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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
FIRST SHOE HEELS IN PERSIA.
Years Later Jealous Husbands Were
Responsible For Them In Venice.

1t il said that the heels now worn OF
shoes had their origin i'm Persia, where
they took the form of fat wood ON san
dals to raise the feet and protect them
from the hot sands.
IL was many years afterward. says
Harper's Weekly. that this fashion was
introduced into Venice. but the reason
for its adoption i'm this Ease is said TO
have been quite different. Here the
originators Of the fashion were jealous
husbands. who reasoned that their wo-
men thus equipped would not venture
far outside the precincts of their
dwelling. These heels were called
clogs and i'm order to satisfy the
vanity of the wearers and perhaps to
sweeten the pill-that is. the discom-
fort of appearing in them-they were
deliberately adorned. sometimes being
incrusted with gold and silver. The
height of the clogs determined the rank
of the wearer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
PRIZE WINNER AT ILLINOIS SHOW.
MAKING THE AUTO WORK.
Engine Can Be Made to Perform us.
ful Services About the Farm.

II is not merely for economy and
speed in transportation that the farm
er's automobile is Of use. on the road.
when horses have q be resting or feed.
ING. the automobile stands ready to do
chores. and hard ones too. The auto
mobile engine provides for the farmer
a t~lreless helper and gives his assist
ants a chance to concentrate on some
thing else.
The simplest method OF transmitting
the power is by placing belts on one OF
both real wheels. The car has to be
lacked up so that both wheels are clear
Of the ground. Thus they can reyolre
~unhlndered. For stability's sake the
ordinary automobile jacks used In
changing tires In cases Of p%uncturcs OF
blowouts are not so available as sons
other method. such as arranging a sim
pie cribhing Of timbers. This cribbing
must be OF the height needed to keep
the wheels free Of the ground and can
be slipped under when the car has been
lacked up WITH the small iron Jacks
When these are withdrawn II Is left
securely fixed so that II can deliver
power without danger Of being Jared
from its place.-Country Gentleman.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
Good Stoekkeepine.

Good bookkeeping is the best sign
o. an orderly. careful person.
Know your stock. what is in it. where
things are. both forward and reserve.
and he ure that your forward stock
is complete AT all times.
Put every article IF merchandise aft
er showing. if unsold. back to its orig
inal shape or fold.
Dc not put merchandise that is per-
haps not the most salable out of reach
or out Of sight altogether.
Remember that every piece of mer-
chandise in your stock is new to your
customer and must he shown. though,
perhaps. you have already shown it a
hundred times.
Permit no personal likes OF dislikes
i'm your showing of goods or in your
mind regarding the stock which you
have 10 sell.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
Agricultural Topics
HOW ONE FARMER GREW
GRAND CHAMPION CORN.
pri-. Ears Were the Result OF Sys'
tsmatie Breeding. With Proper
Treatment Of Seed and SOIL

The grand champion prize for ihe
hest ten ears Of orn at the III I'M
poiS corn show was Won 10y IL ..
Sconce Of SideIl. H.. on a sample OF
Boone County White. II was an esPe-
eiallv fine sample. Ears we're yer!
uniform. rows straight. ends wei niieu
cut. kernels IF good depth and meil-
um roughness and the ears carrying
their circumference well toward the
tips.
II i interesting to note that this
urize corr i the result Of systemaue
and careful breeding. Mr.. Seonce Is a
graduate of the University OF ILLINOIS
in the agricultural curse. He owns
A a.onO acre farm in the southwestern
corner of Vermilion county. III. Last
year he had about S1 acres in corn
He has given particular attention 10
his breeding plots. to the selecting OF
seed of the most approved type.
ON Mr.. Sconce's farm the work l.
thoroughly done. He uses a gas trac-
tor for blowing. thus making II posi-
bic for him 10 pillow at a uniform depth
of eight or nine inches. He has at
tached behind the tractor a disk. be
hind that a subsurface packer anu
finally a smoothing harrow. which lev
els the ground. creates a dust mulch
and leaves the field ready for the
planter. Moreover. he grows large
quantities Of clover and applies lime
and raw rock phosphate literally.
When he has stable he uses
this also. His farm is therefore not
only well TILED and well managed. but
Is i'm a high state of fertility.
He is particularly careful in han
ding his seed 80 that when he puts
ii into the ground it will possess the
highest possible amount of vitality.
From the time the seed is selected
from the stalk in the field until ii is
husked the following season the corn
is given every attention. Immediately
after gathering II Is placed in the
| seed house and thoroughly dried
American Agriculturist
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
Soy Beans For Warm Weather.

