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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
For the aper'sY younger Readers
LARGEST BUILDING STONES.
Mystery as to How Those Of Baalbek
Temple Were Placed.

Probably the largest stones eve used
in any building are seen in the western
wall of the great temple of Baalbek, in
Syria, and the problem is still I'M
solved as TO the methods used In con
veying them from the quarries and of
placing them in position. The quarries
from which these blocks We're undoubt-
edly cut can be seen about a half q
mile to the southwest of the temple.
The three stones lie horizontally and
form part of the other wall of the
building. They are not on the lowest
part of the masonry. but are twenty
three feet above the first row of stones.
Each stone is over sixty feet long,
thirteen feet high and ten feet thick.
The most wonderful block of all still
lies in the quarries, for something must
have occurred to stop the work Of
separating it completely from the rock,
and the great stone has lain there for
centuries awaiting completion. This
stone is seventy feet long. fourteen
feet high and thirteen feet thick. The
three sides and part of the fourth have
been beautifully chiseled and are
smooth and even.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
About the Umbrella.

There is a very general belief that
umbrellas were invented and first used
by Jonas Hanway, the celebrated Eng.
lish philanthropist. This is an error.
Hanway was perhaps the first man
who walked the London streets with
an umbrella over his head to keep off
the rain, and We are told that after
continuing to use II for thirty years
he saw them come into general use"
He died in 1856, so that the date when
he introduced them must have been
between 1850 and 1760. The earliest
use of umbrellas. however. dates back
1000 or 1900 years before this. On
one of the bas-reliefs brought from
Nineveh by Layard and now in the
British museum there is a representa-
ton OF a slave holding an umbrella
over the head of the king as he rides ia
his chariot.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
USES FOR OLD LINEN.

Never throw away old linen in any
shape or form. Cotton sheets and pill
lowcases when old and worn are soft
and splendid for bandages and other
sickroom needs. No new bandage
ever equals old bed or table linen for
such purposes. rs they will tell you at
any hospital, but 1t is understood 1t
must be sterilized before being used.
Housekeepers are apt TO overlook
this use for old linen unless there Is
really sickness present In the house.
but a store of such pieces laid away
will never come amiss even IL they are
only used for ironing boards and for
wrapping up bundles In the storeroom,
for In a contagious disease old sheets
must be hung over the doorways to the
sickroom and kept wet with disinfect-
ant. When the weather is hot wet
sheets hung about the room will cool
the air.
The linen should have been washed
clean without starch. and the hands
an open wound steriliZed gauze will be
a necessity. but clean linen may be
used to protect the bandages under
meath. At the hospitals the old linen
so utilized is baked In the regular oyen
TO sterilizc 1t before using.
When the bandages are rolled they
should be placed in a clean covered
receptacle until needed. A glass jar
or a covered box will do for the pur-
pose. The width OF the bandages de-
ponds upon their use. About one inch
Is wide enough for n finger. and from
that the widths vary. For an abdom-
inal bandage six or eight inches may
not be too wide.
The tops of old evening gloves have
their use too. An appeal recently came
from Paris for them, to be sewed to-
gether rs interlinings In vests for sol
diers in winter trenches. Hundreds of
poor women are kept employed making
these winter comforts.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
WOmen's Ways and Fancies
! FOUR LUNCHEON DISHES.

Creamed Toast With Cheese Sauce.
This makes an excellent breakfast
dish. Make slices of toast from whole
wheat bread. Make a white sauce In
the proportion of two tablespoonfuls
each of butter and flour added to one
cupful of milk. To each cupful of milk
d one-half cupful of grated cheese.
AS soon as this Is melted pour over
the toast and serve. Two or three
dates. pitted and shredded, may be
added to this dish.
Dreamed Chicken.-Breast and thighs
were served for Sundays dinner: the
rest Is picked and put in cream sauce
and served around riced potatoes. To
one cupful of cream sauce add two
tablespoonfuls Of finely chopped pep
per. One quart of potatoes are washed.
pared. boiled and put through the ricer
or fruit press on TO center of hot plate,
the creamed chicken around the edge.
Sprinkle the potatoes with cut parsley
and dust with paprika. The chicken
can be served on toast and the potatoes
separate.
Covered Eggs.-Make n paste with
one cupful of fine white b~readcrumbs.
one beaten egg, two tablespoonfuls of
minced ham or other cold meats and
enough milk to moisten. Line buttercd
cups with this mixture and drop an
egg from Its shell into the center. Bake
or steam until the eggs are firm. All
the better If the yolk is hard. Loosen
from the cup and turn each out on a
small square of buttered toast. This
quantity is sufficient for four to six
eggs.
Hot Cheese Sandwiches.-One roll
snappy cheese. n egg well beaten,
n tablespoonful Worcestershire sauce.
o~ne-fourth teaspoonful salt, one-fourth
teaspoonful mustard. bacon. rounds of
bread. Cream the cheese. add the g
and seasoning and spread on the
bread, which should be cut about a
half inch thick. Place a slice of bacon
on each round and bake a few minutes
in a quick oven till the bacon Is done.
Serve with a green salad.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
0LI.IoTT KENYON was writing

