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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
THEN l commanded the ship
VI Pelican l struck the island
Of Borneo when the wealth

wv Pelican l struck the island
Of Borneo when the wealth
err was so hot that the
men couldn't stand 1t. Some deserted,
some died. for we had a lot Of sick
ness as well as hot weather, and 1
found myself left with a quarter of a
crew. l was obliged to pick up a few
natives in Borneo, got a few more men
Mt Ceylon, another lot at Bombay, and
so on, working westward, taking on a
worse lot at every port. BY the time
I reached the Suez canal I had u crew
% per cent of whom were respectable
seamen and IS per cent desperadoes.
OF the 75 per cent half had Asiatic
blood In their veins.
l was on a long cruise around the
world, trading from port to port, and
on entering the Mediterranean my
course was Gibraltar, through the
strait, then northward to Rotterdam,
up the west coast of Norway. thence
through the Dover strait and down
the Atlantic to Boston. l should never
have ventured to carry out such a
curse with such a crew. Most Of my
men came from the tropics and were
hard enough to control even In a
temperature to which they were used.
To take them into the Norwegian sea
in the midst Of ice fields was little
short of madness.
On reaching Christiansand my men
became so unmanageable that 1 decid-
ed to go no farther northward. Sail
ing due west, l proposed to work
southwark along the east coast Of
Scotland. A gale arose, and the tenn
perature fell to a point which the men
could not be made to face aloft or in
some cases on deck. We were driven
between the Shetland islands md the
Hebrides and thence toward the west
coast Of Ireland.
Fancy three officers of a vessel in
such a region with such a crew! !
being the master, the chief response
bility devolved upon me. but as our
lives were at stake / do not doubt
that my officers felt the situation as
keenly as l.. My two mates and four
of the original crew worked the ship
under my direction. 1 offered to serve
with them, but they insisted on my re-
manning their commander.
l kept the ship headed southwark till
at last we reached a zone where the
temperature was not so low and the
weather was fair. / hoped the men
would return to duty, but they did not.
They understood that they were in the
position of mutineers and in case l
could get them into a civilized port
they would be hanged. So when the
temperature and the weather were i'm
proved. instead of the men being i'm
proved also, they gained the will pow
er for a desperate maneuver. One of
their number. a Malay. who knew
something about navigation, told them
that If they would seize the ship he
would take them to the coast of Ire
land, where they could abandon her
and thus saw their lives. This seemed
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
Of Interest to the Young Folks
CRAFTS OF CAMPFIRE GIRLS.
Organization Specifies Certain Ones
In Which "Honors" Can Be Won.

III NV Stf
Campfire girls, like all Of their sex.
have to do with a great variety Of oc-
equations. but as an organization they
have chosen eight crafts in which
they may win "honors." The very
first one mentioned is the health craft,
and a girl competing for honors in this
important section may win n in each
Of thirty different ways. She may, for
instance, swim 100 yards or qualify in
any -four standard styles Of swimming,
such as crawl. breast, overland. ETC.,
or she may play outdoor games for a
certain number of hours each month.
Indeed, the greater proportion OF
health honors are gained by success in
those athletic stunts suitable to girls
boating, horseback riding. etc. But a
young woman may also win honors by
keeping herself free from colds or
headaches. There is also al honor for
self control in diet (exit candy, gum,
sodns. etc.). The outward badge Of a
health honor is a red bead. and a girl
may be proud to have her necklace
well stocked with them. Other divi-
sions are home craft. nature lore. camp
craft, hand craft, business, patriotism.
national honor, the first giving a
chance for honors in many kinds of
home and domestic work.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
THE CORRECT HANDKERCHIEF.
Fancy Linen In Gay coIors Worn With
Summer Gowns.

