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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-17
Trade With Home Merchant /!
ORIGIN OF AN OCTOPUS

In view Of the feeling against the
mail order business which Is being ex-
pressed in the interests Of the local
merchants, q brief article in System
on the origin of the mail order trade
Is highly interesting. While the found
err of the business and others employed
therein are engaged In a perfectly le-
climate calling, there can be no doubt
that this constantly expanding mail
order business is a real octopus. 1t
reaches out its millions of t~entacles to
the farthest corners of the country.
seizing and raking In the dollars which
should be left In circulation around
home. These dollars are the nfeblood
Of the community. and the mail order
octopus sucks them out Of the commu-
nity's system.
Forty-seven years ago, says System,
a young man, then a clerk In a small
general store at st. Joseph, Mich, OBJ
served with some satisfaction that res
idents Of many smaller towns miles
distant could be attracted from the
tradesmen Of their own village to this
selling center.
Four years later. as a salesman In a
Chicago mercantile house. he observed
with increasing attention the number
Of letters that came to this establish
ment bearing small orders from resi-
dents OF distant towns and from farm
ers living miles away in the agricul-
tural sections Of southern Illinois, In
diana, Iowa and Nebraska.
Another period of three years, and,
having served as a buyer and then con-
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: With the Short Story Writers =
Eluding the Detectives
By FLORENCE TRIr1BLE LYONS

him that as soon as the train stopped
we were to jump Of. move back on the
platform to a point where those getting
on and OF would not intercept our
view OF each other and s~crutiniEe every
one. When the train rolled into the
station we did as we had agreed, but
neither OF US saw any one get on ex-
citing the least suspicion. We kept up
the watch TIL the conductor signaled
the engineer to pull out, and at ths
momen we were about to step aboard
a well dressed gentleman whom we had
noticed on the train immersed In his
newspaper jumped from the car plat
form and with the agility of a cat ran
70 me exit Quick as thought I sig
nailed Burton to get on the train while
1 turned and ran after the fugitive.
lie LED me quite a long chase. ana u
would have been longer had I not sig.
nailed a cop on the street iust as the run.
ner passed him. This ended the pursuit.
AS soon as l got him to the police
station took out a photograph Of Jar
Wis and compared 1t with nv captive
There was nothing very rugged abou,
either mar or photograph, though I did
not doubt from the resemblance thar
the n was a likeness of the other
The original was OF a more delicate
cast or countenance than the picture.
but this l attributed TO the refining
makeup. which was for a gentleman.
"Wel." he said despondently, you've
got me. ! done my best to beat Won. |
couldn't stay any longer in New York.
You had me cornered."
was several days waiting for ex.
tradition papers from New Jersey 10
New York. Just before l was ready to
cave the matron OF the iail cams TO
me with a curious look in her eye.
You won't be allowed to take the
prisoner out Of the state on the papers
you have" she said.
why not?"
Because they call for a man."
And whom do l propose to take II
not a manf"
well. II you take the person you
brought here It'll be a woman"
"What?'
Jarvis sent for ne this morning
ana proved to me conclusively that the
papers committing him or her were
Illegal. since they state the sex incor-
rectly. She demands her release"
Well. that ends the story. The old
woman was Jarvis himself. and my
catch was bis sister. who resembled
him. TA
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nected with a st. Louis house, he stop
ped at a town that stood as a county
seat In southwestern Missouri. He
was in a small store which had attain
ed the position, despite the limitations
as to extensiveness imposed by its ru-
raj location, of the smart retailing con
Germ Of the little city. The proprietor
had just inclosed a small parcel in an
envelope.
Here. Jim," the latter called to a
clerk; take this over to the postofice.
It's for Mrs. Henderson, over at Green
ridge. It's surprising" he continued,
turning to the visitor. how the folks
over at Greenridge-one Of the small
towns within a thirty mile radius
stick to me. l have a good many Gus
toners over there. Some of EN- write
almost every week fer goods. The
s~torekeeper over there doesn't seem to
hold his people very well. Guess he
doesn't give satisfaction"
And these things. turned over In
the mind Of a man who has since
made millions In the mail order bust
ness, gave birth to the idea. then
crude in its i~mperfection, of retailing
direct to the customer by NAH. II
these people-and the towns and the
agricultural reaches OF the west were
taxing on a population of ~yigorous
hardworking. ambitious folk who want
ed the best they could get for their
money-would buy through letter out
size tneir towns, and at that with
out any special material inducement
being extended them, why could NOT a
trade be built up If the purveyor would
cater direct to these people and offer
them attractive advantages Of lower
! prices, good service and honest goodsi
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win,.r car. Of Hou,o Plano.

