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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

is the way they wlsh to make q
living when the era OF Socialism
comes. Lady Diana appeared re-
Gently at an entertainment in Albert
nan dressed as regular ballerina.
NOW, to decline 10 attend a royal
party when invited Is something like
nigh treason. IL the King and Queen
are not to be supreme autocrats In
social matters, the little power they
nave hitherto retained Will have
gone. Lady Diana's action has there.
iore created quite a painful situation
IN court circles. It emphasizes the
Tact that the gayest element OF fash
lonable society is now distinct from
court Hfe with which 1t was identf-
ned In King Edwards time.
when he was quite young King
george was fond of smoking. During
the years he spent In the navy there
was nothing he liked better than to
pull on an old black briar-root pipe.
After his accession to the throne he
began to smoke large black cigars
after dinner. The Queen told him
that he had better stop the practice.
because 1t was bad for his health.
Now he seldom smokes anything
stronger than a Cigarette, and he
does that with tim4d and furtive
look, like little boy who Ia afraid
ne Will. be caught. 1t Is o Significant
fact that Queen Mary explains TO
society that the odor OF tobacco Is
very disagreeable TO her.
1t seems to be more than a colnci.
dence that series OF exceptionally
good-looking young women have been
snubbed or otherwise discouraged by
the Queen. Recently the Countess
of Shaftesbury was relieved OF the
important Court office of lady-in.
waiting to the Queen. The Countess
occupies a very high position in SO.
ciety. not only on account OF her
husbands rank, but because she is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

sister or the Duke OF Westminster.
II was suggested that the Countess
lost her position at Court because
sne had shown sympathy with the
suHragist movement, but In the light
OF other occurrences 1t Seems prob
able that her striking beauty had
something to do with II.
The explanation Is made that Her
Majesty has no objection to womanly
beauty. but 1t must be associated
with a solid, healthy physique In or
der to meet with her approval Win
some. wtstful little sylphs are not
welcomed at Court.
Her Matesty's censorship over fem.
inlne looks has extended far below
Court circles. When the young
Prince Of Wales was spending his
year in Paris the Queen discharged
his Partisan laundress because she
was too conspicuously pretty.
The great International horse show
held in London this Summer counted
largely on the patronage of the King
and Queen. An intimation was con.
yeyed TO the managers that Their
Ma1esties could not witness the e1-
hfeition OF horses with women riding
astride. The principal person az
rected by this decree was Miss Ruth
Boyd, a graceful American girl. who
rides astride In most accomplished
manner.
The late Colonel Cody. the Amer
lean employed by the British army
as fiying-machine expert. was re-
gently giving an exhibition to the
King at Aldershot.
Can not take Your Majesty for
ride in this machine?" asked Cody.
There is nothing I should like
better" replied the King, "but am
afraid the Queen would not like me
to-"
In this case the Queen had good
reason for exercising her authority.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

snap up the unsuspecting enemies Of flowers
and vegetables by the thousand. They dart
their tongue out and take one or more in
sects every time. They are not at all parti
cuiar as to the particular kind of bug they
feed upon, but they catch many kinds, amone
which are flies and all sorts OF oettles which
sap the life out of plants
Toads are supposed to give persons warts
who happen to touch them, but this is mis-.
stition. and 1t l. folly to teach such a thing
unless 1t be to keep children from handling
them
A board or box or two In the flower garden
raised up two or three inches to permit the
toadg taking shelter beneath them. will aford
protection. When the plants become of CON
siderable size the leaves will provide shelter
for the toads. tee'
Florists and gardeners purchase toads and
they breed and the numbers are increa ,s,ms
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Why Toads Should Be Kept in the Civ Home

