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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
A PRIMER LESSON ON THE
BENEFITS OF HOME TRADE.
Lack Of Patronage 10 Enough to Make
Honest Storekesper an Utterly In
different Citizen.

The town of X had n population of
500. while the town of Y had n popula-
ton of 300. But there wns a difference
Of popular sentiment in the two places.
and while the native residents of Y
were wondering why their town failed
to grow TO a size of any Importance. in
spite Of the fact that 1t was many years
older than Y. the latter was forging
rapidly onward In point of population
and general prosperity. X and Y
started off with equal prospects, but It
was the public spirit in the town of z
that accounted for its thriving ad-
vancement. In Y the three local store
keepers had n discouraging time of 1t
in their efforts to make a living. but In
Y the original three s~torekeepers were
augmented by degrees until there were
ten of them and oil prospecting. while
in Y the same old three remained with
out competition outside of each other.
These three men had about as much
pride In their town as could be expect
ed under the circumstances-absolutely
none-but the ten storekeepers in 2
were all boosters and civic optimists.
The town gave them a living. and in re-
turn the town expected them to take a
hand in the boosting business. The In
centive ives there, and this they did
cheerfully.
Why were the three storekeepers in
x fighting to keep the sheriff from sell
ing them out, and why were ten rivals
in u making money? The answer is
simple. The spirit of home trade was
practiced In z, but the residents Of Y
~patronized the mail order houses. z is
now a thriving city, while X has
gained a scant hundred In population,
and the unseeing folks there have not
yet realized the cause Of their back
wardness as a community. i,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
Don't Cverfeed the Cali.

Calves overfed with skimmilk OF
roughage have a tendency to become
potbellied. Such overlooking is not
advisable. Young calves should not
receive lei ten or twelve pounds of
milk daily. and it is never advisable
to increase the milk ration to more
than twenty pounds daily at any period
in the calf's life. BY experimenting
the milk ration with a ration Of
cracked corn. whole oats and bran,
given in such amounts as will be read
lily eaten up by the youngsters, they
will hardly eat enough of the rough
age, consisting of timothy, clover and
alfalfa, to bring about the undesirable
result in question. Kimball's Dairy
Farmer.
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A START ON HAVING.
II Is Well to Have Everything In Order
Before Heaviest Work Begins.

Some day. when you nave an hour or
two to spare. make an inspection OF
every tool and piece of machinery to be
used in the bayfield,. Jot down in a
notebook every item Of repairs needed
sickle sections, burs. bolts and all miss
ing parts of machinery. The next time
you go to town buy or order these re-
pairs. together with a good supply Of
first class machine oil. Poor oil is dear
at any price.
In fact. 1t Is advisable to lay In a sup
ply of extras, to provide for any acct
dents that may occur in the field. This
is especially true of sickle sections.
rake teeth. stacker ropes and pulleys.
Stopping the team and sometimes the
whole haying crew till you drive to
town for repairs lncurs a great ex-
pense through loss Of time. besides
leaving the hay in the swath too long,
causing overcurlng or damage by a
soaking rain. And in order to further
minimize the time lost by repairing
breakage these repairs should be car
ried right along with the haying outfit
In the field.
An important accessory to the outfit
is a canvas stack cover to leave on the
open stack at night or when a shower
is approaching. This makes it unneces-
sary to work till dark to top out a
stack If the weather is threatening and
insures a fine grade of hay. Where the
stack is left open and uncovered, even
though the rain wet but a short dis
lance down. the damp hay on the sur
face never will make ideal feed. The
cost of these covers prevents many
farmers from owning them, but one
should consider that. with proper care.
the canvas lasts for years and years
and will save enough in time. labor and
roughage to pay for itself manifold.
These supplies being provided for,
take a half day off and see that the ma
chinery is all in perfect running order,
or, better still. some rainy day may be
thus utilized to good advantage. Re-
place all missing bolts, tighten every
nut, give the bearings and every oil
cup an oiling.-Farm and Fireside.
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a Dispute Settled