TLIIOTT KENYON was writing
a Sicilian story In his room IN
a tenement building In which
various n~atiolalities had their
abodes. His first dwelling place since
he had began writing was a handsome
bachelor apartment house. He had
not found literature profitable and had
moved from time to time, each nov
carrying him downward.
His literary aspirations had come
down with his i'll success. He had be-
gun by firing over the heads of the
people" and had ended by firing low
enough to cut of some peoples toes.
This was what he was writing at the
present time:
This detective who has come among US.
wh6 seeks for evidence to convict our
most valuable members. must be obliter-
ated. / shall rely on you and the others
to keep me advised of his movements and
inform me of the opportune moment to
strike him. send me word at what hour
he usually goes out-whether he Ia alone
or attended. Does he ever cross the park?
II / can catch him there. where the dan
ger of witnesses would be at the mini
mum. l would finish him at a single blow.
Kenton wrote this twice, and. select
Ing the copy that he liked best, he
threw the other on the floor. Then he
went on with his story, which ended
with a certain person known only as
"the detective" being murdered in cold
blood while crossing the park.
1t was late In the afternoon when
Kenton finished the last chapter and,
wrapping up his manuscript and ad-
dressing 1t to n publisher, wen out
with it. dropped it ir a receptacle for
bulky mail and proceeded to a restau-
rant for dinner. In the evening. hav-
ing a deadhead ticket to a movie thea
ter, he attended a play and about II
O'clock started for his room. As he
approached he saw a number Of men
standing before the entrance. among
drawing nearer he noticed that the
front of the building in which he lived
| vas scattered on the pavement and the
street.
whats the matter there?' he asked
q man coming toward him from the
wrecked building.
Bomb said the man as he hur-
ried on.
Kenton paused. He knew that the
building had been filled with a mis-
~cellaneous people, including German.
French. Norwegian. Italian and other
nationalities. He did not relish the
fact that he as a roomer there might
be mixed up with this bomb throwing.
He turned to walk away, was seen by
a policeman and followed, the fact of
his turning having excited suspicion.
The policeman took him to the build.
ing, where the owner. standing among
the others. recognized him.
That's the man." said the landlord.
what MANI" asked the policeman.
1.-THE man that rooms where you
! found the note"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
SHRAPkEL SHELLS.
Various Types In Use and the Mass Of
Bullets They Carry.

~
Most nations are agreed that the
three inch shrapnel is the most effec-
tive for killing men in modern war
fare. The three inch type. which is
almost universally used, contains from
210 to $50 half inch lead bullets,
punched together H. the front part of
the shell. A time fuse, which Is made
with the accuracy of a watch. is grad
uated in seconds and is set to explode
at a given range as determined by the
a~rtillerymen.
The velocity Of the shell may be
gathered from the fact that it travels
a mile In four seconds and within a
quarter of a minute is four miles from
the mouth of the gun. At any time
during this rapid fight the shell can
be made to explode with marvellous
precision and deadly effectiveness,
driving its bullets in a cone shaped
shower down on the heads of the
enemy.
A remarkable fact regarding these
shells is that the velocity of the bull
lets when the shell explodes exceeds
the velocity Of the shell at the time
Of the explosion by from $50 to 800
feet per second. the bullets of a burst
ing shell covering a zone about thirty
yards wide and $50 yards long.
Shrapnel shells used by different
governments at the present time all
operate on the same principle, but diff
fer somewhat as to size and the ar
engagements of the fuse.-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16

According to the Celtic belief. every
newborn baby that died became a spirit
and TO comfort its Borrowing parents
1t would scatter some kind OF flower
from the sky.
A woman named Malvina lost her
little ION and grieved so long and SO
hard that her friends tried to turn her
thoughts some other way.
Her friends made up a song, which
was sung to her by a number or young
women The song told about their see
ing her little son on a light cloud which
hung zeal the earth. He had a lot OF
new flowers. one of which was a gold
circle with silver leaves. tinted with
red around 1t. When 1t waved in the
wind it looked like a little baby play
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
Three Wishes.

Should a good fairy come this way
And give me wishes three.
/ would not have to stop and think.
1 know just what they'd be.
I'd wish there wasn't any school,
So l could always play
Out in the yard and fields and woods
All day and every day.
Id have a baby sister, too,
With shiny yellow curls.
For there is nothing quite so nice
AS little baby girls.
Then every day I would have Jane
Make fiaky tarts for me
And little cakes, and then I'd wish
But, oh, dear, that makes three.
Good Housekeeping.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
NAVAL SIGNALING.
Il Began In Ancient Days by Raising
and Lowering Sails.

