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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-02-13
MONTANA MILL WILL NOT
HANDLE CUSTOM ORES

The report circulated that after
the fifteenth of March the Montana
mill would continue to handle Gus
tom ores is a mistake, and when ask
ed concerning the matter last night,
one of the officials of the company
stated that no custom ores would be
treated after that date.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
SEMINOLE APARTMENT SOLD
Building Brings About One Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
II VIII Be Held as an Investment
by Local Business
Man.

Rignald ". BeaII. Of Moore & Hill. re-
ports the sale OF the Seminole apartment
in W street northwest. near Fifteenth
street This building Is being completed
by Harry Wardman. upon plans made by
Albert II. Beers. architect.
The purchaser is a local business man.
who takes the property for a permanent
investment. The price paid IS in the
neighbo-hood OF $4,000. being the price
asked for the building by Mr. Wardmsn.
The building is four stories high and
stands on a lot sixty feet vide By a
depth Of 145 feet 10 a twenty-foot paved
alley. Ii IS near the corner OF Fifteenth
street and New Hampshire avenue. north
Of the ST PauTs catholic Church. There
are thirty-two apartments. all with tiled
baths.
Some OF the newer features OF the build
ing are the parquet flooring that is the
covering for all the floors OF the building.
and a large number of one-room apart
ments. There are eight One-rOOm. eight
three-room. ter four-roOnl. and six i've
room apartments in this building.
The building IS nearly fully occupied
The aggregate rental Is Sl0SS0 per year.
Moore & Hill also report the sale OF
ten two-stOry and cellar houses in
Georgia avenue and about SoeO0 square
feet Of ground IN Mount Pleasant.
While the details of the transaction are
not ready for publication. the value os
the properties in this transaction amount
TO about $00001
Among the recent apartment house
sales made by Moore & Hill are the
''Wallraff." at $4,000 the fifJeen-apart-
ment building. near sixteenth street and
Columbia road, and the Wilton apart
ment. of about the same plan, at $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
MAKE MODEL COUNTRY ROAD
Interesting Experiment Tried in
Frederick County, Nd.
Turnpike COmPany's Attempt TO Re-
build Old Highway With
out Tearing IL Up.

Frederick Nd March 2o-An expert
ment OF much interest 10 the sections OF
Maryland IN which turnpizes are numer-
Gus, which has an important bearing upon
one Of the problems before the good
roads commission, was recently begun
by the Buckeystovn Turnpike Company.
which owns the turnpike between Freder-
ick and Buckeystown. With a view to
determining whether turnpikes can be
made frst-class roads without completely
tearing them up. the company today put
q force Of men 10 work upon its road.
The first step will be the Ioosening OF the
surface OF the pike with a scarifer. drawn
by traction engine. The road surface
viii then be built up with crushed stone.
the company having contracted for a
supply Of stone graded down 10 the
screening size. which will be used for top
ping. The surface VIII then be well rolled
with heavy steam roller.
Economy viii be aimed AZ in the work
and careful record of expenditures Will
be made 10 show the cost of such work
II Il is demonstrated that turnpikes can.
without a very heavy expenditure. be
made first-cIass roads, the directors Of
the company who include William G.
Baker. Charles ROhrback. DR.. Z. A Nc
Kinney, Joseph d. Baker, and others.
hope that the work may be taken I'D BY
other turnpike companies in the county,
and the old practice OF collecting heavy
stone IN piles along the turnpikes. 10
be broken by hand and scattered over
the turnpikes, to be worn down by
vehicles. may be done away with. while
the work may also be a guide for the
good roads commission in determining
what shall be done with the turnpikes
10 be purchased by the State.
The work is being done under the di-
rection Of Holmes d. Baker. one Of the
vice presidents Of the Citizens National
Bank OF Frederick. of which his father.
Joseph y. Baker, is president
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Gas Engines I'm japan

Ten years ago gas and petroleum en-.
gines were not used in Japan, but within
that period they have become 50 popular
that they now represent nearly Is Der
cent Of the total motors adopted by man
ufacturers The number OF factories
worked by motors in japan in 1897 was
2.910. none Of them using gas or oil an
gines; the number OF factories using
motors in 1906 was 1856 OF which a6
were gas and 429 petroleum engines.
1t is evident, therefore. that during the
past decade a great impetus has beep
given TO the gas and oil engine trade in
every known branch Of Industry in Ian
an, from the manufacture Of iron and steel
down TO the making Of lemonade and min
eral waters. but in looking over the cus-
toms returns for 1907 II is seen that the
United States Is securing only a small
share OF the sales in these lines. the i'm
ports Of American gas. petroleum. and
hot-air engines amounting TO Sl4025. while
the imports Of American steam engines
and boilers amounted 10 ESsIIa-
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
AGRICULTURE IN MANCHURIA
Products and Population OF the
Province Of ShenEkinE.

Products and Population OF the
Province Of ShenEkinE.
Reports from an quarters Indicate that
the year ls0S has been an unusually pros
porous one for Manchurian farmers. Es-
peciaIly is this true as regards the farm
ers OF the province Of Shengking where
the crop Weld is stated 10 be % per cent
greater than the average annual yield.
The general range Of prices for all farm
products is also somewhat above the
average.
The ManchUrian government is max
ing a serious effort 10 inaugurate a sys-
TEN for the compilation Of vital statistics
of all kinds. and the following figures
are based on data furnished by its new
bureau Of statistics.
The total population OF the province Of
ShengkiHg tFengungl is 103lZ2u. Of
which number 252a1s5 are engaged IN
agriculture
The total area Of the province under
cultivation is zSS 353 acres-that Is. there
are 1.72 acres OF titled land per capita
of the farming population. This. of
course. does not mean that the average
sized farm contains only IL acres. for
II Is well known that farming is carried
on. in many cases. by the family or clan
which may number from FIVE 20 fifty
people who work together on one COM
mon farm. sharing the proceeds according
70 their own private arrangements. Such
farm might. and often does. comprise
100 or more acres. No accurate data IS
available as 20 the average size Of South
ern Manchurian farms. but IL is not far
wrong 10 put IL az twelve acres. This
would make the average rural family
rfrrrr,fa- eaxrar- --rarznnc which &c an--o,-s-
mateIy correct
FreehOlding is the rule throughout the
province. Jut there is also considerable
tenancy. the land being leased from the
government Manchu princes, and Lama
priests
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Ner Indu.tries Along S. -.

According TO advices from Birmingham.
new industries are being established on
the Seaboard Air Line between Birming-
ham and Atlanta 20 such an extent that
an extra force OF workmen has been re-
ouired during the last few days to start
the many new sidetracks needed TO serve
the new plants. Work has been begun on
a new spur at Davetts. Ala, 10 serve the
Piedmont Portland Cement plant that IS
being erected at that point The Seaboard
has also begun construction on sidetracks
end spurs for the new city Queenstown.
on the main line. Queenstown has sprung
up over night and grown with such rapid
strides as 20 necessitate quick work 10
handle the increasing business 10 that
point
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
COLOMBIA's SALT INDUSTRY.
Operators seek 20 Install New AD-
pIfances I'm the Mines.

Operators seek 20 Install New Ap-
pIiances I'm the Mines.
The government or Colombia has re-
Gently had agents in Germany and Aus
tria examining their salt mines. with a
view 70 recommending the proper pro-
cesses OF modern practice for the further
development OF the salt industry In Co
lombia This is one OF the most inn
portant sources Of government rental. as
salt and its extraction is monopoly OF
the government. There are a number OF
places where the supply OF the country
IS found partly mineral deposits and
partly maritime.
The report OF the commissioners 10 Ger
many and Austria decrIbes in consider
able detail the manner Of extracting and
treating the salt from the mines Of those
countries. and was made with view
TO recommending better methods for use
IN the mines Of Zipaquira, near Bogota.
which turned out during the years 1855
to 1905. inclusive, T,O2f metric tons OF
salt. which realized Ss99535 at a cost OF
s2I2, $50.
The Importance Of the salt industry OF
Colombia will be more clearly seen by
the returns OF the salt output OF 1900
the last general statistics at hand. where
the mines and maritime works were ad-
ministered by the government: Mineral
salt. 1855 metric tons. marine salt. ]. .435
metric tons: value IN gold. SflS.5S8 From
the maritime salt works. administered by
the Bsnco Central for the government
no statistics are published but reliable
sources place the output OF the works at
Galera Zamba near Cartagena. in 1905
at 5000 bags OF 19S pounds each, which
brought 81 per sack. or $592. 900. and those
or Magdalena santa BaTta. and Rio
Hacha at about I30 0o0 bags Of the same
weight, producing $500
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
BROKERS TRADE OFFICE BOYS.
Market Was Dull and One Paid
Bonus of S2.

Baltimore. March 20-The managers Of
two weil-known Baltimore brokerage
houses which confne their operations 70
executing orders on the New York stock
Exchange. are not permitting a little
thing such as stagnant market 10 inter
fere with their propensitIes for making
trades
Last Saturday. which was one OF the
duIlest days the Wall Street market has
seen Tor a long time. the managers Of the
two houses exchanged visits because they
had nothing more important 70 do. Nat
uraliy they gossiped about the dullness
OF the market Then a happy idea seized
one:
Say. ] tell you what I win do I VIII
trade my Office boy for your boy
What win throw in? inquired the
friend.
Two dollars" quickly came the reply.
ITS = bargain, shouted the other.
and last Monday the boys exchanged
places.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

Continued on Page 9, Column 2.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Talk of Big steel Merger.

Like BanQuo's ghost. the report Of a
merger Of Independent steel companies.
with capitalization or 500 100000. viii
not down, although the story is emphati-
cally denied by officials OF the Maryland.
Pennsylvania, and other big concerns
mentioned as likely TO joint the alleged
new combination
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
TENNIS CLUB BUYS GROUND.
Pays S35,0o0 for Site of Homo and
Courts Ont Connecticut Avenue.

COartS Ont Connecticut Avenue.
The court has approved the sale by
Thomas J. Fisher & CO. to the Rache-
lors' Lawn Tennis Club OF about 1900
square feet Of ground. between Twenty
eighth and Twenty-ninth streets, south
Of Cathedral avenue. near Connecticut
avenue. for about $4,000
The Bachelors Club will at once erect
a clubhouse and make fifteen tennis
courts on the ground They viii probably
increase their membership somewhat. ow-
ing 10 the greater number OF courts in
this location.
On NJ street the club had only six
courts.
The officers Of the club are Ralph ".
Hills. president: Charles G. Harris. vice
president. and J. Thilman Hendrick. sec
retary-t These officers. with
Lawrence .. Murray and Clarence r.
Wilson, will comprise the board of gov
ernOrS
Wood. Donn < Deming are preparing
plans for the new clubhouse.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

Pennsylvania. New York. and Ohio. in
the order named. have led in the coun-
try's sandstone industry for the past three
years
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
White House n Big Fncf.

Continued ON Page :, Column a.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Oysters and Fishing.

Continued on Page 2, Column 2.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01
NATIONAL TAXES.

The National Government has extrav-
agantly spent the peoples money until
the income is not sufficient, and the
law makers are casting about to in
crease taxes on war-footing basis. 1t
is time to call halt, and in place Of
piling up taxes, cut down expenses.
There are too many appropriations,
and it is all done by congressman de-
string to be reelected. The matter ia
becoming too serious. The people who
demand these ever increasing appro-
priations will soon realize that this
money must come out of their pockets
There are too many high salaried off,
ers that should be Topped off then
the Panama canal and the Philippine
islands, battleships, world cruises, and
other things to eat up the peoples
money.
Retrenchment and reform would be
good slogan now for future candidates
for congress
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01
YORK-NORTHCUTT.

On Sunday afternoon last, Miss Lena
York and Mr.. Howard Northcutt were
married at the home of Rev. A. 4.
Bond, on Maple avenue, Mr.. Bond off.
ciating.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. &
w. York, of this city, and is greatly ad :
mired for her personal beauty and
charming qualities of head and heart.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
K. H. Northcutt, and is ticket agent at
the W. & A. r. Il. depot office, and is q
most excellent and worthy young man,
and has host of friends here.
The happy couple, for the present,
will reside at the home OF the groom's
parents on Church street.
The Journal extends congratulations
and good wishes for long life and happi.
ness
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01
UGLIEST MAN CONTEST.

