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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAN, INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

concerning the cure OF his only child
Of disappointment and ~displeasure. %
faithless generation" These words
were addressed to all present, ineiud-
Ing his disciples. Bring him
unto me" In spite OF their mis-
placed confidence. Jesus would not
turn away from those in distress
As soon as the boy was brought TO
Jesus he was seized with another at
tack. "Of n child" This malady bad
afflicted him from early childhood. and
now lie was a young man. Ii was sure
ly a hopeless case. beyond the cure OF
The physicians. To destroy him.
The seizures were often accompanied
by a tendency to suicidal mania
(Swetel. Have compassion on US.
The father was speaking on behalf OF
Himself and family. We can see the
mother in the shadow. for on her the
burden must have rested very heavily.
III thou ans believe" The cure VIII
depend on the faith Of the father,
which must be exercised In behalf OF
his son. Cried out IL was a pas
slonate and piercing cry. out OF the
depths. II expressed his trust In Jesus
such as It was. with a prayer that
what was lacking in his faith might ne
merclfully given him. so as TO insure
the cure Of his child.
Verses 25-29. An exhibition OF
power.
The conversation with the father
had taken place aside from the croWh
But when the people heard the cries
OF the epileptic and Of the fattel
they could not restrain their eur osU
and so came running together Jesus
did not wish 10 stir up any popuia.
enthusiasm. so he promptly "reiu eu
the foul spirit" AS n dead lhS
Inst attack was terribly exhanstlhE' =
that the sufferer was exhausted uh'o
death. Took him by the hand. Jesus
helped him back 10 health and strehsin
and CAV him back to his father. WIZ
was overjoyed and grateful. "oo"e
into the house, As soon as Jesus
reached the privacy of his iod !,
the nine disciples who had been pune
~ defeated inquired as to the eanse
Of their failure. why could mol W
cast him outf" They had lost the"
power because they had faiied
prayer.
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MS senior. DuA SiAtc hN A"N
nothing except what he might carve
out Of the future a marriage be
tween them was not to be considered.
Seymour went to q distant city to push
his way in the world. declaring that
when he had a competency he would
return and II he found Barbara still
unmarried would claim her.
Twenty years passed. Seymour a
prospered. but had not married. At
forty he was still very young looking.
young feeling and young acting. but he
was at that age when a man begins
to tire Of clubs and the laborious part
of keeping in social life. He longed
for a home. and what was more natural
than to revert to his old sweetheart TO
make that home for him? He wrote
her that he was intending to make
a trip and would call upon her.
Now. Barbara Ward had beer a good
deal Of an invalid for many years
Her face was creased and her hair was
almost white. She looked ten years
older than she was. while the likeness
she received looked ten years younger
than Seymour. Barbara was too sensi-
BILE a woman to receive Russell Sey-
mour as a lover. Her sisters child.
now a woman Of twenty-seven, had
the same name as she. and pictures Of
the two taken at the same age looked
like twins.
The Wards lived In a suburban town
neal a city. Seymour sent word OF
The day and hour of his expected ar
rival and Miss Barbara drove to the
station for him. Seymour. who was
aware that a woman OF forty would
have passed the bloom Of youth.
looked forward to the meeting with
misgivinss. When he saw what he
mis.ook for his old love but slightly
aged he was astonished and delighted.
Indeed. he began to worry about a
few gray hairs that were creeping into
his heard.
Now. Miss Ward had instructed her
niece TO entertain Mr.. Seymour and
make excuse for her W nonapnear-
ance. for sha did not intend to show
herself. II did not occur to Barbara to
play the part OF her mi till she saw
that she had been mistaken for her;
then. the spirit OF mischief be ne rife in
her. she PLAYED it to perfection.
How in the world" he asked "have
you managed TO retain your youthful
appearance?"
NO cares and a good conscience"
you don't look a day owe thirty"
Barbara WINGED at this. hut managed
to reply. And you don't look a day
over thirty either"
How fortunate that we have both
retained our youth. But the heart
that never grows cd"
Sometimes Il grows cod" She cast
aside her eyes.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
MAKING LARD THAT WILL
KEEP FIRM ALL YEAR.
Detailed Instructions That May Be
Useful In Hog Killing Time
Product Never Becomes Rancid.

