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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
"EATELL. jerry" ] asked. chow
NV did the advertising musical
takers come out? Did they
they cough I'M n doughi'

they cough up any dough?"
Milsap stretched himself YEARLY In
an easy chair before the fire and strok-
ed his dropping brown. mustache sadly
for a minute without replying. ! had
not seen him before for two years and
knew that he was just fioundering out
of the slough Of dependency which al
ways lay between the end of one of his
schemes and the beginning of another.
THE fact is, George he said regret.
fully, "that was a fine idea. 1t would
have been the biggest thing you ever
heard of II 1t hadn't been for one thing.
Just when we were ready to do bust
ness the music trust busted
Yes, yes. l understand, Jerry" / in
terrupted. Somewhere a cog slipped,
and something went 'zip!' 1t always
does, Jerry. There is only one thing
wrong with your schemes-there is al
ways n more cog in your wheel than
In the track you run on, and you get
bumped"
81 tell you, Menegan, I've got the
scheme this time-it will make coin.
you bet-the greatest scheme you ever
heard of, and it will give value receiv-
ed too"
"Well?" ! asked obviously.
Its a correspondence school," he
said, gripping my knee and peering
into my face.
ION the ground toe late, Jerry" /
said. 'There is already a correspond
ence curse covering every field of
learning and endeavor. from the art of
making peanut candy to the science of
not stammering."
That's 1t exactly" he exclaimed,
There is a school for everything but
one. and that thing is the most impor-
tant of all. 1t touches almost every
family in this great land and is a ques-
ton Of great l~erplexity. of vital impor-
lance, of burning interest He paus.
ed to gather breath.
what is It'll" l demanded.
Raising boys" he answered trium-
phantly. 81 will start a correspondence
school TO teach people how to raise
boys. You see, ] want to specialize at
first, but may branch out and include
girls later.
But just now 1t is the problem of
the boy that is keeping parents all
over the land awake at nights and
bringing their prematurely gray hairs
down to sorrow and hard work. Look
at the interest in the courts and news
papers and magazines in this boy
question. Now is the time to strike.
THE course will embrace every step
from the cradle to the United States
senate and will cost only S25. Think
of 1t, Don't you see how it will APP
peal? Why, n doctors bill would
cost that, one fine for shooting craps
the kilograms to locate a single run
away"
He gazed into the fire for a time.
and / knew by the way the corners of
his mustache began to lift the idea
was still expanding.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Human Development.

In this lies the principle of the his
tory of mankind, without which no
such history could exist. Did man re-
ceive everything from himself and de-
velop everything independently of ex
ternal circumstances we might have a
history of an individual indeed, but
not of the species. But as u specific
character lies in this-tbat. born al
most without instinct. we are formed
TO manhood only by the practice of a
whole life. and both the perfectibility
pend upon it. The history of mankind
is necessarily a whole-that is. a chain
of socialness and plastic tradition from
the first link to the last.-Johann Colt
fried Herder.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
GETTING BACK THE FIGURE.
A Test Which viii Show Whether Ef'
forts to Reduce Are Succeeding.

Let the fat woman get down on m
knee and rise without putting. advises
Augusta Prescott in the Mothers
Magazine. If she can do this without
grooming with the pain in her knee
joint she need not despair. Reduction
is for her not very far off.
And apropos of the pain in the knee
joint let 1t be mentioned hat it will
disappear. This Is a sweeping state
ment, but most women find that a
lame knee does not last after they
have reduced their weight. 1t goes as
the fat which brought too much upon
the muscles melts away.
The fat woman doesn't have to eft
every time she's hungry. She can sip
n glass OF water instead.
For breakfast she can worry along
with the French nienu the breakfast
which every Frenchman and French
woman eats without discomfort. Ii
consists of one cup OF good coffee
with hot milk and one small roll. The
first day one feels as though one We're
starving. but the second day the -hnn-
ger Is not felt.
If there's IA goneness the Englishwo-
man. who's never fat. takes one cup
OF tea at IL o'clock aud another at 8
O'clock. But she ea.s little with it
nothing at all If she expects to have a
meal 500 after.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
A woMAN,s HAPPINESS.
The LitsIe Things Court, as They Are
Much Larger Than They Sesm.

