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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
CONCRETE SILOS.
Fewer Failures In This Type
Than With Others.
THEY HAVE LONG LIFE.
Some Known to Have Been Used Sue
esssfuiIy Eleven Years Without Any
Sign Of Deterioration or Loss Of ST.
Iass Through spoiIase.

Prepared by Colorado station.l
Cement is coming to be used more
and more for construction work on the
farm. This is only in keeping with
progress made in concrete construction
along other lines. A great many OBJ
jections are made TO concrete as a suit
able material for silo construction. Be
side a number of others, the following
are some of the most common: Con-
around the walls, are affected by the
acid of silage, and they cannot be
built to keep them from cracking and
thus leak air. These statements, OF
course, come from competing builders.
mostly stave silo people. Observation
of concrete and stave silos standing
side by side shows that the freezing Is
no greater In one than the other. By
coating the walls with q wash of neat
cement or tar pitch they car be made
perfectly air, water and acid proof. If
properly REINFORCED and made of suit
able material they should not crack
any more than does other concrete
work. There have been failures in all
types of silos, but it Is safe to say
that the percentage Of failures is less
In concrete silos than In most other
types. That they are a success has
been demonstrated beyond a doubt by
those built not only in this state. but
other states as well. Silos of this type
are known to have been used success
fully for eleven years without the least
sign Of deterioration or loss Of silage
through spoilage.
The common causes of failure In con-
crete construction are, first, insufficient
reinforcement; second, dirty sand and
gravel; third, too lean a mixture or
insufficient amount Of cement used;
fourth, poor mixing Of cement with
sand and gravel: fifth. poor placing Of
mixture within the building forms;
sixth, washing out of cement by ex-
cessive water.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
SOME FARM WISDOM.

1t is care, not luck, that brings SUI
cess in farming.
Summer pruning tends to increase
the. root growth and winter pruning
the wood growth.
For any kind Of orchard planting
the soil should be deep. well drained
and friable, yet not so porous as to be
droughty.
The sofa bean, which grows In ia
pan, after having been cooked and
pressed yields a nutritious substitute
for milk.
Keep the c%ultivator going in the
garden. 1t is easier to get rid Of the
weeds when they are small than when
they are well established.
Young turnip, cabbage and beet
plants make the best Of green's. 1t is
but a small job to plant these at diff
ferent times, and they can be had all
summer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

twelve f~ourteen-inch and twenty-five
five-inch rifles. the same armament rs
her sister ship, the Pennsylvania, that
was recently launched at Newport
News.
The Arizona Is the fourth battleship
built by the United States in its own
navy yard at New York. The Others
were the Connecticut. the Dreadnought
Florida and the superb readnoughtN New
York. at present II of the largest,
swiftest and most powerful OF Ameri-
can fighting craft. Against h New
York's displacement of $1,000 tons.
however, the Arizona displaces 31.fOO
tons and measures 600 feet in length
and ninety-seven feet six inches In
width. She will mount twelve four
teen-inch guns to the ten fourteens
carried by the Texas, and they will be
carried three to a turret. as aboard the
Pennsylvania.
The Arizona was sponsored by Miss
Ester Ross Of Prescott. Ariz., nomi-
mated by Governor Hunt of Arizona.
As she lies in the water today the
ship has cost the government $l.425,-
900.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Hudson Bay Islands Rsdiscovsred.