The fashionable handkerchiefs to be
worn with tailored suits are in solid
.olors. or the same thing with q quar-
The colors are from a dainty shell
pink. palest blue and most delicate
lavenders to navy blue. dark brown
and crimson.
For afternoon wear the colors are
not quite so pronounced. There will
be the merest thread of color border
ing the white handkerchief. or the ini-
tial will be worked In n color.
Again. the background of n white
embroidered letter will be of a color
woven In with the white. but there Is
sure to be q touch of color somewhere.
While most of the handkerchiefs are
finished with n narrow hemstitched
hem. even for formal wear. there are
others showing the dainty scallop in
closing a bit OF Madeira embroidery,
also the initial, all carried out In a
pretty color.
Ii would seem the polka dot never
goes u of fashion, for one OF the new
designs shows In the center OF the
handkerchief in a solid blue. while the
wide border. is dotted with white.
Stripes. cubes and odd colorings may
be found by those seeking after the
freakish.
Borderings In plaids are new and are
not az all as loud as one might think.
Tho white cenfers with ybita horder
OF the plaid finished with n very mar
row hem of lawn in the predominating
color of the plaid are very smart In
deed.
Those with solid. dark color centers
are nice. too. but they suggest the
handkerchief less than do those with
the white centers.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
OSTRICH FEATHERS.
They Are Used In All Sorts Of Eccen-
trio Forms.

They Are Used In All Sorts Of Eccen.
trio Forms.
1t does not seem possible for the mil
liners to accept the ostrich feather in
its natural and luxurious form. The
ostrich that bore them would not know
them. He would probably stick his
head into the sand in shame and not
fear. He would consider himself a
monstrously ugly thing to have grown
them, but the milliners and the wo-
men of fashion evidently regard them
as better now. than in the original
shape.
When they are not burnt and sep
arated and clipped they are twisted
into the shape Of snails in order that
the hats may be called escargot, after
the favorite French dish; again, they
are clipped into small pieces, spread
out like japanese fans and placed
around the crown of a hat as n wav-
ing fringe to fowers-quite a tropical
landscape.
There is an effort made to popularize
the moderately fiat sailor and the wide
brimmed hat Of the second empire
which the Empress Eugene delighted
TO wear. They may succeed the very
high hat as the hot weather increases,
but the present question among MILL
ners is whether or not the high hat
will continue to rule.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
S0BBING MONKEY is PINK.
II Follows South American Indians un-
I'll They Commit Suicide.

ill They Commit Suicide.
If you should ever happen to be wan
dering about the Choco section of Co.
lombia 1t would be well to have an
eye out for the sobbing monkey. II
this animal gets on your trail you
might as we'll ring down the curtain
and put a period after yourself.
When it gets after the Colombian In
dams. according to II. G. Spurrell. nat
uralist and member of the London
School of Tropical Medicine, the Indian
listens to the beasts soul whitening
sobs for three days and three nights
and then commits suicide.
Mr.. Spurrell says that the sobbing
monkey is pink and is one Of the most
rare animals In South America. For
reasons that have never been made
clear the sobbing monkey will at GER
tain times in the year leave its home
in the most impenetrable wilderness
and go to the nearest Indian encamp-
ment, where it will select its victim
and follow him day and night, keeping
up a continual weeping and wailing.
According to tribal traditions this is
a sure sign that the victim will shortly
be taken with the sleeping sickness or
some other fatal disease. 1t has been
customary for the natives to listen to
the monkeys sobbing for three days
and three nights and then commit sui
eide, thus avoiding death by the dread
ed sickness.-New York Mail.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
THE REAL RUSSIA.
II IL Confined to a Very Small Section
Of the Vast Empire.

" ~ vaok 6tuPh0
In THE Russian Empire. Today and
Yesterday" Nevin o. Winter says:
'In a strict sense. real Russia COW
ers only a portion of the more than
100000 square miles that lie within
the borders of the continent. This
definition would certainly
eliminate Finland, Poland. the Baltic
provinces, Bessarabia and the Cauca-
sus and probably a part of the land Of
the Don Cossacks, the Crimea and the
sections bordering on the Arctic ocean
and the lower Volga. In other words.
the real Russia has developed within
this narrower section, and whatever
Of Russian characteristics appear in
the eliminated sections have simply
been imposed by the ~conquerors upon
a people alien by birth and language.
The actual visible influence of Toll
stoy on Russia seems not to have been
great. He was beloved and reverence
ed by many, but no party claims or
has ever claimed him as a leader. The
higher classes rejected him because Of
his opposition to all established gov
eminent; the ~peGsahtry were repealed
by his diatribes against religion; the
revolutionists and anarchists repudiat-
ed his teaching because he had no
definite plan to offer. His influence on
thought and opinion in Russia will
not compare with his influence in non
Russian nations"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
B%Iindman's Buff.

