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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
FOR GENERAL SPRAYING USE
LIME-SULPHUR GETS PRAISE
New Hampshire Experimensers r''o
II Best For All Around WORK.
Homemade Bordeaux.

After i've years Of experimenting
with different spray materials in apple
orchards the New Hampshire station
issued some suggestive CONCLUSIONS.
The work was conducted on different
farms i'm different parts OF the STATE
and the sprays were used primarily as
fungieides. While lime-sulphur Is au-
vocated as the best all aroun spray.
Professor Charles Brooks, author OF
the bulletin. says:
NO fungicide has been found mat
holds diseases in check as well as Dor
deaux. When showers follow soon att
or an application Of bordeaux the leaves
are likely to be spotted II the trult
somewhat rusted. However. the III
Jury to fruit is seldom great enough 10
be of importance when appies are soid
in barrels.
1T is largely to avoid spray injury
that lime-sulphur has replaced Dor
deaux. No one ever questioned the
high value Of bordeaux as a fungiclde'
The trouble is 1t does too well. reach
I'M the IGuiI as wen IL ~ 49,
In New Hampshire experience no com
merciaI bordeaux has been found as
satisfactory as home made. The best
formula of bordeaux for the apple or
chard is 3-3-j0-that is. three pounds
each Of copper sulphate and lime to
fifty gallons Of water
Regarding lime-sulphur Professor
Brooks says: ut proved a satisfactory
substitute for bordeaux in most cases.
1t caused little or no injury and in
some seasons controlled the diseases as
well as bordeaux. As a poison for in
sects. arsenate Of lead is the only thing
that has proved satisfactory for use
with lime-sulphur. The iron sulphide
mixture gave good results the one sea
son 1t was used and is apparently
worth further trial.
'"The application of "A strong fungi
eide before the leaves are out and one
of regular strength just before the
flower buds open will decrease the
number Of sprayings needed later"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
EXPERT STUDY OF CHILDREN

New Orleans has taken up the scien-
tific study of children in tie schools of
the city. Those who are for any rea-
son markedly exceptional are to be
referred to the psychological labora-
tory of Newcomb college of Tulane
university if their parents consent.
and the experts ut the university lab
oratory then will study these children
individually. The procedure includes
mental tests, by means of which ii
will be endeavored to classify the
child according to his mental needs
and ability. The whole purpose is to
study the apparently exceptional child
SO that he may develop to the fullest
such talents as he possesses and. il
possible. become a useful member of
society instead of a social loss. The
carrying out of the plan has been
made possible by al arrangement be-
tween the New Orleans school board
and Tulane university.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
ADVERTISING IS A MIGHTY
INFLUENCE OF CIVILIZATION
II Saves Time and Increases the Corn
fort and Convenience Of the
People.

Can you imagine what existence
would be like il all advertising were
eliminated?
Ii would mean more than the alb
sence of advertising in the pages of
periodicals and newspapers. 1t would
mean that the grocer would not have
his name or his business printed over
his door or ON his window. The drug
stores would not display the globes of
colored water. The minister would not
announce the topic of his next sermon
nor the midweek meetings from the
pulpit. There wouldn't even be sign
posts at country crossroads moi on the
street corners in towns and cities, says
the Woman's Home Companions
IL you should visit a strange conf
munity where there was no advertis-
ing whatever you would realize how
absolutely dependent you are upon ad-
vertising. If you wanted to 20 To u
store. particularly the best store. no
one could direct you, for that is adj
vertising-word Of mouth advertising,
which is sometimes as important and
as valuable rs any Other. Frankly.
you would find it practically impossible
TO live without advertising. although
you might manage to exist after a
fashion.
A mere child could tangle us up in
about a minute if his Unsuitable curl
osity were directed to advertising. To
his first question we could promptly
and truthfully reply that u man adver-
tises To make money. But for the next
logical inquiry. How does he make
money by advertisingy' the answer
isn't so easy. Possibly the childish
mind might be satisfied with the ex-
PLANTATION that advertising increases
the volume of business, which is true.
of course. but is neither comprehensive
nor final.
You may follow it through ever SO
many manifestations. and in the END you
will find that advertising pays, for the
simple reason that it renders u service
to you and me and to the man and
woman next door.
The great agents Of civilization are
those which save time and increase the
comfort and convenience of the people.
These are the things that max the
railroad and the many applications for
electricity-the telegraph, the tele-
phone, light. power-so. enormously
valuable. Advertising belongs in the
same category.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Senior Berean Sunday Scboo!Lesson

tions to hurry away without delay and
stay not until they reached 1.-THE moun-
tain" This was the elevated country
of Moab to the east of the Dead sea.
Verses 23-2G.-Fearful calamities.
Lot was a coward, and he was too
fearful to go SO far as the mountains.
He pleaded to he allowed [ D escape to
the little city of Zoar. He had hardly
entered this place with the sunrise be-
fore the rain of birthstone ana fire"
began to descend on the two fated
cities. The destruction of this country
was probably caused by an earthquake
C'overthrow," verse 21l. but divinely
ordered and timed, that resulted in the
explosion of petroleum. which abounds
IN this region. . Those cities
and all the plain" The catastrophe
was very extensive. and all the people
within this region persisted in. the
flames. "She became IA pillar of salt"
Lots wife did not hurry fast enough.
She was therefore overtaken by the
sulphurous smoke. The salt. rising
iiVh bhV tdilu, Sllitu HtI anu liz
crusted around her and built her tomb.
where she stood transiixed. Accounts
Of this kind must not be interpreted
too literally.
Verses 27-29.-Safety with honor.
Abraham had interceded for the
cities. as at n time he had fought
for them. He woke up early the next
morning and hurried to the place
wher on the previous evening he had
engaged IN conversation with Jehovah
And he looked" From the village of
Benz Na'im. three miles east Of He
bron, the Dead sea IA be distinctly
seen. eighteen miles away. through the
gaps In the hills. : God re.
membered Abraham" Lot had been
favored for the sake of his honored
uncle. whose life continued to he one
OF serene trust and who enjoyed the
dignity that belongs d godliness.
"fhe tragedy OF indecision." This
IL the impression made by the career
OF the unfortunate Lot. No one ever
makes n mistake In taking a stand for
the right. nor need we be ashamed ~
1t. Lord. keep us steadfast In what is
pure 10 Al
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15

@INCE he became governor gen
eral Of the Philippine Islands
~ in 1890 and to 1908 inclusive
ex-President Taft Travelled 3d.
123 miles. He visited every state in
the Union except Oklahoma. and dur
ing the last four years his travel serv-
ice as president reached 1l3.OJ9 miles
Mr.. Taft's travels really began in
1901, when President Mckinley, short
Iy after his second Inauguration sent
him to the Philippines as governor
general. He made a complete round
trip that year. in addition to travelling
over the Philippines generally.
During his first year as president
Mr. Taft made three short trips prior
to one of 2.OOo miles to st. Louis over
n %circuitous route. Next he went TO
North Carolina and then to Pittsburgh.
In July he went to Massachusetts and
in September began a two months
tour of the west, which was followed
upon his return by a trip to Norfolk.
Va, another to Connecticut n "A
third to New York. Up TO JAN 1. 1911.
he had travelled 21.660 miles as presi-
dent. In 1911 he covered approximate
~ $4,000 miles more. including another
long western tour of 1900 miles.
Mr.. Taft ended 1911 with a trip 10
Panama. He followed this with a
number Of social trips. which took him
as far west as Chicago and as far
north as Boston, after which he enter
ed the preconvention primary cam
paign. making extensive tours of a
number of states which lasted several
days at a time. In August he ven to
his summer home at Beverly. Mass.
and from that point made a number of
short trips. including several to Wash
ington. After his return to Washing
ton about election time Mr.. Taft
averaged an out of town trip about
once every week. and during the
Christmas holidays he again went to
Panama. From then until his retire
ment from the presidency a number of
short trips were undertaken.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
UNIVERSE BIGGER

That the universe is half again as
large as the world has supposed; that
the sun is still youthful and keeps
travelling northerly twenty miles d Sec
ond: that the north star is not really a
single star, but consists of three suns
revolving about a M center, are
some OF the latest scientific discoveries
announced by w. w. Campbell. direc-
tor Of Lick observatory of the Uniyer-
sity Of California.
What is considered one of the great
est contributions to cosmology Lick
observatory has made Is CaInpbelfs
proof by spectrographic observations
that stars in the earlier stages of their
existence are travelling slowly through
space and that their speed increases
with their development. This had not
been suspected.
Campbell has also proved hat nebu-
lac have spiral form. which shows
their rotation, and that most stars are
double, triple or quadruple.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15