Minneapolis. Mimi, July ~2I.-Throusp
the accident of shipwreck ON Il barren
reef, enormous islands IN Hudson bay
believed to have been discovered W
Hendrix Hudson himself In 1919, anu
which appeared on charts printed aS
late as l662. but which apparently DC
came lost to g~eographers and cartos'
raphers for more than two centuries
have been rediseovered. says the MIN
neapolis Journal, by Robert J. flaher'y
+. X. G.. s., leader of the Sir Wiiiiain
Mackenzie expeditions 10 Hudson pay
He told this story:
Clearing ST. Johns on Aug. IA, ioio'
we reached the entrance to Lake na.'
bcr, Baffin land. at midnight on sept
., where we were stranded by fhe TAU
Of a forty-eight foot tide. AFTER Va.
we got off and made for WaNenaw
bay. From there we stood out into 'no
strait OH Sept. 6. but the next day "e's
met by thick weather. with snow an.
we decided the season too far ad'ah.'.
to continue on to Repulse island VIII.
was still 1000 miles northwest"ai.
--n1t
So We recrossed to the Fair Ness co'.'
of Baffin land. sailed to n point u h''s
northwest OF the Isle of Gods Meie.
and fixed on Amadjuak bay as ="
wintering base. w
"On Sept. 3. while cruising
sighted the land mass TO the east"a."
running north and south Tor
points of the compass. and about 'h"n
miles AWAY. The following dn' "a
found a secure harbor eight m'es n
the southwark. We spent a "ee sis
explorations. We made out tnree ~
islands. The part we explored and
inhabited by Eskimos. but on an zone
to the westward we found oid ss,e
igloos. partly in ruins. and eIa. mas
stone wind blinds. used by the hs
In goose hunting"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Alliance att urrentT Topics and Events

TO make arbitration obligatory instead
of ortional was certain OF adoption at
the end Of the European war.
.'There are many who are inclined to
believe the movement visionary. said
Mr.. Hammond. These do not COM
prehcnd the information at the dispo-
sal of the men fostering the idea.
Assurances have come from all
sides. including representative men OF
the nations now at war. that support
of the plan for a world court Is sure to
come once the carnage in Europe has
ended. These assurances are authori-
tative.
while the congress has been in ses-
sion we have received pledges of In
tended support to u plan from indi-
viduaIs and organizations all over the
country. IL is certain that public opin-
ion in the United States will crystalline
speedily into a determination that will
make this country a leading signatory
to a league of nations"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Keeping Silage In Summer.

Its the flip OF a penny" whether you
" the pit of silage for a short time
while the cows are on pasture in the
summer or not, writes John Gould in
the Rural New Yorker. If left with a
smooth and undisturbed surface it will
probably mold a couple of inches. when
1t becomes a self sealer. You can-if
you have it-put on two or three inches
of wet sawdust well tramped down.
A layer of wet straw pressed down
with a few boards for a weight answers.
Be sur to tuck down the edges with
the end of a board. All these are aids,
but there will be some loss in the first
inch or two at best. The most serious
thing to guard against in leftover sum-
mer silage Is rats burrowing into the
mass in search of the grain.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
'Lunaworms In Pigs.

When a pig persistently coughs, lung
worms may be present, and unfortu-
nately there is no specific remedy. Mix
one teaspoonful Of %turpentine in the
slop for three successive mornings for
each eighty pounds of body weight of
pig. This may kill worms free in the
intestines. Affected pigs usually man.
age to withstand the ravages of the
worms if generously fed and allowed
free range. Dust often causes cough,
so do away with such a cause.-Farm
Journal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Hogging Down Corn.

The Iowa station bulletin 143 found
the practice of hogging down corr
profitable. Farmers to the number of
15S reported an average saving of $50
cents for every bushel hogged down.
The Iowa station advises feeding some
protein with the corn. This is provid-
ed by seeding rape In the corn or by
feeding tankage or oil meal in troughs.
In 1911 gains at the Iowa station cost
to the hundredweight. on standing
corn only, $3.14; on standing corn and
soy beans, S2.S7; on standing corn and
tankage. $2.43.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Made ltaIy's Regent.

Rome. July 26.-Observers at the
front say that the Italian soldiers are
the gayest Of any fighting I'm the Eu-
ropean eonfiagration. The presence
of King Victor Emmanuel on the bat
tie line has been an inspiration. and
the fraternal relations that exist be-
tween officers and men are cemented
by their mutual risks and gayety. As
soon as the declaration of war was
published the king left for the front.
During the kings absence his uncle,
the Duke Of Genoa, became regent OF
the kingdom.
The Duke Of Genoa is the brother OF
the Dowager Queen Marguerite. He
was educated at Harrow, England, and
speaks English like a native. On leav-
ing school he entered the Italian navy
and on several occasions visited the
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Maxim. Invention pisper.ss Gases.


