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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-09-10

More attention is being paid to
zinc ore production throughout
the west than at any other time
during past years. One new Mex
lean mine has shipped over 1000
tons ore during the past few
months for zinc oxide manufac-
turing plants and with the add
ton of magnetic separation will
be able to increase its tonnage.
Walkerville, Mont, Park City and
other Utah camps promise to pro-
duce marketable zinc ore in the
near future; British Columbia is
TO have several more zinc re1uc-
ton plants, one of the latest mines
to make preparation for handling
zinc being the ST Eugene. one of
the heaviest silver lead producing
mines in the province; from Mex
leo comes advices of prospective
zinc shipments from at least three
properties. II present conditions
are maintained throughout the
west, with the completion of the
concentrating plants now planned
or under way, the total zinc pro-
duction of the United States will
be greatly increased in 1904 over
that of the present year, Advices
from Continental zinc producing
districts still continue to give
unsatisfactory reports of the life
of zinc mines now in operation
while indication now point to
even greater zinc tonnage in this
country than ever before produced.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-09-10

In tho case of Smith vs.. Jones,
ct al, as reported in the Pac. Rep,
Utah, ll04, it was held that the
surface OF mineral lands, may be
owned by one person and the mi
neral underneath by another, each
with an indefeasible title, and that
when so owned, they constitute
separate corporeal ownership, and
the surface land might be parti-
toned the same as where is no
mineral under if.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-09-10

Our Mining Editor, who is now
wearing a skin that feels like 1t
had been on terms of intimacy
with Il mustard PLASTER, sadly
sings:
Here's to the chigger,
That amt any bigger
Than the point of good sized pin
But the bump that he raises
Itohes like blazes
And there's where the rub comes
in.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
Meanest Man In New York.

People who are interested in the
problem of trying to determine VINO is
the meanest man in New York. VIII
find an interesting candidate in man
who drove UP to the Bridge entrance
in an automobile at about C.SO O'CLOCK
the other night. when traffic at that
point was unusually congested. he
stopped his machine in the middle OF
the roai and shouted to a ncwsboy TO
give him baseball extra. The BOY
handed up paper which the man pro-
ceeded to read without paying for IT,
never needing the remarks from driV-
ers behind him. AS soon as he had
learned the result of the ball game ne
handed the paper back to the waiting
boy. pulled the lever CT his machlne
and drove away The boy chased MIN
but the machine was too speedy. Then
the policeman on post on the roadway
said he was sorry he hadn't arrested
the mean lobster for blocking inc
road.-New York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
lInts fnr Duck Raisers.

For the young ducks the houses
should be in good shape. See that
there are no leaky roofs or poor floors.
The floors should be made of gooo
boards raised a few inches off the
ground. Do not feed the ducklings
in their houses, unless the weather
Is too bad to feed outside. A good
plan is to have the floors covered an
inch deep with sand, which should be
changed often: over the sand put an
inch or SO of clean hay or litter. II
the sand cannot he had, the floors Will
need to be cleaned, moro or less, every
day. because the moisture will soak
through the bedding. Remove the lit
ter and scatter coal ashes over the
floors; let remain for about half an
hour, then scrape up the ashes ana
sweep the floors; nearly all the mcis-
.ure will be taken up by the ashes. Let
dry out and then put in fresh bedding
OF course the ducklings must be put
into separate pens while this work Is
going on. Now in regard to water, II
the food cannot be given in water, q
vessel of fresh water should be placed
convenient, SO the ducks can drink
and rinse their beaks at will. AS soor
as they are done eating, empty out
the water and replace with fresh, fol
ducklings make such muss tha
fresh water must be provided often
-Clarinda l.. Burns, in The Epitomist
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