Verse 12-14.-Imminent peril.
While Abraham was interceding for
the cities of the plain, Lot was enter
tanning the two distinguished visitors,
who had only recently left b tents by
the oaks of Mamre. Their experience
in The beniehted city Of Sodom proved
c%onclusively that its Inhabitants were
hopeless.y corrupt. Judgment must
therefore be visited upon them. These
facts were made known to Lot, and he
was urged to leave the doomed place,
taking with him all his family and
whatsoever thou hast in the city" 1t
was startling news to Lot and almost
incredible that the fair land in which
he dwelt should become Il desolation.
THE Lord hath sent us TO destroy 1t"
The mission was clear, and he was i'll
structed to lose no time. Married his
daughters" The margin OF the revi-
sion is more correct-,were to marry"
These men were his prospective son
in-laN, and Lot naturally felt concern
ed about them. "He seemed as one
that mocked"-"jested." His intima-
tions and warnings Were not taken Sc
riously. because there had been an ele-
ment of the frivolous In his character.
and they suspected the sudden change
IN him.
Verses 15-17.-A hurried exit.
- when the morning atose."
As soon as the dawn appeared 'the
angels c.the messengers"l .hastened
Lot" He seemed to hesitate in spite
of their urgent words. The punish
ment had TO he visited before sunrise
verse pa. and 1t was necessary that
Lot should leave at II C While he
fingered" He was holding back. not
wishing to leave the town where he
had enjoyed such prosperity. But the
angels were lenient. the Lord being
merciful unto him. and they person.
ally conducted the his wife and
two daughters out into the suburbs of
the town. Escape for thy life" Here
they were left with implicit instruc-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
a Russian Police Spy
BY ARTHUR B. SWIFT

tangular folded paper Dr something in
1t. The nut pick must lie unimportant
and only u means to an end. con-
trived with one hand TO open the paper.
thought I could feel 4 powder in II.
aud. Withdrawing my hand far enough
TO look at Il, | saw that the thumb aud
finger were covered with something
white. II there was any more Of the
contents 1t must have been scattered
on the floor.
For a time | thought my work done.
but presently II occurred To me that
enough OF the powder OF whatever IL
was would cling to the paper to iden-
tify the former substance. A happy
thought occurred To me. Taking Q
cigarette from my pocket and a match.
struck the match. | had crumpled
the paper and instead of lighting my
cigarette at once chatted with my next
neighbor. and then, pretending To no.
tice that the match was nearly burned.
touched 1t to the paper and lit the
cigarette from the Inter.
The momen the paper began to burn
a walter on the opposite side OF the
table hurried around TO where | was.
| knew surely that he was coming 10
me for u purpose. but he was too late.
When he reached NE the paper had he
come ashes.
| cannot To this day forget the look
or the Girl opposite. II was the quin-
lessen g II relief aud gratitude.
On leaving the palace I was taken In
charge by CosSacks. driven 10 police
quarters and searched. They found
only IN my vest pocket a nut pick,
which have ut tie present day. ] had
my passport With me. and my captors
knew that | had been invited to the
thinner ut the request of the American
minister. This, considering that they
had no evidence OF political or otter
crime against me. gained me my III
erty. but | was ordered to leave I;rs.
STA at once Having seen all | wanted
on a society living ON dynamite. / d.
parted by the first train.
ID episode remained unexplained
wi more than a year afterward. when
W .tlltlitu. Olst hff
| received Il call from a Russian. lie
told me that he was a member OF m
American branch Of a Russian secret
political society whose object was TO
ala the revolution. His circle had been
ordered to find me and to thank me for
saving the daughter of "A Russian noble
Y In favor with the emperor froui
ueath or Siberia. Her dinner conf
panion was a man hated by the revolu-
tlonists. She had gone to the palace
prepared TO poison him. but discovered
mat she was watched by a government
oHcial In the dress OF a waiter
asked him what had become OF the
giri' but ON this subject I received no
information whatever. The chances
are that she Is In a Siberian prison, but
l DO not like to think Of that.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
A RELIC