Much Larger Than They Sesm.
1t is no new discovery that a We
mans happiness is often the sum total
Of little things. A word, a look. a ges-
ture. goes to the making or marring of
the entire day
The ~largeness or the ~littleness of
spiritual things cannot be measured
with a footrule. and something of the
smallest consequence to us because 1t
Is not our concern may be ire
mendous to another. To a bird that
builds Its nest a string Is as a haw-
ser to a sailor. Her doll Is as big 10
the comforting arms of Samantha Jane
upon the doorstep as Samantha Jane
herself is to the lap of her w mother.
An ant tolls bravely with an egg twice
its size. 1t Is as though you or / were
dealing with a piano or a sideboard
single handed. What is little and what
Is large? 1t is sometimes very hard to
say. Much depends, says the Chicago
Tribune, upon the sizes of u own
bodies and still more upon the dimen-
sions of our souls. 1t is the little things
that tell, because very often they are
not so little as we think. The man or
woman who is careful of the little
things is pretty likely to be right on
the bigger things.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
For the Guessers.

What question is that to which you
must always answer "Yes?" What
does yes" spell?
What four letters of the alphabet
would brighten a theft OICU U.
What is the difference between a new
FIVE cent piece and an old fashioned
quarter? Twenty cents.
Why is a wick of a candle like Ath-
ems? Because ii is in Greece.
Why is a fender like Westminster
abbey? Because 1t contains the ashes
Of the great.
What Is that which a q cannot
move without and yet is not in the
least useful? A noise.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
The Weeks illustrated Story
Jerry's Correspondence School
By A. JUDSON 0UIGLEY

"You see he continued. 'our pat
ronage will not be confined to parents
Of boys. We will sell n great many
courses to young people and old maids.
The best recommendation for matri-
mony any one can have will be one of
our diplomas. In fact. ! may be able
to get laws passed requiring a certih-
cate of graduation from my school he
fore a marriage license will be issued"
In due time there appeared In many
publications a striking advertisement
Of Professor Jerry Milsap's How to
Raise Boys Correspondence School"
About six months later Jerry came
to see me again.
Il am bothered about help" he ex-
planned, 'and | came to see. Menegan.
if you would consent to take charge of
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
GALLERY OF STATUES.

The gallery of statues is a game
in which all the company leave the
room with the exception of two. One
of these then stands like u statue, with
perhaps the assistance of u ~tablecloth
or something similar, as drapery, while
the other acts as Snowman.
When the position is decided upon
one of the company is called in and
taken on one side by the Snowman and
Is asked his or her opinion as to the
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
obviates the stepladder Danger.

In these days of highly polished
floors housekeeping is somewhat dam
gerous when IA stepladder must be
used by reason of its being apt to slip.
To prevent this a clever woman de-
vised the plan OF splitting a short
length of rubber nose and mailing the
pieces to the lower end of the steplad-
der, taking them up the sides of the
supports for a few inches. This pre-
vents the ladder from slipping.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15

merits Of the statue. 1t is almost GER
tain that some suggestion will be
made. In that case the is
made to the attitude suggest
ed, and another player is called in, to
whom the same question is put and
another suggestion made and adopted.
As each statue is added to the gallery
a great deal of merriment is caused.
and in a short time a large collection
will be obtained.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15

The c~arabaos, or water buffaloes, of
the Philippines often attain to great
length of horn, one specimen, it is be-
in that respect. Measured along the
curve of the horns it is over twelve
feet from n tip to the other. The
spread of this animals horns is great
er than the width of several of the
narrow lanes of the town-Iloilo-
quence a brown line of SCARED bark on
the thick set bamboo hedges often
marks the road which this splendid old
giant has traversed.-Wide World Mag
aZine.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15

