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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20

With Increased and increasing de-
mand for coal came the necessity for
opening our lower seams. the deeper
shafts meant heavier capital eXpendi-
ture in the coiliery enterprise. 1t is
worthy of remark how little the out
side public realizes the great diff
culties that have often to be overcome
in sinking such as passing through
water-bearing strata or running sands
or of the enormous cost entaile1 by
some colliery developments.
AS early as 1929 John Buddle, in
giving evidence before the house of
lords, declared that the cost of sink
ing, even then, was frequently $4,000
TO $75,000 and j. II. Taylor stated
before a select committee on rating of
mines in 1857 that at Haswell colliery.
in the county of Durham, 100000
was expended in contendlng with a
Quicksand and that the shaft had ulti-
mately to be abandoned. At Murton
colliery, a few miles distant from Has
well, $1,500.000 was expended in sink
ing; the quantity OF water pumped
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
John L. Their Idol

when first went to Tahiti" said
a traveller from the South Seas. II
landed on one of the remote islands.
The first night ! went in state TO visit
the chief.
'He was a fine old fellow. fully 6
feet in height, and a man every inch
of him. | happened to know people
who had lived on his island for
time. Through an interpreter he
asked me all kinds of questions about
them-if they were well, if their hair
was getting gray, how much money
they had, etc. Then conversation
languished.
"At length | heard him repeating to
the interpreter a word that sounded
like 'Yonelsulwan.' The interpreter
seemed to catch it finally. He said:
"'He wants to know how Is John
L. Sullivan? Is he fighting as hard as
ever?'"
"'Oh, no. l said truthfully. John
j.. Sullivan isn't champion any more.
He was beaten by big man from the
West, and a man from the Big islands
beat that man, and another big man
from the West beat him
When this was told to the chief he
looked me all over and said something
in a very positive tone.
- "'He tells me- said the interpre-
ter, that he doesn't believe you. He
thinks you don't like John l.. Sulli-
van
EVERYWHERE | went on the islands
It was the same story. When they
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
A Dovecote for Your Lawn.

If any of you boys or girls are think
ing of putting up dovecote or Dlrd-
house out on the lawn so as to attract
the birds tc your place, here is beau
tiful model for you TO copy
If your father happens to have
tree on the grounds that he does not
wish to keep alive, it will be just the
thing for your purpose. Saw 1t on
about ten feet from the ground. or
as much lower as will leave clean,
straight trunk. "a pole set in the
ground will serve the same purpose,
but will not look quite so well at
first.)
If you can, at the top of the trunk
leave three or four portions of
branches, sawed off clean and level
at the ends. or you can't, then nail
three or four wooden supports to the
top of the trunk.)
A platform thirty-six inches square
should be nailed on top Of the sup
ports.
Then on top of this platform set up
a house with inclined sides. Measure
ments: "a inches square at bottom,
20 inches square at top, and 40 inches
high t42 inches If measured along
the inclined edge. ~
, Cut fivs wthdow IN eacht side, and
underneath the upper tiers of win
dows fasteh little shelves for the
birds to perch on.
On top of the house set up a tall
attic roof with the ridge lines a little
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
Can You Seer

Try 1t in this interesting game,
which any number Of persons may
play. The objects to be seen are
placed on a table in a separate room,
or they may be the ordinary articles
Of furniture in such a room One of
the players should prepare the room
or the table. The more articles there
are the better. Each player is admit
ted to the show room the same length
of time, say a'half minute, or, the
whole company may file in slowly and
keep in line as they pass around the
room and out again, looking carefully
at every object. Then all write down
as many articles as can be remem-
bered. Each player is allowed the
same length Of time to think and
write.
These lists are then read aloud by a
leader and checked by correct and
complete list previously prepared. The
points a player makes, equals the
number of articles he names correct
ly. If he names an article that was
not in the room he loses a point. The
prize goes to the player who has the
most points at the close.
The same game may be played out
of doors, and each player be given
three minutes to write down what he
sees from the piazza or wherever he
may be sitting.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
As the Trick Should Look.

