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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-03-20
ELK AND MOOSE SOLD.
Tacoma Capitalists Buy and Will De.
veIop This Promising Property.

w. e.. Calder has negotiated the sale
OF = controlling interest IN the ilk and
Moose mining claims 10 a party OF Ia.
coma capitalists. who also furnish ample
funds Tor development. These claims
were located and owned nv Charles
Stutlman aud are situated At the head OF
Mccullough fork. near the rich Mammoth
mine.
Ising one, the ledge being i've leet strong
and lying IN soft yellow porphyry he'
tween slate and granite formations, aud
from thi, source the ii,h pllterS just he'
low were Ted. The pinningS from differ
rnt points on the ledge show unusual
amounts o' coarse gold.
property was accepted, reported 10 have
also found some high grade gold bearing
SulphuietS that had been overlooked by
the prospctor. Mr. Wilson Is winning
his way 10 the front rank among mining
men IN this district. Another important
deal In which he figured WAS the sale OF
the Gail Rolden group, IN the Cracker
Creek district.
he price paid tor the Elk ana Moose is
not made publit, but all parties concerned
seem 10 I've satisfied With the transaction.
Work viii be prosecuted energetically
from now on,
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-03-20

lalr clean up for the season. William
Clark and farquahar Finlayson are each
a, work a, their placer mines near the
town of Marysville. On Miller noun
tain, the Hobo Mining company, com.
posed OF Herbert Powell, Irving Hazel.
tine and w. :. Hanna, are busy at work
opening up their claims. Heretofore some
work has been done on the land hy the
ground sluicing process, but little had
been accomplished, though the ground
paid we'll Tor the work done. The ground
shows every indication OF paying well,
some coarse gold being picked NJ from
the bedrock. The mine is full OF quartz
float that is very rith In tree gold, and in
much oi II gold can I've readily seen with
the naked eve. The young men have ar.
ranged to save all the quartz taken from
the mine and have It miled during the
coming seaSon.-Rlue Mountain Eagle.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-03-20
John Day Plaesrs in Operation.

The many placer mines in and about,
Canyon City are teing operated at pres
ent. work having commenced much earlier
this season than usual, on account OF the
light snow In the mountains and the eN.
ceeilngly early spring. Al Marvsvillr,
&. l.. Rodiitk aud fIan,i r. Sells, with
the assistance OF Irwin hluu, and Frank
Fitch. are a, work on their placer property
on Quartz gulth. with the prospect tor a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05

saps. or pitch. This is sometimes hard to
obtain. and where strictly insisted on Will
cause. perhaps. difference of eight or ten
dollars per thousand feet in expense.
Grades of lumber differ very generally In va
rious sections of the country. The grading
IN Minneapolis yards is acknowledged to
ton. From Minneapolis yards what is
isfactory results. and is amply good for a
very frequently used on very fair work In
for the reason that many yards, buyiEg
their lumber in large market like Mime
apolis, regrade. calling what would be sec.
oi,d grade in Minneapolis their No. i. i
mention this simply to call attention to the
TACT that what would b poor grade 10
use in one section would Be amply sufficient
IN another. Nothing less than the grades
established by the rules of the Mississippi
Valley Lumbermen's association should be
accented, as these are minimum. This ap-
plies also to all framing and finished lumber.
The silis OF all windows and the bottom
members of all cornices should be grooved
lhree-eighths of an inch to receive the sid
ing on the under side: and the stool and sill
should mt into each other SO as to be wealth
er proof in q driving rainstorm.
The siding should be fitted up close to all
castings; and corner boards should be free
from all hammer marks. This applies to
cornice work as WELL
In case shingles are used for the outer
finish. they should be laid as called for by
the plans, and It Is generally desirable TO
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05
MODERN TWENTY EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLAR RESIDENCE.