Soy beans should not he own until
May or June. Experiment station rec
ords show that best results are obtain
ed with soy beans when they are seed
ed i'm rows twenty-four to t~hirty-two
inches apart at the rate of one-half to
three-fourths of a bnshel per acre and
level culture practiced. \ common
grain drill may he used for this pur-
pose if some of the holes are stopped
up to make the right spacing between
the rows. The machine should drop
six or seven seed to each foot Of row.
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
MEMORIAL
TO DISCOVER BEST ORATORS

The Intercollegiate Peace asSocia-
ton. in whose membership fifteen
states are represented is planning to
hold an oratorical contest in st. Louis
in May while the fourth American
peace is in session. Accord
ing 10 the program. the association
will he divided into three groups of
FIVE states. the winners To meet in
finals at Lake Mohonk later in the
month.
The existence Of such an Organiza-
ton as this intercollegiate association
refutes the accepted tradition that ora
tory is dead. The fact is that oratory
Is very much alive and is today one of
the most potent accomplishments at
tainable. The further fact. convinc-
ingly attested by this association. is
that oratory and debate are live sub
jects in our college curricula. and now,
as Of yore. they attract the Jealous in
terest of the earnest students in every
college body.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
Discovering a Clew sSs eanRE 4

down for a biscuit. When | can't sleep
| usually put something into my stoni-
ach 10 start digestion and draw the
blood from the brain
"'Wnl you excuse me for saying that
! don't believe your storyT she replied
"She smiled as she spoke. She was a
pretty girl and looked all the prettier
from a flannel robe she wor trimmed
with lace and her hair I'm a thick
braid hanging down her back. The
match was burning out. and ! was
about 10 step 10 an electric button TO
turn on the light when she stopped me
- am investigating something she
said. that Is going on in this house
that has long puzzled me. II you turn
on the light you may spoil my chance
To- discover II this very night.
she was certainly very clever. |
had failed 10 catch her in some theft.
and she had the presence Of mind to
avert suspicion by pretending TO be on
the lookout herself. IL was plain that
the game was up for the time.
81 have no wish TO interfere with
your plans said. ~ you'll give me
a biscuit I'll go to bed.
Lighting another match. she vent
To the sideboard. for we were in the
dining room. ooh out n few biscuits
n handed them to me.
Please stay here awhile she said.
/ may want YOU to confirm a story.
All right ! said. but don't keep
me waiting all night
heard nothing further | con
Guided she had gone out. There would
he no use in following her. as she was
thoroughly ~foreWarned What 8 pity
! could not have discovered her with
out her discovering me, | lay down
on a lounge and munched u biscuit
suddenly | felt a hand on my arm.
Come. said a soice which | knew
belonged to the guYerncSs.
she hurried me upstairs tn the end
Of the hall on which was INV sleeping
from. \ light had been urnel on
since ! had gone down. aud there he
TORE the safe knelt Mr.. Towner. lie
49, FAfAifA - anu AhNHA NAA N
tmng-l could not see what IL was
ana closed the safe door.
The rascal, | muttered
Not NJ all: he's asleep
w followed him and saw him IN
l"ck the door ~ a small jewel vault 80
concealed by q panel that no one IN the
mouse knew Of IL AMI place IN II tae
article he had taken from the safe
We'll. the missing diamond was
round IN the vault. lie had taken u
there himself"
"Itd yuu get lay for that job" ask
Ell "ne If the listeners.
fes. Int not IN money. Taat VEN
I" the ypyerneSs. But n the govern
rsS went To- me 1t was all the Sihie'
heSideS. | get an my valuable l"if's
irnin my wife. She Is a barn deiee
tive
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03