Two Boys With Their Mother.
the detective department. You are not
a detective, of course, but you can do
the work. All you have to do Is ex-
plain to parents actions of their boys
which they do not understand and
teach them how to predict from Ger
tain signs, boots and preparations
what the boys intend to do"
l consented to try it and thereby
lifted a load off Jerry's mind. The
concern, he told me, was very promis-
ing. More than 200 students had al
ready been enrolled, and many inquir-
les were coming in by every mail. 1t
was to answering inquiries that Jerry
devoted himself-that was why he
needed help.
At the end of the week be wanted
me to take charge of the moral and ed
ucational departments also and prom
ised me a big salary. l consented.
Usually / had little trouble in an
swering any inquiries that came to my
department, but one day / had a let
ter from a woman in Kansas which l
thought best to pass up TO Jerry, the
fountain head of wisdom.
There were two sons, the woman
wrote, n six, the other eight. She
was young and inexperienced when
she married and since her husbands
death had tried to manage a 500 acre
farm and raise the boys at the same
time. Then she asked many difficult
questions.
1t was a well written letter, sincere
and appealing, n left the impression
that here was a brave woman trying
cheerfully to carry burdens too heavy
for one human being.
Jerry read the letter, sat biting the
ends of his mustache for an hour and
then dictated a lengthy reply.
In a few days she wrote again. The
letter was full of gratitude to the pro-
fessor for his help and asked many
other questions, all bright and pointed.
Jerry went to the typewriter and an
swered that one himself.
Letters came quite regularly after
that, and l turned them unopened over
TO jerry. Once only did l open one,
n that before l recognized the post
mark. 1t contained a small picture of
the two boys taken with their mother.
l am not much of a judge. but the boys
looked first rate to me, and the woman
looked bright and energetic and, l was
sure, had glorious red hair.
The next morning Jerry came to my
desk as l was closing it for the night.
"Menegan." he said very soberly,
this Kansas case interests me very
much"
rs that sol" / said. quite as soberly.
1T Is a case that I must work out
successfully" he said earnestly. "My
professional reputation is at stake. |
think l had better run out there and
see those boys personally. Can you
manage affairs until i returnf'
l thought l could, and he went Sat
urday.
He did not return. l settled up the
business. n there was enough TO pay
all debts, even including my salary.
Mrs. Jerry wrote me when l sent the
final report. She said she was writing.
as her husband was too tired to write.
1t was a very nice letter. She thanked
me for the way l had managed the af-
fairs. invited me TO visit them. and
added: I'VE are very happy and get
ting along fine. l find it no trouble to
manage now that | have some one 10
carry out my plans, and Jerry is the
best hand to carry out plans l ever
saw"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Oatmeal Cookies No. l..

One cupful of butter, two cupfuls OF
sugar, two eupfuls of flour, two eupfuls
OF oatmeal, two eggs, two te~aspoonfuls
Of baking powder, four tablespoonfuls
OF milk. spices TO taste, cupful
OF chopped nuts or raisins or both.
Drop on tins In small dabs.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Chocolate Maearoons.

Three squares Of chocolate, whites
of three eggs. u pound of pulverized
sugar, and one-half teaspoonful of va
nilla. Melt the grated chocolate over
boiling water. add gradually the sug-
ar, lastly the we'll beaten whites. Drop
on creased tins; bake In moderate
oven.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
RECIPES FOR COOKIES.
prop Cookies.

One cupful Of butter, W cupfuls OF
sugar. one cupful Of milk. two eggs.
five cupfuls Of -four and W teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. Drop with
spoon ON to tins. bake in a quick oven
and sprinkle with sugar and currants.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Potato Psslina Problem.

To overcome difficulty In peeiing po-
tatoes wash them and put them in I'M
sailed water to boil. When parboiled
remove and peel-the skins come off
easily-and then put them In boiling
water, seasoned with salt, and finish
cooking them. This not only
trouble and time. but II quickly done
adds to the mealy qualities of the po-
tato.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Peanut Cookies,

-Four tablespoonfuls OF butter, one-
half cupful of sugar, two eggs, two
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, one
half t~easpoonfuls OF salt. n and one
eighth cupfuls OF -four. four tablespoon
fuls OF milk. one teaspoonful of lemon
juice and one cupful of chopped pea
nuts. Mix in order given.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Date Cookies.

Two cupfuls of sugar, W cupfuls OF
-four, two ~teaspoonfuls Of baking pow
der, one teaspoonful of vanilla. one
teaspoonful of cinnamon, o u eggs,
one pound Of dates. stoned and cut,
and one-half cupful Of pecan nuts. cut.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
V Shaped Neck still Popular.

The popularity of the V shaped neck
continues. though there appears to
be a noticeable tendency toward the
deep. square neck, especially for gowns
for formal wear.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Here. Something Worth knowing.

boiled in salt water are considerably
toughened. Wicks which have been
used a long time and smoke when
burning should be soaked several hours
I'm vinegar and allowed 10 dry thor
oughly. when thu. fame will burnswith
u renewed brightness.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Not Dangerous.