Murray. the Albemarle street pub
Usher. known throughout London. has
in his possession an interesting relic
of David Livingstone, which will be
on exhibition at the Livingstone GEN.
tenary celebration in England this
month. 1t is a letter written by DR..
Livingstone on a piece of a copy of
the London Standard of Nov. "a, 1869.
i'm the wilds OF Africa after his stock
of ink had run out, but as a substitute
he made a colored liquid from the
juice of plants. Unfortunately it is
difficult to read the writing after all
these years, for it has faded to a dull
terra Gotta shade, and in some places
il is so pale as to be undecipherable.
The writing is In a bold hand and
descriptive of the wild, savage part of
the country in which Livingstone was
travelling alone. but ~contented, at that
time.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
DEALING WITH CRIME

Scientific methods of dealing with
criminals are urged by Professor james
IL. Tufts of the University Of Chicago.
~Our criminal law must be changed"
he said recently. Crime is Il matter of
degree. not of guilt or innocence. The
Juvenile courts are Il step in the right
direction. and all punishment should be
inflicted with II view to the conditions
that made the crime possible and with
the idea Of reforming the offender. IN
doing this science can be Of great aid.
THE courts are not organized TO adj
minister absolute justice. Frequently
the side which has the better lawyer
wins. whereas justice may lie OH the
other SIDE. \ court should be more OF
IN investigating body"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
NIvERSARIES

Among the final acts of congress
which adjourned March 4, 1868. were
the authorization of privateers and the
defeat of President Lincoln's measure
York to the Mississippi.
March 8, 1868 the noted Confederate
partisan John S. Mosby captured the
Federal General f. H. Stoughton in
his quarters 1T Fairfax Court House,
Va. Stoughton's camp was surrounded
by Federal troops. and the raid was
n of the most daring and skillful of
the war.
March 10, 1868, the marriage of the
Prince of Wales and Princess Alex
andra was solemnized with great pomp
at st. Georges chapel, Windsor.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
ABUSING the Horse Doesn't Pay.

There are men in this world of ours
cruel enough to fasten Il horse with a
heavy rope in a stall and then beat the
horse with IA chain. But such men
have bad luck. for IL the horse which
has received this sort Of discipline aft
erward hears a chain rattle he will
bolt in terror, whether hltched to Il
moving machine. a carriage with chill
dren in it or u heavy wagon loaded
with produce. This is either horse
sense or horse revenge.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
FOR REBUILDING FIELDS.
Few Things Better Than cowpeas az
q Reviver Of the Soil.

The experiment station OF Tennesses
recommends to the farmers Of that
state that cowpeas be planted as .
means Of r~ejuvenating wOrnout soils
II cowpeas will build up the EARNED
out soils Of Tennessee they certainly
will be advantageous elsewhere.
4 point not understood by farmers
generally, but emphasized 10y the Ten
nessee station. Is that when the cow
peas were plowed under there was lit
tie apparent increase in yield Of the
crop following.
On three farms for a three. four and
five year period cowpeas were grown
and plowed under. ON each farm the
same acreage Of cowpeas was sown
and the hay harvested. The land was
handled under the same conditions
and planted To- the same crops.
The experience justiles the Tennes-
see station In recommending that the
crop lie not plowed under. provided
there is need for the hay. The conclu-
sion is that the roots aud stubble OF
cowpeas supply the soil with SO much
humus and nitrogen that IL pays better
TO make hay Of the tops than to pillow
them under. unless OF course the soil
has had its supply Of humus exhausted
by continuous clean culture for a mum
Der OF years.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
lille at st. Petersburg the
INV American minister secured
IN invitation for me To Il
state dinner at which the