In the valleys the tin should run at least
eight inches under the shingles at each side.
and should be opened not less than Two
inches at the top and three inches at tho
bottom.
Where the shingles come in contact with
the chimneys there should be lead Hastings
let into the brick work and tin counter
flashing shingles into each course, With the
lead flashing let down over the tin counter
flashing.
Inside Finish-Before any finish Is de-
,livered at the house. the building should b
thoroughly cleaned and plastering abso-
lutely dry. as kiln-dried finish will take in
moisture like sponge. II, after the finish
has been delivered. there comes wet day.
with damp wind blowing. II will take in
moisture from the damp air. and. of course.
afterward shrink, so that too great care
cannot be taken in seeing that the house
Is first absolutely dry. before any finish Is
delivered, and, in the second place, after IL
has been delivered, in protecting II from the
circulation of damp air. or rainy days In
closing up the building, covering with tar.
paulins. or something Of that sort.
II possible. II Is a very good plan to have
the furnace or heating apparatus connected
up, so that on cold. damp or foggy days q
little heat can be introduced into the build
ing to Offset the effects OF the outside at.
mosphere.
These are important matters: SO i'm.
portant that would prefer to overlook al.
most anything else. II the finish Is ever so
good ard the work ever SO Well done. q
little carelesness In this respect will offset
II all.
Setting Framcs-The first thing general.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05

~ advisable Is to set the frames on the In
terror OF the building. and In this connection
il might be said that the doors should not
be delivered at the building, IL II Is pos
sible to be so arranged, until all the finish
is in place-that is, the house ceased up
The frames should first be set around the
building at the openings where they Will
be required, care being taken to sec that no
mistakes are made In this respect Special
care should also be taken that the sash be
fitted closely on to the stills, that the meet.
ing rails will come directly opposite. as any
unevenness here would not only look bad.
but cause trouble in fitting the sash locks.
The frames should be level on the top and
on a line with each other, and the sides
should be Strengthened up with straight
edge and thoroughly nailed to the studs.
Special pains should be taken to see that
they are ''out Of wind with each 9th.
er, and are parallel in width from top to
bottom. At this point II Is also desirable
to fit the sash in all the windows so that the
house may be closed in. AT this stage it il
important to see that the sash are closely
fitted into the frames and special pains taxi
en- to fit them to the sill. Carpenters are
apt to plane them very literally, SO as not
to be given the trouble Of trimming them
over again II they commence to stick.
When sash are SO trimmed, they will
afterward rattle, and In the winter mey
cause the house to be cold on account Of
fitting SO closely In the frame.
Hanging Sash-The sash should be care.
fully balanced with iron or lead weights
and hung with the best Of sash cord.
GEO. A. w. KNIT
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05

the roof to the ridge. the cornice being put
on after the paper, SO that protecuOn
against the cold is obtained from the sill
Of the house to the ridge pole. This paper
should also be placed under all castings
around openings and doubled over corners
1t should be carefully fastened to keep u
from tearing in the wind until siding or
outer wall cover has been applied.
Cornices--In framing for the cornice, FUR
ring blocks should De used. SO as to pro-
vide solid mailing for all members OF the
cornice. II cutters are specihed or shown
In the plans. they should have pitch, SO As
to carry the water to conductors or open
ings, at points shown on plans. The gutter
should have good, solid sides and bottom
On the finish work or cornice all joints
should be made close and tight. and each
member should be well ard securely nailed
to the Turing, so that no buckling or
shrinking will occur. and when the cornice
is finished all members will be perfectly
straight and true. All lumber for the
cornice should be perfectly dry, and under
no circumstances should green lumber be
used, as 1t bends up and leaves openings
through which the cold enters.
Outside Finish-Siding, or clapboards.
may be used Of pine. cedar or spruce.
1t generally comes in two sizes, which are
known as six-inch and four-fnch. the six
inch generally being laid AZ inches to the
weather, and the four-inch "a inches to the
weather. Cedar siding Is not quite so good
as pine or spruce, as it splits very easily;
and of the three kinds. good. soft. white
n..e may be said to make the best. Siding.
hy rights, should be free from all knots.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05

ART IN ARCHITECTURE.
&%oss9a'@ 49, ,, =. 49,.