III tel my way Of rendering ard
which keeps firm and white the year
around and never becomes the least
rancid. SAYS a correspondent Of Farm
and Ranch. Remove the skins from
the fat with a sharp knife to insure q
clean cut with no chunks Of meat left
on them. Cut NJ the leaf lard ard
orh.r rat in small strips and put il IN
a tub Of cold water to soak overnight
in order to draw out every particle Of
blood to keep the lard from being dark
Soak the gut fat in a separate vessel
in soda water TO take II the disagree
abe oior. Put the lard on in a large
kettle Gthe wash boiler viii doi. Win
inst enough water 10 keep the meat
from sticking TO the vessel. start a
brisk FIRE and have a long handle wood
en- paddle ready 70 stir the lard After
the water has cooked out keep only a
slow fire. as the lard is easily scorched-
When the ~cracklinGs are thoroughly
brown and begin TO sink TO the bottom
the lard Is done. Draw every particle
Of fire from around the kettle and let
the grease cool sufficiently 10 strain
into the lard cans. Dry up the gut Tat
separately and strain by Itself.
Wash the skins and put them on TO
cook in the stove pans set IN the oven
While cooking 4 meal TIE grease viii
cook out clear and clean in a short
time and be good lard, although a lit
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
Survey OF the Worlds News

Of the new e~onsoidated department
has laid his plans. after a consultation
with tie ,omuissay and pay officers,
- provide Tor one general ONCE in
washington. with subdivisions knoWn
~ supply AMI finance. trans ortation.
construction ard the Ike This organ
iza.ion viii be dupli atel IN miniature
in zach u tie Sreat army divisions
= y
CONSTITUTE FOR COAL
Charles Edison. twenty-five years
oil son ~ Thomas \. Edison. Is IN
his fourth rear At the Massachusetts,
institute u Technology. fitting himself.
be- says 70 - into his fathers iaiora-
tory all carry on he worS which the
later i da.a- for the pub-ic-
= only vent "a be able q a0co1-
nish sore hing that VIII hene4t the
pebble. sa5S voung Eiisoa If do
that viii IL slsisfed. Ny great aim.
IL Gems 70 ne nov. win be to discover
sa-re substitute for coal. which fifty
Or p hnnd-eI years from now undOubt-
edly win re beyond the reach 81 work
inz classes. To End that substitute.
which n-ay be hidden now IN some
cheap ~byp=oduct. viii lie ny hobby.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
IF YOU WANT WINTER EGGS.
You Must Give 6iddy Food That Viii
Encourage Her to Lay.

Green cut bone with adhering meat
eristle is one Of the best forms Of ami
NAL food, but II Is difficult for a great
many poultrymen TO obtain. Therefore
the majority OF Us must look TO some
II the products now on the market to
supply this want.
In the morning. as soon as the fowls
are OF the roosts. they should be given
a light feed OF warm nash consisting
of three parts ground oats. two parts
cornmeal. one part wheat bran. one
part wheat middilngs aud n part AMI
NAL meal So more Of this should Re
given than win be quickly eaten.
Then scatter a few handfuis 81 eats
ard wheat In the litter. This viii keep
them busy and the exercise viii assist
In maintaining animal heat At noon
give n lirht feed 81 wheat In litter
At night give all they Will eat Of corn
and wheat that have been previously
warmed. Supply them with plenty o.
green food. good grit. and water slight.
Is warmed should lie given them twice
n day.
Provide n dust bath n keep a con
slant outlook for lice, The easiest way
20 fight Ice is 70 prevent them ever
entering. Keep the entire building
clean and the nests well made and In
wiling. Air the a. often as the
weather will permit. thus avoiding
dnmpuesS.
When approaching your poultry
house always do so quietly. never caus
ing fright among your fowls hut. on
the other hand. strive 10 make them
always glad 10 see You. By the OBJ
scrvance % thr%~Tew rules the winter
egg supply win Dc abundant-Pouliry
Fancier.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30