IA znhS aisi the most inpor-
tant OF them all"
The listeners drew up their chairs,
and the detective proceeded:
"A Mr.. Towner came to me one day
TO employ me. He had missed a val
liable diamond from a safe he kept
In his house. the combination being
known 10 no one but himself, not even
TO a member Of his family. The safe
was an old one. with a letter combina-
ton. He was about to tell me the word
the letters spelled when | stopped him.
wanted to see II | could pick the lock
myself.
Il went with him to his house. a new
one and fitted with a number ~ mod
ern contrivances. Only the safe was
old fashioned. | failed 10 pick the lock.
While it was old, 1t was "A very good
one. | told Mr.. TOwner that some one
except himself must have known the
combination, but he told me that he
had got it from his father on his death
bed, and his father assured him that
In alone knew il. The son had never
revealed il.
Il was absolutely without a clew.
The only thing | could do was 10 take
M my quarters IN the house and ldok
out for a pointer. | was introduced by
MIR. Towner rs an old friend from Aus.
tralia and treated as a guest.
MIR. Towner was a widower with
several children. the younger being nm.
der the care Of a =overneSs. | soon be-
came suspicious of this young woman.
for no other reason than that | found
she was suspicious Of me. often
caught her looking at me critically and
as much as 10 say: You're no friend
OF Mr.. Towner. You're a detective
NJ amy rate. these are the words I sup-
piled from her expression.
The safe stood in a closet ON one
side of a hall, aud my sleeping room
was directly opposite. | could look n,
the safe from my bed. | am a very
ilght sleeper. Resides. remained
awake several nights till early morn
ing. by my bed | kept a long dressing
gown n Il pair Of felt slippers 10 slim
on IA case Of need. | did not keen a
light IN my room nor in the hail ~
this would have defeated my purpose.
One night ! was awakened by hear.
ihs a footstep overhead. Some onp 4
asur, said I must he ready How.
ever ! remained in bed for hair AN
hour, then, since no one came ~ tam.
per with the safe, got up. put ON ~,
gown and slippers aud srorcd .,f,l,
around The house. II Was very d,rr
but had taken note Of m. r..,r,~
,r"a e'e.- 80 ! got on very wei.
uuueniN ! heard the scratch Of a
match aud directly before me stood tho
%SovernesS. '"e
oes Sour lardon.' | said. i camo
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
TIE FARMERS MOST PROF
TABLE BUSINESS.

Farm land does not pass out OF
existence in a day. but 1t Is by
no means a safe investment.
Witness the numerous abandon
ed farms in the older agricnltur-
al sections of this new country.
Land values have increased
during the last thirty years be
cause we have no more free
land Of good quality in humid
sections.
The average farm yields small
returns upon the capital and Ia
bor invested. but the intelligent
improvement Of the soil in sys-
TENS Of permanent agriculture Is
the most profitable business in
which the farmer "a engage
Professor Cyril g. Hopkins In
Country Gentleman.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
A DEMONSTRATION FARM

The sixth demonstration farm on the
Iron Mountain tracks of the Missouri
Pacifc-Iron Mountain system has been
established at Arcadia. Mo-. on the
grounds Of the Arcadia college. adjoin-
ing the right of way. The Rev. Fa-
ther John Adrian Of the college. who
has been a student of scientific farm
ing. is in charge under the general SUI
pervision of l.. A. Markham. commits
sioner of agriculture for the Iron Noun
tain.
Eighteen acres will be placed under
cultivation at once. and in a year or
so the farm will be extended TO twen-
ty-fve or thirty acres. The business
interests and residents of Arcadia unit
ed in a movement To have the railroad
select this site. The farm also will be
used in connection with the course in
agriculture, included in the colleges
curriculum.
A speciality will be made of fruits,
particularly apples, which. it i be-
lieved, can he grown as successfully
there as in southwestern Missouri and
northwestern Arkansas. Small fruits,
such as grapes and berries. especially
strawberries. will lie raised. and vege-
table farming will he a feature. as the
ground is ideal for that purpose. Corn.
oats. clover. alfalfa and other staple
crops will receive attention. and "A sys-
tematic plan of crop rotation will he
employed. Methods of improving soils
and increasing crop yields also will be
a feature OF the work.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
SCIENTISTS UNITE