London. July 23.-Sir Hiram Maxim
has invented a very simple, cheap ap-
p%aratus'' which he believes will entire
ly counteract the effects of poisonous
gases. Elaborate tests In the presence
Of military authorities were 10 have
been made recently. Trenches had been
built and a miniature battle was to
have been acted, the attackers to use
gas and the defenders Sir Hiram's APP
paratus. Unfortunately the mechani-
clans TO whom the manufacture was
intrusted spoiled the entire work, and
the tests had to be postponed.
Sir Hiram Maxim told the Tribune
correspondent: The idea is that when
chlorine gas reaches the trenches 1t Is
very slightly heavier than air. When
In pure state at one atmospheric pres
sure it weighs two and Il half times
as much as air. but escaping from high
pressure to the atmosphere the gas
necessarily rises. mixing with the air,
until, when it reaches the enemy. there
Is one hundred times as much air as
gas.
"My invention will force the fumes
over the heads of the soldiers In the
trenches. This is the only way to neu-
tralize its effects. R~espirators are use
less. | don't think the British would
descend to the use Of poisonous gas,
and | am convinced that when the Ger
mans see how easily and cheaply the
fumes can be dispersed they will dis
continue its use"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
FEEDING BEEF CATTLE.
Young Animals Should Be Kept Gain
ing Steadily From Birth.

No line of work has undergone such
a marked change during the last dec
ade as has the cattle feeding business.
writes W. III. Tourhave in the Country
Gentleman. When farm grains were
cheap little consideration was given to
the cost of production. Before 1905
steer feeding was based almost entire
ly upon the efficiency of the ration
rather than upon the cost Of a pound
of gain. Today the cost of production
is the most important item. Even
though smaller daily gains are made,
If they can be made at a lower cost
and the cattle can be sold at a price
that will make the net returns greater
such a method of feeding should be
practiced.
The care and feeding of the young
growing animal are important factors
in beef production. \ calf that Is des-
tined for the butchers block or for the
breeding herd should be kept in grow
ing condition from the time of birth
until he goes into the herd as a mature
animal or finds his way into the feed
lot.
An animal that is stunted during his
growing period will not make satisfac-
tory gains in the feed lot. nor will he
ever be fully developed. 1t is not nee
essary to force the young cattle, but
they should be kept gaining gradually.
In this connection it is important to
use farm grown grains and forage
crops whenever possible. Corn silage,
clover and alfalfa hay during winter
and good pasture during the summer
are most excellent for developing young
cattle.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
A PAIR OF SHoEsTRINGs.

A shoestring is 'six-fourths' long
when one Toes not specify the length
required. ~"Six-fourths OF what?" is
likely to be the question put by the
iayman.
When a nan buys a new pair OF
shoes the strings in them are just long
enough. When he buys the next pair
Of shoestrings they are too long. The
strings that come with the shoes are
f~our-tourths long, the next pair will
be six-fourths unless the purchaser
asks for and can get ~four-fourths.
These lengths have to do with mems
high shoes. There is not the same
trouble In the case Of low shoes.
Some shoestrings will wear a long
time. but they will become brown. 9th
ers will not wear so long, but will
retain their original blackness. The
strong strings that turn brown are of
linen or very strong cotton. The 9TH
ers are of mixed ibers that hold their
color.
Many people prefer the less durable
shoestring, not only because 1t holds
its color. but because being of Il less
hard fiber 1t stays tied better than
shoestring wearers know how to tie a
the other. A few Of the millions of
bowknot that won't come united. The
method can re explained without a dia-
gram.
Instead Of tuckIng the bow once
over before drawing the knot tight,
tuck 1t twice over. A fiddle string used
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
POULTRY PickiNGS.