And the nan with the bundle of
sticks--who is hep
Those are not sticks; they are RAJ
piers. See. the principals are taking
position"
The two ONE alighted and walked
cautiously toward the duelists. The
Oaks still cast sufficient shadow to
conceal their advance. Suddenly, as
there was a clash of steel, Miss Dick
inson. walking IN advance of her aunt.
appeared on the scene. Both contest
ants lowered the points of their ra-
piers and stood looking ut her with as
constituent.
Gentlemen" she said. may I ask
the occasion Of this meeting?"
There was no reply for a time: then
one of the seconds stepped forward
and, bowling profoundly. said:
m. L'Hommedieu. mademoiselle. has
asserted that the Seine is larger than
the Mississippi. This Nj. Whitford con-
sidered an insult TO our noble river
and replied that the Bayou Lafourche
Is larger than the Seine. Thereupon
NJ. L'Hommedieu In defense of Ia belle
REVERE of France challenged VI. Whit
| ford"
81 am astonished." said Miss Dickin-
son. that two gentlemen should quar-
rel about such an absurdity. OF
course the Seine is not larger than the
Mississippi"
"Mademoiselle." said L'Hommedieu.
II accept your decision. Ii you also
decide that the Bayou Lafourche is
larger than the Seine l viii apologize
TO NJ. Whitford."
"And If | decide that the Seine Is
larger than the bayou"
THAT, mademoiselle. I should con-
slider a great blessing"
And this affair will cease?"
THAT Is for NJ. Whitford TO say"
And how would you decide that?"
asked the lady, turning TO Whitford.
How would l decide that? Why. I
should then feel obliged to enforce my
opinion in favor of the bayou at the
point of the sword"
NONSENSE"
The two men. as II by mutual con-
sent. raised their swords for the pur-
pose of renewing the contest.
"One moment" said Miss Dickinson.
Cannot you gentlemen be induced TO
forego this encounter without my de-
Gliding the point of dispute?"
NO" replied both at once.
well. then" she said in an almost
inaudible voice. 1.-The bayou is larger
than the Seine"
NJ. L,Hommedieu made a graceful
apology TO NJ, Whitford. and the same
day the engagement of b latter with
| Miss Dickinson was announced
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arating. 1.-THE good were carefully laid
aside for sale. but 1.-THE bad" unfit for
food, We're thrown away. We meet in
the world all sorts and conditions of
men. The gospel net attracts n great
number who are drawn by various mo-
tives. 1t is not for us to sit in judg-
ment upon the unworthy. II such there
be. 1t is better to take up an attitude
Of h~elpfulness toward them. AT the
end of the world" When the time of
final sorting comes it will be done by
the angels" the messengers of God.
If we have Gone u duty 1t may be
that some shall be saved from the lot
of the wicked.
Verses 5l-23.-The true scholar.
shown by this class of men to Jesus
must not blind US to the important
work which they rendered In preserv-
ing the text of the Scriptures. Jesus
recognized their services when he COM
pared his disciples to them. Just as
the scribes were first learners before
they became teachers. so must the dis
cipies of Jesus be INSTRUCTED unto
made a disciple to the kingdom of
heaven" (revisioni. Things
new and old" The scribes were retail
ers in the old. and their method of
learning was defective. The true
scholar confesses ignorance. and he is
willing TO learn from those who are
wiser than he. and he is never through
with learning. So he keeps an open
mind to new light. Jesus came not to
destroy, but to fulfill. He recognized
what was of value in the established
| traditions. but he also saw consider
able merit in new truth and expressed
it In the language of the day. The
thoughtful disciple of Jesus will appeal
both to those who love the old and to
those who incline toward the new.
These are days Of transition and
change. but not on that account are
they goddess days. One of the pressing
needs is to have leaders in the church
who will conserve the best that there
is Of the old and also appreciate what
is new. 80 ISL Al
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
THERE is a part of the present
City Hall park in New Orleans
which was formerly called the