On your second or third try you
may get your toes just over the stick,
when, to your surprise. you find IT
torn from your hands and 10! you
are standing with both feet on 1t!
If you keep at it, you will soon learn
the knack of 1t. which Is in moving
your arms just far ndugh to pass the
stick beneath your fket at just the
proper moment. Then, when you are
an expert at this, try it backward,
holding the stick behind you and
bringing it beneath your feet to its
old position in front.
When you can do both these with
ease, try the feat on some of your
friends and when, at their first at
tempts, they pronounce 1t impossible,
surprise them by doing 1t both for
ward and backward.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
Soap Bubble Fountain.

fountain that spouts soap bubbles
is one of the novelties shown In the
Palace Of Liberal Arts at the Worlds
Fair. 1t is about rs feet high, and is
surmounted by a statue of a fairy.
Millions of soap bubbles pour out from
the top basin, over the sides and into
a larger and lower basin which, in
turn, fills and overhows, the bubbles
being carried of at the bottom.
The effect is much more brilliant
than a water fountain, for each of the
tiny bubbles reflects all colors of the
rainbow. To add TO the brilliancy.
electric lights are concealed in the
lower parts of the two basins, throw
ing beams of light Of all colors up
through the bubbles and producing an
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
Wives as a Help

George" said his wife triumphant
iy, as Mr.. Candidate walked In late
for dinner, and with tired look on
his face, you say that l always do
the wrong thing just before election.
but didn't make a mistake this time.
l met old Diggs this morning and cut
him dead"
What" shouted her husband, all
tra ce Of exhaustion vanishing.
why, Ceorge!" gasped his wife,
you said only last night, Never tenn
iporize with an enemy; let him under
stand that you know him, and"
DO you mean to tell me-" interrupt
ed the enraged politician, that you
refused to speak to the man who casts
the entire labor voter"
"But, George" commenced his wife.
'if he is against you-"
Hes not. He's tor me-or was"
he added. with tragic emphasis. "Frs
will nov support the other fellow.
deserve this for being fool enough to
discuss my affairs with my wife"
That's just 1t, George" said his
wife, resentfully; II you were more
candid and had only told me be
was for you this time 1t would have
been all right"
Mr.. Candidate groaned.
81 am very sorry, of course" resum-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
olrIs Now Rom chalk Race.

Boys have their many games, and
now here is a novel pastime for the
girls, although there is no reason
why the boys should not play it, too,
II they can tear themselves long
enough away from their marbles,
baseball and other boy sports of the
season.
1t is a chalk race; that sounds as
il it might be exciting, does 1t not?
Well, so It is, and the beauty OF II Ia
that two or any larger number can
join in-that is, as many as can find
bits of chalk or anything else which
will make a mark on stone pave
ment.
Each girl arms herself with a piece
of chalk and stands at the starting
line with her back toward the finish
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20

ed Mrs. Candidate. IL hate to snub
people, but it's done now, and really
| hardly feel that am to blame. But
made up for my bad treatment of
Diggs by being especially cordial
few minutes later to Mr.. Snobbs."
"Snobbs" yelled her husband, this
time pushing his chair back from the
table.
why, yes; your great friend
and"
Read that, Mrs. Candidate" throw
ing her printed circular, when he
took from his coat pocket 'In 1t my
friend, Mr.. Snobbs, calls me a trick
ster, corruptionist, and liar. Thou
sands of them are on the street."
He watched her with a kind Of
frenzied calm, while she realized the
character of the paper.
Really George" she Hammered.
"this Is too bad; but | AMI so inter-
ested in your race and so anxious to
help" She paused a moment, then
added tearfully, "You do think wives
help little, don't you, George?"
YES" he responded grimly, "as
helps to beat a man for office | put
them against the world"
Mrs. Candidate wept-not loudly,
but distinctly. while Mr.. Candidate
savagely attached his dinner.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
Little Prisoners.

When mothers gone away to work, us
Kids Is just as good
we never do single thing 'cept what
she said we could.
she gives us all a goOd-by KISS, an
locks the door UP tight,
Sos TO be sure to find us here when she
gets home at Night.
She leaves the key with Mrs. Brown
who lives next house but one,
An II there'd ever be a fire, why. Mrs
Brown would run
An let us out, for mothers work IS
most mile away
We know, cause ono she took us. put
they wouldn't les us stay.
We see the school kids goin' by, an
then we know it's noon
An time to eat our dinner, which IL
always ready soon,
Cause tread and cheese Is all we nave
an then we play around,
Or little brother goes to sleep an we
don't make a sound.
We watch the funny postman, an the
wagons rollin' past;
The streets get dark the lights come
out. an pretty soon, at last,
Somebody taps the windowpane, inc
doorknob turns1-9n then
You'd ought to hear us shoutin', cause
it's mother home again. 80
Newark News
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
The Disunited States.