~ UR native birds do not frequent the CITY
as they do the rural sections and
when the many insect pests that feed
upon vegetation get q start In the city flower
or vegetable garden, they must be killed by
the use of poisonous sprays, or devoured by
toads, they will completely devour the
plant life of the homo, even IL It is only q
small flower garden in the back yard or
bed the lawn
Poisons are dangerous. no matter how
carefully used and the safer plan is to keep
toads and protect them. These creatures
are not very attractive, but they are very
valuable, and anything OF real value these
days becomes more or less attractive In most
of our eyes.
Toads deyour moro insects in given
period than most birds.
Insects work on vegetation more under
cover of darkness than In daytime, and the
toads know this, and go forth at night and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

the costume in which Lady Diana
proposed to appear. She glanced at
it, and then the King was Instructed
to say to his hosts:
Lady Diana must wear a fuller
costume than this"
When this information was con-
veyed to Lady Diana, instead CT
wearing fuller costume she ex.
cused herself from the party on the
ground OF ill-hcalth. She is the
daughter Of the Duke and Duchess
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
TheNost Henpecked Husband
lnEngland King George !!
Ills wife Says He Mustn't Smoke, Mustn't Drink Mustn't
Bet Mustn't Haze Ladies Day at His Club until the Poor
Man Looks Like Small Bow Wait;no f. z. skd

queen was compelled to subside and
ms Majesty greatly enjoyed the lit
tie rest which the Countess's bold.
ness assured him.
king George keeps racing stable
accordance with the traditions OF
the monarchy, but at the beginning
OF MS reign he did not bet, as his
father did. Last Spring 1t was dis.
covered that he was betting on the
races considerably. Then he stopped.
once more Queen Mary's foot had
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London, Oct. /

cle;y who are not blinded by
reverence for royalty It has
become evident that the King of
England is the most henrecked hus.
band In his own country.
Physically uvershauowed BY his
large, huXom, rosy-faced wife, King
George appears at public ceremonies
very much like a small boy who Ia
being taken care of by a police ma
iron That is. indeed, an accurate
symbol Of the attitude of Queen Mary
toward the King in everything.
Queen Mary says that the King
must not play cards. that he must
not back his racehorses, that no.
ticeably pretty or fashionably dressed
women must not appear in the court
circle, that he must not smoke strong
cigars. that he must not go up in air
''hips. that he must not go out in the
hight air. and that he must not at
tenc stag supper parties.
The latest revelation of the Queen
dominant personality has occurred
in connection With a proposed la.
CITES Day" at the Kings farorite
club. This is the Marlborough Club,
which is adjacent to the grounds of
Marlborough House and was founded
by King Edward when he was Prince
of Wales. 1t is the only club which
the present King ever enters.
Clubs have not prospered lately In
London because Of the growing pop
ulaTity or amusements in which both
sexes can share. Recently a great
innovation was proposed with the
Idea OF putting new life into the
Marlborough Club. 1t was planned
to hold Ladies' Night once week
ST which members could bring their
women friends 10 dinner and have
{. game of cards afterward.
The plan was submitted to King
George. like all proposed changes in
me club organization, and at first he
approved OF this change quite en-.
Enthusiastically.
Later it seems. he mentioned tho
subject 10 the Queen and she imme.
diately put her foot down heavily on
the plan
You must stop II At once, George"
she Is reported 10 have said. Such
Trom!scuoQs associa ton of men and
women is most demoral.z.ng 10 all
concerned and inevitably TENDS to
unse1 The women. dom. see how
!o- could have thought Il consistent
VIZ IL dignity o. tae King Of Eng
!a-c n Fl. socCt with Z 10, o. Tor.
ward g!.ls AID smoke cigarettes
h--E Ge3-ge waE then coz ,el!ed
- morn ~ Ns:.5o-cUg. Cluo IA,
O t1--1e- consideration NJ tstac-
~ = & -1el- rls1 4 = p&cu.
-AA--'T . -s L1Eesr'E -A.tCcE nat
80 -scz -aE=s ia :..g 1sr--ec.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

Photograph
of King George
and @ u e e n
at a Mill
t a ry Review.
"P h y s i c a l.
Iy overshad-
owed by the
@ Il e e n, he
looks as if he
f e a r e d to
b e punished
for d o j n 6
S o m e t h i n 6
naughty"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

of Rutland, who, Of course. hold
very high position in British society
and enjoy the friendship OF the King
and Queen. She is as piquan:ly pref.
ty as her sister, formerly Lady Mar.
jorie Manners.
Like many young women in fash.
ionable society, Lady Diana aims 10
execute costume
dances quite il the Es
professional man 8azSS
n4r Probably that q EAr "
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05
SOAP FOR PLANT LICE.
Solutions Must Touch Insects Bodies
or Pests Will Not Be DESTROYED.

