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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-08-10
Tho Gypsum Trust
From the Wall Street Journi

From the Wall Street Journal,
Gypsum is a sulphate OF lime which.
becomes plaster of Paris. In this con-
ditlon 1t is used in wall plastering, wall
and ceiling decorations. terra alba, ter
"a Gotta molds and models. ~ireproofing,
statuary plaster, pottery molds, paints
and filters, dental work. paper manu-
featuring, cement making, and plaster,
fertilizers and many other industries.
Crude gypsum rock is found in almost
every state Of the union. but none Of 1T,
except as hereafter mentioned, was Of
such pure white color,
sraoothness or chemical consistency as
high grade work requires. This was
only found in the Canadian provinces.
80 per cent of whose quarries are owned
by Americans. The contest between
high and low duties vat apparently be-
tween the American owners n In
facturaIs OF low grade gypsum and the
high grade gypsum; and as the land
freight. beyond a few hundred miles.
often cost more than the stun itself, it
was largely a contes between freight
rates.
Prior to the Dingley tariff gypsum
R~entations of the domestic manufac-
turers hat the business was open to
the competition and no trust existed.
the following duties were imposed:
Crude gypsum. so cents per ton: blocks
for building IL cents per cubic foot:
dressed gypsum. 50 per cent ad valo-
REM; calcined and ground gypsum. 1925
per tom; selenite plates and manufac-
lures n. s. D., 35 per cent ad valorem.
Shortly afterwards the manufactur-
ers combined under the name OF the
United States Gypsum Co, with an is
sued capital OF $500, 900.
Keen's cement. q manufacture OF Is
gears standing in Europe. is a gypsum
product. the hardest wall plaster
known, used also for making artificial
marble. which can be made only from
he purest gypsum, and for this reason
mad not hitherto been made in the
United States. Under the Payne-Al-
arich tariff 1t was subjected to such
suites that in the official returns thus
.ar published for the current year
Keene's cement disappears altogether.
The explanation OF these excessive
and eccentric duties and cessation of
imports may perhaps be found in the
LEGATIONS made shortly before this arim
was enacted upon deposits 600 miles in
length. swelling in parts to 100 miles
In width. These contain in Oklahoma
alone no less than 125. 600. 900. 900 tons
NJ the purest white gypsum. all Of
which is capable OF being converted
IN a Keene's cement superior to the
imported article" n needs absolutely
no protec+;on at 81
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-08-10
He Had ropes.

Prom the PhiIldeIpNia IIlnes.
owen Wister. In addition to being an
author, has acquired some celebrity as
a wit. He wal being shaved in a st.
Louis hotel. while returning from a trip
10 the west some time ago, and the bar
Der who was attending to his needs APP
narently had been out the night before.
His hand was very shaky, and several
times the suthor WINGED.
VIII you have anything on your face
when I get through" the barber in
CURED. when the ordeal was almost
~ can't tall vet" mumbled Wister.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-08-10
Crafty.

VT0JSy.
From h Fliegsnde Blaetter.
What doe the veterinary z
next door advise for your lap dogs
sickness"
He forbids my playing the piano.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
CHANGES TO BE MADE.

Consolidation of Jail, worl<hOuse,
and Asylum ON July I.
On July /. the consolidation Of the Dis
trict workhouse. jail. and asylum, by
act OF Congress passed at the last ses-
sion, viii go into effect with other i'm
portant changes.
supt Zinkhan. Swho has been at
the head Of the Washington Asylum
Hospital for a number OF years, has been
appointed superintendent Of the consoli-
dated institutions. which win be known
as the Washington Asylum and Jail
The position Of warden Of the jail will
pass out OF existence.
There will be a. humber OF salary in
creases among District employees. Marion
Hargrove. property clerk. will become
officer at an increase of $3.50.
The salary of Morris Hacker, building In
spector, win be raised to 5000. Supt
Ward, Of the District Building, will
receive an increase Of 500 Daniel
Garges, chief clerk Of the engineer de-
partment, VIII receive a similar increase
An assistant corporation counsel at
S1,6oo win be appointed and an engineer
OF heating and sanitation viii receive a
salary Of 5000. An assistant to the sup
erintendent Of repairs at $500 also viii
be appointed.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

was washing dishes in the kitchen. Mary
ran to the little girls aid. and in trying
to drag her into the house was severely
burned ON the wrists and head
Both girls were taken to Providence
Hospital. and after being treated Mary
was sent home. Louise, on the advice
Of physicians, remained at the hospital
The physicians fear she inhaled flames
At late hour last night her condition
was said to be improved, but she Is not
out Of danger
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
TURNS WATER FROM FAUCET
TO SAVE BURNING CHILD
Little Louise Miller Taken to Hospital Suffering from
Inhaing Flames Started While She Was
Playing with Matches

While playing with matches on the
front porch Of her home. 11s Heokman
street aoutheast. yesterday morning
about o'clock. Louise Miller, five years
OLD. was severely burned. That her in
juries are not more serious Is due to the
presence Of mind Of >her mother, who
gathered her in her arms and. running
to the kitchen placed her IN the sink
and turned water from faucet on her.
The fret one to hear her screams was
her sister Mary, thirteen years old. who
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

The order for the commitment or
George F.. Ormsby to the Government
Hospital for the Insane was received
yesterday at the City Hall. where ormsby
had been temporarily detained. Ormsby
was taken TO the asylum. his petition for
release on bail being refused by Justice
Wright. A jury pronounced ormsby to
be of unsound mind on Wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
sentenced for Birnmr.

Barnett Deitsch. alias BENJAMIN
Deitsch, recently convicted of bigamy.
was yesterday sentenced by Chief Jus
tice Clabaugh to serve two years IN the
penitentiary. A motion for q new trial
was oyerruled and Attorney James A.
o'Shea noted an appeal The prisoners s
bond was fixed at 1900
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
SUGGESTS AN ASSOCIATION.

Mr.. Andrew Addresses Maryland
Bankers Convention.
A. Piatt Andrew, Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury, expressed himself yes
terday before the convention of Maryland
bankers, at Deer Park. Nd. as being in
favor Of national reserve association
as part of the suggested monetary plan
Mr.. Andrew stated that the plan of the
reserve association was similar to the
political government
TT Is based" he said, upon the same
Federal, representative, and decentralized
outlines which characterize our admins
tration."
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
Demands 100000 Damages.

William g. Bedford yesterday filed suit
against the District Of Columbia to re-
cover $4,000 damages, alleging that on
November . last, while passing sixeeenth
and Fuller streets northwest, he fell over
an Unnecessary precipitous descent on
the sidewalk, injuring him seriously.
Attorney J. Wilmer Latimer appears for
Bedford.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

Guard s. T. Smith arrived in Alexan-
dria to-day and took back to the peniten-
tiary at Richmond. Sadie Ross, negro,
recently convicted of forgery and SEN
fenced to serve two years.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

The body Of Mrs. Sarah Frances
Harper was brought to this city from
Fredericksburg to-day and buried in st
Mary's Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Property Of Rixey Bank to
Be Sold by Court.

Alexandria, Va, June 22.-The property
OF the defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation will be sold as soon
as a favorable offer is received. This
acticn was decided upon by Judge Bar
ley In the Corporation Court to-day when
he appointed the following commission
ers to sell the property: s. g. Brent and
r. c. L. Moncure, representing the
creditors; g. L. Boothe, representing the
directors; George Hiden. representing the
Rizey interests, and one of the receivers.
Judge Barley also passed on the excep-
tons noted by attorneys TO the report
Of Special Commissioner John M. john
son. in the case Of T. J. Fannon, against
the corporation. Attorney Brent asked
the directors be directed to declare a
dividend Of 20 per cent Judge BARLEY
stated he would enter the order directing
the dividend be declare not later than
September L.
Figures were presented to the court BY
Attorney Brent, showing the claims
against the corporation to date amounted
to t6S40oo and that there 10 on hand at
the present time. S1S,oo
The exception Of 8. G. Brent counsel
for W. II. Broughton. that the Bickers
trust claim be not allowed ss preferred
claim was sustained The motion OF @. L.
Boothe, attorney for the American Ma
ticnal Bank, that the claim OF this bank
be made q preferred claim was orerruled
by the court. On the claim Of Elliott OF
Charlottesville. the same action was
taken.
Miss Mary A. Dwyer, daughter OF the
late Patrick and Margaret Dwyer, died
of heart disease in Alexandria Hospital
this morning. Miss Dwyer has been in
falling health for some time. She is
survived by two brothers. Michael T.
and Edmund ]. Dwyer. The funeral
will take place from st. Mary's Catholic
Church Saturday morning at $3.50
o'clock.
The music class OF the Misses Rotch-
ford gave their annual musicale at the
opera house tonight. which was large
ly attended. y
Students Of Episcopal High School to-
night gave their final dance at the Elks'
Hall Tomorrow evening the joint final
celebration Of the Blackford and Fair
fax Literary societies will be held at
Lggett Hall.
Sidney Well son OF Benedict Well, fell
Fror, hgornIa o,, Coufh 7 ufraaf naar
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

Sidney Well. son OF Benedict Well, fell
from bicycle on South Lee street, near
Duke street, this morning and broke his
left arm. He was taken to Alexandria
Hospital, where Drs. Warfeld and Jones
set the injured member.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
Ormsby Placed I'm Asylum.

