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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13
Nests in Mail Boxes.

Since free delivery of mail in rural
districts has been effected. l have
been pleased to discover two or three
pairs of bluebirds nesting undisturbed
in mail boxes by the roadside
1t is gratifying to know that these
birds allowed themselves to be dis.
turbed two or three times a day and
yet did not abandon their nests; but
the thing that gives the bird lover
the greatest delight is the fact hat no
one robbed the nests. | am sure the
bluebird will in time learn to appreci-
ate this kindness, and the day is not
far distant when it will be common
occurrence to find some kind OF
birds nest in every homemade box
that holds a letter.-St. Nicholas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13

my advice and go out into the wilds.
here is nothing like Nature. She Is
the one universal mother of consola-
ton. Go and seek her in her widest
aspect; go and have a shot at some
big game-Agrica-th Rockies-any-
where you can find room to fight your
battle in And then-when you have
won-come back and learn that there
Is no sorrow that time cannot teach
you to forget, no wound 1t cannot
heal"
My life is over" said BERTHE. "The
best thing can do is to try and get
rid of it,"
well, yes, so 1t is" said Faradeane,
with a sad smile. and you'll find
that the very moment that Is likely 10
occur you will cling to that same life
pretty tightly. All, Cherub, don't
think | am unfeeling. | know tell
you know, how you feel" and his
hands pressed his shoulders sooth-
ingly. Goodbye, dear lad. You've
one thing on your slde-youth. You'll
still be young when you come back
and tell me that you have found your
heart again, and-lost 1t to someone
else"
BERTHE bit his lip and forced the
tears back from his eyes, for there
was something inexpressively touching
In Faradeane's words and tone.
Goodbye, old fellow" he said, talk
ing his hat, 81 can't tell you how CRATE
full | am to you. When | look back
and remember how constantly you
have been my friend; how, many and
many time, you have lifted me out
Of a scrape 1t seems hard to part from
you. But III go as you advise me.
Afrlcas the best place, | think" rue
fully. And you'll stop here?"
Faradeane nodded
For the present, yes"
Bertid sighed
Il envy you. You will be near her,
at any rate. Faradeane," suddenly,
will you do one thing for me?"
II don't know; my last promise got
me into a scrape that makes me eau.
tious. What Is IT."
Tt isn't much. It's only TOTO re-
member how-how dearly | loved her,
and to promise, If anything should
happen to her, any trouble, anything
wrong, that you will stand her friend,
as you have stood mine. You see, I've
learned to rely on you so much"
What Is likely to happen to the
wife Of the wealthy Mr. Bradstone?"
said Faradeane, pacing to and fro
again, with knit brows. We'll, well, |
promise. Is that aIl?"
That's enough" said BERTHE sim
ply, Now, goodbye"
Goodbye; be a man, Cherub."
His white hands closed round the
lads soft, glrlish ones and wrung
them; then the two men parted with.
out another word
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13

ton, and indeed, blowing would be
useless when grass was growing IN
tufts and Dogs upon which water
stood almost continually.
The soil consists of black muck and
peat to a depth varying from five to
ten feet, underlaid by gravelly sub
soil. On about two acres the gravel
lay within three feet of the surface
and here the undertakings was suf-
fiCient that the land could be used for
pasture. After laying the tile in 1901,
the first crop planted was corn, which
was injured by the spring frosts, but
finally ripened well. After the corn
had glazed, the crop on a typical
square rod was cut and weighed. 1t
was found that the yield was at the
rate Of twenty-four tons and three
hundred pounds of green fodder per
acre. The corn when husked from
the entire field averaged seventy-fva
bushels per acre. The first crop was
sufficient to pay for the tilling as well
as the top dressing of manure, while
the improvement was a clear profit
On the following year the yield of
green fodder was seventeen tons per
acre, and the field was then sown to
rye and seeded to timothy and red
top which yielded, in 1905, three tons
of hay per acre.
The results of this first experiment
in thing were so satisfactory that Mr..
Foil has continued the work until, at
present, he has tiled one hundred
acres, all of which gives good salts.
faction except one field of about ten
acres where the outlet is faulty
Mr. label, a neighbor of Mr.. Foil,
has put tile on about twenty acres.
On half of this, the yield has been in
creased one hundred per cent, but on
the remainder the benefit cannot be
put at more than fifty per cent. On
the latter portion, although the tiles
run nearly full after a rain they do not
remove the water fast enough A
four inch tile is too small to carry off
the underdrainage from this ten acre
field The water is removed from the
tile in course of time, but is allowed
to stand so long after a severe down
pour of rain thai the crop is stunted
or entirely drowned out
Mr. Nels Holman of Deerfeld feels
that his experiment in lille draining a
marsh for pasture is highly successful.
His land was similar to that of Mr.,
For's until 1908 when a drainage en-.
gineer and contractor planned and
put in the system. The land is be,
coming more firm every year and the
grass has begun to grow between the
boys where the water formerly stood
continually. At least ten per cent
Of the money invested was realized
from the tile in benefits for the first
year.
The farms OF Joseph WInterling, oil
! the jefferson county asylum and Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13
Duration of Tile.