City Hall park in New orleans
which was formerly called the
Oaks and was a famous duel
ing ground. Lying on the noted shell
road t Lake Pontchartrain. not far
from the city. yet deserted, 1t afforded
a convenient spot for the duels so fire.
quent among the creoles.
Often when two rivals wished to con-
ceal the cause of their quarrel they
would invent reasons. usually absurd.
For instance, one would declare that
the others hair was red when 1t was
raven black or that the sun ~revolved
around the earth instead Of vice versa.
1t was during a winter somewhere
about 1850 that Miss Caroline Dickin-
son. visiting her aunt. Nine. La Tour.
in New orleans, took the place social
ly by storm. Though beautiful, her
character. set. so to speak, in her
charming manners. won the hearts of
many of the young bloods OF the Cres-
cent City. Among them We're CASTOR
L'Hommedieu, recently from Paris.
and Eliot Whitford. whose father had
originally gone there from Virginia.
Miss Dickinson preferred Whitford.
One morning about 2 o'clock Nine.
La Tour entered her niece's bedroom.
My dear" said her aunt. your un-
Gle has lust come in from the club
with some news which may interest
YOU. NJ. L'Hommedieu and NJ. Whit
ford are going to meet at 4 o'clock
dawn-at the Oaks. and you are the
cause of the meeting"
"rhe news does interest me-" re-
piled the girl. with dismay. suppose
one of them should be killed.,'
lit would facilitate your making a
choice between Them" replied her aunt
They shall not fight on my account
replied Miss Dickinson. I'm going on
to the ground to stop them
"Alone."
No. aunt; you are going with me-"
An hour later a caleche driven by
Nine. La Tour. containing the two wo-
men. was speeding along the shell
road. Just as a faint streak APP
peared In the east the ealeche entered
the Oaks and pulled up near what had
often been pointed out TO Nine. La
Tour as the dueling ground. Presently
a carriage rolled up to the historic
spot, followed by another, and by the
early twilight two parties of men were
seen comforting as TO the placing Of the
principals in the coming fight.
who's the man with the box under
his arm:" asked Miss Dickinson.
called upon ON such occasions"
Heavens. How horrible, What
abominable customs you have here.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
REVENUE CUTTERS IN WAR

United States revenue cutters are be-
ing fitted out on Il more efficient war
basis. They are nov being equipped so
that they will be prepared to join the
navy in an emergency. Every crew is
being put through a course in target
practice in accordance with the naval
drill regulations.
Each vessel will practice every sea-
son at its own station. and. as In the
navy, records will be preserved for the
award of pennants and honors in
fitted out with modern six Founders to
replace the obsolete guns with which
they have been equipped.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
Survey of the Worlds News

A HEALTH campaign In which
~ the interest Of the world is
~ conferred is being conducted
along practical lines in Eng
land. An organization called the
Agenda club was formed last year
by a group Of English engineers for
the purpose of improving the national
health, and its object is to combat
ignorance and apathy among the poor
and the ignorant and to win the intel
ngent support of citizens for the o n
structive work of the health officers
and the school medical officers. The
idea is to collect not money, but per-
sonal services from every field of OBJ
servation In order to emphasize sta
t1stical facts of the waste of national
health and life.
How to wash a baby, how to dust a
room, how rats spread disease. what
un1ltered water contains, the right and
wrong kind of a girl to marry-these
are among the practical points Of pub
lie instruction that are included in
this sanitary campaign.
An indication or the progress winch
has been made in the effort was shown
at the time 1t was proposed to have
q national health week." Ministers
preached sermons on the affinity of
cleanliness to godliness, and other
hygienic points were brought to strik-
ing attention. Local committees have
been organized all over the country at
places having an aggregate population
Of 100000.
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THE GUN

Preliminary tests have been made of
the army's new rapid fire aeroplane
gun, operated from an aeroplane and
capable of firing 500 shots a minute.
Captain Charles DeForest Chandler,
u. s. A., in charge of the aviation
school at College park, handled the
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
MONTANA FARM COLLEGE
HAS A WONDERFUL cow.
She's a Grade Jersey, and Her Milk
2 and Butter Fat Performances Are
EquaIed by Her Good Looks.