Il Began In Ancient Days by Raising
and Lowering Sails.
The origin OF the idea of using flags
by day and lanterns by night for sig
mailing in the navy came into being
as far back as the middle ages.
In those ancient days some n
thought put a method of raising and
lowering sails, the number of times
they We're raised or lowered indicating
the letter that was to be sent. That
proved very wearisome work and was
superseded in the seventeenth century
by the use of balls and cones hoisted
in various positions on the masts and
booms. At night different colored Ian
terms were used.
In the following century twelve flags
We're used. either singly or in combina-
ton, and these flags supplied all the
signaling that was necessary in fight
ing, as make all SAIL" Engage the
enemy "Chase the enemy" or "An-
Choir"
When the battle of Trafalgar was
fought the signals were sent by light,
guns and flares and flags, and 1t was
not till after that battle that the sys-
tenn, invented by Sir Home Popham.
was used and on which are based the
present day methods of signaling.
The system Of signaling from ship to
ship by semaphore was due to a
Frenchman named Chappe in 1904 anc
adopted in the British navy a few
years later.-London Telegraph.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
LEGEND OF THE DAISY.

ing in a green meadow. The baby in
the cloud threw this pretty little flower
to the ground. where it took root and
grew. according to the song. The wo-
and said these were the flowers thrown
by her son.
Since then the daisy has been called
the flower of innocence. because II is
supposed TO have been the flower of the
newborn.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
To Keep Stockings Mated.

Take some small snap fasteners. Sew
one part of the fastener on one stock
ing at the top and the other part on
the other stocking at the top. Then
when stockings are taken off to put in
the wash have each person snap his OF
her pair together. Ii does not inter.
fere with the washing. and no clothes.
pins are necessary when they are hung
on the line to dry. Best of all, the
pairs are always together.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
Fresh Reets Valuable.

Fresh heets are quite rich In food
properties and may be eaten hot with
a dressing of butter or cold with an oil
and vinegar dressing. Picked beets,
n of the best loved picnic dishes. are
invaluable as an appetizer and deserve
a place on every table.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16

"You all think yourselves really more
than you really are" exclaimed he
riding whip, which was hanging on the
top peg of the hatrack. IF l had a
mind to | could whip the whole crowd
of you. and I'll do it. too, if hear any
more Boosting"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
Fishing In Madagascar.

The fishermen of Madagascar sprin-
kle the lakes and streams with a pol
sonous substance which paralyzes the
fish and causes them to foat to the
surface. where they are fished out by
hand and eaten without Ill effect.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-16
Puzzle.

1 am composed of five letters. My
first minus my fifth gives my second;
my second plus n gives my fourth;
five times my first plus five times my
fifth gives my third; my whole is funny.
Answer.-Comic.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-11-25
NOTICE OF SALE BY TRUSTEE

By virtue of the provisions OF a
certain deed OF trust executed by j.
r. Riley and his wife Eta Riley on
the 18th, day of January 1914, to Sc.
cure the payment of an Indebtedness
therein stated and due to Pannell &
Glidewell, same being Of record in
the office Of the Chancery Clerk Of
Chickasaw County, at Houston. Mis-
sissipp, in Book ITO. at page 457, Of
the records OF trust deeds, and de-
fault having been made in the pay
ment Of said Indebtedness. |, w. H.
Davenport, the trustee in said irstru-
ment. at the request of the beni6ciar-
les, will offer for sale and will sell at
public outcry TO the highest and best
bidder for cash. within legal hours,
in front of the Court House door in
the town of Okolona, Chlckasaw
County. Mississippi. on The 9th day
of December 1915, the following de-
scribed property, to wit;
The North West Quarter Of Section
16, Township Thirteen. Range Five
East. and Seventy-Nine and one half
acres of lard on the North side of the
South West Quarter Of Section Six
teen. Township Thirteen, Range Five
East. lying and situated in Chickasaw
Comnty Mississippi.
The title to the above lands are
supposed to be good, yet will con-
vey only such title as is vested in me
as trustee.
Witness my signature this the 4th
day Of November 1915.
VIII. Deavehport.
adv. Trustee.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-11-25
The First Thanksgiving

When James | was King;
everybody in England had to
worship according to the doc
trines O f one Church. This
church was supported by the
State and for this reason was
often called "The established
Church.
There were some people in
England, who did not believe in
these doctrines. They thought
the Church should be purified.
For this reason they were called
''Puritans." :" If they stayed in
England they could not uphold
their beliefs without being fined
or imprisoned, so they decided
to go to a country in which they
could worship as they pleased.
First they went to Holland.
There they stayed for eleven OF
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-11-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Whereas letters of Administrator
on the Estate Of K. 7. Pilareen, late
Of Second District. Chickasaw
County, Miss. were granted to the
undersigned by the Clerk Of the
Chancery Court. Second District o.
said County and State in vacation
October 30th 1915. Now all per.
sons holding claims against said Is
tate are hereby required to have the
same probated and registered by the
Clerk of said Court within one year
and failure to probate and register
such claim for one year will bar the
claim.
Witness my sign ature, November
10Th 1915.
N L. Pilereeu.
Administrator.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-11-25