state dinner at which the
Opposite me sat an important gov
eminent functionary. Il man about for
ty years old. and his dinner compan-
ion was a girl of twenty. | was struck
with her appearance the moment /
placed my eyes upon her. and yet I
could not explain why. All | can say
is that she was noticeable. | conclud-
ed that she would not have been there
had she not been noble.
She chatted anably all through the
dinner with her companion till the end,
when | noticed that she suddenly be-
came agitated. She was eating nuts
and raisins at the time and bent low
over the plate containing them. using
II nut pick as though she were near
sighted. When she raised her eyes
they met mine. and thought | saw In
them Il mute appeal.
Naturally the girl absorbed all my
interest. Indeed. when we all rose at
the departure OF the emperor and EN-
press Instead OF craning my neck to
get u glimpse of them I kept my eyes
fixed upon her. When we seated our
selves again she seemed 70 he annoyed
ut something under the table and put
Il nand under it,. apparently. ut least.
to feel what 1t was. She had no soon
er done this than | saw her again look
at me with that same mysterious some
thing in her yes. Whatever il was il
was more like an appeal for help than
anything else. | returned IL with n
Questioning glance. as If to say. what
do you want me to do?" But there Il
u limit 10 what II can say simply by
an expression, and she seemed to be
able to help me no further.
Meanwhile | was racking my brain
Tor Il solution. | am a believer I'm
transferenoe of thought, aud | am sure
the girl assisted my mental effort by
eNert,lg her viii power 10 guide mo
put my hand under the table. The
girl turned ashy pale. | felt about IN
front of me till my fingers came in
contact with some little pointed nr,i-
Gle sticking into the bottom of the tn
bic. J withdrew it and found il to be
a nut pick 1t was stuck through n
bit OF paper folded in the form OF n
rectangie. This | knew without TAX.
ing my find ont into the light. working
with one hand while with the other I
held b stem of my ~winegiass.
49, ~
Now 1t did not occur to me Just then
tina ! was In Imminent danger Of be.
ing whisked of to Siberia before day.
light the next morning. I knew. how.
ever. that the girl was playing some
desperate game. and all my faculties
were exerted In her behalf. II did NOT
require deep penetration to surm,sa
mat she wished to get rid Of the rec.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
EVACUATION A

Boston is all ready for the celebra-
ton Of Evacuation day. March II. A
military parade and banquet will be
held to commemorate the departure of
the British troops from Boston March
IL, 1776. The committee in charge of
the celebration invited President VIII
son to participate in the event. For
mer President Taft accepted a similar
invitation last year, riding in the pa
rade and delivering a speech at the
banquet.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Don't starvs Your Colts.

A bushel of oats will bring more
when fed to a colt than to u matured
animal. The colt needs just what oats
and bran contain to develop it. Many
a horse that ought to weigh 1,40O
pounds pulls UP the beam at loo
pounds because lie was half starved
in his youth.-Natonal Stockman and
Farmer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Survey of the Worlds News

Mr.. Marshall. las there is spread be-
fore the eye the gorgeous assemblage
OF wonderful mountain ranges. sur
rounded by fantastic and ever chang
ing clouds. The elevation ranges from
100 to 1909 feet. and the area IS
well watered and affords abundant OPP
portunity for the camper. Ii would
be nearer to the large centers Of pop
ulation than any Of the present parks
and would he available for many peO-
pie who cannot afford to go to the
parks farther away"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
YOU CAN'T FARM WITHOUT
BRAINS.

. The unskilled man gets no
. more out Of a farm than he does
/. out of any other job. lie gets u
. mere living. that's all. The
: change from the ranks Of the un-
. skilled to the army Of the skilled
! can be made on the farm, how
! ever. without moving to u new
home or hunting a new job.
J That's the advantage, IL he
1 could only be made to e II,
! possessed by the young man OF
l ability who is u farmer. A small
: farm is big enough to give "A big
! man a chance to grow. lie
: doesn't need to leave home to
! make his job bigger and more
: profitable. All he needs to do, II
/. he has a farm, is to use his
I brains and his hands In co-ordi-
!. nation Herewith. That Ne
: braska farmer who on II farm OF
/. twenty-one acres makes more
I than most of his neighbors get
!. out of a quarter section won the
/ distinction of having II bulletin
of the United States department
Of agriculture written about his
Z farming. because he is a highly
skilled farmer.-Farm and Fire
!. side.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Burn 'Em All!

Mummy plums and peaches, those
shriveled brown remains still clingng
to the tree or lying on the ground
should all be gathered and burned.
They contain the spores of brown rot,
one of the worst stone fruit enemies.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15

Golden Text.-Come We out from
among them and be We separate, saith
the Lord, and touch no unclean thing.
III Cor. vi, IL.