The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
THE WATER SUPPLY.
II lou Are Looking For Water You
VIII Find It.

Will Find 1t.
IF you are looking for trouble, you
will find it," In order to get a person
to do Il thing you must first interest
him. After | had purchased my farm
was busy and took but little notice
of the fact that my wife was carrying
water from the spring located on the
upper side of the road opposite the
house until one day she was sick and
had to carry it for her | brought
the first four or five pailfuls easily and
the next four fairly well, but when
had got the sixteenth down | baked
and claimed they had put up job"
on me. | would not believe they used
so much water every day and told them
So
l, strong man, got tired of carrying
water in one day. How about the
tired woman who uncomplainingly
carried it for six months? | had lead
pipe from the spring to the house in
less than Il week. mt cost of less than
$50. twenty-five years that water has
been singing in our back kitchen with
out Il cent more of cost. 1t will run
for twenty years more But l was not
satisfied. 1t was too handy in the
house, and | wanted it in the barn.
I'VE never miss the water till the well
runs dry" is a part of an old song.
Those of you who lug water to your
stock, turn them out in the storm of
winter or compel them to go miles in
the fierce heat of summer do not re-
alize the cost of food, shrinkage of
milk and labor that a lack of water
produces.
One day as | was walking along the
highway | saw a spot about two feet
III diameter that was nearly bare,
while the rest of the ground was GOV,
cred with snow and frozen. Now
thought |, what made that?" AS |
walked along it came to me that water
coming up from below kept it from
! freezing. l went back and marked the
spot, and the next spring l dug about
| two feet and found a small under
| ground stream. After stoning it up |
had a well two feet in diameter and
three feet deep that was full of beauti.
full cold, pure water only 200 feet from
the barn. But that was not near
enough, and in few days a lead pipe
carried it to the basement, and never q
cent of cost since, maybe SO cost in
all. Hundreds of persons had walked
over that spot for years, but never
dreamed of a spring there - weren't
looking for water.
Water that does its own pumping il
always cheapest and most satisfactory
My father recognized this fact year:
ago and as he could not find a spring
anywhere would have given up had b,
been like most men, but he was re
scurceful and thoughtful. The hous,
and barn We're built on an elevation
which sloped to the SOUTH no highe
ground or springs anywhere near. How
could one get running water in such
location? This seemed a poser. On
day he dug a ditch from the well dow
the hill about fifteen rods and put
small three-quarter inch lead pipe int
the well, brought it near the top an
laid it along the ditch. After coverin
1t he put on force pump and drov
out the air, and the big siphon bega
to work. For thirty-fve years, withoU
a cent of expense, has it furnished We
ter for all of the stock, pure and coo
in summer and warm and pleasant i
winter.
There are very few farms except o
level land where this principle canno
be applied. 1t may not bring it int
the barn, but steady supply in CO
ment trough is better than pumping b
hand. If you are looking for waite
you will find it. One friend got so e2
. asperated that he swore he would hav
water in the barn and commence
driving a hollow iron bar into til
basement cellar bottom, an unheard c
Insane, if you will-proceeding. A
only twenty-four feet he cut throug
into a soft place and after pumpin
out some quicksand had plenty of wf
ter 1t was driven we'll" They ar
common In some localities. The cost G
the whole outfit for the fifteeDKear
has not been 81. and the water ha
never failed. Have faith and work 70
water-Cor. Ohio Farmer.