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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAN

for action had at last come. and des1
perate measures must be taken with
out delay. ''Hewed them In pieces.
The oxen which had served him in the,
field were now sacrificed TO the causel
of patriotism. Sent them throughout
all the coasts Of Israel The pieces OF,
flesh were symbolical Of an appeal for,
instant help and of a threat that fail-l
ure to respond would prove fearfully,
fatal. The fear of the Lord fell on
the people, The names of Saul the
king and. Of Samuel the prophet in,
spired reverence and quickened enthu-
siasm. Beck" was situated about
fourteen miles southwest OF Bethshan
and q days march from the fated
town of Jabesh-gilead. There was an
excellent rallying of the forces, ana n
united march was made without delay
under the able c~aptaincy Of the indom-
liable Saul. Tomorrow by that time
the sun be hot" The anguished
Gileadites received joyful news that
relief would surely come before noon
of the mex day. "Ye shall do with us
ALL" They, however, sent a strategic
message to Nahash, intending to set
him of his guard by giving him the
impression hat they would surrender.
.In the morning watch" They sur
prised the enemy by the ~suddenness
of the attack and by the strength OF
their forces. coming upon them at the
same time from three directions. They
which remained were scattered" Many
were killed, and the rest fed, leaving
no trace OF the once insolent Ammon-
ties.
Verses 12-15.-A time of rejoicing.
Saul had fully demonstrated his ex-
ceptional ability, and in the midst OF
the e~xultation there were some over
jealous souls who desired that those
who had been dissatisfied with the
choice of Saul should be put 10 death"
This they were prevented from doing
by Saul. who desired that all should
give glory TO "the Lord. who
wrought salvation In Israel by this
unusual deliyerance. "Renew the king
DOM, The kingship had been estab-
lished at Mizpeh. but IL was only now
at "Gilgal,' where Joshua had placed
twelve stones from the river in MEM
DRY Of the peoples entrance into
Canaan. that Saul was made king and
given the reins Of government. Sac
rifces of peace offerings" as a mark
of their grateful thanks 10 Jehovah for
the victory oyer the Ammonites and
for the founding of the kingdom. Re
joiced greatly There was unanimity
Of sentiment. the detractors of Saul
were silenced. and there was much
happiness on account of the suspicious
beginning Of a new era of marked
prosperity.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
LIBERAL FEEDING OF BEEF
STEER RESULTS IN BIG GAIN
From Time He Is Twelve Months Old
He Will Grow Two Pounds
a Day For a Year.

According to Professor ii. II. Smith.
liberal feeding of a steer from the time
he is twelve months old until he is
twenty-four months old will result in
a gain of practically two pounds per
day. says the Iowa Homestead. If he
is carried for another year this gain
will be reduced TO a pound and three
quarters per day, and the following
year it will take liberal feeding to
make a pound and a half daily. This
means that the largest gains are made
early in life. and IL follows that these
gains will be made cheaper because
the cost of maintenance is lower. In
emphasizing the matter Of c~heapness
of cost Of feeding young animals Pro
fessor Smith refers TO six different
trials where accurate records were
kept, showing that during the first
twelve months of n beef animals life
a hundred pounds of increase in
weight cost $3.45. the second twelve
months the same animals cost SAP
per hundred pounds. while the third
twelve months it ran up TO S11.J0 per
hundred pounds.
In the light of these figures it can be
well understood why the early matur-
ing animal is increasing in popularity.
particularly with those feeders who
raise their own cattle. 1t must be re-
membered that all steers are not of a
type to finish up at an early age. be-
cause increase in weight Is in the form
OF growth rather than the form of
flesh. 1t is all a question of type, some
types being ready for the block almost
any time after they have acquired
their calf fat. while others reach prime
conditions only at maturity or there
abouts. When corn belt cattlemen set
tie down to a policy Of raising the cat
tie that are fed out in the feed lot then
and then only will the real merit of the
early maturing type be appreciated.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20

WHEN MILK TASTES BAD.
How Undesirable FIavors Can Be Often
Overcome.