A guessing contest which seems
easy to most girls and boys when they
hear of IL. but proves more difficult
than they supposed, is the Disunited
States.
Make an outline, nothing more, of
each state In the Union. These must
he drawn on separate cards or pieces
of paper and be exactly like the out
lines on the map. Have each card
numbered and it's number placed OPP
posite the name of the state on a
separate piece of paper which is not
shown until the contest is over.
You will be surprised at the mis-
takes made, for even those who nave
studied geography for years find 1t
difficult to decide which state the out
line stands for when it is all alone.
Each player writes his name on a
slip of paper bearing the number he
ventures to guess. The one who has
the most correct answers should re-
ceive a prize. This is simple game,
but 1t affords amusement to school
boys and girls and to older people,
having let school before many of the
new states were added to the Union,
find it no easy task to guess the state
by a mere outline. .n.
Sometimes a river, or, mountain
sketched through the state in its prop
er place will give the guessers a
better chance, but even then many
funny blunders are sure to be made
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20

found that | was an American they
all asked for John H.
Some Of them knew who WIS pres
ident of the United States, though
most of them who had any ideas on
the subject thought it was Cleveland.
But every one thought he knew who
was champion of the world. In sever
al native huts | found little old-fash-
Toned prints of the Boston boy.
1T appears that the Americans first
began to come in numbers to the ISL
ands about the time when John l..
was supposed.to be unbeatable. These
Americans introduced the boxing
game.
1T was a great hit Every native
wanted to learn. And when the
Americans told of their great cham
pion the natives took 1t all in and
made him a tribal tradition.
IT'S a study in the growth OF
legend. II they aren't killed off by
clothes and consumption, | suppose
they'll have him a kind Of on 0din
some day.
when an American beachcomber
strikes those shores, he has to put on
the gloves with the natives. II he
can't beat them. they've no use for
him.
Luckily, the natives are about as
poor with the gloves as they make
EN-. 1t doesn't take much of beach
comber to whip the champion OF Ia
hiti. That fact saves the faces OF our
countrymen."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20

line, which may be any distance
away, although sixty feet is quite far
enough for an ordinary race.
At the starters signal the racers
are off, each girl placing her chalk on
the starting line and drawing a cir
Gle. This circle may be as large or
as small as the racer pleases, but it
must be a complete circle; there
must be no gap in it.
Now the racer draws another circle,
beginning at the farther edge of the
first, and joining that, third circle,
and so on, taking step backward
each time until the finish line is
reached. The first one to draw
circle one edge of which touches the
finish line wins the race, provided
her other circles form an unbroken
chain to the starting line.
If one of racers circles should
be separate from another and not
touch 1t at all, that girl is out of the
race, although the circles may over
lap as much as you please.
Some may like to make a lot of
small circles, for they can be drawn
very quickly, while others prefer
large circles because one covers so
much ground. Whichever method
you try, you will find that it takes
quickness, good judgment, and .
steady hand to win. Try it; you will
find q chalk race lots of fun.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20

should be able to do 1t easily after
a little practice, although at first it
looks very startling.
Get thing stick. about three feet
long. Hold it before you with both
hands and, jumping into the air, try
to pass the stick beneath your feet
without letting go of 1t with either
hand. 1t is not so easy as it looks in
the picture. and at your first attempt
you will probably strike your ankles
or toes against the stick and knock
1t out of your hands.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
How 70 Make a poIls House.

To furnish dolls house collect as
many corks and bungs as you can get,
few ounces of colored beads all one
size, with two or three dozen big
ones, packet OF pins, and you have
all you want except a small skein OF
wool. Slice up the corks crosswise
to make the seats of the chairs and
the table tops. The bungs will do for
the sofa seats. Slip half a dozen OF
the beads on a pin, putting a big one
on first of all, and dig the points into
the slices of cork to make the chair
legs. The chair and sofa backs are
made with plain pins and the wool
laces across them from side to side.
If you want the furniture TO be very
grand the cork may be painted with
enamel or gilded.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20

electric fountain whose effects is mag
nified by every one of the globes of
water.
The bubbles are produced by special
ly built machines which agitate the
soap in clear water and under pres
sure force 1t up to the top of the foun-
tain,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
Threading a Needle.