Besides the watering which their
roots need. winter house plants win
not thrive well without some mols-
ture for their leaves. and this may be
supplied by placing each day a bowl
OF boiling water on the shelf In their
midst and by at least once a week
spraying the foliage generously both
on the upper and under sides Of the
leaves. They can be laid on their
sides in bathtub or sink and the water
applied with a watering pot or q
shower hose.-Farm Journal.
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Here, Crane" said the chief, toss
ing me a note, '1s a Job for you"
Jarvis. the bank robber that you're look
Ing for. is going to give you the slip by
leaving the country. He takes the 1870
train tomorrow for Philadelphia from the
Jersey City Pennsylvania depot and viii
sail the same evening on q tramp steam
er. His mother goes with him.
The note vas written in a woman's
hand. and It seemed probable that
some companion with whom he had
become antagonized had given him
away. ! took an assistant along and
an hour before train time went to the
depot ON the Jersey side and sat down
In the spacious corridor rallied OF from
the trains to walt and watch. Ten
minutes before train time a woman
about sixty years Of age passed
through to the train, and as there was
something In the way she looked about
her that attracted my attention, l con-
cluded to follow her. leaving Burton,
my assistant, to watch outside till the
train was about to start.
The woman went into an ordinary
passenger coach and sat down, deposit
ing her bundles beside her. She SEEM
ed to be ~anxiously looking for some
one. and when the train pulled u Of
the station. that person not having ap-
peared, she made a frantic rush to get
of. But the train was by this time
moving pretty rapidly and a brakeman.
catching sight Of her. stopped her.
Then she went back 30 her seat and
began to cry.
whats the natter" l asked.
MY old mans gone and got himself
left. He was to meet me here to go to
P~hiladelphy. I'm afeerd somep'n's hap
pened to him"
Glad OF an excuse 10 inspect the pas
sengers. ! got up from my seat and
went into the next car forward, where
had posted Burton. Directing him to
search the cars ahead l searched those
n rear. We both scrutinized every
body, but when we met we had seen
no one answering the description or
exciting the least suspicion. | went
back to the old woman and told her I
feared her husband had really got left.
What's the first stop?" she asked.
Trenton, and that's the only stop OF
this train. win you get out there?"
u dunno. ! dunno what to do"
The great danger now was that our
man. II on the train, might elude us at
trenton | posted Burton in the for
ward part Of the train while I tool a
position In the rear. arranging with
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Timely Agricultural Topics
INDOOR PARSLEY.
msthods Recommended For CROWN,
This Vegetable Under Glass.

M.thods Recommended For CROWNS
This Vegetable Under Glass.
Parsley can be grown beautifully On.
der glass-in fact, 1t can be done 50
well as to rival the finest ferns. says
Gardening. The mistake generally
made is TO stick the parsley under
benches or along walks or in soma
shady corner. The best method is to
give the crop full light in a good house.
Sow the seed as early as possible IN
good garden ground in drills fourteen
TO sixteen inches apart. Thin the
plants to four inches In the rows; keen
them absolutely clean and cultivated
down TO Sept. / and house about that
time the same as carnation growers
house their plants. Remove most Of
the foliage. plant a little closer than
in the field and treat much like lettuce.
This method allows the formation Of
a powerful root system before cold
weather. which is necessary. When
cutting commences break or cut every
mature leaf as you go and do not jump
here or there. A cleaning up Of vel
low or decayed foliage follows, and the
cut section is run on the dry side until
new growth is active. Parsley re-
spends 10 nitrate OF soda or any other
method OF feeding. The punches are
stood in water for some time to
strengthen them for market exposure.
Another method followed by some Is
the renewal method. This is some
what along the line Of forcing bulbs.
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TTTf
Study TO PREVENT CROP
LOSS.