At ten weeks Of age. or when
the tips of the wings reach the
tail. geese are ready for market
and should weigh between eight
and ten pounds.
The egg with a dirty shell Is
one of the most Objectionable
factors Of the egg industry.
1t is not a good plan to have
chicks of different ages running
together. The little one get the
worst of 1t every time.
Proper management is more
than half the battle in the bust
ness of raising chickens TO ma
turity.
Most breeders dress their gos-
lings for market or sell them to
fatteners in June or July.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Arizona to q. Completed early.

New York. July 26.-lt usually taxes
about two years after a Dreadnousnt
is launched before she is ready TO go
into commission. 1t Is said.
that the superb readnought Arizona,
which recently slid down the ways AT
the New York navy yard. will be COM
pleted and ready for any possible even
tuality in a little over a year. The Ari-
roma Is the thirty-ninth battleship built
for the American navy since ls92'
Compared to the first American battle
ship, the Indiana. launched in 1898. the
Arizona is nearly twice as long. half
again as wide and Of three times as
great displacement. Against the In
diana's four thirteen-inch guns and
eight eight-inch the Arizona will carry
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
New Way to Amend Constitution.

Washington. July PA movement
launched by the committee on the FED
eral constitution for a revision Of meth
DDS Of amending the constitution OF
the United States would make IL easier
to secure needed amendments in the
future. A resolution by Representa-
tive Bryan Of Washington embodying
the committees plan will possibly re-
ceive the attention of congress when
thirds vote in both houses OF congress
and ratification by three-fourtbs OF the
state legislatures will be necessary to
the adoption Of this resolution.
The changes provided for in the res
olution would reduce the vote by
which congress proposes amendments
to the constitution from two-thirds to
a simple majority and of the number
of the state legislatures required for
the ratification of amendments from
three-fourths to two-thirds. In add
ton 10 this an entirely new plan OF
revising the constitution Is proposed.
This new plan calls for the submis-
sion TO the voters every twenty years
of the question whether a convention
shall be called TO propose amend
ments to the constitution. and when
decided in the affirmative delegates
are chosen and the convention assem-
bled on the 4th of March two years
afterward. while amendments propos-
ed by the convention are voted on at
the ensuing presidential election. n
t~wo-thlrds vote being required for rat
iication. This plan Is almost identical
with the convention system of amend.
ing state constitutions as followed In
New York and other states.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
psychic Knockout From Battle.

New York. July 27.-Sir William o..
Ter, regius professor of medicine at Or.
ford. gives another interesting side light
on England as seen from the medical
viewpoint. His letter Is published In the
Journal of the American Medical as
ISOLATION. Types Of nervous disorder
seen very rarely In this country or Ia
Europe have manifested themselves as
a result OF the extraordinary stress
and strain Of trench fighting. One Of
these disorders Is a temporary parsl
ysis without actual injury due to close
proximity Of an explosion. This Is
known to military surgeons as shell
shock paraplegia."
Another is the psychic knockout" Ia
which the victim remains In a stu
porous state, with loss Of memory and
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

Minorcas belong to the Spanish
section of the Mediterranean class.
though. as a matter of fact. they
are, in their modern form. largely
the result of English breeding. Mi
norcas are of two colors. black and
white. single combed and rose comb
ed subvarieties of each. They were
long called Red Faced Spanish.
English fanciers who breed for
shows developed the comb to such
an extent that 1t became an imped-
iment. The American standard
calls for a bird larger than the
Leghorn. showing more straight
lines and angles. more docile. less
rugged birds and less able because
of their excessively large combs to
stand low temperatures. The bird
shown is a Black Minorca cock.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Gather EGGS often.

AS the weather gets warmer the
eggs should be gathered oftener than
during cold weather. for incubation
starts very quickly when the eggs are
left in the nests and hens are allowed
to sit on them nearly all day. AS soon
as eggs are no longer needed for hatch
ing purposes the ROSTERS should be
taken away from the hens. and the
chances of bad eggs will be diminished
greatly.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

sheep breeds-namely. the middle
Wool. long wool and fine wool
breeds. The middle wool breeds
have practically all been bred pri-
marily for mutton production, but
considerable attention has been paid
to the fleece as well. The most IA
miliar Of the middle wool breeds
are ~Shropshires. H~ampshireA OK
fords and Southdowns. The Shrop-
shire is probably the most widely
grown and Is a splendid farm
sheep. The sheep shown is a
Shropshire wether.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