Indications are that tile once put in
is in for all time. In fact, the eff
fciency of tile increases with age be-
cause, as the water percolates toward
the tile year after year, the openings
in the soil are made to lead more Iii
rectly toward the tile and allow the
water to move with greater ease. The
tile laid fifteen years ago by two farm
ers interviewed is still in operation
and not foot of it has been dug up
or replaced. Another had been trou-
bled with a collection of earth for
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13
CHAPTER XVI.

Thonews Of the engagement spread
like wildhre, and caused almost ps
much excitement in the country as q
general contlagration would have
done. The CONSERVATION and disap-
poIntment among the eligible men.
who had each one cherished a secret
hope that the prize might be his,
was fearful.
"Confound these city beggars!" said
one young barOnet who had laid con-
slant siege to Olivia heart for three
hunting seasons. They carry every
thing off nowadays. Seems to me
that mans thought nothing of--by
the women, at any rate-unless he
has made : pile of money out of cot
ton or stocks and shares. Here's the
fellow without n grandfather, or an
ounce of blood in his veins, carries of
the loveliest and sweetest girl we've
got, Hang me IL | don't go and get a
stool in a Confounded counting-hous
and make a pile myself. don't know
what's come to things nowadays; it's
all money, money, money"
Aunt Amelia was delighted, and al
most went into Mysteries, when Olivia
quietly told her, the morning after
BARLEY Bradstone had been accepted.
I am so glad you have taken my ad-
vice, my dear" she said, pressing a
spasmodic kiss upon Olivia's white
hn a.,
some one to advise me when was
your age; but | was a giddy girl, and
would have my own way. | was al
ways too particular, too fastidious, my
dear; that has been my great fault.
But you are different. thank Heaven.
and know how to take advantage OF
your opportunity; which | never did,
alas! All, 1t is a splendid opportunity.
Birth and all that kind of thing are all
very well, but money is the thing now
adays, and dear Bartley-you don't
mind my calling him BARLEY, hope,
dear? Say so at once II you do, I'm
sure am the last to presume"
Call him anything you please,
aunt" said Olivia, YEARLY.
Very well, dear; what was | say
ing? oh, dear BARLEY is So so nice,
SO really nice with all his wealth, that
| am sure you will be happy. And
when is the wedding to be? Now,
don't blush
1t was very pale blush. II any, that
rose to Oltvia's face; it went paler, In
deed
There has been nothing said of-a
wedding" she replied.
Aunt Amelia nodded.
Just SO; quite right. But remem.
ber my dear, that nothing is $3.50
mwise as a long engagement. You
never can tell. men are $3.50 tickle
nowadays, and there are so many
girls. Ply the way, how mad those
poor Peustcne girls will be. am sure
they were both setting their caps at
him"
Olivia rose with a laugh that was al
most hysterical, and lott Miss Amelia
TO gloat over Annies and Mary's sup.
posed disappointment IN solitude.
The people hocked to the Grange to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13
BULLETIN ISSUED BY AeRlcuLT,
URAL EXPERIMENT STATION.
SHOWS BIG
PROFIT S
Several Farmers Interviewed Give
Their Experience in Oitchine
Marshes-Work Pays for Itself the
First Year-Cost of Tile and How
Long 1t Will Last.

Another valuable bulletin has been
issued by the agricultural experiment
station, the work of Professors A. R.
Whitson and E. r. Jones. This deals
with the drainage of wet lands anu
like other monographs issued by the
station is an exhaustive treatise of
the subject. 1t is not abstract, but
gives the experience of several promi-
nent farmers together with the cost
of tile from recent prices gotten from
the factories.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13

At this rate the cost of tile, with
laterals 70 feet apart, will run from
eight to ten dollars per acre. The
cost of digging, laying and filing ag-
gregates from eight to fifteen cents
per rod for each foot in depth. In
broad marshes, with laterals 70 feet
apart, the entire cost per acre is be-
tween SIS and SIS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13
Courtesy,

Why do you laugh at all of Snug
gins insane jokes?"
MY dear boy" answered the man
from London, there's no reason whyI
should be impolite merely because he
isn't funny."-Washington Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13
Made Up Her Mind.