Many of the short crops re-
suit from poor management
while IT is impossible entirely to
ESCAPE the effects Of freakish
weather or the insect and FUN
gous enemies OF crops, it Is pos
sible to dull the force OF natures
blows and to intensity her oene-
|. Ats. The most important PROB
: lens of crop production pertain
. to the conservation OF fertility,
+. moisture and good filth in the
. soil. Suitable crops and special
i. varieties must be chosen for GER
. tain climatic and soil conditions.
. Seed must be treated for some
!. diseases. and the crops may be
! sprayed or safeguarded in other
!. ways to protect from other enc
: niles. And on every farm the
. soil must be fed through live
. stock or else by the direct ap-
i. plication Of fertilizers.
1t Is unlikely that this year
/. will be patterned after the one
. Just closed, but 1t may present
: adverse conditions in other par
. ticulars. Spurred by the sting
! OF defeat, the man whose yields
! lacked last season should make
! a thorough study Of means for
. surrounding the next crop with
! every possible advantage. =
|. Breeders Gazette.
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~ ILLS introduced in congress
were forerunners Of the navy
departments ambition TO i'm
prove and regulate by law the
conditions regarding wireless telegra-
ply on the Atlantic coast. The In
creased number Of commercial shore
stations caused government wireless
experts to predict a state of chaos In
this vastly important department un-
less averted by the enactment Of a law
making all the necessary provisions.
Naval officers told Of cases where work
has been handicapped and sometimes
made impossible because of the con-
slant additions to the list Of wireless
stations.
simultaneously sending from adjacent
stations makes at times a perfect pan
demonium, producing only a tumble Of
sounds In the receivers. This is caus-
ed, It is said, by stations using more
power than Is necessary for sending
short distances or by using improper
wave lengths or wave lengths they
ought to know would interfere with
stations near them.
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Review of the Worlds Events

gins almost with the mountain Itself.
Mount Everest has only 1900 feet OF
snow. Mount Mckinley, much lower,
has about $1,000 feet The peaks OF
the Andes, which are being scaled
readily, now by Miss Peck and now by
Professor Bingham of Yale. are higher
than Mount Mckinley by several thou
sand feet, but are far less difficult to
climb.
The feat of reaching the mountain
is a difficult one. 1t is impossible to
reach the north side In summer. and
In winter the scaling of the mountain
is made extremely hazardous By ex-
treme cold and gales.
Professor Parker, who accompanied
the 1906 expedition, when Cook sep
srated from the rest Of the party and
later reported victory. set out this time
quite convinced hat from the north be
could reach all Of the three SUBMITS
Of Mount Mckinley. He even hoped,
he said, that in the time his party VIII
have before the ice breaks up In the
summer he will be able to scale the
peaks several times and make a large
number Of pictures and scientific OBJ
servations.
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Some Cows, Milk Too Rich.

Foods that are too rich cannot be
safely fed. An instance is reported
by a western dairyman that for sew
eral years he lost the calves Of his best
COW because her milk was too rich.
After he discovered this fact he gave
the calves Of that COW milk from cows
that was only medium in quality. and
further loss from that source was
stopped.
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Trying to Saw. IN. Chestnut.

IFyIHB 70 oAVo Nhs Ohtsthut
Increased and vigorous efforts 70
stay the ravages OF the chestnut bark
disease. which already las destroyed
SIS. 10000 worth Of valuable timber
in the eastern states. are being mAds
by the department Of agriculture
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STORIES THAT N0TABLES
HAVE TOLD.