Dry Goods RaATo I'VE fact Everything Gu
|ChiCkasaW Dry Goods Company, Skeo"' %ss'

twelve years, but they decided
they did not want their children
reared like Dutch, so they moved
again. This time going to
America.
Under the leadership of Miles
Standish, Bradford and BreWs-
ter, after a long perilous voy-
ace, they landed at Plymouth,
Mass, on December II, 1890.
Half Of their number had peri
shed, but what remained. brave
ly set about building homes and
making friends with the Indians.
From ,!1ese natives they learn
ed how to plant corn. In the
spring of the following year,
they planted Their crops. The
Weather proved very favorable
and by fall they were well sup
piled with Grain and food.
They we,e so thankful that
the Lord-had blessed them thus,
that at the suggestion of Gov
ernor Bradford, they held a
feast, to which they invited their
friendly Indian neighbors. They
prayed, feasted and sang. This
was our first Thanksgiving.
Since then we have set aside
the last Thursday i'm November
to celebrate this Holiday and
though the majority of us do not
observe it in the spirit as our
fore-fathers did, we have a great
deal more to be thankful for
than they.
A Pupil in Willis School
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-11-25

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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-11-25
How Mai. Perkins Lost His Taste
for Hard Cider

How dear to my heart is the old
cider barrel
As fond recollection presents it
y to view.
The place where they kept it,
corked up in the cellar
Is as fresh in my mind as it
ever was too.
The white washed walls, the
potatoes and turnips
The apples we'd picked, when
the weather was fair,
How we'll recall them, how
gladly Fingered
Beside the old barrel deposited
there.
Once armed with a gimlet, |
went to the barrel,
Dear father and mother lad
gone for the day;
| bored a hole and slipped a
straw thru it,
And ceased to be troubled while
sucking away.
| found in it, great pleasure,
Till things in my mind seemed
to blend,
And couldn't have told wheth-
er | or the barrel
Was dancing around or still
. standing on end.
Somehow got out of the old
white washed cellar
And whooped and hurrahed
around awhile.
They say my shoutings aroused
all the neighbors
Who lived within the circle OF a
mile.
At last my fond parents came
home from their visit
The things that followed, |
shall never forget,
acquired a battered for hard
cider barrels
That long has been ranking
= and clings to me yet.
If a whole barrel was spilled in
the street,
would walk half mile to keep
it off my feet.
ELI PERKINS.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-11-25
HAVE YOU
A CHILD (?

Many women long for children, but because of
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of this greatest of all happiness.
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". |. Damon PLUMBING CO.
CHANCERY SUMMONS

To Irene Myers. Defendant. whose
Post Office Address is Helena. Ark:
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court Of the
Second District Of Chickassw County
Mississippl. on the First Monday in
December 1915. to. defend the suit Of
Clyde Myers. wherein you are De-
fendant.
: n. E. Brsnnan. Clerk.
By W. j. Willisms. D. c.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-11-25
TRUSTEES SALE

- r
Trus, Deed execu,ed bv Henry C.
Royk;,and lane Roykin bis vie. tc
C {. JolIv Trustee. dated December
2od 1914 made 10 secure aa indebl-
.Jo.ss o Pannell & CIideweII. a
ua,c,,,le firm Of Okolons. Miss.
which deed e trust ~ as duiy reco. d,
81 il Rook ~ aor24l Of he re.
card o( Trust Dee Is N he Chancery
Clerk's office At i1ous,an, Mss. de.
rauh HAVING becn made il The pay.
o,.o,a( sa;d indebtedness as secured
and contrac,4u for in said Trust
Deed and upon the request of the
oy,cr or said Indebtedness, l. the
.o;dC G lolIv tpns,ee under the
terms Of said Trust Deed. will on
oo.l ,o,s
within legal hours. IN front OF The
Court House door in CiY OF Okolona
Miss, offer and sell OF public outcry
to the highest bidder Tor cash the
following real estate. situated in
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-11-25
NO T IcE E

We Have Opened Up a First Class
PLUMBING BUSINESS in Okolona
and are Prepared to Install Your
Plumbing in First Class Manner.
We Employ Skilled Mechanics Only.
All Work Guaranteed. We Are Here
to Stay. We Can Furnish and Install
any Plumbing Fixtures You are in
need of. Repair Work Solicited.
Estimates furnished Free. Call
Independent Phone No. 211.