Miss Wise-"She has finally decided
to marry Tom Hanson. I believe
Miss Pechis-"The idea, Tom
called to zee me last night and it's
scarcely likely he'd do that if"
Miss Wise-''O! Tom doesn't know
anything about it yet."-Philadelphia
Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13
Benefits of Tile Drainage.

The experience of Mr.. Carl Foil of
Deerfield illustrates the benefits to be
derived from the use of tile on marsh
areas. Mr.. Foil had about fifteen
acres of marsh, seventy per cent of
which was practically useless. Cat
tie often became mired in an attempt
to cross it. At no time of the year
was it dry enough to admit of blowing
on at least ten acres of the lowest por-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13
Cost CT Tile Drainage.

Thefcost of tile per thousand at the
factory each tile being one foot long,
is about as follows:
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
DO you OWN "A sh0RSE2
Electric Light Plants Are Like Horses
In Some Respects.

Electric Light Plants Are Like Horses
In Some Respects.
The subject 'of depreciation is weA
worthy Of the careful consideration OF
those who are prone to ignore that
item in estimating the cost of lights
supplied by municipal plants. But. as
RDre people own horses 1han sighting
plants IT mat be keipfu} to consider
depreciation as spDiisd - horses.
You pay $3.50 for q fve-year-old
horse. That's original. cost If you bor-
row the money you must pay. interest
on it. II you don't borrow It you lose
the interest you would get If you didn't
buy the horse. Either way it's interest.
You feed the horse, and perhaps hire q
man to take care Of him. That's eper-
ating expenses. You get him shod oc-
casionally and can In the Neeerinarlan
when he Is sick. That's renewals and
repairs. k9ter q few years. m spite sf
the best Of care, the horse is no longer
capable of doing the required work
and Is sold for $50, a loss Of $3.50 as
compared with the original cost. That's
depreciation. n you haven't laid that
by year by year out Of the horses
earglfng$ you've got to borrow It to
buy new horse, and you may not
paid the original loan. That's what
happens to municipal plants that don't
provide an adequate depreciation fund.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
GOVERNMENT WAGES LOW.

n. T. Ncwcou1b Gives Facts of Inter
est TO Wage Farmers.
From 1896 to 1891 the average rcslil
cost OF the ordinary articles Of food
used in the United States advanced 10
less than II per cent 0G.9G, to be more
exacD-that is. the purchaser Of food
for a family had 10 pay #Ll1 in 1891
for the same quantity and quality OF
food that 81 would purchase in 1896.
These are official statistics compiled
by the highly skilled experts employed
by the federal government, and every
housewife knows that they do not over
state the advance. Other necessities of
life have advanced In cost with ap-
prOximately equal rapidty.
Unquestionably wages ought, gener
ally speaking, to have advanced some
what in proportion to the increase in
the cost of living. In private employ
ment this has apparently taken place,
the average wages per hour reported
by the federal bureau Of labor being
1876 per cent higher in 1904 than in
1896 and the average weekly earnings
1916 per cent higher. The advances
thus represented are spread all over the
country; they characterize every pri
vate industrial enterprise and have
benefited all classes of workmen en-
plOycd in private undertakings.
How IS it with public employment?
A few undertakings conducted under
public ownership employ labor like
that similarly serving private employ
crs IN the same communities, and in
these cases the public rate Of wages
has slowly been advanced somewhat
in proportion to the advance in the
wages privately paid. But where any
American government, municipal, state
or national, is the sole or by far the
largest employer Of Il particular class
Of labor the advances to meet increls-
ed cost OF living have been SO few that
the ordinary investigator will be I'M
able to discover single instance.
Throughout the postal service, among
the c5,C0O clerical employees at Wash
inStOn, III the customs and Internal
revenue services there have been no
advances In pay to meet the rise in
cost of food, clothing and shelter. The
pay of letter carriers, for example, re-
mains precisely where it was fixed
twenty years ago by an act approved
on Jan. 3, 1887.
The largest printing Office Ia the
world is that maintained at Washing
ton by the government. and there the
federal government employs a large
force of intelligent and highly skilled
A change III the basis
Of payment in 1899 from the piece
work to the per hour system prevents
with dates prior to the
change. but wages have remained sta
tiOlary since March 3, 1899, although
the Official stattsticians report that the
cost Of food has advanced since the
rate Of wages was lfxed by statute full
ly 1926 per cent. During the same
Years the wages OF printers IN private
book publishing or job printing estab-
ishments advanced throughout the
Omitted States as follows: Competitors,
male, 14.G7 per cent; cOmpositors, fe-
male 20.3O per cent; press feeders.
male, 22.41 per cent; press feeders, fe-
male, 21.27 per cent pressmen, 1175
per cent-H. T. Newcomb. =,
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
Making Pster Pay For Paul.