obeain dimension" shingles for such
work. as a more regular appearance Is pc.
cured by their use. They are generally lai0
about 1--WE inches to the weather. and
should have at least TWO nails to each
single Special care should be used
against all window frames that Clean.
true joint is made on the edges OF tue
single against the frame-it necessary
planning or saving the single that comes
against the frame. so that II will lay close.
In case the corners of the house are 10 pc
shingled, it Is by all means preferable TO tin
the corners. bending the tin under the outs
Of the shingles, otherwise the shingles on
the corners will be apt to split on or curl.
thus making q very bad-looking JOB tndeeo:
The shingles as well as siding should lay
into the silfs and all members Of cornices.
Roof Shingling-The shingles snouio
start In a double course at the gutter OF
lower edge of the caves. projecting apoue
one half inch: and the next and folioWln9
course should be laid at not to exceed nve
inches to the weather: carefully oreaking
Joints and splitting shingles over eigne
inches in width and mailing each snin8ie
firmly with two nails. All hips and ridges
should either have a ridge roll or the hips
should be timed, with the tin bent under
the butt of each single, carefully nailed;
The ridge should have a ridge board well
nailed down upon the top of the last course
Of the shingles, which would be cut on
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05
Crops Not to rur. Under.

There are few crops that pay we'll
if turned under and good many that
it does not pay to turn under.
Among the latter are such crops as
rape. Every once in awhile some per.
son asks the value of this for green
manure. 1t is practically nothing.
The reason is that it adds nothing to
the soil, for it has built itself up en-
tirely from the soil. As a general
proposition we should turn under only
those plants that have gained some
thing from the air, and those plants
are the legumes. Fortunately the
number of the legumes is large and
some Of them will do well on most
any soil. If we can't grow one of the
clovers we. may yet be able to grow
cow peas or sofa beans, or even the
sand vetch. We have even seen the
ground sown to white beans and the
crop turned under when the growth
had become rank-Farmers' Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

An eminent Italian doctor has oeea
experimenting with the inhalation O
petroleum fumes in cases OF wnooP
ing cough, and has obtained gooe
results.
4 firm in Lyons, France, takes 40
vantage Of the shortening OF cottoi
fibers under nonmercerized Treatment
by caustic potash to produce in Sill
webs certain peculiar and very rel
embossed effects. The silken weO'
have cotton threads at fixed distances
which, when the chemical solution II
applied, shrink, while the silk, keep
ing its original length. is gathered
in tiny folds. In this way the mos
diversified patterns are produced.
An attempt will soon be made by
California merchants to put fresf
asparagus on the market in London
and other places in Great Britain
The California navel oranges ART
growing in favor in England and ar
being much appreciated. 1t is ex
pected that California asparagus VII
compete with French asparagus
which is sent to England in larg'
quantities. Great Britain is now i'm
porting considerable quantities o
prunes from California.
1t requires about four pounds O
fresh leaves to make one pound O.
dried tea. The teas of India ant
Ceylon are mainly dark, or "black
tea, though green teas are made from
the same plant. If the process o
drying is completed as rapidly as pos
sible after picking, the tea remains
green; but for the black tea the proc
ess is prolonged and repeated viii
intervals of exposure, sometimes TO
several hours, in order that kpt
of fermentation may take place.
Molten wood is a new invention b.
Mr.. De Gall, inspector of forests q
Lemur, France. BY means OF DIR.
distillation and high pressure the es
cape of developing gases is prevent
ed, thereby reducing the wood to
molten condition. After cooling OF
the mass assumes the character o
coal, yet without showing trace o
the oragnic structure of that ma
terial. This new body is hard, bu
can be shaped and polished at will
is impervious to water and acids
and is a perfect electrical noncon
ductor.
A curious case has occurred in on
of the Paris hospitals. which is excit
ing much comment in medical cir
Giles. Some time ago a woman nance
Legros. SIS years of age, was foun'
lying in the road in a state OF in
sensibility and absolutely rigid. sh'
was removed by the police to tn
hospital. where for three weeks sh
remained in the same state. The doc
tors tten decided that she was dead
and had been so since she was found
the preservation Of her body being
due to the amount of alcohol she hat
imbibed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05
SCIENCE m FEEDING.
Rltrowen and Carbon the TIVE PFinel-
PAL substances Desired In
Food for Poultry.