All, catch me IL you can!
Catch me. catch me. catch me II you can!
Was there ever such a game
As blind mans buff?"
No, there never was a game
Like blind mans buf!"
Our fathers and our mothers played be-
fore us.
Our grandfathers and grandmothers be-
fore us.
And l verify believe
That the chicks of Mother Eve
Played the selfsame game.
Played it just the same.
All, catch me II you can.
Catch me, catch me. catch me II you can!
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
A Heroic Cure.

Large lips and prominent teeth are
frequently tho result of allowing a
child to suck the thumb. This habit is
hard to overcome If allowed to con-
tinue any length OF time. and 1t may
be stopped by putting aloes on the an
ruly member. Aloes Is n powdered
herb. bitter but perfectly harmless.
One taste Of this herb will usually
cure the child Of its habit. II this does
not suffice put mittens Of cotton on the
child's hands. In a few days he will
forget all about his thumb.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
IN VANITY FAIR.

Many turbans are worn.
Charming negligees are made of
wolfe.
Fashion favors the ripple tunics and
yokes.
Shower bouquets for brides are out
Of fashion.
Bathing suits are in tunic and peg
top styles.
Smart street suits are made of col
ored serge.
Circular fiounces effectively trim
tunics and skirts.
Lingerie made of pale tinted silk is
coming into favor.
The hens of taffeta are frequently
trimmed with wide ruches.
Frocks Of all kinds of fabrics are
trimmed with bead embroidery.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
THE SUMMER HOME.
Tasteful Awnings Add to the Comfort
and Attraetiveness Of the House.

ana A~ttractivenesS OF tne Rouse.
The style and color of awnings
should be studied so that a pleasing eff
feet from a distance will be the result
of their use. Striped awnings are gen.
orally popular, especially those of green
and blue. with white and buff with red.
These stripes are to be found In sew
eral widths. A brown and buff com
bination Is a wise selection for the
brown bungalow or shingled house in
a rambling style of architecture.
A recent departure which promises
to be more than popular. eve though
1t is more expensive. is the plain white
canvas on which the stripe or design
Is painted. This style allows a chance
for individuality of taste. When the
design on white or cream Is used the
under side is usually painted owe with
a restful soft green. Authorities say
that these painted canvas shades last
longer than the ordinary coarsely wov-
en- awnings.
In ordering awnings one is apt to de-
eide on a stripe and not designate the
width. IL a house Is Of extensive di-
mansions and stands at the end of n
long avenue. drive OF walk and is well
surrounded with foliage a wide stripe
is most effective. while a smaller house
with Il limited approach calls for a mar
row stripe or wen a plain material.
Several new awning devices have
been brought out. One for use with
the easement window which opens out
ward has a frame with M extra rib
or rod near the top, which holds the
canvas high and gives freedom to the
window.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
Getting a Needle to Float.

Fill a wineglass or tumbler with
water. produce a needle and challenge
any one present to make the needle
float on the water.
After they have tried-and failed
produce a piece Of tissue paper and
lay it fiat on the surface Of the water.
Place the needle gently upon it. In n
little while the paper will sink, leaving
the needle floating upon the water.
The explanation of this trick is that
the needle will float If it is quite dry.
but it Is practically impossible to
place it on the water with the fingers
without dipping it right in.
If the needle is magnetized it will
point north and south.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
A Lively Fight Commenced.