Where n COW has been a long time in
mix and Is near the end of her lacta-
ton period this may cause undesirable
%favors. especially when she is fed en-.
tirely on dry foods. The feeding of
clean, wholesome foods, with roots to
supply succulence. will often overcome
the trouble. but IL a COW be close TO the
end Of her lactation period II Is well to
let her 20 dry. A cows milk Is not
normal In either flavor or composition
Just before or after ~freshening. II
should not be used after she fresbens
until IL reaches n normal condition
which usually means five DAYS. and
where it Is impossible to dry n COW no.
fore she freshens her milk should NOT
be used as human food during at least
the last fifteen days before she comes
Northwestern Agriculturist.
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Golden Textile that is slow 10 an
ger IS better than the mighty. and he
that ruleth his spirit than he that tax
eth a city PROV. xvi. 32l.
The Lesson Explained. Verses II
A condition Of despair.
The conference ON the housetop and
the amounting which followed made
Saul n new man. God gave him an
other heart" II Sam. X. 81, and he was
ready to receive the experience OF
came in contact with the sons Of the
prophets His spirit of composure
and modesty was made known when
Samuel summoned the elders TO MiZ-
pah to select from the tribes tie man
who was Il be king. 1t was done BY
the casting of lots, which consisted of
a process of separation and exclusion.
When the favorable lot finally went to
the tribe Of Benjamin. to the family
of Matri. to the household of kish and
TO the man Saul, he was not TO be
found. He doubtless had a premonition
OF what was coming. and he therefore
hid himself. but search was made,
and he was found. When he was in
tsoduced to the assembled multitude by
Samuel they received him with ac-
elamation, saying God save the king.
"Nahash. the Ammonite." He was
the chieftain OF a warlike tribe who
dwelt on the east OF the Jordan. The
Ammonites lived by plumber. and fire.
quent attacks were made on the Is
r~aelites. A noteworthy defeat had
been administered to them by Jephthah
Of Gilgal (Judg. xi, 33). and now that
the favorable opportunity presented it
self they laid siege to '.Jabesh-g ilead."
so that its garrison was compelled to
u for terms of peace. Make a cove
nant unto u.s." The leader OF the en-
cripple the Gileadites. Thrust out all
your right eyes, AS the shield cover
ed the left eye, this meant that they
would be disabled for war. and, being
incapable of defending themselves
they would be in perpetual subsection
to the Ammonites. Give us sever
days respite" This delay was sought
in order that they might appeal to their
brethren OF the tribes OF Israel. Mes
sengers' hurriedly travelled through
the land with the signs OF distress, and
when they came to "Gibeah of SauT'
they obtained a sympathetic hearing,
and the people wept over the calamity
Of their kinsmen.
Verses Ala leader of valor.
The spirit of God came upon Saul.
and it found expression in vehement
indignation. His anger was kindled
greatly" An intolerable condition of
affairs was revealed. and he was re-
solved to put a stop TO it. The time
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
Es.Prizesah,.r In LEGISLATURE.

Eddie Santry, the former famous
featherweigilt. is now "a member 81 ia,
Illinois legislature.
This adds another chapter To SAN
try's career, which has been frausht
with many risks. He has been cham
pion Of the featherweighls. referee,
threatened with blindness. always IA
clean liver and now politician.
While he isn't generally credited
with having ever held the feather
weight crown, Santry was for = short
time king Of the H. Founders.
July l.. 1895, Ben Jordon. then feath
erweisht champion OF England. paid i
visit TO New York and there defeated
George Dixon In twenty five rounds on
a referees decision. That battle took
place two years before Terry McGoy-
ern whipped Dixon and at a time when
Little Chocolate was undispute,I
leader OF his division.
The following year, In October, TIA.
10th day. Jordon lowered his colors t.
Eddy Santry by the knockout route IN
sixteen rounds. Subsequent TO Jor-
don's defeat Of Dixon in New York M
TO his meeting with Santry Ben escap
ed n whipping. which-it can't he H..
ured any other way-brought the
British boy into the ring with Santry
in possession of the laurels he wrested
from Dixon.
There wasn't anything technical
about the win for Eddie, and he was
conceded the laurels he came rightful
~ by. His honors We're short lived,
however. \ little over four months
after whipping Jordon Eddie tackled
Terry McGovern in one Of those six
round Chicago bouts, and Terry knock
ed him out in five rounds.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
PusiIist Wears Teeth Shield.