John d. ROCKEFELLER ,Jr., speak

John ID. ROCKEFELLER, Jr, speak
y ing at a dinner, said Of success:
Success depends a good deal on the
recognition Of values. The successful
man knows what Is important and
what Is unimportant. He doesn't
waste time over tribes. That, he
knows, would be as silly as the Tar
rytown girls course.
"a Tarrytown girl after reading q
letter from her fance said pettishly:
"T do wish Joc would learn to
write more clearly. l can't tell from
this postscript whether he is sending
me 10000 or 100000 kisses.'"
"THE late Admiral Schley didn't be-
neve II automatons." said a Wash
ington veteran. HE didn't believe In
the subordinate who lets his boss do
all his thinking for him.
"I once heard Admiral Schley talk
ing to a young Annapolis student. He
told the student hat unreasoning and
unquestioning obedience to orders was.
II the orders were wrong. a foolish
thing. He said the navy had no more
use for men OF that stamp than the
Widow Black had for her maid, Molly.
"The widow, he explained, told Molly
one evening that II any one called she
was only at home to Mr.. Num-. Then
she retired to her room and took a
little nap. On toward 10 she awoke,
and. ringing for Molly, she asked:
Ibid any one callr
"'Oh, yes, ma'am,' said Molly. Mrs.
Blank called and Miss Dash and the
pastor
"'And you told them what l told
you tor
ayes, ma'am. l said you was only
at home to Mr.. Mum "-Washington
Star.
HENRY CLEWS at a dinner in
Newport said of American travel
ing:
at is delightful to travel in America.
but / think that American porters ham
die our luggage a little too roughly.
"Once, at a certain station, I was
amazed and pleased to hear a uniform
ed official shout to a burly porter:
"'Hi, what are you knockin' them
trunks about like that forr
"The porter had been lifting great
trunks above his head and hurting
them down on to the floor f~uriously,
but now he stopped stock still in aston
ishment-
AFNvAo 49, &Aok A1o12s ho ootH
What do you mean by knockin'
trunks about like thatT repeated the
official. Look at the floor. man. Look
at the dents you're maxim in the con-
crete. Don't you know you'll lose your
Job If you damage the company's prop
erty New York Tribune.
HUBERT LATHAM. the fier, was
talking at a tea to a pretty Cali
fornia girl.
"Mr. Latham" said the girl as she
took her nineteenth walnut and lettuce
sandwich, tell me, does flying require
any particular application"
"Wsll, no, nome in particular" Mr..
Latham answered. "Arnica or horse
iniment-one's good as another. San
Francisco Chronicle.
"THE late John G. Carlisle" said a
member Of the - club, accord
ing to the Philadelphia Record. twas
very fond Of music. and it annoyed
him inexpressibly at the opera to see
the i~nattention Of the fashionable part
of the audience.
zone night l found him supping here
and asked him where he'd been.
"T've been to the OPERA he replied.
What did you hearT said /.
"T heard said Mr.. Carlisle, that
the Van Vans are going to get a d.
vorce, young Kn~ickerbocker Smith has
married a London barmaid, and Mrs.
]. w. Hardup Is gradually pawning
her Jewels"
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soLpIERY AT PANAMA

Major General Leonard Wood, chief
OF stan of the United States army, in
his annual report recommended that
the infantry commands garrisoning the
Panama canal zone and the Hawaiian
and Philippine Islands be increased to
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Secretary Of War Stimson recon-
mends sweeping changes in the meth
DDS Of furnishing military offenders.
He does not believe that youths who
are guilty Of purely military offenses
should be placed on the same plane
and treated In the same way as hard
ened criminals confined with them.
Secretary Stimson does not advocate
the abolition of prison sentences for
thoughtless ~desertion, nor can any one
doubt that the discipline of the army
must be maintained by punishment OF
SUFFICIENT severity to impress upon en-
listed men the necessity of yielding to
military authority and Of observing the
terms of their contract with the Unit
ed States. But at present, according
to Mr.. Stimson, the man enters prison
usually as an offender from immature
ty or thoughtlessness and comes out
without hope of or opportunity for re-
deeming himself in or out of the mill
tary service and with a distinct grtev-
ance against society.
Prison reform and a scientific devel-
opment Of penology are important
movements Of the present century.
The states are making remarkable
progress along these lines
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General Leonard Wood, Who Urged
More Troops to Guard Canal.
100 men per company and that all 9TH
err arms of the service on duty in the
islands and the canal zone be recruited
to full war strength, which is about
forty men less per company than rec
commended for the infantry commands.
General Wood also recommended the
organization Of proper tactical units
and commands and the concentration
Of such commands near the centers of
population and supply and that six
divisions and a cavalry division be or
ganized, one division to be stationed in
the Philippines, another to be divided
between the canal o n and Hawaii
and four to be kept in the United
States, and that these divisions should
be maintained fully equipped in every
way.
"rn view of the great Importance OF
securely holding the canal zone and
the Hawaiian Islands" wrote the chief
Of stan Of the army. at Is, In the opin-
ION Of the undersigned. now urgently
necessary to garrison them with an
adequate force, in addition to main
tanning garrisons OF preseHt strength
In the Philippine Islands. Alaska and
Porto Rico"
PURE MILK
A pure milk system the like of
which, 1t Is said, il unknown any
where else In the world has been put
In effect in New York city. Its spon-
sors regard 1t rs 30 thorough In It's
application and SO automatic in Its
worsas~gs that violations of the regu-
Eations must be few, and the people
feel assured that every quart Of milk
they buy is pure.
Under a new board of health law all
milk sold in New York city for human
consumption must be inspected or
pasteurized 1t means that IL a single
glass of infected milk is drunk 1t will
be the consumers own fault
b D
ARMY REORGANIZATION
In one of his recent messages Presi-
dent Taft favored a reorganization OF
the army, but opposed the plan con-
tanned in the bill now before congress.
The matter is now being thrashed out
by the house committee on military
affairs. of which Representative James
Hay OF Virginia is chairman. Hear
ings on this subject were resumed ear
ly in January and have been going
forward. The president and the sec
rotary of war advocate shorter enlist
ments and a larger reserve. If the
house insists on putting through a bill
similar to that now in congress it is
believed that it will be vetoed.
MOUNT M'klNLEY
The departure for Alaska of Profes-
sor Herschel G. Parker and his party,
who expressed confidence that they
would succeed in scaling Mount Me
Kinley. is a topic of absorbing discus
sion In the field of exploration and
science. 1t is Professor Parker's third
attempt to climb the lofty peak which
DIR. Cook said he had gone up and
which he called the top Of the CONT
nent."
Mount Mckinley is not the highest
but is one of the most difficult noun
tains in the world. The snow line be-
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Photo by AMerIcah EFess AssUcIauun-
Representative Rufus Hardy. Head Of
Money Trust" Inquiry COMMITTEES.
special committee of the lower branch
of congress is in charge Of this investi-
CATION, which resulted from q resolu-
ton introduced by Representative
Charles A. Lindbergh Of Minnesota.
Representative Rufus Hardy Of Texas
heads the investigating body. with
Samuel Untermyer Of New York as
counsel.
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CATTLE SHORTAGE