= @tvSy It8sSe SVsstttSbSoos
ton of the voyage. Some Of the mu-
tineers. considering the matter Of TAX
ing the ship as good as accomplished
broke into the compartment where the
wine was stored and helped them
selves. Others, seeing a plentiful sup
ply of the beverage at hand, drank
also, and in the course of a couple OF
hours two-thlrds Of their number were
drunk.
Unfortunately their leader kept sober
and succeeded In keeping the best Of
his men In like condition. Nevertheless
after holding a consultation with my
two officers I decided to make an at
tempt to suppress the mutiny. Re-
alizing what kind of q crew l had to
deal with, l had before leaving the
east taken a supply Of arms to my
cabin. AS soon as it appeared that the
orgie was not likely to go further q
called my officers and my four men to
my cabin, armed them, and together
we went out, and 1 called for those Of
the crew who were sober to come for
ward.
l intended to talk with them, en-
deavoring to persuade them to return
to duty, but they did not give me an
opportunity. They had traversed but
half the distance between them and us
when their leader said something in q
tongue l did not understand. Then,
some drawing pistols and some knives,
they made a rush for us, and a lively
fight commenced.
We drove them back, with one of
their men and n of ITS lying on the
deck. But, rallied by their leader. they
returned and this time succeeded in
dropping two Of our men-the second
officer and a seaman-out of the fight
while they lost but one man, leaving
them nine to our four. We had strong
er stuff in us, but they were more
agile and could better avoid our blows,
the principal weapons used on each
side being c~utlasses.
The odds were nov much against US,
We were preparing for q third attack
when on u starboard quarter a ship
appeared.
The sight of a ship that I might sig
nal for help took the courage out Of
them Their leader urged them to
strike a final blow before we could
avail ourselves of her assistance: but.
panic stricken, they scattered, running
back to the forecastle, whence they
had come, and down the companion.
way. l ordered n of my men to close
the door and bar them in, which he did.
Meanwhile the ship that had saved
us came on. saw no one on deck ex-
cept the helmsman. who seemed to be
dashed at the wheel, though there
were men lying on the deck. Putting
the Pelican on a course to pass the
stranger at close range. when she
came abreast Of us l saw that the
helmsman was dead. a man ropped
against the mainmast was dead. and
those lying on the deck were dead.
We had been saved by dead men.
The ship had been caught. probably
long before. in a northern latitude In
extreme cold weather, and the crew
had been frozen. Likely they had run
out Of provisions. Since Their she had
been sailing in these frigid waters at
the mercy Of the winds.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
Some Pen Names.

Samuel Clemens mark Twain.
Charles Dickens (Boz).
Charlotte Bronte (Currer Bell.
Peter Dunno (Mr.A Dooley).
William T. Adams (Oliver Optic.
Benjamin Franklin poor Richard).
Nine. Dudevant George Sard).
John Watson Gan Maclaren).
Samuel G.. Goodrich Peter Parley).
JoaI Chandler Harrfs nIncle Remus
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
When Frying Fish.

When frying small fish sprinkle them
with fine oatmeal instead Of flour and
when cooked they Will look as II they
had been fried with egg and bread
crumbs.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
the Growth Of Kinderoartens.

In ten years kindergartens in the
United States have grown from 3,2H,
with 100000 children, to 1857, en-
rolling 364, 1S9 children, according to a
bulletin issued by the United States
bureau Of education.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25
The Big Bandman.

n Big bandman.
The band comes marching down the street
And fills the air with music sweet.
The big bass drum says: Bum! Bum:
Bum,"
The little drum calls: Here we come,
Here We comet"
"Tirry la-la-la!" the bass horns blow;
"Tweedle dee dunn deer the comets go:
And "Pilly willy winktum,' plays the fife.
Oh. / never have heard such a band in
my life.
do IL again. Do II again!' cries the
baby then,
And you never could know II you heard
him crow
That the big bandmen. who number ten.
Are his fat little fingers all in a row.
Youths Companion.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25

Barnum was askeu what show he
thought he had of getting into heaven.
He answered, "The greatest show on
oa -
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25

What Is the most warlike nation ?
Vaccination, because it is usually up
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-27
Reverses Are Reported.

LONDON. Aug. 27.-Serious revers-
es for the French and British troops
are rumored here circumstantially in
connection with stories of German op-
erations against the allies.
Some reports had it that the allied
troops have been driven from south
ern Belgium.
To give the rumors more strength
the usual official morning statement
of developments was withheld. This
was regarded significantly.
It was officially reported that the
Germans had penetrated the line of
the allied forces between Montmedy
and Longwy The government ad-
mitted that German pressure at these
points was such that both eventually
would have to be abandoned.
The war office made no effort TO
deny that German flank attacks are
being furiously made in an effort to
force the allies to withdraw from the
extreme left. thus weakening the CEN
ter. 1t is believed here however. that
the allies have sufficient reserves to
prevent this move which the Germans
are trying to force.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-27
Paris Defenses Are Being
Prepared for Attack; City
Alarmed Ouer Report That
Germans Driue Allies Back

