The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-09-19

General Ven Meltks, Chief Of the Ger
man General STAFF.
with the famous flask of Steinberger
cabinet to Bismarck General Won
Molfke Is a taller man than was his
uncle, and, though his features are
cast in the same mold. they are not so
hard and pitiless as were those Of his
great prototype
SOCIAL MAYOR FOR NEWPORT
Following an idea which has been
tried in England and on the continent,
Newport, r. l.. has started a move
uent to have q social mayor, whose
duty it viii be to represent the city on
particular occasions when the citizens
desire to impress their visitors with
the virtues Of their city.
This novel scheme has been propos-
ed by q committee Of which DIR. John
W. Burgess. former dean of Columbia
university, Is chairman, at the request
Of the Newport Improvement associa-
ton The association. of which John
Thompson Spencer Of Philadelphia is
president. was organized to bring to-
eether the citizens who reside In New
mort all the year round and those who
own homes there which they occupy
only in the summer.
Under this scheme of municipal gov
eminent all taxpayers. including wo-
men, would be eligible to vote, whether
they are legal residents Of another city
or not The council would be reduced
from 195 members to forty-ive, and a
board Of city managers would replace
the aldermen The city managers would
select one of their members as munich
pal mayor, and the council would s
lect a social head
pELAvAN COMET VISIBLE
The Delayan comet. discovered last
December, which became visible to the
naked eye In July. has been regularly
observed from Lick observatory. at
San Jose. CAL
The comet is traversing the constella-
hon Auriga and rises well in advance
and to the north Of the sun 1t Is as
bright as a fifth magnitude star. but
the dawn makes it difficult to observe
without q telescope. and no tail can be
distinguished
The comet Is now rapidly approach
ing the sun in its orbit and will pass
the sun at the nearest point OF APP
proach late in October at q distance Of
about 100000 miles.
CURIOUS CHILD LABOR
From the midlands Of England comes
the report OF a still existing and re
markable form Of child labor. 1t h
mentioned by DIR. A. A. Hill Of Ton
stall. Sta6ordshire, in the report OF the
chief inspector of factories and work
shops for 1913 Describing the work
of children who. working as handle
makers. earn a living in the potteries
by jumping. he says:
'Small and understood boys and girls
ara usually engaged as handle makers
In fact, many have to reach the work
bench by standing on boxes or stools
The strip Of clay for the handle Is
placed in the hollow space between the
halves of the mold, which is then put
ON the edge Of the bench. and the
young worker. making a short spring
or jump. presses with the full weight
Of his body upon the top of the mold
repeating this process $50 to 200 times
per hour.
-Great pain and tenderness" DR.
Hill adds, "are thus induced. and many
young workers have to give up the oc.
cupation ON account of their suffering,
which could easily be prevented by a
little thought"
NEW CANAL FOR GERMANY
Before the present European conflict
the kaiser had directed the Prussian
minister of public works and railways
to make an especial study of a great
canal scheme which would achieve no