Whether a public utfiAty he a1min.
istered by the government itself or by
private corporation. we hold that
every person who uses 1t should be held
to pay the cost Of the service which
he receives and tint no man should be
compelled by taxation or otherwise to
bear any part Of his neighbor's ex-
penses for hight and power, for tele-
Dhons servae9 or for transportation q
himself 2l dTAs goods.
Avery Proposal that q municipality
assume operation of eN Pubic utilities
and reduce rates to persons using
them. regardless of what the service
may actually cost, IS an attempt to
foroR aOEee men to bear the expenses
Of others, because where the outlay for
exceeds earnings the deficit
must be iinade NJ by taxation, and this
we deno0nee % sociAlI1fc and there
fore kestiie TO Justice and subversive
@ 6mocsatic severninnG - Borke
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
A Little Va que.

A Boston lady seeking summer
board on a farm saw an advertise.
nent giving a description of about
such a place as she wanted, and sent
a letter CT inquiry. She received the
following information as to the
terms: 1--WE charge five dollars a
week for men. four and a half for
ladies, and four dollars for children
old enough to eat. All ages and
sexes to pay more. il diGcult."-
LippincOtt's.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15

A mother, whose little daughter had
the habit Of biting her nails, had
tried numerous unsuccessful devices
for curing her before she hit upon
one which proved emineatly effective.
This was nothing less than the gift
Of manicure set, with permission to
use il all she wanted to. AS the child
learned to polish and trim her nails
her joy in them grew apace until
pride had quite put to rout the ugly
habit which no amount of coaxing
or scolding had been able to break
up.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
Am bidexterous.

PonsCn du Terrail, the great writer
of serial stories, amused the last gen.
GRAFTON of F'renchmen with his
blunders. The present generation may
not have POrsOn du Terrail, but
blunders are not lacking. This is a
passage from a recent feuilleton: mo,
| never read at night. AS soon as
am in bed turn out the electric light
with one hand and so to sleep with
the Other."-St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
The Child Reasoner.

The novelist's small but valuabls
son lad just been brought to judg-
ment for telling a fib. His sobs hav-
ing died away. he sat for a time In
silent thought Pa" said he, how
long will it be before stop gittin'
licked for tellin' lies. an begin TO get
paid for 'em f1ke you do?"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
The Silk Lat.

The ridiculous custom Of wearing
that shining funnel, the silk hat, wifi
appear as Supplying to our great
grandchildren as the custom Of put
ting bone through the lip or a ring
through the nostrils appears monstrous
to us.-Paris Gaulois.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
Nautical Note

A young lady, who had no knowledge
of nautical phrases, asked a friend:
DO you know, l often wonder why a
ship has to weigh its anchor every
time 1t leaves port?" The answer Of
her friend was not Illuminating. well
--er-the weight is constantly chang
ing, you know, because of the-er-
binnacles and things that accumulate
on the anchor,"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15

/. A prolix preacher took for his text
one Sunday the whole eha3ter In Rev.
Asia. After he had dwek laborieusly
for half an hour on three of them. a
small boy in the congregation drew a
long sigh and whispered to his moth
er in a stage prempter's voice: dec!
Four More!"-Lippincott's.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
Explained.

A minister who had been kind
enough to explain why women are bet.
ter than men, his conclusion being
that the reason lies in the fact that
men are not so good as women.-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
Kerosene for Cleaning,

When washing woodwork, IL kero-
sene is put in the water instead Of
soap, fly specks and grease will come
off quicker and easier A good quail
ity Of kerosene cleans windows and
mirrors best, but poor quality, or oil
with dregs in it, leaves the glass
Streaked. Soap must not be used with
kerosene for Class.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15

A laborer in ew Jersey in excavat-
ing for monument in a cemetery
dug up meteor fragment weighing
25 pounds. 1t seemed to be composed
Of fused minerals, glass, stone and
steel. 1t also contained a mixture of
various colored stones intermingled
through the otherwise gray mass.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
City Of Misfortune,

OF all European cities Rome has
most frequently been In the hands of
enemies. It has been entered or sacked
more than 40 times since $50 B. c.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
The S1uggard Moon.

The moon is the sluggard of the
solar system, it's 2.273 miles an hour in
it's journeying around the earth COM
pairing badly with the earth's es,579
miles an hour.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
Unclo Ebm.