Kid Lewis, the English lightweight,
introduced something entirely new In
boxing when he recently met Phil
Bloom at Madison Square Garden, New
York. He wears a rubber arrange
ment covering his upper and lower
teeth. 1t is a protection not only for
his teeth. but 1t keeps his lips from
being cut and keeps his lower jaw
from being closed tightly. thus lessen
ing the chances Of his being knocked
cut by a punch TO the jaw.
Ii the lower jaw is held loose a
punch does not jar as much as IL the
teeth are closed tightly. This ar
rangement has never before been seen
In this country.
Bloom hooked Lewis In the mouth
several times hard enough TO cut the
Englishman's lips. and when Lewis
left the ring his nos was red ana
slightly swollen. but his lips were W.
injured
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
Fighting In Nishtgowns.

Night fighting on land is weird and
ghostly in its unearthliness. but 1T has
sometimes its humorous or semi-humor-
Gus aspect.
How nightcaps and nightgowns play
ed a prominent part in the capture OF
q German trench by q daring detach-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
"PIowsole,' Artificial Hardo.,

This is an artificial hardpan very
commonly formed In the practice of
piowing TO the same depth year after
year. A packed layer is thus formed
by the action OF the pillow, which acts
exactly like natural hardpan In pre-.
venting the passage of water down.
ward and the moisture upward. This
condition, or 'plowsole," is more often
found in elayey soils and greatly In.
creases the difficulty OF working them
OF course 1t is perfectly easy to pre-
vent this trouble by blowing a. various
depths from time TO time. In this case
lime will generally be found useful In
materially aiding the d~lsintegration OF
the "plowsole. Purdue Agriculturist.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
Food For the Farmers Brain
KEEPING RECORDS ON FARM.

Every farmer should keep Il
record of his operating costs and
the financial results Of every
thing done on the farm. A farm
or who does this Is not going Ia
lose anything. but is surely on
the road 10 success. At first il
will seem impossible TO keep o
record Of labor. financial ac-
counts and crop yields. but it
: will be surprising how the habit
will become established. A very
interesting and profitable record
10 work on al present is a har.
vest record of the different grain
crops. Such a record Will show
the farmer how much his crops
yielded and the cost TO thrash
the grain. When the value of
such records is realized the farm
will then be run on a more strict
ly business basis.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
Two Litters a Year For sows.

Sows can be made to produce two
filters a year. When this is desired
they should be bred at the first period
of heat after the pigs are weaned.
Sows bred twice a year will not pro-
duce so many pigs in each litter as
when bred only once a year, but more
pigs should be raised in a year from
each SOW.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
FROM pARAcHurE susPENDE FROM pRIselE sALLooN oIscLosEsN NIGHT movE-
MENTs OF TROOPS