The greatest men of science ON the
Pacific coast. many of whom are listed
among the great scientists of the world,
coast branch of the American AsSocia-
ton For the Advancement of Science
and attempt 10 solve in the west prob
lens that are battling the world today.
\ committee Of thirty was appointed
10y the president of the American Sci
ern organization.
The committee consists of David
Starr Jordan. president of Stanford
university. acknowledged one of the
greatest experts on fish: Benjamin Idle
Wheeler. president of the University of
California: George Eilery Hale Of the
Mount Lowe observatory; John Muir.
discovercr of Muir's glacier: Daniel
Trembly MacDoughal of the Desert
laboratory. Carnegie institute. Tucson.
Aliz.: John Casper Branner. consid-
cred one of the greatest biologists: Ly-
man Brumbaueh Stookey. professor of
psychology al the University of South
ern California Vernon Lyman Kellogg.
cntemolcgist: William Emerson Ritter
of the biological station. La Jolla; Eu-
gene Waidemar Hilgard. dean of the
College Of Agriculture. University Of
California. professor emeritus: George
Holmes IIowiSnn. professor Of philos-
ophy and deemed the greatest author
tty IN the Mills School Of Philosophy.
and .Armin q. Leuschner.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03

choice of Senator Myers. senator
Walsh was secretary of the resolutions
committee at the Democratic national
convention at Baltimore.
Senator Walsh's investiture with the
toga CAV Montana two Democratic
senators, the first time in many years
that the state has been 80 represented
in the upper house. The new senator
is an expert on irrigation and land
laws and is expected to make legisla-
ton ON those matters his special hobby
in the United States senate.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
Survey Of the Worlds News

Y those dwelling near it will not be
aware Of its presence. The matter has
been discussed by the committee OF
imperial defense for some time. and
definite steps are now being taken to
secure certain likely spots.
The station will he in direct wireless
communication with the fleet in the
North sea. as well as with London and
the principal naval and military cen
tiers.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
AN IRRIGATION CHAMPION

Thomas J.. Walsh. who succeeded Jo-
seph Dixon. chairman Of the Progress
sive national committee. as United
States senator from Montana. i known
among his constituency as the trust
buster" The new senator has had a
large political experience and two years
ago. when Henry l.. Myers Wa elect
ed TO wear the toga. WAS contestant for
the honor. After a deadlock in the
Montana legislature lasting for several
months a compromise resulted in the
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
OUR SECRETARY OF LABOR

Considerable interest attended the
division of the department of labor
and commerce. which became effective
istration. Secretary Wilson has had an
active part in trade union matters
for many years. and from 1900 to 1903
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
BRITAIN TO HIDE WAR AeRos

The British admiralty and war office
are seeking a hidden base where air.
ships and aeropIanes may be stationed
for use the moment they are required.
The spot likely 10 lc selected h with
IN easy reach of the North ser. and II
large feet of hiplanes will ultimately
he stationed there.
1t viii possess excellent railway
communication with almost every part
Of England aud : otiaird. but 81 ftr
removed from any town or village that
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
"Horse Hash" Folly.

That it is folly for horse breeders to
repeatedly cross breed their horses,
creating what may be called horse
HASH" was the declaration made by
Or. A. $. Alexander of the College Of
Agriculture Of the University Of Wis
consin in a recent address.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03
How to Know Garden Soil.

Garden soil should not run togeth-
err .aftsr heavy rains nor bake when
exposed to the hot sun a short time
after rains when not cultivated prompt
ly. If your garden soil has a tendency
to do this it lacks humus, vegetable
matter.-Farm and Ranch.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03

he was international secretary-treas.
urer of the United Mine Workers of
America. or late years he has
ed in farming at BlosSburg. Pa. where
he still has his home. He WAS elected
To the SiNtieth from that dis
trirt and reelected TO the sixty-tirst
congress-.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03

Just Manages to Keep Alive Perhaps.
He writes poetry for a living"
"How wonderful
Yes. How wonderful that he gets
his livingr'-Detroit Free Press.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03