The Montana Agricultural college
owns n grade Jersey COW that has
made n phenomenal record. She was
purchased in Minnesota four years ago
and since then has been developed.
Two years ago under adverse physical
conditions she produced 1927 pounds
of milk and 1927 pounds of butter fat.
April Is. 1911, she freshened. and the
following is her record for seven days:
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
C q D AND S o S.
Wireless Signals Of Whose Meaning
Many Persons Are Ignorant.

Wireless Signals Of Whose Meaning
Many Persons Are Ignorant.
At the senate inquiry into the Titanic
disaster the operators from the Car
pathia and the Titanic were repeatedly
asked what S O s and C Q ID meant.
The effect of these messages was
very clear to the operators, but they
were not entirely sure what the letters
themselves meant. Inquiries ut the
Marconi offices brought the informa-
ton that the letters have no signi6-
canoe In themselves and are simply
agreed code signs.
The call G @ d is made by the SYM
bols for the letters. G Is dash, dot.
dash, dot; Q Is dash, dash. dot dash; y
is dash. dot, dot. The written danger
call Of the deep would look like this:
-; -.
The S o s call is made up of s: dot,
dot, dot; O: dash. dash, dash; s: dot,
dot, dot and looks like this: :;
The @ Q ID sign Is a Marconi SYM
Dol. G Q Is an agreed call for the at
tention of all stations. Frequently
messages of Importance are prefaced
by these letters. ID means danger. 1t
was further stated that s O S was
adopted by the Berlin convention in
1902.
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rank in yearly performance of fat is

The value Of the product for the
year. valuing butter at 30 cents per
pound and skimmilk at 25 cents per
100 pounds, amounts to $370.50. The
cost of feed was $93.92. leaving a diff
ference Of $276.5S. - Oscar Tretsven,
Herdsman, Agricultural College, Boze-
man, Mont. in Hoard's Dairyman.
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Total for seven days...... 1907 2.245
At the close Of this seven day test it
was decided to put her on a yearly test
under Montana conditions with Mon
tana grown feeds. Her feed during
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
Lawn Tennis In Japan.

Lawn tennis has become very popu-
lar among Japanese high school and
college students. intercollegiate games
have also become popular among the
students and their friends.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR HEREAN. INT IRRATIONAL SERIES.

Golden Text.-Seek We first the king
dom Of God and his righteousness, and
all these things shall be added unto
you.-Matt. vi. SO.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
A GIFT TO
THE NATIONS oARsMEN

Peoria Qll.) sportsmen are In readi-
ness for the th%irty-ninth national re-
gatta, which is being held under the
auspices of the National Association of
Amateur Oarsmen from Aug. Q to
10. Aug. 8 and 6 the Central States
association annual regatta will be run
over the same ourse as the National,
while on Aug. Z and 8 members Of the
South Western Regatta association will
have a chance to show their mettle.
1t is claimed for the Peoria regatta
curse that it Is the equal of any In
the country. 1t has a two mile straight
away run. three quarters Of a mile in
width, on the Illinois river. There is
not much traffic at this point. and the
current flows with little more speed
than q mile an hour.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
WILL LECTURE IN JAPAN

DR.. Hamilton Wright Mabie, an edl-
torial associate of Colonel Roosevelt.
will go to Japan In October for a six
months lecture tour. He will speak in
imperial universities and Will also ad-
dress a number of chambers of COM
character. The tour was arranged by
President Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia. and it is in return for the
recent lectures Of DR.. Inazo Nitobe. 1t
Is the first of a series Of exchanges be-
tween the two countries.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
UNCLE SANS PANAMA HOTEL