Many farmers do not fully under
stand the terms used by those who
give directions for feeding, although
some farmers have made such matters
a study. A farmer may not know the
relative proportions of the several sub
stances in foods, but he should en-
deavor to learn by experience what to
give his fiocks, what to avoid, and how
often. The two principal substances
in food desired for poultry are nitro
gen flor flesh, albumen, etc. and car
bon flor fat. The heterogeneous foods
are meat, beans, clover, and to GER
tain extent grains. The carbonaceous
foods are corn, fat meat. grease, rice.
etc. If hen is fat she needs no food
excelling in fat. Hence, finely cut clo-
yer hay scalded in the morning, with
a tablespoonful of linseed meal at
night, is better for egg production
than grains. II the hen is poor, give
grains ut night. All foods, however,
contain fat and also some nitrogen.
It should be borne in mind that the
more quiet and sluggish the disposition
the less corn or heating food is re-
quired. A laying hen should never be
very fat, for the accumulation of fat
is very injurious to reproduction. II
too fat the hen may not lay; she be-
comes egg-bound. breaks down, and
soon proves unproductive. Any fowls
that are active foragers and are laying
may be fed all they will eat; but if the
hens are apparently in good health. but
do not lay. feed no corn, give plenty
of meat and allow bulky food, or they
will fatten quickly. If fed heavily, .
hen will either lay or fatten in short
time, and if the hens are Asiatics and
cease to lay the feeding must be done
cautiously. 1t is even better to get
them down to a poor condition rather
than permit them to become too fat.
An excellent mode of feeding is to
allow plenty of bulky food. and to give
each hen an ounce of raw chopped
meat in the morning and whole oats at
night. a few grains of wheat or corn
may be scattered in litter, in order to
induce them to scratch, which will be
beneficial; but grass may be fed free
". There is no advantage in break
ing an Asiatic from setting; but the
best way to break her is to place her on
q grass-plot in yard and compel her
to hunt for her food. A box may be
allowed her at night, which should be
removed the next day, unless in damp
weather. The object should be to get
her to work and reduce her in flesh.
II food is scarce in the yard few
oats at night may be given. If all
breeds are kept together some of the
hens will lay, while others will not. for
the reason given above. Therefore, it
is best to keep only one breed, so as
to give all the hens the same manage
ment.-Farm and Fireside.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05
Axriculture IN the schools.

The teaching of agriculture in the
country schools is receiving attention.
1t is believed that If the children of
farmers are taught regarding some
things done on farms. and especially
where mistakes are made, they will
have desire to learn more and will
take more interest in literature re-
lating to farming. The study CT ag-
riculture in the schools will not
greatly interfere with other courses
and can be made more interesting il
lectures are given an! Practical dem
constructions made in botany, also
showing the textures of soils and the
growing of crops, etc. 1t is possible
that some method of instruction may
be devised that will induce the young
men to take more interest in farming.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05

The Crystal palace in London has
been reglazed at immense cost and ON
a new principle. which does away
with the usual wood frames and put
ty joints. In the new work the panes
of glass are much larger in size and
are held in lead frames, which are so
arranged that the metal can b
worked down on the glass in an alb
solutely water-tight joint. The cost
of the work is estimated at 100000
and is now almost complete.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.
Driving Of an Electric Motor 1SS
Miles from the Generator Ac-
cOmplished 1t Seattle.

The Snoqualmie Falls Power COM
pany of Seattle, Wash, has performed
a novel feat in the driving of an cleo.
trio motor 1873 miles distant from the
generator. All the transmission lines
Of the company were connected up in
one continuous circuit, commencing
at Snoqualmie Falls, running to Seat
tie back to the falls, then to Tacoma,
and back again to the falls. The reg
ular transmission is 80 miles to Sc
attic and ~ miles to Tacoma.
The tests were conducted for ex-
perimental purposes only. and to
show that electric transmission Of
pdaker can be made commercially
practical at much greater distances
than. has heretofore been contem-
plateEA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05
not PLEASED WITH ROME.
Smashes the Idols Of the
Eternal City.