TX, u.
Verses l4-1S-An acceptance Of fail
ure.
The glory OF the TRANSPORTATION on
the mountain top vas followed by
scenes OF misery. distress and defeat
In the valley. The hours Of ecstatic
devotion must be succeeded 10y periods
of struggle with the worlds sin in AN
effort t o reduce the evil and increase
the good. When Jesus aud the three
had spent q brief period Of rest after
the TRANSPORTATION they descended TO
the plain. II vas morning. and already
a crowd of people had gathered round
the nine disciples. "Scribes question
ing with them" An eplleptlc had been
brought to the disciples. but they were
unable TO cure him. and these enemies
Of Jesus took advantage Of Il to dis
credit both the disciples and their
Master. The disciples could say moth
ing In explanation. and II seemed rs
though the scribes had the better Of
them. TIE situation was suddenly
changed by the arrival OF Jesus him
self. Greatly amazed" As soon as
the people saw him they were sur
prised and taken aback. "Sa-
luted him"-greeted him with the re-
spect shown TO a reputable religious
teacher. zone OF the multi
tude." The man most interested was
the father of the ~epilcptic. and he
volunteered an explanation. Brought
unto thee" The man had come with
his sick boy. expecting to meet Jesus.
When he learned that the Master was
away he appealed TO the disciples that
they should asst out the evil spirit.
and they could not" . This
was all the more humiliating as they
had been successful on other occasions
Mark vi, 49,. There was clearly some
reason for this powerlessness. and they
were soon TO find 1t out from the
Master.
Verses 1924-An appeal In despair.
The helplessness OF his diseipes. the
cowardly opposition of the scribes who
took advantage of his absence To speak
dlsparagingly, the curious tlmidity and
superstition Of the multitudes and the
mingled faith and doubt Of the father
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
TIMELY POULTRY NOTES.

\ great many outbreaks Of
colds end roup occur every fan
among fowls allowed TO roost
out.
There Is good money IN fattea-
ing fowls for fancy markets. but
fancy markets are peculiar BE
sure you understand yours he
fore you try 70 cater TO Il.
Leghorn cockerels a be made
TO increase in weight very profit
ably untii they reach two pounds.
but they can't - fattened az any
weight Big or little.
Dry mash is good. but for get
ting eggs NJ this S wet
|. mash Is better.
Substitute buckwheat mid
|. dlings for wheat middlines
/. whenever you can get It at a fair
/. price.
i. Bran Is an expensive feed but
. the Tonltrymau % better afford
. to feed IL than any other feeder
. National Stockman ard Farmer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
NEW ARMY DEPARTMENT

Acting Secretary of War Oliver has
given his approval to the elahotate
scheme ~psepa-od by Quartermaster
General Aleshi @ for the consolidation
with his de )art.aent of the commissary
ard pay departments. TIE order took
effect i'm the United States Noy. l and
applies to the Phi iprines Jan. l.
The change removes from army
romen lature tie names of two officers
sure of a warm welcome il any camp.
the commits sary and the payniaSier
and puts in their pl ceS q'artern a'iefs
Of various ranks. from eartains 10
cclone.s. who viii dispense money ana
fcod 10 tie soldiers. Great economies
are expected 10 follow this eonsoilda-
tic1.
Major General Aleshire, the head
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30

-IE shooting Of Colonel l;oose-
welt has led to The report that
when congress lees an effort
viii ie made e. revive the
legislation p-opsSsd after The assas~
nation 81 President Mckinley. prorid-
ing the death penalty for an attempt
even IL unsuccessful. on the lie 81 the
president
The legislation brought forward n
the congress following Mckinleys
death failed 81 eHactTent mainly l~
cause there was gTea difference 81
opinion a. 70 whether it was proper
to put the president II the United
States on \ different plane from the
ordinary citizen in regard TO an At
tempt on his life and partly 70 m In
ability among those who favored spe-
cial Lee station to agree a 20 the char
scter 81 the Punishment to he pro
vided. So1ne senators AMI rep ese1ta-
tires held that he death penalty was
too severe a punishment for Al az
tempt on a presidents life
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
PASSING OF THE NlPSlc

The announcement that the United
States government intends to sell the
frigate Nipsic recalls particularly the
Samoan Lurric ne disaster Of 1883.
Few other navy ships have had a more
adventurous history ON the seas than
this ship. The Nipsic. which was sal
vaged from the sands. was repaired
and put In commission and saw more
than a decade of service after 1889
In Pacific waters, Afterward she was
sent to Bremerton navy yard. where
she has been.a prison ship for the past
six years.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30

Winter may be called a tine Of truce
on the farm. In n time Of truce the
shrewd commander strengthens his 20
sition. arranges mis- batteries AMI cleans
and repairs the tools upon which be
must depend for existence when the
truce is over and the battle begins
again. Why not apply the same
shrewd tactics to the farmt-Farm and
Eirasidn
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
RoY Q

Curtis Guild. Jr.. American smbas-
SaIor to 81. Petersburg. writing 10
James E. Nest. chief scOu executive
Of the Boy Scouts II America. urged
that the United States government
furnish ponies for boy out give
them instrue ton In h~orsemanship and
train them in riding 10 develop hardi-
ness. The ambassador conceived this
idea after seeing seventy COssack boys
drill before the car last spring.
would il rot be possible. he writes.
"out Of the vast annual expenditures
to devote a very few dollars as a re
ward 10 some small troop OF boy
scouts. 70 equip them temporarily with
tn few things needed by a troop Of
boys. TO give them a trip TO Washing
ton and let them see the president?
The horse and all that pertains thereto
are fast being forgotten by the people
at large. Is Il not worth while 10 try
TO raise once again some boys such
as their f~orefathers were. with the
lore Of the horse and the love OF rid
ing fnstiIled in them: Starting with
the boys themselves. we build a roll
ing stone that will gather momentum
by itself. and perhaps once again we
NAV see In America that hard riding
spirit 80 difficult TO acquire after boy
hood DAYS are over"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
sTRAus GIFT TO HARVARD

Harvard university has received a
gift Of $4,000 from Jesse /. Straus.
Percy S. Straus and Herbert y. Straus
for the establishment OF a fund. TO be
known as the Straus fund, in memory
of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor
straus, who went down with the Ii
tanic.
The income accruing from the gift Is
to be used for lectures on commercial
practice and business organization In
the Harvard graduate school Of bust
ness administration.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
THE n N

The Slauvage tunnel. which IS 1850
meters (meter equals 3.2S feet long
and was constructed about sixty years
ago 10 take the canal from the Marne
to the Rhine through the hills separat-
ing the Marne and Meuse valleys, Is
now being repaired and enlarged at a
cost Of about s~1.675.Oo0. This work.
which involves the complete renewal Of
the masonry. will give the tunnel a
section Of 80 meters radius at the in
trados. which will be connected with
two walls built on a curye Of 11.5 me-
tiers radius. The bottom is an inverted
arch.
The repairs and enlargement are es-
timated I o involve the removal Of 49,
600 cubic meters cubic meter equals
35.3 cubic feet Of earth. the laying OF
$1,000 cubic meters Of concrete. OF
which $500 cubic meters Will be
above the water level. and the con-
struction of 4.ss0 meters OF ferrocon-
crete. Ii is expected that the work
will be completed about 1917.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
DEFENDERS or TAE WEAK

The American Humane association.
a fe ierat on Of societies and indiviau-
ais which recently held lis thirty
sixth annual meeting at indianapolis.
was organized to help the weak in
every phase Of life. Its duty IS 20
protect the animal kingdom from the
abuses Of man with zeal akin to the
ardor with which il wars against the
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
Indicates Sour Soil.

r. any one of the several kinds Of
sorrel Is found growing on q piece Of
land Il is pretty safe 10 assume that
the soil + sour and needs swee;eniug
with an application 81 lime Besides
this. IL may be that the tract is not
properly drained. In which case i
should be tiled in addition to being
sweeteued-Farm Progress.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
AN ARMY

An acrobat which the raj depart
ment has ordered for the use OF the
hydroaeroplane school In Washington
is a combination OF aeroplane and
speedy motorbOat. The bottom planes
Of the machine rest directly across
the gunwales Of the hydros. II is
said 10 be capable Of developing a
speed Of fifty miles an hour on water
and sixty miles an hour In the air.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30

~crueIties the human faLAiiy INDUCES
in. The field Of its labors is generally
found apart from the buster scenes Of
life. Where there are vice, sin. sor-
row and suffering there Is work for
the humane officers to do, for there Is
cruelty there too. In the byways Of life.
the haunts of the hayward and where
the wages Of sin are earned humane
officials find much to claim their at
tention.
President William o. Stillman has
described the underlying principles Of
the anti-cruelty as justice for
the helpless, succor for the suffering,
consideration for the weak. compass
sion for the unfortunate and kindness
as the cornerstone OF character.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
Cut Out the Seeds.

When nothing else can be obtained
pumpkins make a fairly good feed for
poultry. but the seeds must be re-
moved. as they will produce digestive
disorders.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
PUBLIC BOON EoR MOTHERS

A group Of prominent women In
Paris have established a woman's rest
called the Canine Maternelle. where
any roman with a baby In her arms
may get all she wants to eat without
any questions being asked.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
Grown on Every Farm.

When laying in stores for the winter
don't overlook a good stock Of ideas.
They are handy any time Of the year.
especially along about April.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
HEROIC WOMEN

Among the women Of title who early
responded to the call for the assistance
Of their sex in the Balkan controversy
was Princess Alice. the wife Of Prince
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30

Golden Text-Jesus said unto him.
IL hot canst believe. all things are
possible to him that belieyeth.-Mark
tx. %.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
ROAD BUILDERS, CONVENTION

lie nn.h annual convention of the
Anne lean Road Bull lers' association
viii he held in Cincinnati Dee. 3. 1t
VII include the features Of former con-
rel.ions and exhibits By states show
lnZ read building materials aud meth
oGs Of administration
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30

George of Greece. Her announcement
of her intention of going to the front
with a corps Of nurses did much to IL
~sp.resother women Of rank in her coun-
to volunteer their services.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30

-SSELL SEYMOUR at twenty
was desperately in love with
Barbara Ward. a few months
his senior. but since he had
New-York tribune., 1912-08-26

sum of sl0,7l0,l l4S was realized, an average
of SIS 80 an acre. In this area were 3,2'O
acres Of irrigated land, which brought
81 % an acre, making the average price
Of the other land sold SIS 80 an acre.
The directors have sold in the last
twelve years, the report says, 434,696
acres Of land grant property In British
Columbia at an average price OF 81 n an
acre. As the remaining tracts are so
situated that their sale would necessarily
be very slow. the directors have decided
TO reconvey the unsold part OF the two
land grants 10 the British Columbia gov
ernment at 40 cents an acre. reserving an
area OF 543.496 acres TO meet the com
pany's own timber and tic requirements.
The report calls the attention OF the
shareholders to the "abnormally large
appropriations for new works, exclusive
Of railway construction, In the last hscal
year. For improvements and betterments
there was authorized total OF $4,000
600 and orders for new rolling stock to
cost in all S25.75O.O6O were placed. Ca
madam manufacturers Of freight cars the
report notes. "are very much behind In
their deliveries, but they promise to do
better"
New-York tribune., 1912-08-26

orders on their books which will keep
their machinery busy for well into next
year. This is particularly true Of G-inch
$3.50 760 goods, the quotation OF which
has been reduced from 37s cents 70 J-l6
cents a yard mills having accepted con-
tracts several weeks ago for late ship
ments. On the other hand, mills are not
worried over the situation, because II
they had goods ready for immediate ship
ment II IS believed that they could dis
pose OF them at once.
The cotton yarn markets showed little
life and few sales of note were executed.
The situation, as regards certain counts
is very quiet, while other counts have
been in fair demand. The raw cotton
market was depressed, sitting business
in yarns and cloths. The curtailment
among mills here is moderate; some me-
dium count cloth mills have much idle
machinery owing to the inability of the
mills to secure sufficient help. 1t was
expected that there would be a large
number OF operatives come over TO tnls
city from New Bedford because OF the
strike there but the number thdt dld
actually come fell below expectations.
The following are the cloth quotations
for last week: 2S-inCh, 6i-H, 4c., 2s-lncn,
6I-G0 35-l6c.; 27-inch 6i-C0, 344c.; 2-inch'
56-52 35-l6c: 27-inch, jG-J} ) 3-l5c.; 36.2-
inch. G4-G4. 5.,c, and 39-incn, 6o-'2, 5S4c.