This is not so much a trick as II is
test OF limberness and agility. Every
boy. unless he be a very stout boy, or
has very short arms and long legs.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20
PlndertoY.

The pindertoy is very simple and
amusing toy, which can be made in
two minutes. Cut out the pieces, and
with one pin fasten all together The
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20

curved instead of straight. (This
makes the effect more gracefully
Leave the caves sufficiently wide to
protect the birds from the rain.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
FARMERS MEETING.
Railroad Complains to Mayor on
Account Rock Thrown at Train.

Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch)
\ ASHLAND. Va March 26,--The bust
ness men of Ashland have decided TO hold
the next farmers meeting on April l2th
and arrangements are being made tohaNe
It even more OF success than the last
one. An elaborate dinner Will be served,
Congressman Lamb will deliver a talk on
the subject of improved farming. Other
speakers will also deliver addresses,
Joe Leake. of Ashland, fhe inyincihle
pitcher of the Randolph Macon club, will
sign Il contract for the season With the
Evansville, Ind, club, of the Western
State League.
A charming and beautiful reception was
rendered as d surprise on Thursday eve
Ming to Mrs. Susie crutchfeld Russell,
on the eve of her retirement from tenn
porary connection with the Henry Clay
Inn. A special supper was served in ban
duet style in the hotel dining-room, ard
The Following partlclpa ted; Mr. and Mrs,
Horace Buchanan, Mr.. and Mrs. Potts,
Mr.. and Mrs, lIowlsons Mr. and Mrs.
Maury. Mr.. and Mrs. Butler, Of New
York; Mrs. Carr, Mrs, Wightman. Mr..
boswell Mr., Scott Mr.. Poy, Mr.. Moore
Misses Baldwin and Potts
The silver tea held at the attractive
residence OF Mr.. II. A. Evans Last night
was largely attended. The proceeds We're
devoted to the work o. the Junior AuA-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

The reform is comparatively recent In
Virginia, though 1t was begun many
years ago in Quincy, Massachusetts and
has since spread over the Eastern ard
the most progressive of the Western
States. For the past few years the De-
partment of Public instruction of Vir-
ginia has directed public attention to the
Importance Of this policy and insisted on
tho adoption OF 1t whereverit was posi-
BILE to do So AS the result of this move
ment the number of{schoois has beer de-
creased in many OF the counties and the
school term considerably heightened.
Undue Multiplication.
In the early days Of the public school
system the slogan of the advocates of
popular education was; "a school on
every hill-top and in. every valley and
hamlet" This led to the urdue multi
plcation Of shall schools, the shortening
OF the school term. and starvation wages
for the teachers 1t has finally dawned on
the people of Virginia that this ruinous
policy must be reversed II they are to
have better schools for the children of
the Commonwealth The good work has
begun. and is going b,'avely on. @
Down in Accomac.
4 Mr.. G. G. Joyres, who had spent all
the years OF his manhood in tenching in
the public schools of Accomac, was ap-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
ROWAN REPUBLICANS.
Blackburn Adherents Bolt and
Price Gets Electoral Votes.

Especial to The Times.Dispatch3 4
SALISBURY, n. c.. March 26.-ln the
Rowan county Republican convention held
to-day every Blackburn adherent hotetl,
leaving the courthouse in a body, a. IT,
Price of this city congressional candl,,
date, received majority of the electoral
votes, and Rowan will stand solldly ny
him, The unit rule WAS adopted by q
vote OF the convention,
The Democratic Executive COMMITTEES
met here to-day and ordered the holding
of primaries on May 2Sth and the county
convention for June 4th
The sausage factory OF NJ, l.. JACKSON,
of this city, was DESTROYED by lire las'
night, with a loss of $500 l5
LAUNCHING BATTLEsHlP VIRGINIA
NEWPORT NEWS, VA APRIL 9Th.
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS VIA g, & O.
RAILWAY, $1.6o ROUND .TRlP
For the launching OF the Virginia at
Newport News, the Chesapeake and Ohio
will have special excursion trains to
leave Richmond Sl5 a. NJ, $3.50 a, NJ,
9l5 A, NJ. and $50 a. NJ. Returning.
leave Newport News 4 p. NJ, 4:SO 2. NJ,
8 p. M, and $50 p, NJ. the $3.50 i, NJ
train starting from old Point at +, NJ.
Rate $3.50 round trip.
Launching r NJ,
Z DO not miss this opportunity to Wit
ness the launching Of Y4rslnla's name
sake, 5l5 f s.t5 Y,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