Reasonably Priced Floral EmbIems
OF artistic merit. Shaffer, 14th & I
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

Norfoik and Washington Steamboat Company
steamers from foot Of Seventh street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at SIS p m.
Steamer Charles MacaleSter for Mount Vernon
and Marshall Hal leaves Seventh STREET wharf at 10
a. m. and 30 .. N. daily. except Sunday
Steamer for New River View leaves Seventh street
wharf at 10 q. m, and p N. daily.
Steamers St. Johns and Queen Anne leave Seventh
street wharf at p. for fortymile moonlight trip
on Potomac.
Cars from Fifteenth street and New York avenue
every quarter hour for main entrance Zoo Park
Chevy Chase. and Kensngton.
Warrington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway operates sxty-three limited trains each day
between Washington and Baltimore leaving Fif-
teenth street and New York avenue on the hour
and halt hour. Also trains to Annapolis i've min
utes after the hour.
National Training School and BladensburR.
Chesapeake Beach train schedule in railroad column
Take New York avenus columbia Line) street car
For additional information phone Lincoln le0.
No Need TO Worry About Carpets
sent TO Conger, sd & N, 7. ave-, for
cleaning. Modern methods insure perfect
renovating without injury to colors or
fabrics. No charge for mothprooflng
Royal Cafe, sos Eleventh Ut. NV.
Real home dinner, S5c, 4:30 TO Z.
Best Ever! Soft Shell Crabs ON Toast,
1Oc. Nd. Lunch. 1908 Pa ave-. 61o 9Th NV.
sGOod Cheer for Your eat Home"
Finest wines, liquors beers. Deliveries
I'LL II .. N. J. 7. Crowley. Ss1 14th. Tel 364l
Rome Under Nero-virginia,
sth, bet. F 9, to-day. It's great.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

sGOOd Cheer for Your sAt Home.S
Finest wines, liquors & beers. Deliveries
TIL II .. m. J. T. Crowley. Ss1 14th. Tel 364l
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

Best Ever! Soft Shell Crabs on Toast,
1Oc. Nd. Lunch. 1908 Pa. ave-. 61o sth NV.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

Royal Cafe, sos Eleventh Ut. NV.
Real home dinner, $50, 4:30 TO Z.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

Rome Under Nero-virEinia,
9th. bet. r & @, to-day. It's great.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

Students Of Episcopal High School to-
night gave their final dance at the Elks'
Hall. Tomorrow evening the joint final
celebration of the Blackford and Fair
fax Literary societies will be held at
Liggett Hall.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

The music class Of the Misses Rotch-
ford gave their annual musicale at the
opera house tonight. which was large
ly attended. y
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-07-14
SYKES STORIES.

The 4th of July celebration at
this place was attended by a
large number Of people, several
coming from Capitol, Tie Creek,
Ekalaka and Willard. The ev-
ents Of the day consisted of
speaking and singing, a picnic
dinner in the grove and a ball
game between Sykes and Capitol.
The ball game was won by the
home boys, the score being 80
to 4. Joe Wash made away with
the money put up for the bucking
contest and Geo. Kingsley pulled
in the coin for the horse racing.
In the foot race VIM. Gross took
first money while Ed. Wilson
satisfied himself with second.
In the evening a dance was given
in the hall with good music, fol.
lowed by an excellent supper.
Those who attended the celebra-
ton report as having had a swell
time and promise to come again.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. R. M
Yates on July 3rd a girl.
J. J. Moore has gone to Baker
after freight for his store.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Ferguson
left last Saturday for Libby,
Montana where they expect to
spend the summer. They were
accompanied by j. C. Evans.
Ray Rridgeford returned from
shearing sheep last week. He
reports a good run and an excel
ent crop OF wool.
The new postoffice, Elgin is
now running and is being sup
piled from the Sykes postofice.
Church services were held in
the school house Sunday, in the
morning and in the hall in the
afternoon. There will be serv-
ices again on Sunday Aug. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. McEl-
fresh expect to leave this section
Of the country soon.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-07-14