him if they should hear. So in silence
he turned his glance to the foaming
crest Of the advancing wave, noting
the endless stretch Of dull white Ice
following it.
The mound, extending down farther
than the shoreward ice, was the first
to receive the shock. Although the
whole mass shuddered. 1t held firm as
the first of the monster cakes carried
by the bore struck, reared up, and
began to accumulate at the beginning
Of the slope. The packed field near
shore gave way little, became con-
vulsed throughout its entire length,
yet still hung in the passage. Out on
the other side the open channels be-
came obstructcd. so that the progress
of the foe was now checked clear
across the arm. This made the pres
sure Oh the mound terrific
Driven OH by the immeasurable
force behind, cakes weighing a hun
dred tons were heaved and pushed up
the incline toward Hardman. as if
they were nothing bu: hips. With
fascinated gaze lie watched the huge
blocks climb higher and higher. and
saw them pile up with grinding.
crunching sound three deep over the
trap out of which he had Just escaped.
The sight made beads of cold perspira-
tlon stand out on his forehead
To-,
tumblIng, heaying cakes crept upward:
the mound trembled and was showed
backward. The block on which Hard.
man stood rocked with the pressure:
it seemed about to topple over and
pitch down the steep decliylty at the
back
Then there came mighty roar, 4
crash and n chaos Of grating, crack.
ling notes.-the iammed foe in the
inward channel had broken loose Mt
last and was moving. At once the
press on the centre was relieved, thc
ice began to defect shoreward, and
the movement of the mound ceased
Weak and limp. Hardman reclined
OIL the summit, while the greater part
Of the floating ice turned in and crowd.
cd through the opened channel in a
rolling, pitching procession Of much
broken cakes.
At last shout on the shore drew
aardman's attention. There Caulkins
md the Indians were making frantic
scsticulations. Hardman waved his
lat IN return, and settled himself to
wait for the passage to clear. In half
IN hour the ice thinned out, and
taulkins had the boat manned, came
'ut in it and took Hardman to camp
Youths Companion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
Bantam Hen Raises Snakes.

Several weeks ago one of the resi-
dents of Smoky Hollow found Ii ad-
der's eggs under a decayed stump
and, placing them under bantam hef'
awaited results. In due time the ciuck-
ing mother Matched out 13 little striped
adders. The brood was different f.2m
the downy darlings which she had pre-
viously reared, but the faithful Ian
tam accepted her trust and did the
hest she could under the circum.
stances. Several of the strange brood
fell a prey to the family cat and others
recedcd from civilization and took 10
the woods, but six of them are still
following the puzzled bantam about
the premises in the daytime and al
night sleeping in the straw nest In
which they were !,atched. The wig
Cling brood have become sufficient;
domesiicated to respond to the cluck
ing of their foster mother-Ne" YorS
Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
| enend of a Lake.

A climbing accident on Pilatus is re-
ported. The mountain is interesting
saws the Westminster Gazette. as the
first of the Swiss heights to which
climbers turned their attention. There
was a legend to the effect tlat
the body of Pontius PLATE had
been thrnwn into lake close 10
the summit, and that whenever a stone
was pitched into the lake a storm I'M
mediately occurred. The consequence
was that people were curious to ascend
the mountain to test the truth OF the
story, and that the Luzerne authorizes
forbade them to do SO unless respect.
able burghcr of the town accompanied
them. In the sixteenth century, now
ever, the state pastor of Lucerne dis
pelled the legend by throwing stone
after stone into the lake IN the pres
ence of his entire congregation, anc
calling upon them to witness that nc
untoward consequences followed upor
his action.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
Humus for the Soil.

The black prairia lands! from III
years of rotting vegetation were ori4
ally rich In humus, much more SO tg
heavy clay land. But even the praf
lands, when farmed long without
turn of manurcs, show a want of q
tflity in production. The growtht
clover, cowpean and other legunt
cannot be too strongly urged for Il
purpose Of restoring humus on q
lands. Some experiments in New Yc
are referred to, showing that lan'
supplied with nitrates and humus
such cultivation, resisted drouth mri
better than any others. A field wi
planted with several different grain
and varying quantities Of humus we
supplied in different parts of the fiel
Where the humus was most plentif
the grains were heavier and of a muc
darker color, with great Vigor
growth. and were little affected L
severe dry weather. In portions whel
but little humus was supplied tt
growth was small. the plants wei
light in colcr and soon succumbed
-he drouth.-Indianapclis News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
Nutritious Elements of Milk.

Milk Is valuable according to its con.
stituent elements. and should really
be sold according to its quality, instead
of quantity. And in basing the valts
of the milk upon quality, it is not ia
be inferred that cream alone should b
the standard Of measurement. 1t IL
plain fact that it is not always the
richest milk in cream that is the most
nutritious, but combination of cream
and other nutritious substances that
serve to make the whole complete
article of food The cow that gives
ten quarts of milk containing IL per-
cent Of nutritious matter is fully equal
to one that yields 20 quarts contain
ing only six percent Of nutritious mat:
ter; but, unfortunately, the dairymans
is not always compensated for tie
differ : lJsd0nss
eethsfi 81 saaarg III s.
and largeE s5s ;tliss slll;s
loss aceean ftlllpj tly
imperceptible, yet the fact exists anu
should receive consideration. Many
good COWS are often condemned for
Yielding small supplies, when, in fact,
the production of the milk from them,
if sold according to quality, would
render them the most valuable AMI
mails in the herd.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
Runnino Extraordinary.

IF we would see the most remark.
able racing in the world We must go
TO the cave-dwellers CT Mexico. Ed
iurance and distance covered are more
esteemed among these people than
speed in running. They will run
distance of 10 miles at stretch, 60
ing at a slow trot, cunning steadliy
and constantly. Frequently q letter
has been carried from Guazapores' 10
Chihuahua, a distance of over 600
miles. in five days. the carrier living
all the time or q simple diet OF pinole.
o finely ground corn mixed with water
into thin kind Of Cruel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
VOL. LX VIII.
DON'T DREAM, BUT Dol

IT'S an easy thing, if you want to know
DJwn in the fields. or deep in the wood,
Or fain toward the swash of the sea.
For they all will teach you how heavenly
s good
Such wholesome places be.
Hyou seek the souls warm summer, too,
Don't dream, but do
Don't sit at home with your brain-born
< book
And balance questions and pry and look
Askance at this, or wonder how
That squares with some ancient doubt;
But get in touch with the throbbing now,
And let Your heart go out
To your fellow-men who are spent and
blue.
Don't dream, but do!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
Corn for a Fodder Crop.

The lister is double plow, or right
and left hand plow set together at
the land sides, so as to throw the fur
row both ways, and make a ditch. Be-
hind attached to the back end of the
beam, is a subsoiler; this stirs the
bottom of the furrow. Then follows
the drill, drawn by one horse, unless
a combined lister a.d drill, and drills
the corn in the bottom OF the ditch.
which is always fresh and clean OF
weed seeds. The advantages are, thai,
no blowing and narrowing, marking
or checkrowing, are necessary, con-
seauently the farmer has more time for
small grain in the spring, and is rea-
sonably sure to get his grain planted
in good season with less labor. All
weeds will he killed when the corn Is
planted. This gives the corn an equal
chance with the weeds. The work
can be commenced as soon as the list
ing is done, with no danger of the
horse tramping on the corn. as they
walk On the ridges, the corn is in the
ground so deep that it is not easily
blown down, and the crop will stand
a longer dry spell than when planted
ON top Of the ground. In listing, one
should always list up and down hills
rs then each row will carry off it's sur
plus water without injury to the corn
but if listed The other way. across tae
| hills, the bitches will fill with water
wash in and cover up the corn 80 deer
that it will not get through. The frs
tool to use on listed corn is harrow
or planter, or both: tnen use the cult
vators: It has been found great dea
less labor than tho old way.-Sliladel
pbia Record
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

Work in the world for the folk thereof;
With every deed that is done in love
Some crisscross matter is smoothed fo
aye;
The spirit sees straight and clear;
And heaven draws close that was fal
away,
As you whistle off each fear.
Work, for the days are fleet and few.
Don't dream, but do!
You may worry over Gods grinding laws,
You may probe and probe for the great
first cause;
But an hour of life with an honest thrill
Of self-forgetting JOY
Will ease your mind of its moody i'll
And make you blithe as boy.
The plan is simple; then see it through.
Don't dream, but do!
Richard Burton, in Brandur Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

ut the reques, Of Governor Nash the
nbio Bankers Association mas taken
up the matter of raising a sumcient
amount of money to procure suitable
mcmonto to be presented to the esSsie-
shin Ohio, in the name OF the state,
About s25, 900 or $4,000 will be raised
for the purchase of large medaillon
bust or figure of President Mchiniey'
which will probably be attached TO !ne
Forward turret 1t is intended tnal
tho list of contributors shall be maae
n matter of permanent record In
suitably bound volume, to oe plaeea
on the battleship, with duplicate OF
the same filed in the relic room OIL 'oo
stetehouse at Columbus. ?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

Mr.. Russell, the Government astron'
o,,or ~ New South Wales, thinks ne
has discovered the secret of Australian
drorqhts He has the rainfall 'ecoras
for 1S87-19O3, a period Of thirty.SM
roors. he finds that they resolve them
..lv,s into four alternating groups OF
roughly nine years each, with an aver,
age rainfall of 29.47 inches, N,64
inches 2s.39 inches, and 2O.24 hches'
resnectively. This seems to shoW'
Mr. Russell argues. that drought comes
IN cycles, and the cycles correspond
with the relations of the moon TO t1e
earth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
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To DESTROY Ants.

Make holes with a crcwbar orE
'enient stick, from six inches I'd
foot deep, and about Is inches al
over the ground infested by the 4
and into each pour two or threel
spoohfuls of bisulphlde Of can
stamping tho dirt into the hole as
as the liquid is poured .intoS II.
bisulphide of carbon at once vapori
and permeating the ground destl
the ants, but will not injure pla
One should remember while using
substance that tits highly inflan1a
and should not bring near 1t a fla
or lighted pipe or cigar.-L. E. Kerr
Tho Epitomist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

village found myself confronted Win
the fact that had no suitable place
for a garden.
Now a garden of greater or less
dimensions has always been to me one
OF rne actual necessities, hence De-
gan st once to cast about as 10 ho"
to overcome the obstacles to success
along the line.
The lot | had purchased and upon
which my present residence IS pu'is
being so located that the whole iot hau
to be filed and graded up to the aepth
of several feet of course none oi 'Ao
original soil remained at the surface.
And the filling having been Ton the
part where desired to make my vese'
table garden) all done from bank ad-
iacent composed of an almost cieal
gravel with an admiXturc of SAND IL
really amounted to simply a graVel
hank ON which to constIuct-if that Is
the proper exprcssicn-a garden SOIL.
OF course I might if could ma the
Mace from which to procure 1t nave
had a surface soil suited to gardening
drawn and covered over the garde"
plot.
But I knew Of no place where couid
obtain such soil and even II coulu ~
would have been expensive to hire 1t
carted for this purpose and deciucu
TO try if l could not secure the aesiIen
results by making the addition to this
gravel of the elements necessary TOT
producing and sustaining a grow'h ol
garden crops. -,
First off then I knew that 1t woulu
he important in soil constituted 81
largely of clean gravel as was tAls 10
add largely of humus in some form
and to this end | made a heavy ap-
plication of partially rotted stable ma
nure but coarse enough that it con-
tanned a large proportion OF decay III
vegetation.
This supplemented with heavy
application of q commercial fertilizer
containing a large percentage of nitro
gen and phosphoric acid but low IL
notash as I had an abundant supply o.
wood ashes which l. used for that eie
ment furnishing it thus more chcapi'
than could in any other FORM
Then upon the surface | used
heavy mulch of stable manure abou
, all the coarser growing vegetables
this helping to retain the moisture an'
at the same time making gradual OH
continuous addition of humus III In'
process of decay.
The first seasons growth was falri.
satisfactory although the season wa
} q dry one and the soil of course wa
somewhat lacking in retentive po"e
hut the following year repetitloh U
the application of generous ,ol
; dressing of stable manure IN conioi'
7 oilon with the undccaycd portions G
; the mulch applied the previous seaso
seemed to pcrceptibly increase inc III
l mus contents of the soil and the ga
| den crops grown thereon this secoh
9 wear were very satisfactory
, And the past seasons growth-th
Z, third in succession from the staftlh
+; ncint has been so entirely sat!sfactor
e with all classes of vegetahles gro"
:, as to warrant me in recommending
p trial of this method of soil building
It any who may have occasion to try
" like experiment.
T. AS have said the growth or q
Il Vegetables thereon has been most So
l. isfactory and successful and with son
such as melons, carly cucumheTs.
matoes, sweet corn, etc, requiring
warm soil the results have been pc
n ticularly satisfactory J browne
IS in Farm. Field and Fireside.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

n
three minutes. Then pour OH IN, u!
roter and drain asparagus well
pnt into another saucepan with a nuts
,.ar, water. a tablespoonful OF but
tor teosnoonful Of sugar and a large
s,,oo ~. ~ onion. Set over the fire, where
a. will simmer slowly for haif an
honr.. remove the onion and add cup
of cream thickened with one egg' sea,
con to taste VITA pepper and sait' anu
serve. s.. pui
F;sh and Rice for Breakfast'-pu'
bo1f q Gun of boiled rice and one liable
snoonful OF butter in stewpan; "hen
hot add the same amount OF minced
aold cooked fish; season with salt anu
.onnor. add two hard boiled eggs
chnnn.d. n serve with toast; cold cooked
oo1 baddock. ,urbot and sole are tae
nreferable fish to serve in th's man
ner: a dash of nutmeg is an improve
ment. o-. .,
small Soda B;scuit.-One quart o.
gifted flour, three level teaspoons o.
baking powder, half a teaspoon Q!
soIt and butter the size of an egg
sift -four, powder and salt togetle,
several times and mix we'll then ru'
IN fine butter VITA flexible knife un
~ we'll mixed. Gradually mix IN SUI
Gc;ont cold milk to make soft smooA
,ough. roll out on slightly i'oure'
,oard about an inch thick, ana GU
If with q small biscuit cutter. bak
IF ten minutes in q quick oven, sou
III, and soda may be used instead 0
y. sweet milk and baking powde'
lift the soda with the dry ingredients
allowing nalf a teaspoon to cup Q
milk.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
CARE OF STEEL KNIVES.

steel bladed knives should pe
cleaned and polished after each uslhs,
This Is hest accomplished If small
hox is kept on hand containing raw
nototo a bath brick and a cleaning
cloth scrape a little OF the :.orieN
nnon the board, dip the cut END o. the .he
,ntato ap into 1t and rub the blade q tne
Enife until it is free from all STAINS
Taen ~ nolish with the cloth and WASH
+be knife In warm, not hot, Wat'Ft
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
n....on Socialism. as represented

German Socialism, as represented
NV tno dominant wing of the party
comnrises demand for equal suilrase
~ men and women, payment of mem
b,rs Of the imperial and State Legs
latures, responsibility of the Govern
mont tn Parliament, local self-govern'
mont introduction of the militia sys'
tenn, freedom of speech and Oh e lno
nrcss church discstablshment. free
schools and free courts. and a pfo'
zressiye income ta1