In order to accommodate the large
number Of tourists who visit the canal
zone In the winter months the Hotel
Tivoli at Panama. which is owned and
operated by the United States govern
ment is being enlarged this summer
by building a second story on the three
houses in the rear. which were used
the past season as an overflow.
Each house will have sixteen rooms.
with bathrooms on each floor. and. COM
bined with another large building re-
Gently converted into an annex, will
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03

new gun In n biplane operated by Lieu
tenant Thomas Dewitt Milling. When
the biplane had risen about 800 feet
the gun was trained at various angles
and began splitting out shots at the rate
of forty missiles In fifty seconds. This
was slow firing compared to what the
Weapon was built to do.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
NEW HIGH CHANCELLOR

The lord high chancellor of England,
to which Office Viscount Haldane. for
mer secretary of state for war, recent.
ly was appointed, Is the highest ju-
dicial officer of the realm and the first
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visoount HaIdane, Whose High Office
Ranks Next to Royalty.
lay person after the royal family,
ranking between the archbishops Of
Canterbury and York. He is ex officio
a privy councillor and speaker Of the
house Of lords. He issues writs for
the assembling of parliament, appoints
all judges of both superior and county
courts and presides over the court of
chancery and the supreme court Of
~judicature. The style has been accord
ed him Of keeper Of the kings o N
science"
Viscount Haldane, who was born in
1856, besides being distinguished as a
statesman, is n of England's fore
most philosophers. His salary as lord
high chancellor is $4,000.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-03
NIvERSARIES

Fifty years ago July 80 President
Lincoln made the naval captains D. G.
Farragut, A. II. Foote, s. #. Dupont
and >. NJ. Gouldsborough rear admirals
In rank as a reward for their successes
in battle. Fifty years ago Aug. 4
President Lincoln called for 100000
militia for nine months service and
authorized a special draft from the
militia In any state where the quota
was untitled on Aug. Is. 1t was the
first draft order of the war by the
Federal side. increasing the strength of
the force at the front to 1.000,0 900 men.
Twenty-Five years ago July 80 James
G. Blaine was Andrew Carnegie's guest
In Scotland and the object of news
paper canards about his candidacy for
presidentin 1888. Twenty-Five years ago
Aug. 3 home rule victories at the polls
threw the British Tories into panic.
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provide a total of sixty-four additional
rooms outside of the hotel proper.
Owing to the falling off of tourists In
the summer the sightseeing trains from
Panama and Colon run only three
times a week instead of daily. as they
run in the winter. The new railroad
station at Panama will he built in the
Italian renaissance style of architec-
ture and will have a frontage of ITO
feet on Central avenue and extend
back fifty-fve feet.
D. D
DEFENDING NEW YORK
The entire body of the national guard
of New York city will participate in
the attack on and defense of that
city when the ten day army maneuvers
are held from Aug. 10 to 20. The de-
tenders, known as the "blue division"
will be under the orders of a COM
mander and a staff of officers from the
regular army. This division includes
the first and second bridgades of in
fantry, New York: the Fifth United
States infantry; one regiment of Yer
mont infantry; a provisional regiment
of field artillery with a commander Sc
lected from the regular army; the
First New York cavalry; a provisional
battalion of signal corps and the SAM
tation troops of New York, comprising
the first and second field hospital and
the first and second ambulance com
panies.
The red DIVISION" the attacking
force. will be modelled In the vicinity
of New Haven. The commander and
the staff will be selected from the
United States army. This division will
be composed of troops from Massachu-
sets, Maine. New Jersey and Connect
cut, a provisional regiment Of field
artillery commanded by a United
States army officer, a pioneer battalion
of engineers from New York and the
Second New York cavalry.
A GIFT TO DENMARK
The Danish American society, of
which President Taft is the honorary
head, is to present a heather park to
bthhtdih Ou aug. u Iuc pain 10 BLU
ated in Jutland, lea Copenhagen. DR..
Maurice +. Egan, American minister
to Denmark, and Count Moltke. Dan
ish minister to the United States, have
consented to act as vice presidents of
the society. In the presence Of the royal
family. members of the Danish Ameri-
can society and high officials the pres
entation will be made In the city hall
of Copenhagen.
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The S o s call is made up Of s: dot
dot, dot; O: dash. dash, dash; s: dot
dot, dot and looks like this: