people among whom
been travelling will do anything
chance to save their crops"
I'm carrying on an experiment that Z.
cover five years" said Mr. Me-
t. Il have only tried it two years
he people are always ready TO
Sc experimental work that does
ing success"
Mcknight, however, IS using
ent for ground insects, rodents
erwise. His plan Is to take one
OF boiling water, and into this
Ii a one-pound bar of ordinary
..y soap. II is better to shave the
hto the water first and then le,
TO a boil, and in this way the
ecome thoroughly dissolved. To ,
Ilon of boiling water he adds
pint of kerosene oil. This mix
stirred thoroughly for ten min
as to make an emulsion. Thii
N is poured into ordinary water
ht to make eight or ten gallons,
Ugh to saturate two bushels of
The pods are not broken in
- y. They are put into the mix
. lole, and allowed to soak for |
III four or forty-eight hours, The I
u this soaking is for the pods
up all the water; that Is, the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Without a Doubt,

Dubbins-Do you know where I can
find a lot facing south? Stubbins-
Why not try around the north pole?
That's a very likely place.-Exchange.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
HOLIDAY.

The public schools OF the city Of
Bryan will have a holiday on next
Friday, May 10.
w. c. LAVISH,
Superintendent City Schools
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Doubt or Dvspepsia.

Scott-The difference between a poor
man and millionaire Notifies, /
know all about it. One worries over
his next meal and the other over his
last.-EXchange.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
No Spooninu,

Tell me that may hope" he plead.
ed.
All right" she replied. "hope on.
but don't ask me to feed your hope
with a poon."-Chicago Record Her.
aid.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Considerable RevoIutionists.

The widest and most ferocious rev.
olutionaries l have known have often
been in private life merciful, tender,
unselfsh, considerate.-T. p. O'Connor
In London L. P,'s Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
The Feminine of Il.

Teacher-Tommy, what is the fem
thine of the masculine "stag?" Tom
my (whose mother is society LEADER
Afternoon tea, ma'am. Sphinx.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15
Warned.

He-Darling, l don't know what to
say to your father. She-Just say,
"Mr. Mum, I wish to marry your
daughter" then dodge.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-15

Thoughts are mightier than the
strength Of hand.-Sophocles