PARIS. Aug. 27.-War Minister
MiIlerands assurance that prepar-
ations for the defense OF Paris were
only precautionary" failed today 10
prevent a widespread alarm among
the people.
IL IL reported here that already
trains are being loaded In the coun-
try with enormous quantities Of pro-
visions destined TO enable the capital
90 Withstand n prolonged siege.
Many people here feared today that
the Germans have turned the flank OF
the allied army and were driving
them into Paris.
Desperate fighting still ragged to-
day along the anco-Belgian frontier
and IL was reported that there are
places where the Germans have forc-
cd their way IS miles across the
boundary.
The war office withheld today the
usual noon announcement.
That the Germans are advancing on
Paris seemed to be the thought tbat
most OF the people had In mind.
At midnight in a statement the war
office admitted that part OF the al
lies line had been repulsed by the
Germans.
There was no confirmation of re-
ports that the French and British had
evacuated the important frntier CEN
tiers. The chief danger was thought
TO be from the north. where the Ger
mans are combining for crushing
forward move with an extensive flank
ing movement.
An Austrian evacuation OF SanjalS
and Novibazar territory about 1875
miles long by 40 TO so wide. wedged
between servia, Montenegro and Aus.
tria. was announced by the Servlan
legation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-27
BRITISH CRUISER
DESTROYS GERMAN

LONDON, Aug. 27.-That the Brit.
ish cruiser Hichflyer has sunk the
German steamship Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Crosse off the west African coast
was announced by First Lord of the
Admiralty Churchill in the house OF
commons.
The Der Crosse was formerly a
transatlantic liner.
Before It was sunk. says Churchill.
its guns killed one of the Highflyer's
crew and wounded five
Premier Asquith, addressing COM
mons, said: The government is de-
sirous of giving the country all the
information consistent with the pub
lie interest but it has been necessary
to withhold many facts. 1t will be
possible however. to lift the veil OF
secrecy soon. The British troops on
the continent are upholding the best
traditions of the service"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-27
ORDER FOR 1900 SEATS
At ROUNDUP RECEIVED

, Indicating that the interest in
B the Pendleton Roundup, far =
B from waning with the advent =
B OF many smaller shows into the =
D field, is growing year by year =
B is an order for reserved seats
, received this morning by the Z
, association, the largest single Z
, order received. 1t was from A,
B l.. Fish, business manager of z
B the oregon Journal. which this
B year as in years past, will run Z
B several de luxe trains to Pendle- Z
, ton for the last two days OF the Z
, frontier celebration. Z
, The order called for the res Z
, ervation of 1000 grandstand =
, seats and 200 box seats, a to-
, tai of 1900 seats. twice the
, number reserved for the Jour
nal last year. The following is
the letter received
, Pendleton Roundup Assn, Z
, Pendleton, ore. Z
, Gentlemen; - Please reserve q
, for us five hundred (50O)
, grandstand seats and one hun .
, dred (100) box seats for Fri
, days Roundup; also five hun
, dred 5000 grandssand seats
D and one hundred (00) box
, seats for Saturdays Roundup. Z
, Please be sure that we get Z
, seats, well down in front. An
, immediate Acknowledgement of
, this letter will be appreciated.
, Yours very truly,
, A. L. FISH. Z
, Business Manager,
, The Roundup association
, has reserved a choice lot of
. seats for the Portland visitors,
, Certain sections of the grand Z
, stand are. however. being re- Z
D served for Pendleton people, Z
, but these seats will not be for Z
. sale until the opening Of the
B box office. Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-27
INSURGENT BUTTE MINERS
THREATEN FEDERATION MEN
SEVERAL. ARE FORCED To JOIN
UNION-BIG NINE CLOSES
OPERATIONS.

BUTTE, Mont. Aug. 27.--The in
surgent miners against the Western
Federation this morning marched to
the Anaconda mine and seized be-
tween 80 and 40 members of the fed
Grafton who refused to join the Butte
Mineworkers' union. They marched
to insurgent headquarters where all
but seven were compelled to join.
These seven were tier together with
ropes around their necks to frighten
them into submission
Two hundred others Of the feder-
alton did not report at the Anaconda
mine and il was shut down throwing
about 750 out of employment.
Tomorrow the insurgents will march
on the other mines.