Whale oil soap solution lone pound
dissolved in six gallons Of water is a
good remedy for plant and tree lice
Two pounds of soft soap or of common
laundry soap in four gallons Of water
will also Kill them.
The pests must be reached by a con.
tact insecticide which actually touches
their bodies or they will not be de-
stroyed. Bordeaux arsenate OF lead
will lot kill them. for lice do not eat
they suck a plants uices.
Apply the spray with a sprayer hav.
ing an extension rod on the end OF
the hose. On the end OF this extern
sion rod use an eighth turn with a
"Y' carrying two upturned nozzles.
You can thus spray the under sides OF
the leaves on each side of the plant
row almost as fast as a man can walk
along.-Farm Journal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05
Senior Berean Sunday School Review

acter of Joseph has always attracted us.
and the ideal elements Of his life have
never failed to stir the spirit of hero
ism. Why were his brothers so
Jealous of him? How did they get
rid of him? What was the effect on
Jacob? Uesson IV.) 1t was certainly
harsh treatment to have been banished
from home, but Joseph had winsome
ways, and he succeeded in making his
way, although it was strewn with
thorns. How did he make use of his
time during his Imprisonment? What
two dreams were interpreted by him?
(Lesson W He had yet TO abide his
time, but he was not idle during his
period of waiting. Under what
circumstances was he presented to
Pharaoh? Why did he make such a
favorable impression on the king?
Lesson VI.) The famine had spread
over Egypt and neighboring countries
so that even Canaan vas afflicted. But
there was grain in the gTanaries of
Egypt. and among those who came to
purchase it were the brothers Of Jo-
seph. What charges We're made
against them? How were thew re-
quired to make good their word? lies
son VII) Jacob was at first much on
posed to sending Benjamin to Egypt.
but he was at last persuaded to let him
go under the careful guardianship Of
judah. How did the sight of Benja-
min affect Joseph? How were the
brothers treated on this occasion? lies
son Wild Joseph was MOI yet salts
fed about the sincerity and sympathy
of his brothers, and so he submitted
them to yet another test. which was
very severe. What humiliating discov-
cry was made? How did Judah own
up their guilt? Lesson III The
earnest appeal of this brother was the
final argument, and Joseph then de-
cided to make himself known. How
did the brothers receive his announce
ment? What invitation did he give to
them: Lesson NJ The new about
Joseph was wonderfully exhilaratine
to Jacob, who at once resolved to 20
to his long lost son. What provision
was made for them by Joseph? How
did Pharaoh treat them? lesson XII
The temperance lesson deals with
the descendants Of Jacob many centu-
ries later. The elements Of seifishness
and ~wickedness I'm national life pro-
duced fearful results. How did Amos
describe the conditions? What special
message did he deliver to them? lies
son NIL l26 Al
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05
Farm Advice and Suggestion
HOW THE YOUNG CHICKS
ARE FED IN COLLEGE.
Methods Pursued al Wisconsin UNI
versity-5rought TO Cracked Corn
and Wheat In Three Weeks.

For the first ten to fourteen days
we feed the chicks at the university
farm a little commercial chick feed,
which is thrown into a fairly deep lit
ter of hay chaff three or four times a
day." writes Professor ]. G. Halpin OF
the college of agriculture of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin in reply to a
question regarding the feeding of
young chicks.
''In the middle Of the forenoon and
the afternoon" says Professor Halpin,
1--WE feed a little mash made up OF
equal parts of coarse ground corn,
wheat bran. wheat middlings and roll
ed oats. Once a day we mix a raw
egg in with this mash, n ~ for
about each sixty chicks. As they get
older we gradually increase the
amount of raw egg. adding enough
water. or. better still. milk, to keep the
mash from being sticky and sOggy.
As fast as they learn to eat it we mix
more and more wheat and cracked
corn into the chick feed. so that by
the time they are three weeks old they
are eating cracked corn and wheat en-
tirely. From the start we give access
to dry mash. made up at first like the
wet mash. except that the rolled oats
are omitted after the second week.
Fine sand on the brooder floor. Gov
cred with short cut alfalfa hay. is
ideal. Ground bone in little hoppers,
so the chicks can help themselves. is
also good. A few drops of a potassium
permanganate stock solution. just
enough to turn the water red, may be
put into the drinking water"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05
FORESTS OF CALIFORNIA

Cooperating with the forest service.
the clubwomen of California are doing
magnificent work In the campaign for
education in the protection and preser-
walton of the forests of the state.
Their activities in this direction en-
brace appeals to clubs and schools,
thousands of letters and the distribu-
ton of conservation literature. Much
instructive work has been done
through the medium of talks, illus
trated by lantern slides lent by the
United States forest service, these
slides being of special interest to the
school children. The pictures show
the economic value of the forests, their
protection, aesthetic and sanitary in
.iuences, waste and destruction in the
forests and what is being done to rem
edy these conditions. Everywhere has
emphasis been placed on the need for
fire protection and the urgent neces-
sity for wise administration. under the
principles of forest science. of what
yet remains of the original forest area
of our country.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05
SUGGESTIONS BY WHICH
RETAILERS CAN PROFIT.
Helpful Hints to the Local Merchant
In the Handling Of His
Business.

Progression is a combination of anal
ysis. thought aud quick action.
Wrapping paper. sacks. Irvine, etc,
cost money. Every time you use too
much paper, a larger sack than is nee
essary. il is wasting money.
1t may not seem very much to you.
The expense of a retail store is large
In proportion to the profit.
Making "a No. 6 sack do instead of a
No. s or 10 is saving money. The re-
suits of such savings will show very
plainly at the end of the year when
the books are balanced.
This should not be carried to ex-
tremes. Packages must be neat. Pro
lection must be given to all foods.
Your craftsmanship consists largely
of suggestion. Price has little infu-
ence il your suggestion to the cus
toner has the right ring.
Take the case of a grocery, for in
stance. Mrs. Jones may never think
of buying peanut butter. The sugges-
ton that ii is a very excellent relish.
supplemented with a little spread on
a crisp cracker. will make the sale re-
gardless of price.
Ii is the unusual things that sell best
through suggestions. Your knowledge
of the goods must be sufficient to make
an impression.
You will become better acquainted
with the various items in stock If you
examine personally some of them.
Take the biggest profit items in the
store. If you are a clerk ask the
boss" for permission to fix up a win
dow and also make a front display in
the store.
Make it a point to talk the goods dis
played to every customer.
Study the various grades and plan a
selling talk for each one.
To supplement this you can possibly
obtain consent of the boss to print
a few hundred circulars for insertion
In packages. 1t doesn't require any ex-
ira time or work to slip a circular in
every order. and the results will be re-
markable.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05
cHoIRs IN COMPETITION

An international festival, a Welsh
eisteddfod. of extraordinary scope will
be held at Pittsburgh the first week
of July. There will be prize competi
tions in art. but the chief interest cen
tiers in choral contests, in which choiIs
from many parts of the United State;
and Europe will participate. At the
close all competing choirs will he unit
cd in a festival performance of Sir Ed
ward Elgar's king Olaf" The grand
prize in the choral competition will BE-
$1,000 for the best choir numberin,
not less than 100 voices nor more thai
100. There will be a second prize o.
$1,000 and a third of $500. besides 1
medal for the conductoriOf the success
full competitor. Other competitions
scheduled are between choirs Of men'i
voices numbering not less than forty
five nor more than sixty for prizes q
$1,000 and $500 and between choirs o.
women's voices numbering not les
than forty nor more than fifty-ive fG
prizes Of 500 and $50.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05