H. G.. Hardy is building a
blacksmith shop opposite the
postoffiee and when completed
Ed. Wilson will be prepared to
do all kinds of blacksmlthing.
The old Ewalt postoffice has
been given the name Of "Ridg-
way".
Alfred Elliott, J. Hamilton and
son 0. R. Hamilton who have
been visiting H. G. Hardy and
family, returned last week to
their homes near Williston, ND.
j. Lennichan who was badly
hurt by a fall from a horse some
time ago is now able to be around
again.
On July 21st there will be a
ball game at this place between
the Camp Crook and Sykes teams
and a dance will be held in the
evening.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-06
GOOD FITTINGS FOR STABLES
Buildings Should Be Well Lighted and
High Enough for Ample Ventla-
tion-Size of Doors.

The stables for the stock should be
well lighted, high enough for ample
ventilation and the stalls wide and long
enough for the stock to rest in com
fort. The stable doors should be fully
four feet in width hung on rollers;
this will prevent an animal from being
injured in passing in or out of half
open door. The winter doors should
be solid and slotted in summer. The
following dimensions will prove salts
factory: Width of double stall with
stanchions for cows. feet; width of
feed trough, Is inches; width of feed
passage between two rows of cattle,
feet; length of stall from stanchion
TO gutter for small COWS, feet; length
of stall from stanchion to gutter for
large cows. 6 feet; length of partitions
between stalls. 4 feet; width of manure
gutter in COW stable. IL inches; depth
OF gutter, inches. and walk behind
COWS. feet. Width OF stall for horses.
. feet; length of stall for horses. IL
feet; size of loose box for mare with
colt. 10xl2 feet. and size of loose box
for cow and calf. Sx10 feet
a concrete floor put down on prop
clif 81 oOeu omen pdSe Vi CRACKED
stone is not too hard if the cattle are
well bedded. The best floor for horses
is one OF red clay. just made moist
enough TO pack down firm. A clay
floor is best for horses feet A stone
floor is too hard. and board floor is
too dry. The stable should face south 4:
the doors shoould open out upon we'll
sheltered. dry yard. securely fenced
Running water in the yard. with drain
to carry off the overflow. is to be pre-
ferred 10 water in the stable
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-06

All cutters are drained to this manure
pit.
The exterior and interior are GOV.
cred with matched sheathing, which
is stripped with 1x2-inch strips. The
strips are in turn covered with metal
lath, and the lath covered with two
coats of portland cement. All cell
ings are treated in the same manner.
except the sheathing is not used.
The roof is covered with the best
grade OF asbestos felt roofing, which
makes it practically a freproof barn.
The foundation is of native limestone,
for the reason that stone can be Sc
cured on the farm at very slight
cost
The silos. set on cement pits four
feet deep, are built with 2x4-inch
studs, set - inches on centers; SAG
inch wooden hoops are bent around
the outside. and are doubled, one be-
tween each door and one in the cen
ter OF each door. The doors are 24x30
inches square. with 12-inch spaces be-
tween. The hoops are covered with
1x2-inch strips, and treated in the
same manner as the walls of the barn.
The inside walls of the silos are lined
with hard-burned paving brick laid in
a thin cement
All floors of the barn are of cement,
with wood Stats for the horses. The
horses have cast-iron cutters, but the
cows have both the cutters and the
managers made Of cement, and the
managers so arranged that they may
be flooded with water. The floors are
all trapped with drain traps, and the
entire barn may be washed with a
hose in a short time. The horses are
watered at the cement trough located
north of the east feed room. and the
hogs and sheep are watered with a
hose. The barn loft is supported on
three-inch gas pipe. and all COW stalls
are of wood. with wire guards on top.
This barn is doubtless too large for
many of us, but there are many things
to be learned from it.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-06
Floor Plan of Stock Barn.