United States on board Italian war
ships. Before he retired from the navy
he became a full admiral and ranking
officer OF the feet, a post now held by
his nephew. the Duke Of the Abruzzl.
1t Is said that the Duke Of Genoa cares
nothing for the privileges of the Office
he has assumed. preferring to remain
at Turin with his Bavarian wife and
his six children. His father was a
brother OF old King Victor Emmanuel
H.. and his mother was Princess Eliza
beth Of saxony. The Duke of Genoa
Is said to be very democratic and sim
PIE natured. I31 AL
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

1t Is claimed for Mulefoot hogs
that they are harder, have greater
vitality, mature earlier and cost
less to fatten than n other breed.
The sows are gentle mothers and
are usually prolific. raising large
litters of pigs. which thrive we'll
on pasture. The pigs are free from
disease, hustling for themselves at
an early age. The SOW shown is a
pure bred Mulefoot.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
New Types of Warships.


London. July 24.-That the yards on
the Clyde in Scotland are building war
ships of entirely new type for the prob
lens Of the North sea and the Darda-
nelles was revealed in an address to
business men by Captain j. J.. Barttelot
of the British admiralty. In urging the
necessity of recruiting several thousand
skilled workmen for the s~hipbuilding
works he said:
Our main concern on the Clyde Is
the fleet. These yards are building
ships of new types. and great issues
depend on their arriving at their sta
lions.
ITO get these ships ready there are
wanted many more G especially
iron workers. In order to beat the en-
envy We shall have TO pool the whole of
u resources of skilled labor and put
them on government work"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Sir William Oslsr Tells Of Ills Causes
by War.

complete speechlessness or stammer
ing. Recovery follows IN a few days
as a rule, but extreme nervous irrpa'
bllity may persist for weeks.
In many cases the walking gait y
changed In all sorts OF curious ways
One remarkable case Is described u
detail by the patient himself. he's
the effort ut balancing the body when
walking resembled u tight rope walk
er's efforts.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Lincoln Highway Memorial to Colonel

Washington. June 2S.-One mile or
the Lincoln highway, the grand boule-
ward which il is planned 10 carry across
the continent. will be n memorial TO
Colonel Albert A. Pope, the father OF
good roads in this country. according to
n recently announced project Of the
Lincoln Highway Woman's Auxiliary.
Funds are now being raised for the
construction OF this mile. Graced by
memorial arches and shade trees. 1t
will make one of the most charming
sections of the great highway.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Bronze Grass.

Bronze grass is n Of the best pas
ture plants. Its good points are that
1t has a good root system; therefore
stands tramping well, starts early and
grows late. is leafy and makes a fine
pasture. 1t does well OH poor as well
as on good soil. but responds splendid
" to good soil and manuring.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

TO. a shoestring would not come I'M
tied If the knot were made in that
way. This knot can be united in the
same way as the other, by pulling at
the ends.-Philadelphia Record.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

Thinks World Peace Court Certain.
New York. July 26.-John Hays Ham,
mond. the mining engineer. predicted
with confidence that the plan for a
world court with a punch" behind it
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-04-01
BRYANT Postmaster u Years

After p years of faithful pub.
lie service, Henry H. Balm. post.
master at Bryant, resigned the
office to E.B. Letter. who was APP
pointed to succeed Mr.. Balm by
President Woodrow Wilson. The
retired postmaster is 10 years OF
age and though usually active
and hearty for one of his ad
vanced years, is feeling the ne,
cessity of retiring. Although he
has resigned the Office because
of the new appointment, Mr..
Balm will maintain the hold which
he has for so many years held in
the confidence and trust of the
people of Bryant and vicinity.
He is known in Ava and Mans.
field and throughout Douglas and
Wright counties.
He has received many expires.
sions of approval on his compe.
tent and faithful service. All
trust his declining years will be
rosy with the JOY of well-merited
peace and comfort.-A Reader