captain, though II would be strange II
he came forward. Looking closer. |
saw that he was a total stranger. He
was a tall heavy man and had on OIL
skins. though the night was fine. II
masquerading was not almost a crime
on shipboard. | might have thought II
the cook or steward dressed up TO
play a joke. ! could sec the man at the
wheel. and the mate and | looked
about and counted the men IN the
watch. Then | advanced upon the
stranger. and he backed up a few feet.
glided to the port rail and swung him
self over and out of sight.
| listened for the splash. but none
came. | climbed upon the rail. but no
one was in sight. | was still looking
and wondering when Mr.. Leslie came
forward, aud when he had heard my
story he admitted that it was the ghost
that had driven the other crew away
The spook had been seen by every mai
who stood watch from midnight TO ?
o'clock. but atsno other time.
/ promised 10 say nothing to any OF
the men. and l kept my word, but
next night It was seen by the lookout
just as ! had eel II, and after TWO
or three days more the thing was out
The Portuguese iunked at once and
almost threatened mutiny. but the 9th
ers of us, assisted by the officers. went
coolly at work TO solve the mystery.
Not one of us was a believer even In
dreams. We stretched ropes across the
deck, but the shadow passed to the
rail and over just the same. We
stretched a net along the rail, but It
went through the net as a puff OF
smoke would. We lighted the decks,
and we even extinguished the pinnacle
light for a few minutes. but 1t made
no difference.
At Cape Town the Portuguese cur
sticks, and four English sailors were
shipped. We were now all English
speaking and all white men except the
cook. We were determined to 'lay"
that ghost.
Do what we would, that shadowy
figure appeared. 1t came as we lay
becalmed. and 1t came as we were ~
Ing to in n gale. No man saw its face
You simply saw a man there. As you
started forward he stepped back ana
then TO his left. There was no souna
OF feet. no noise at the rail. From
forehead down to throat was a darker
spot In the shadow. Us II yelled. the
arms seemed to hang down. but you
also lost sight Of the hands In the
shadow.
We took the ship into port. but no
n wanted any more of her. Inc
story got out. and for six months she
was idle. Then she got n charter TOT
Australia. was spoken twenty-five
days out and after that was ne'S
heard Of again.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05
THEY WERE COUNTRY BOYS.
All but One Of President Wilson's
Cabinet Started Life In Small Towns.

With a single exception every MEN,
Der of President Wilson'S cabinet be
gan life as a boy in some small country
town. Making the best use Of early
opportunities, they developed their tai
ents by study, steadily working their
way through school and in most cases
through college toward that broader
experience in the affairs of life which
ultimately fitted them to become cab
met timber"
Their example should be an inspira-
ton. says the Christian Herald. to
those who being born and raised in the
small country town are apt to consider
their surroundings as u~nfavorable. If
a youth has ambition and energy he
will surely find the gate of opportunity
open. In no part of the world have
there been finer illustrations Of the de-
velopment Of self reliance, prudence.
concentration and those other traits of
character than in the country town or
village.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05

Marcn. Il the park Scnuylklll
OF Philadelphia encountered a
brig. the Speedwell. in the bay
Of Biscay with a signal OF dis
tress flying.
The ~Speedwell had a cargo of coal
for Gibraltar. She was also a new
craft, this being her third voyage.
While lying in the Downs Mt anchor at
night the crew had been frightened
by a moaning in the fo'castle.
At dark, on the night before the
Schulykill came up, mates and all went
away i'm the longboat and left the cap
tain alone.
In June, 1865. | ran away from the
M%arblehead whaler Josiah Bemis in
the port of Port st. Louis, island Of
Mauritius. A week after she had
sailed away there came into port a
ship called the Golden Horn, owned by
an English firm In Bombay. She had
touched at a port in Ceylon and was
bound for Liverpool. and the crew had
forced the captain TO put in at st.
Louis on account of the ship being
haunted. Very little of the story
leaked out when the six of us who had
deserted the whaler shipped aboard Of
her.
The captain and both mates were
English. and there were two English
sailors in the fo'castle. OF the tblr.
teen men forward there were five
Portuguese. The cook was a negro and
the steward an Irishman. OF those
arriving in the ship at Port st. Louis
only the captain and first mate re
manned. Cook. steward and all others
were new hands. Four of the Ameri-
cans were educated young men who
had shipped for a whaling cruise in a
spirit of adventure. The captain and
both mates were above the ordinary,
and even the cook was a man of o n
siderable education who had been
driven to sea by hard luck ashore. I
tell you this because we had a mys-
terry aboard, and superstition PLAYED
nc part in 1t.
Such of us as had heard the gossip
about the ghost from the old crew had
forgotten 1t when the Golden Horn was
three or four days out. She was a fast
craft, well found in every particular.
ana there was nothing to find fault
with One night, while | was acting as
lookout ON the bows, the hour being be-
tween l and ? O'Clock, l turned nv face
Tor a ONE and saw a nan standing
ABOUT nVe feet away. l was in the
captains watch. which is really the
secohu mites watch, and Mr.. Leslie.
.ne second mate, was pacing the quar-
Ter deck. as could see. 1t being a
quiet night with all sails full. the other
nen OF the watch on deck were living
ABOUT TO catch a wink OF sleep.
at nrst thought the man TO be the