Pop. do poets bite dogs?"
Certainly not. child. What makes
you ask such a question:"
Then why do they have to have a
license baltimore American.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Perplexity.

Host-Mr. Parvenu. you will please
take Miss Gumwell out to dinner.
Mr.. Paryenu-Certainly. But where?
/ thought we We're going to eat here in
the house.-Judge.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Protecting Walls From Trunks.

To keep your walls from being
married throw a light rug or blanket
over a trunk that is to be carried
through your house.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Sal, and Water For Mating.

Simple salt ed water cleans and
preserves mating more effectually
than any other method.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15
Woman's Section of the Paper
Two Dressy Blouses

Two charming afternoon blouses are
illustrated here. One of them Is of
all over lace mounted on net. 1t has
cuffs and revers Of white satin. A side
frill of embroidered net finishes this
blouse. The other blouse Is Of blue
chiffon v e white. The collar is Of
lace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-22
The Secret of
Lonesome Cove
by SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS,
uIustraton.+by Frank f. schoonover.
copyrght Ial. bysTho Eohbs Merrill Company
By SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS,


life, thoroughly. There is no need to
spare me on that ground"
"But this pertains to a phase that
you do not understand at ALL
Eyes. / think So" she persisted
gently. ''This dead woman had some
hold on my husband. To maintain
it she came to live near Hedgerow
House, and while she was blackmail-
ing Wilfrid, she got into commune
cation with Mr.. Jax"
Perhaps they were In collusion,a
suggested Lawyer Balm.
''oh. no MOI" broke In Alexander
Blair impatiently. You're wide OF
the truth"
IT understand" persisted the young
woman, that the woman persuaded
or compelled Wilfrid to write the let
ter 10 Mr., Jax, which she signed As
traea. And that. when she went to
keep the rendezvous. she took my Jew
els, which, / suppose. she forced poor
Wilfrtd to steal for her. Am / not
right. Professor kent?"
mo. Far from it"
'sWhy not?" cried Sedwick eagerly.
"She certainly had the Jewels on when
she met me. And the handouts must
have been in the bundle. heard
them clink-"
"ExactIys tha.handcuffs," ssaidr Kent
Exiryly. ''What uses to your mind.
would a woman of that sort have for
Imanacles. in those circumstances7''
YES" put in Adam Bain' they
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lied that much, I had to deal thence
forth with the mystery of dead man
masquerading as a woman. and be-
ing abetted in the deception by the
officers OF the Law"
"Astraea' a mani" broke in Preston
Jax, his chin in a spasm. NO Won
der she-he put up such fight. Who
was he?'
My son. Wilfrid Blair" said Alex
ander Blair.
Sedgwick took a swift. involuntary
step toward Marjorie. but Kent was
before him, setting a firm hand on his
shoulder.
Not now, Frank" he said. Then.
turning to the girl-w!dow; You see.
Mrs. Blair" he said very gently, ''it
isn't so bad as you feared. There was
no other woman in the case. no dis
grace, no shame. You need feel moth
ing but pity for an unhappy wrecked
mind, for which death was the hap
piest refuge"
Marjorie Blair sat very still and
white. Let me think" she whis-
pered. LET me think"
But the mans voice" exclaimed
Jax. The voice of the man on the
clifr,'
"Wilfrid Blair's," said Kent. I'm
the final moment he came to himself.
At last he resumed his voice. Up to
then he had been, in voice, manner,
thought, purpose, unconsciously play
ing a part"
"Astraea," said sedgwick and Jax
in a breath.
Yes. 1t was one Of those strange
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and complete assumptions of persons
alty which puzzle the alienists. VIII
frid Blair's diseased mind had fast@
ened upon the strange history OF hia.
aneestress and brooded on IL until he!
became convinced that her spirit was
rencarnated In himself. Undoubtedly
is striking likeness to the portrait OK
Camilla Grosvenor powerfully aided
the obsession. There were her letters
in the library to give color to his un~
CONSCIOUS imitation. AS is common IN
this form Of dementia, he was se-1
cretive. But there can be no doubt
that from the time when he recognized
In Preston Jax's advertisement the call
OF Astraea's kindred soul, HERMANN
Won Miitz, his one overwhelming de-
sire was TO re-enact the drama or tho
last century, In his own assumed per-
sonality. LAX has told us how cleverly
and secretly the plan for the double
suicide was matured. This obsession
must have been of long standing"
we thought it nnelanchoiia-"sa said
Alexander Blair. AS You say, he had
been very secretive Very silent, toe.
We kept Gansett i'm with him as .
sort of bodyguard."
.Cau.{rnaa Sundayl
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Confined from last Sunday
"To hide 'enl. I thought the less
there was On the body to identify It,
the better chance Ia have OF getting
away. was so scared that I guess ]
was half crazy, anyway. And now, I
hear. she never has been identified.
ls that right"
Sheriff schlager half rose from his
chair Amt you told en-" Professor
kent?"
Kent shook lis head.
Nor you, Mr.. Blair2"
mo"
"Then dent see why we can't,keep
II amongst ourselves" raid tho sheriff.
''Gansett Jim's tight as o. clam. Mo-
bodyll ever get anything out of him.
And, Lord knows. the lesE that's
known of Ii the better I'm suited. ]
nin't none too proud OF my part In
it."
'There is no reason why, it#should
ever be known outsidosof this room"
said Kent, and. at the words, Alex
ander Blair exalted n pent-up breath
OF relief But 1t is due to one per-
son here that she should know every
thing The question is how to make
II clear IN the best and--and kndest
way"
III it will make It easier for any
pne here to speak," said Marjorie
Blair, II can say that ! understand
nertaln phases of my husbands past
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ID. in a...a. sAssrasa from. .,,er .H.r-