The International Cattlemen's asso-
citation, according to a notice sent out
by Henry NJ. Taylor, secretary OF the
organization, is to be held at Laredo,
Tex, Feb. %. Endorsement of Con-
gresham Burleson's Mexican reciproc-
ity bill In all probability will be given
at the meeting. 1t is declared that the
bill will have wide effect In enlarging
the cattle raising territory.
MI. Taylor says there is a shortage
Of cattle In the United States occasion
ed by the influx Of settlers on cattle
ranges and the increased price Of land
as well as the high cost Of feed. The
cattlemen hope to have cattle admit
ted free of duty from Mexico so that
the ranges of that country may be
utilized In the raising of cattle, which
will be sent later to the United States.
HOGS AS BAGGAGE
An Indiana man has raised the CUES
ton, Is pork eve baggagef
A hog destined for the larder Of o.
b. Christ, an Erie fireman of Hunting
ton, Ind, was taken by Christ's broth
err, a farmer, near Blufton, to the rail-
road station In a sack, and he wanted
1t checked to Huntington as baggage
on his ticket.
The agent objected. but Christ insist
ed that anything that was carried was
baggage and ended the argument by
seating himself In a a with the ITO
pound hog on his lap, and there It re-
manned during the trip to Huntington.
=
AFTER TRUSTS DADDY"
Various trusts have been put on the
government rack. and now the money
trust" which has been called the IA
Their Of them all, takes its turn. A
Sharp County record., 1912-03-01
Edwards
Nero. go.
noRtb KRRansas

While attending services at the
Maple Spring church in lndepen-
dence county a few nights ago,
Mrs. John Cole of Oil Trough fell
victim to fatal stroke Of paralysis
and died before she could be re-
moved to her home.
Charley Estes of Newbure was
tried in circuit court at Melbourne
for wife desertion last week and
fined $100. The case was appealed
to the supreme court. Differences
in religious belief marred the de-
mestic felicity of the Estes home il
is said,
Near Jacksonport a few days aet
John Cochran shot and killed his
Wife after which he blew his owl
brains out They were making
their way from Newport to their
home at Jacksonport on foot when
the double tragedy occurred, and
when found the bodies were lying
side by side near the roadway with
their heads on q pillow careful
ly made of the dead mans coat
Cochran had long been considered
unbalanced mentally, and It said he
had made a number Of threats
AGAINST the life Of his wife, Of whom
he was insanely jealous 1t Is stated