y important addition to the Sc
~ ries Of world conferences and
"a conventions which will be held
- in san Francisco during the
Panama-Pacihc exposition year Is in
dicated in the announcement that an
international congress on agricultural
education. a conference ON the preser-
walton of human life and a country
life conference are now assured.
Among other gatherings which are
expected 10 he held then are the inter
national peace congress of 1913 and
the conventions Of the l~nterparlia-
nentary union and of the Institute Of
International Law. During the sum-
mer Of 1918 the third peace congress
Is to assemble at The Hague. and il Is
hoped that the earlier meeting in San
Francisco Of the other international
peace body may set in motion forces
and influences that will make them
selves felt in the action Of the official
representatives of governments assem-
bed on the other side Of the world.
Ii is almost certain that Il Fan
American will I've held some
time during the exposition year. The
time will he peculiarly appropriate be
cause Of the effect which the opening
of the Panama canal will have on the
two Americas. At this congress an
effort no doubt will he made to give Il
full exposition of the civilization and
culture of the Latin American peo-
pies. with a view Of advancing the
understanding of Latin America by
North America and vice VERSA
There has been proposed a great in
ternational on the oriental
nations and their civilization.
Not before has a more favorable OPP
portunity been presented as will exist
In 1918. not only for the discussion by
men of wide fame of modern. social.
scientific and educational questions.
but also for the consideration of how
better understanding between the va
rious nations may be advanced and
international relations lie made closer.
p r.
6uTT-MILlET MEMORIAL
The memorial fountain 10 Major
Archibald w. Butt. who WAS personal
aid to President Taft. and Francis ID.
Millet. the artist. two Washingtonians
lost with the Titanic. will stand on pub
lie grounds near the White House. ON
one side of the shaft will be a figure in
bas-relief. representing art. and on the
opposite side a figure representing an
armed knight.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03

+" A STORY Of my profession: Well.
~ I'll tell you Of the most nuz.
~ zling AMI the mo impor-
fanf af tham all I"
The Washington times., 1913-02-02
Universities Receive
$35,O0O,0OO in Year

The income of eighty-seven State uni
yersities during the year of 1912 was
approximately So. 900 600. according to a
bulletin issued by the Federal Bureau
OF Education.
or this sum the Federal Government
contributed about S5,OOO.OO0 and the
States sls.0OO,Oo0. Institutions deriving
support from public appropriations rep
resent capitalization of about
800 GO 000
The years income passed the s. 0O0 000
mark in the case of the universities OF
Illinois, with s2.3s3, N; Minnesota, with
S,sS2. 40 and Wisconsin. s2.122, ,297. Cor
nell University. which is technically a
private institution. but receives State
and Federal aid. reported total receipts
of more than 5000. 600, with a net in
come available for current expenses OF
about 81. 500. 900.
Other State-aided institutions in the
100000 income class include the uni
versities OF Michigan, with s1.343, ,057;
Ohio, with sl,011.57l. and California,
with N.711.e .e93. The latter had an addi-
tionsl 100000 from private benefactions.
The State of Iowa supports seevral in
stitntions of college and university rank
with combined income of over
se,0c.ooo.
The Washington times., 1913-02-02
SENATE MAY PROBE
BRIBERY CHARGES
Watson and Chiffon Elections
Are Contested in Statement
of Governor GIasscock.

A strong possibility of a Senate in
vestigation into the elections Of Sena-
tors Watson and Chiffon developed at
a meeting of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections yesterday. The
committee took up the charges which
were made by Governor Glasscock last
session and discussed them at length.
The charges allege that corrupt prac-
tices, including bribery, were employed
in the election Of these two Senators,
and an investigation by the Senate with
a view to expulsion is demanded.
The committee took no action, but
strong sentiment for an investiga ton
was shown to exist Another meeting
viii be held next week. when a decision
will probably be made The charges
against Senators Watson and Chiffon
have been freely made both in West
Virginia and outside the State, ever
since their election.
About the close of last session. Gov
ernor Glasscock prepared a detailed
statement Of charges and sent them To
washington in the hands of William
Seymour Edwards, who is now the pro-
gressive party national committeeman.
Part OF the charges were read in the
open Senate, and then, at the insistence
or Senator Bailey. Senator Bacon, and
some of the other Democrats, they were
expunged from the record. and were
referred as an executive matter to the
COMMITTEE on Privileges and Elections.
The friends of Watson and Chiffon in
the Senate are seeking TO make light OF
the charges. The Clapp committee on
gn'contributiOns. which is a SUBJ
committee of the Privileges and EIec-
uons Committee, held a short session
after the meeting of the committee had
concluded.
Senator Clapp said later that no de-
cision mad been reached as to when
the hearings will be renewed