ment of French soldiers is related in a
the Argonne district TO friends in
America.
Some dear old soul who is under
the impression that soldiers at the
front go to bed clad in night gar
ments," he writes, will probably new
er know that her gift enabled us TO
execute n brilliant coup and rid our
selves of troublesome neighbors. A
few days ago Il company received.
among other things, a package contain
ing twenty white cotton nightgowns
and nightcaps, all carefully hand
sewed. We did not know just what to
do with them until the night before
last one of Il 'noncoms' thought Of
a brilliant scheme which he told the
company commander. The officer
thought the idea a good one and pro-
ceeded to put il into execution.
The nearest German trench, one
which bothered us a great deal. was
not more than thirty yards away from
US. But to cross that NOW covered
space i'm the bright moonlight would
be certain death. Twenty of the men
pulled on nightgowns and caps and,
holding their pieces beneath them. care
fully and cautiously were raised oyer
toward the enemy.
at took almost half an hour to crawl
to the brink of the German work.
Then at n whistle signal the men hurl-
ed themselves into il, seized the rapid
fire guns and drove the defenders out.
Then the rest of us followed and took
possession.
$50 the nightgowns served a purpose.
after all, although il would probably
have surprised the donor had she
known to Whit use her gift was put
Out With War Dogs at Night.
An interesting feature of the wal
has been the sending out at night, by
the Germans of dogs 10 succor the
wounded. These dogs. known as san
itatshunde," have proved their efficien-
cy in finding wounded men after many
an encounter between the Germans
ana Iltlf IDtS. Dt>tflDiHS tltlf WOTk
ut night the commander of a dog divi-
sion writes:
AT Z in the evening we started for
the battlefield. where we were already
eagerly awaited by our %grievously
wounded comrades. We learned that
the enemy had been driven back two
or three miles. 1t was a pitch dark
night, with heavy fog. At the ON
mand, Hunt the wounded, the dogs
dashed ahead into the woods, we fol-
lowing them as rapidly as possible so
that they wouldn't have 10 bark too
long and so draw the enemy's fire on
US. for we were close to his trenches.
ut wasn't long before we heard
barking. and we headed in the direc-
ton from which il came. The dogs
came running back to meet us and
guided us ahead until We came to one
poor devil who lay on the ground
groaning, his eyes fixed on the dog.
Help me, dear comrade. For Gods
sake. give me something to drink he
cried out to us. l gave the poor fell
low some coffee from my flask, then
put him on a streteher and had him
carried back, while we again pressed
for we heard more barking ahead.
And so II went all night long till we
had searched the b~attlefelds."
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training and sticking to the game he
Increased his strength and weight until
now he can 90 five miles easily. aud
two miles j. no task at all.
Deyanney is often seen In meets in
and around New York and has been
pitted against the best mller> In tile
came.
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ignorance l returned to my task Of OBJ
serving things in the dark. Soon the
fire became general. The battlefield
assumed an aspect which / would call
beautifully terrible. There were mo-
ments when it resembled a large city
in which the inhabitants passed the
night by pulling up and down the shut
tiers of their windows. OF a sudden
whole rows of houses would be lighted
up as the men in the trenches fired
volleys. For a moment a part of this
city would lie in utter darkness, and
then would rise from it the columns of
fire emitted by the howitZer batteries.
The pillars Of fire would rise almost
perpendicularly, giving the impression
that you were looking upon n vast
number Of steel ovens.
For the greater part of an hour the
thrashing continued. Then the out
breaks lessened in volume and fire.
quency, and finally died out altogether"
The Use Of the SearehIight.
Chief among the inventions that have
turned night into day for the purposes
of warfare is the search.ight. With
the highly. developed high power cleo
trio searchlights which are now mount
ed on aeroplanes the generals can
sweep the territory in front of the ma
chine for miles. ~Searchlights from dir
igible balloons have been more highly
perfected by the Germans than by any
other people. They can sweep over a
camp at night. directing the artillery
fire. Descending parachutes with search
light bombs. too. have been used
successfully in this war. These para
chutes are dropped from %aeroplanes
over the enemy. At a certain height
they explode. shedding their tight over
the entire land below.
In naval warfare the ~searchlight plays
a very important part. The English
failed to surprise the Germans at Hell
man cruisers in their attack early in
the present war. The attack on Hell
goland was planned somewhat like
Dewey's attack on the Manila fleet.
The English arrived off the fortress
just at daybreak. but the searchlights
prevented their getting as near as they
wished before the dawn anne When
it did come the English ships were so
far out that they did not do as much
damage as they had hoped.
Searchlisht Against Aeroplane.
In picking up" hostile aeroplanes
and dirigibies the searchlight, sweep
ing the heavens with long fingers of
light. has proved its value in modern
warfare. At q critical period in the
war n German aeroplane was seen
over the Thames between Southend
and Sheerness. but was out of range of
the guns at Sheerness and S%hoebury-
ness, and they did not fire on II.
The night was dark. but the aero
plane was clearly disccrnible by the
aid Of powerful searchlights at Sheer
ness. which have burned continuously
from dusk to dawn. The aeroplane
disappeared seaward.
Fighting In N~ishtgowns.
Night fighting On land is weird and
yhostly i'm its unearthliness. but it has
sometimes its humorous or semi-humor-
Gus aspect.
How nightcaps and nightgowns play
ed a prominent part in the capture OF
= German trench by q daring detach-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
TO eight hour law limits the &C.
tivities of the men in the war
ring armies and navies Of Eu-
rono Tho whistle of the shell