During the last year or two consider
able progress has been made in certain
counties OF Virginia towards the con-
solicitation of the small and inefficient
schools into larger and better ores. This
is especially true OF the counties of !ac-
comac and Rockingham. The former OF
these counties Hes on the coastal plain
between the Atlantic Ocean and the
Chesapeake Bay: the latter In the Shen-s
andoah Valley between the Blue Ridge
ard the Allegheny Mountains The con-
dtions in neither of these counties are
very favorable TO the consolidation OF
schools; for while Accomac Is level. It
is intersected on both the sea and the
hay side by numerous inlets and estau~.
aries that make communication between
neighborirg sections difficult and danger
GUS and sometimes we'll nigh impossible;
and In Rockingham much OF the country
is so mountainous and sparselys settled
tina t the work of consolidating the small
schools into larger ones Is attended with.
much difficulty,
Consolidation Movement.
Those who attended the conference OF
County and City Superntendents held
In this city little more than one year
ago will recall the interesting and stirr-
ling addresses on this subject by Super
intendeEt Joynes. OF Accomack and Sup
erintendent Hulvey. Of Rockingham.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
Hilary of st. James Episcopal church. Of

Hilary of st, James Episcopal Church, of
Ashland, '
Mr. w. II. Ellison and Mr. r. c. killer
have been selected by the Literary soci-y
cites of Randolph Macon College to rep
resent the college in joint debate With
Trinity College, April 18TH, Mr. ELLISON
has been further honored by his fellow
students In being selected to represent
this college at the State oratorlcal cons
test, which will be held at William and
Mary College this year.
An expert photographer has been most
OF this week here preparing views OF
Randolph-Macon College for the special
display OF the Randoph-Macon College
system in the Virginia building at the
ST. Louis Exposition, for which Or. Smith
has already made elaborate arrangements,
The authorities of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad Con-
pany have made serious complaint IL The
Mayor of Ashland IN regard tolthe throw
ing OF stones at the windows OF the tlpr,
ida Special, which passes here about 10
r. M.
Miss Ollie Parkinson, of Taylorsvills.
has been visiting Mrs, W. g. Pollard.
Mrs. Cardoza will soon occupy the house
owned by DR.. Howard NJ. Smith, pG
Railroad Avenue,
Mr.. Horace Buchanan and family Viii
move into their new home on Monday
next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler, Of New Yosk,
are among the recent arrivals at tl'e
Henry Clay Inn.
Mfr. w. D. Cardwell has been elected
president of the Hanover Bank, to sue
coed Mr.. Walter Sydnor.
The Easter german will be given At he
Henry Clay Inn Tuesday, April 9th.
The RaHdo lpll- Macon base ball CLUB
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
GETTING READY FOR
THE LAUNCHING.
The Crowd to. See the Virginia.
Go Over Will Break the
Record.
l(speoIal 10 The Times Dlspa tch,)

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, March co..
Preparations tor the launching OF the
battleship Virginia which VII occur "
at the ship yard on Tuesday, April 9th,
at i o'clock In the afternoon. are rap,
idly nearing compilation heall 5 8 th ths
unusual interest Is manifested N me
coming event. the ship yard officials are
arranging to accommodate q large crowd.
AS tho General Assembly has made the
day state holiday. It Is probable that
the works will be closed down. but, the
gates leading into the ship yard VII %; 3,
thrown open to the public about an hour
before the time set for the launching, ~
order to give everybody an opportunity
to see the interesting ceremony no
cards or passes will be necessary TO get
IT, the yard
Fortunately for the nublic, the Viz.
gInia was built on ship@ays No. A.
GROUND which is considerable open space,
that will enable thousands Of people to
get a good view Of the launching,
e It is now thought that the crowd which.
will see tho virginia glide into the
water Will he even Larger than that