I'D in 6aa1hs s4AssrAaa A1rorr. her .k5@y7
mann"
"But. Chester" objected Sedg-
wick, you speak of II disordered
mind. and vet you've told us that It
Ism case u AiiSeieS.
~ evsr, sconfrsaicsed Rent
you've masinterprete wnaL sa1 s.
- ~. - .s..,. III
70 re .if,,,t1on indicated very BIZ
% RE motive. what could be more
bizarre than INSANITY p
....,a,sa, ,r,,t., .s on
was ~
Nol IN .no Gnu
l'onA1 SENSE
Then It was tho other. man that
man l neara yen wheh she % s,s
over. bue w"ae peoAe Va ii'Ni
simon r. oroot spohe OF hearins
that mans scream 100 con nIna 90
pa~ 'W,ton
MIN, Fro1essor e'
"The other man was FRANCIS Sedg-
wick" declared Alexander blair Dog
gedly.
Chester Kent shook his head.
1--WE got q witness against that
theory, from your own side. Mr..
Blair" said no. "Gansett Jim at
first thought as you do. In that be-
lief he tried to kill Mr.. Sedgwick.
Now he knows his mistake. Isn't
that SO. Jim?"
..vah % yr,nted the baIf-hreed.
.hu.,r., 49, go,
you were ON . ..rruus. =. ' 80 eo IN
uysiue tua1 hlSAe ~
wanderer.'
"Yeh."
"And later when I showed you the
footprints at the scene Of the struggle.
Won saw that they were not Mr..
sedewIck's?
"Yeh."
.rvo,, o,,naa +bA. c,ife for foot
~ ,-o,, +binlr anv one nushed
% % i.les. -. ,sntt,,, o,-er Tho brink %
"a ~ s4eN ''i'
-
Whose were the footprints lnat you
found, Jim!' oefnan~ed ALEXANDER
Blair
The half breed pointed IN silence to
Preston Jax.
"Of course. His and-and the
others. But there were the marks of
Ia third person, weren't there?'
No"
There must have been" insisted
Mr.. Blair. Are you positive?"
"Yeh."
Then did the other man, the man
whom Jax heard cry out, walk with
out leaving any trace ?"
'"rhere was no other man." said
Chester Kent. Don't you understand,
Mr.. Blair" he added with significant
emphasis, 'the source of that cry in
the night, heard by Jax and Simon
Groot? ?"
A flash Of enlightenment swept
Blairs face. "Ah-h-h." he said in a
long drawn breath. Then: L was
wrong. / beg MIR. SedgwiCk's par
don"
Sedgwick bowed. Marjorie Elair's
hand went out, and her fingers closed
softly on the tense hand Of Der father
in law,
mo third person had any part
whatsoever in tire drama which Jax
has recounted to us" pursued Kent
in the morning the body was discov-
cred. Sheriff Schlager was sent for.
He found in the pocket something that
BETRAYED the connection of the body