The stock barn herewith illustrated
was planned for a Missouri stockman,
writes j. E. Bridgman in the Orange
Judd Farmer. The rather odd shape
was adopted for several reasons:
First, to have all the stock under one
roof; second, TO keep each department
separate from the other departments;
third, to reduce to the minimum the
amount of labor required for feeding
the stock; fourth, to save and eco
nomically use every pound OF manure
The floor plan of the structure is
34Xl60 feet from east to west, and
34x134 feet from north to south, and
the two ellis for hogs and sheep are
each 30x65 feet. The walls are 10
feet TO the caves, and the roof is self
supporting. which leaves a clear
space through the entire loft for
storing hay. etc. All partitions are
eight feet. except over the south front,
where they are 10 feet from the feed
rooms to the south front. This is
done to allow for driving in a load
of hay in stormy weather. There are
40 COW stalls, three bull stalls, two
hospital stalls and three calf pens.
The horse barn has eight single stalls
and five large box stalls; the sheep
barn has six sheep pens 11x21 feet
each. and two lamb pens; the hog
house has ~ pens ski feet each. also
feed and killing room 15x29 feet.
The south front has a tool room.
engine room and a watchmans room
Stairways are located in both north
and south ends of the barn. The feed
rooms for horses and cows are so ar
ranged that the silage may be dropped
down the small chute in front of the
silos. The door of this chute is al
ways closed. so that no odors may en-
ter the COW barn. A small gas en-
CINE is used for elevating the ground
feed to six hopper-shaped bins, To-
Gated over the feed rooms. The feed
is drawn from the bins through small
spouts as wanted.
Bins for storing feed for hogs and
sheep are located over the sheep and
hog barns. All feed is handled with
feed carriers, and the tracks run
through all parts of the barn. All
manure and litter is also handled with
carriers. and when not spread at once,
is stored in a cement manure house
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-06
Care Of the Lambs.

At eight to ten days of age lambs
will begin to eat. At that time a
creep should be built which will give
Them access to n feed box containing
grain and trough with hay. Box.
trough and feed should always be
Kept sweet and clean.
A good grain ration for lambs is
made as follows: Mix one-third part
IF oilmeal with one part each OF
bran. oats and fine cornmeal. Red
alfalfa hay or the second cutting of
alfalfa hay are the most desirable
form of roughage or the two alfalfa
is to be much preferred.
II is a good idea TO keep up the
grain feed right along until the lambs
are sent to market. By so doing the
lambs are kept fat all the time and
are ready TO be turned into cash on
short notice should the market take a
sudden rise.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-06

Another worlds record has been
broken. The new queen of the dairy
Is a beautiful Jersey COW named Sophie
Nineteenth of Hood Farm. owned and
tested at Hood farm. Lowell. Mass. She
is the champion Jersey for milk and
butter fat production of COWS between
four and five years of age.
During the II months ending
December 81. 1910. on a test au,henti-
Gated by the Massachusetts Agricul-
tural college. under the rules of the
American Jersey Cattle club. Sophie
Nineteenth of Hood farm gave 1873
pounds ounces milk, testing l.O1l
pounds 8 ounces butter or over half
ton. An accurate account was kept
Of her feed. and her milk sold at ten
cents per quart made profit of
s56522.
The United States department of
igriculture's estimate in round num-
,ers OF he wealth produced each year
BY the 100000 cows in the United
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-06

CtENOTES %

The sows should farrow in March.
The check-rein is as comfortable to
a horse as the high collar is to a work
ingman.
An excellent bedding for hogs is
marsh hay or pulp from sugar cane
meal. This gives out very little dust.
On farm of 100 acres or over Il
pays much better TO sell sheep as nut.
ton instead of stock for other people
to fatten
A handful of oil meal given to the
horse once a day will keep him in
good condition and makes his coat soft
and sleek
The pigs should be allowed the free
range of an alfalfa field and fed milk
and shorts and barley, or a mixture of
the three.
II you cannot afford to buy pure-bred
mares at the start. buy the best you
can. then trade and buy until you can
get the real article.
II is easy TO teach a sucking colt
how TO drink milk, and n quart of
warm cows milk In the morning will
give II good start.
Many mares are unable to supply
their colts with sufficient milk. particu
larly when hard worked. In such cases
they should be helped out
The average farmer can care for
four or FIVE sows with very little
trouble; but keep good ones. AS
scrubs are likely to lose money for
you.
Sheep will dig pretty close 10 the
grass roots in the early spring II you
give them chance. They like a taste
OF something fresh. If you feed them
plenty OF turnips this will help to sat.
isfy their appetites.
1t is the farmer who keeps sheep
for a number of years that finds them
most profitable. Some years they will
return n much better profit than 9TH
ers and II is hard to sell and buy at
Just the right time.