Here is q Missouri idol smasher who
has the courage of his convictions in
the matter of speaking his mind" at
any rate. says the Kansas City Journal.
A Grundy county man, who is making
a tour of Europe, Ibid Rome" one after
noon few weeks ago with the follow
ing disastrous result, as described in
bis latest letter home:
"St. Peters disappointed me. 1t il
large enough, but too light and bare.
The inside is of gray marble. and there
is no stained glass. So it looks like an
untitled art gallery. The famous
bronze statue of St. Peter, sitting in a
chair, from which the toe has been
kissed, would not catch your eye il it
were not for the guide book. The great
vatican palace is about as pretty as the
brick row. 1t is very old, very irreg-
ular, and the pictures by Raphael and
Michael Angelo were an utter disap-
pointment to all of us. The Sistine
chapel, in which NJ. Angeles greatest
paintings cover the walls and ceilings,
is large plain room. The pictures
are all in dark. purp.ish gray color,
hard to make out and absurd when
you do make them out. They remind
me Of rather plain and faded circus
bills with the actors performing on
the trapeze. Raphael's greatest pic
lures are rich in colors, but are not
more interesting. He and Angelo
never saw q naked woman or child,
guess, nor were ever even Mt Atlantic
City. They give the children the mus.
cles of Roman gladiator or q Bar
mum strong man. The ruins of an
cient Rome are also a great disap-
pointment as rule. With the excep-
ton of the wonderful Coliseum and q
few more things al the rest are moth
ing but stone piles. SO far as they ap'
pear to the common spectator"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05
eolnrHrAo OF A TRAvELm.


Il Travelled 5000 miles last year" said the
mild clerk Of the ribbon counter, and
had NO idea we had 50 extensive country:
He looked around with conscious pride
and . swelling bosom. A veteran IN the
shoe department took him up, says the New
York Sun. -.
Five thousand miies!" said he, with
.corn. 'Only 5000 miles. Why, biess yen. .
innocent young heart, / travelled Is, 40 miles
last year, and will do it again this year, ana
all know about the extent OF our great
and glorious country Is cleaned from the
map. How did do il! Easy enough.
Twenty-Five years ago ! married, and for
the benefit Of future generations bought
):ttie place 80 miles in the country. Twice
day for six days in . week have been
going up and down to that little place for
8 years, not counting side trips. That Is
to say I have travelled 300 miles q week.
which, multiplied by So, makes 49,, 600 miles.
Nearly 20 times around the world, that IS
and almost from here to the moon and back.
Oh, my boy, you don't know what travelling
il until you live in the suburbs and De.
come a commuter. Five thousand miles!
My soul and body, that's hardly constitu-
tional."
And the ribbon clerk shrunk into himself
and wished he hadn't mentioned his jour
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05

THIS ten-room residence will cost
$500. The foundation is rubble
stone, and the construction is of the
very best. The height of the first
story is 9k feet; second story, nine
feet; basement. seven feet. All ma
terial and details used in the erection
of this home will be in keeping with
the standard specifications. and the
following is the best method telling
how this work should be executed:
Roof Boarding-Roof boarding u gener-
ally eight or ten-inch boards. laid about one
inch apart. A much warmer house. how
ever can be obtained with matched lum-
Der, the same as for the outside walls. Over
this roof and wall boarding should always
be laid good building paper. This may be
q rosin-sized and tarred building paper. or
a felt lining paper. On general principles.
the thicker the paper the better and warmer
the house will be, for really the sheath
ing boards and this paper lining are to keep
out the wind which might enter through
crevices in the wood work. This paper
should be. whenever possible. continued from
the sill of the house, up the walls behind
the cornice. over the plate and on top OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-05
Black Breeds Are Unpopular.

That the black varieties are not
more generally popular is due prin-
cipally to the prejudice against them
as dressed poultry. Consumers Of
poultry object to dark legs. to white
skin and to dark pin feathers in the
carcass. Now. a prejudice of this kind
has to be reckoned- with and consid-
cred by the poultryman. and it must
be taken at its face value. There is
no way of discounting it. Further
more, n poultryman is safe in taking
It at its present value, for there 10
lot the least likelihood Of its chang
ng within a generation.-Farm Poul
~.