The Telfair Enterprise says that
Governor-elect Brown, who was the
guest of McRae few weeks ago, offered
to enter the contest with the band boys
for the "ugliest man in town" and
compete for the ham that was offered
for the winner, but the band boys de-
cided to secure another ham and send
the governor-elect one rather than have
him enter their contest. 1t appears that
these McRae band boys certainly have
long head on EN- ,--Greensboro Herald
Journal.
That reminds US that this other ham
has not been provided yet-but we be-
lieve the idea now is to send it on the
day Of Executive-elect Browns inaugu-
ration.--McRae Enterprise.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

L. w. Page, the United States good
roads expert, has computed the waste
in dollars and cents which annually re-
suits because of the poor roads through
out the country.
Mr.. Pages somewhat startling figures
place the excessive cost Of hauling agri-
cultural and similar products over the
roads throughout the United States at
$3.50, 900, 900.
In arriving at these figures, he has es-
timared that there must be hauled over
wagon roads every year loads which ag-
gregate 265, 100000 tons, which is 80 per
cent. of the railway tonnage Of the
country
| The average haul from farm to rail-
road station is ga miles, and the aver
age cost is from % to % cents per mile.
Comparing this with the rate for
ocean transportation during 1905 and
1906, when the rate was the highest
ever known, and it is found that it costs
a farmer more to haul wheat or cotton
the "a miles from his farm to the rail-
road than it does to ship the wheat or
cotton from New York to Liverpool
He makes further comparison Of the
cost here and in England, France and
Germany where the cost averages ten
cents per mile, and in some cases falls
as low as seven cents, and the amount
of waste from bad roads becomes still
more impressive.
Though probably few people have had
any idea of what the actual waste bV
reason of bad roads amounts to, there
are remaining very few who are not
fully educated to the necessity for
general betterment of roadways.
Any disagreement on the subject
would arise from varying viewpoint
as to most advisable methods for Sc
curing road improvement.
Mr.. Page offers the suggestion that
every State have it's roads surveyed,
planned and supervised by State en-
gineer, method already in practice in
twenty-three of the States, where sala-
ries for such engineers vary from 81
500 to $4,000 year.
He urges, with convincing argument,
that wagon roads should be constructed
with as much .care as would be neces-
sary for a railroad bed, grading being
employed wherever necessary to elimi-
nate the steep ascents and sharp de-
clines, since these conditions aslmuch as
the general impassability ..of the roads
throughout the year are responsible for
the excessive cost of wagon transporta-
ton.
AS it is no longer a question of the
advantages Of good roads over bad ones,
it is not a question of economy, since
the estimates prove that bad roads are
much more expensive than good ones
would be.
The only thing which now remains to
determine is what methods of proceed
ure is best
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

A very pretty blonde woman, hand.
somely dressed, is doing the burglar
act in day time in Atlanta. She enters
a house, ransacks it, gets money or val.
uables, and passes out as if she had
been making social call on the family
thus allaying all suspicion of her thiev
ing errand. Look out for the blonde
female burglar, or she will burglar
you.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

w. 2. Watson, aged twenty-five, son
of j. P. Watson, Of Douglasville, Ca,
committed suicide in Brunswick by
drinking carbolic acid. III health the
cause.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

The platform of Governor Brown was
to abolish the special attorney and re-
duce the Railroad Commissioners TO the
former number, three. II so, Murphy
Gambler may not hold over The lesis-
lature will doubtless investigate his
eligibility.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

Atlanta, Texas. is after natural gas,
and is in fair way to get it.-Pittsburg
(Texas) Gazette.
Atlanta, Georgia, is ahead. That fair
suburb of Marietta already has gas in
superabundanee. Any Atlanta citizen
can pump" it out fresh and furious.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

There is only one Confederate veteran
in Georgia drawing a pension for the
loss of both legs during the late un-
pleasantness"-E. B. Higginbotham, OF
Elberton.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

An exclusive automobile line has
been established between Philadelphia
and New York. Fare, $500 An Ala
bsma editor says 1T is for the use OF
plutocrats only"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