ring armies and navies of Eu-
rope. The whistle of the shell
overhead at 8 or 6 p. In. is not a signal
for knocking Of" work. The digger
in the trenches does not drop his spade
or pick al his foreman's signal as does
his civilian brother when the time for
resting arrives. He gets his respite
alas, too often,-when the bullet that
IS marked with his name arrives from
the enemy's trenches.
1t would, of course, be exaggeration
to say that nightfall finds the fighters
as ready and eager and willing n
able to fly at one %another's Threats as
does the coming OF dawn. No matter
how determined the warriors are on
land and ocean to deliver another blow
at the foe before the sun, ashamed of
human ferocity. ~retires, a lull must
come with the darkness. But it is an
added count in the already convincing
indictment of the war that man has
schemed so i~ngeniously and well to
create artificial daylight wherein to
continue fighting. Not the least of the
distinctive features of the great Euro
pean war-which may well live in the
memories and minds Of men and wom-
en- forever as THE warts the inge-
nuity displayed in enabling men to
continue fighting when all their natu-
raj inclinations and dispositions cry
out for the peace and rest of night.
On the Battlefield at Night.
The modern battlefield at night does
not lack in picturesqueness, accord
ing to q German officer whose oppor-
tunities to be impressed have been
many. In a letter to a friend he wrote:
sBeing on observation duty at night
IS not as lonely a job as you think.
Time passes very quickly. There are
nights, however, when every minute
seems an hour. All that depends upon
circumstances and your own frame of
mind.
.War here is more intense than it is
In the east. My observation post lies
close to the lines of the French on a
hill. From there I report the move
ments of the enemy and direct II ar
tillery fire. Over me fly hundreds Of
shells and shrapnel from both sides.
"A shower of them came last night.
Until about 10 o'clock all was quiet.
From out Of the night came the usual
battlefield noises, IL noises n could
call them. Somewhere men spoke in
an undertone, what language l don't
know. Then came the sound OF foot
falls. A man coughed in a suppressed
and the steps Of another were
recorded by the faint voice of two me-
talnc substances striking together.
Then the steps and other sounds van
ished. and l replaced my revolver.
When the Rifles Begin to Flash.
"There was nothing to be seen until
to my right the rifles in a French
began to sputter. Little tongues
Of purplish fire seemed to leap across
the ground, and through the air went
the wall of thousands OF bullets. What
they shot at / could not discover-false
alarm. of course. But they kept 1t up
Ya,iantly. and the excitement commu-
itself TO the trenches in front
me and TO those beyond on my left:
Headquarters wanted to know what
vas the matter. After confessing my !
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NtIot5 fII.-A ItdHtT OF NdIOT.
The spirit of God came upon Saul.
and it found expression in vehement
indignation. His anger was kindIed
greatly" An intolerable condition of
affairs was revealed. and he was re-
solved TO put a stop TO il. The time
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
SELECTING Zoo LAYERS.

Coarse, masculine looking pullets
never make the best layers. Select
those whose heads have a distinctly
feminine appearance and expression.
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Overheard In
Sporting Circles
Health Versus Running.
By SQUARE DEAL

Health Versus Running.
Mike Devanuey. n young runne who
looks like a possible champion at dis
tances OF from two to five miles, wa,
q frail youth when he began training a
few years ago.
He showed fights OF speed. but could
not go any great distance. by careful