'tookin' fob trouble" said Uncle
Eben. sis a favorite occupation wit
folks dat is de mos ignorant bout
what to do wifi It when dey finds 1t.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
Everybody LAKES It

Flattery IL to conversation what the
kiss is to lovemaking: Of the least
value, but valued tAs most. t.-SaAa9day
0vo11nG Pet,
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15

A Chicago clergyman says that good
cooking will cure drunkenness. This
is probably true, but some of the cases
wouldn't yield to just plain cooking.
The subjects would need to be boiled
in oil.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
Man Who Is Hot Safe.

The man who knows better how to
DO another mans work than he does
his own is not safe for any kind of
work.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15

do yoV. think hal municipal owA'
ershfp woui4 eliminate graftT
Il an net quite sure" aAswered Seu3
~ 1ocohnm, ''wAs(pe It weuld eliml
hotoAk - sinR1 ~ naesU~0w kino1
-yQulaunsu 1tk
Evening journal., 1906-08-15
HAWKINS & CO.,
AGENTS TO EFFECT SALE.
No. 712 Market Street.


500 West street, u rooms and bath.
gle West street, ~ rooms and bath.
an5 w. Eighth street, D rooms and bath.
S45 Orange street, rooms and bath.
363 West street, II rooms and bath.
1sO4 w. Seventh street, 10 rooms and bath.
i7O6 Broome street. 10 rooms and bath.
l9oi-1 1908 a aO5-la07 Market street.
Nos 8 and w Twelfth street.
1898 and 1907 French street.
1912 Shallcross avenue 10 rooms and bath.
sag Madison street, rooms.
md Walnut St, rooms, bath ana store
40 u Ninth ST. s rooms and bath
T2i S Harrison st., rooms ana PAIN
iO0i s. Franklin st., rooms ana pain.
5oe 8 FRANKLIN st.. 6 rooms ana bath.
Propertv Beech and Clayton SITS, mansion
and lot Of land 2ioX405 feet
N 70. cor. 9Th and Church sts., rooms
bath and store.
n S. Delaware ave. near Clayton st. %
feet front. az
sts., 100 feet front.
N. ~ cor. Howland ard DUPONT St. &c
feet front.
n. W. cor. Oak and Franklin st., ioo feet
n. E. cor sth and clayton sts.. rs feet
front.
S. W. cor. Beech and Broomo ST., $40
feet by no feet.
S. W. cor, 9th and Lincoln sts,, 2l9 feet
Apply RIVAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
THE EQUITABLE GUARANTEE
AND TRUST COMPANY,
9th and Market streets
Evening journal., 1906-08-15
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RAILROAD.
Rcheoulo IN cffect May n. nod

neheoulo IN cuect May =, LOG.
Trains Leave delaware Avenue stn.ion
WILMINGTON. DEL
Dsily. Daily except Sunday. Sunday
NEW YORK ana the East. .aas $40
Royal Limited ~ a. .1i'oo D. no" M all
PHILADELPHIA. s2cd, s5.26, $3.50 QocaD
1870, 'l.2O uocaD, 800. $40. iSA ,iocaD'
s9.i0. no,ts QocaD, liob7 ClocaD. m ~
ed" e.20 QocaD, i70O gI.06 llocaD, sIla
1852 OocaD, eil.O0 y. m.
CHESTER. $3.50 OOcaD, IS. 40. s120 focal,
1900, 1910 iaA QocaD. 80. 710fs (iocai).
llQbi locnD. u1.3 q. NJ. l.26 1905 10.
400. nos uocaD. .7.42. 7s.52 docaD. siiii
B BALTIMORE q WASHINGTON -lA
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.ei4 ROYAL Limited" 'poa 1909 D. IN.
btAlyTdMoRE. a ,a II "a and i way Stations. i7oO
NEWARK. 'A.1s. 100, .si6. ui.oi n. m.
il2to 'ls.' isl0, $3.50. 1900. 100. '9O9.
.sINGERLEl, ZOO, s.is u1.m cExpress,
mT lS,4e, lSlo lb'5o tENpress), n.o
I.ANDENBERG and Way stations. ~ p
ilo.la q: m, 800 N25 p. m,
.,Royal limited" 'ioos p. m.
CHICAGO. ISIS q. m. s2.n p. m.
VILE LiiS.s sis a. % m. D .fos % os D. L1oiS' 3
Del Ave. sta. Delmarvla Tel 2l9s. ID
& A. Tel i422-A. City Ticket once
s04 Market street; d. a A. Tel. l75s-A.
Delmarvia Tel. 2i9s.
II. A. Miller. Travelling PassengeE
Agent