That country governs best that gov
ems least" is an old maxim. Then
fewer laws will have to be enacted
But the politicians act as if we need
more laws to enhance the governments
power to govern more.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

The Masons and Shriners of Clncin-
natl have decided to discontinue the
use of alcoholic drinks at all banquets,
and will serve unfermented wine juice
instead.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

The Sanitarium doctors at Milledge-
vile said George Bell was of unsound
mind, and it seems that they knew
best.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

Teddy Roosevelt didn't get sea sick ,
but his son, Kermit, did. Roosevelt
can stand anything, he is immune and
man Of destiny
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

Hon. DUPONT Query will be associa-
ted with Hon. Joe Hill Hall in the prac-
tice of law. in Macon, when he retires
from Wesleyan in June.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

Hon Herman Myers, of Savannah,
died Wednesday night. He was one of
Chatham county's most prominent citi-
zens, and five times had been chosen
Mayor of Savannah.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

Wealth is nothing character is every
thing. Be sure your sins will find you
out,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

The Southern Baptist Convention
meets in Louisville, KY, May 18th to
the 10Th.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

1t is said that the new tariff will raise
the cost of living higher than ever.
Then we will have to buy on credit.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

Hon. w. c.. Adamson has introduced
bill in Congress to raise the salaries
OF rural carriers to $50 per month.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

President Taft continues to smile,
but he is not going to give every man
an office upon whom he smiles.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

The inauguration Of Governor should
be changed from June to January. and
the Governor should hold for four
years.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

Hon. Pope Brown recently sold his
plantation, near Hawkinsville, Ga, for
something like $4,000.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

Accounts of suicides are numerous in
the daily papers. Why this epidemic
of self-murder, is unanswered.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

1t is said Atlanta is being devoured
by blind-tigers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

That Cooper jury was not so ignorant
after all. They rendered an intelligent
and justifiable verdict.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

That inheritance tax and income tax
will not disturb the dreams of editors.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

Albany, Ca, will build cotton mill
to cUst $3.50, 600
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-04-01

And Democrats helped to keep Can
non on the seat of power.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-28
PERSONAL WENTTO.

PALOL, the paiatable castor oil on sale at all drug stores. Uls6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-28
NEWTOWN.

Pootatucl Grange are to give @ Whist Party at the Grange Hall on Thursday evening. Feb A. A goodly number of prizes will be awarded
 At special meeting of the Grange last Monday evening papers were read on the recent meeting of the State Grange, by MT. and Mrs. Wallace N. Mitchell and John J. Northrop.
 The regular meeting of Pootatucix Grange will be held Tuesday evening, Feb. 2.
 John Carlson has been on the sick lst for the past few days and unable to attend to his work at the Borden Co.
 MT. and Mrs. Lee Dickinson of Bridgewater have been guests of MT. and Mrs. James B. Nichols, Mt. Pleas ant.
 Mrs. Polly Taylor who has been un- der Dr. F. J. Gales care for few days is improved.
 Mrs. White of New York city is spending a few days with Mrs. John Hughes.
 Mrs. Albert Morback and son Beech- CT of Philadelphia are guests of Judge and Mrs. W. J. Beecher.
 The Bridge Club was pleasantly en- tertained Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. s. c. Glover. two tables were occupied and refreshments of cake and coffee were served
 Edward Carmody has accepted po- sition as bOokkeeper with the Lewis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-28

The Popular Educator" should be of special interest to the teachers in the elementary school It presents methods and working models. It con- tains the reproduction of blackboard work done by the little folks of the school room It presents practical demonstrations of work in reading. spelling, arithmetic and geography with questions and helpful suggestions for the teacher. A large portion of the January issue is devoted to the coming Lincoln centenary with pro- grams for the celebration. With these helps for teachers is to be found the school Board Journal'. which deals with matter outside of the teachers province and beyond her power. In addition to the above mentioned per- ioetcals the library has recently placed on it's tables a new one, "The Schoo! Art Book which is along the line of manual training and should be espec- ialIy valuable in these days when that subject is receiving so much attention. The back numbers of these magazines may be taken to the home.