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The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24

this small force he advanced against
the capital. On the way he was rap
idly reinforced and the city capitu-
lated to him on November %. 1876.
Five days later he assumed the pro-
visional presidency, the people en-
Enthusiastically supporting him. and in
April of the following year was elect
ed constitutional president.
Ruled With Strong Hand.
He has ruled with a strong hand
since, accommodating vast fortune and
power that was never seriously ques-
toned until the Madero rising.
On the whole General Diaz com
mended himself to his countrymen as
an able and useful executive. He es-
tablished peace after century of
chaos He re-established his country
financially and was behind every
progressive movement. In five years
he doubled the national revenues,
without working hardships on indi-
viduals or interests. He reorganized
the army and wiped out brigandage.
President Diaz made many enemies
as he went along. The gradual crys-
talizing of the sentiment against him.
was obvious to others but not to him.
At first he laughed at the Madero ris
ing, and those who know him do not
believe that anything less than the
most tremendous pressure could have
brought him to make the slightest con-
cession to his enemies.
He was twice married His first
wife, the mother of his three chill
dren, died during the Maximilian en-
pire He married his second wife in
| 1883. She was Senorita Carmen
Romero Rubio, the daughter Of one
of his old antagonists.
Although the political campaign
brought to light much dissatisfac-
ton with his continued rule, the dis
| turbances which eliminated in the
recent insurrection did not arise un-
til after his opponents found them
selves beaten at the polls. Francisco
|. Madero, member of one of Mexico's
wealthiest families, was candidate for
the presidency against President Diaz.
the principal plank of his platform be-
ing anti-re-election.
In November, 1910, General Madero
was convicted of melting the people
to rebellion and put in Jail. He es-
capped into Texas and called upon his
followers to join in general revolt
on November 90 Already there had
been scattered disturbances through
out the republic, but the insurrection
took it's first definite form on this
date. The Maderists issued a mani.
I festo in which they declared that the
recent election had been enforced at
the point of the bayonet, charged
President Diaz with responsibility for
the uprising and declared his election
null and void.
The principle Of non-re-election was
said to be the supreme law of the re-
public. and President Diaz was de-
clared a usurper This manifesto was
dated October and was circulate
privately for more than month be
fore ii became public On November
% General Madero proclaimed him
self provisional president of Mexico
and he was formally inaugurated on
his own estate at Coahuila on Decem
Der i, the same day that President
Diaz began his eighth term
The recent resignation and fna
passing of President Diaz was one oil
the most dramatic events in the late
history of Mexico.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24

A magazine poet refers to a baby
In the house as. wellsprung of pleas
ure According to his theory triplets
would be deluge.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24
Outdone.

Willis-Pm raising 500 chickens on
a five-foot lot.
Gillis-Thats nothing. You ought
to see the relatives my wife is taking
care of in our fiat-Puck
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24


Hshed testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent of the
writer, and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession, as the
hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest.
Out Of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
in your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener-
Gus offer of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, care of Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia e. Pinkham's 8O-pago
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
Obtainable by mail. Write for
1T today.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24

ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form of
illness are invited to promptly COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered bY women. A Mn.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24

Take Garfield Tea to regulate the liver
and overcome constipation.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24

Friendship is one soul in two bod
tes.-Diogenes.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24

man can freely talk
of her private i'll
ness to a woman :
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
6dence be etween
Mrs. Pinkham and
the Wo men Of
America which has
never been broken.
Nnvor hac q cho r1i1h
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24
w { 8 T E R
MINING NEWS
IN 3 RI E r

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
THE TREND OF METAL PRICES.
Silver ...... 531s
Copper ....a .......l. .12.25@1250
Lead ALSO 4.50
Spelter ................ 535
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24


Cholly Chumpleigh = Would you
leave your happy home for me?
Miss Caustique-Yes, if l saw you
coming and the back door wasn't
locked.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
St. Louis Shop Porter Is Croesus

while working at salary that IL in
the immediate neighborhood of $50 a
month. His fellow workers gasped
with amazement when they learned
OF It. When he began coming down
to his portering In costly touring
car. that runs 60 miles an hour, they
began to view him with awe. He is
tue MAN of Mystery" among his fel
low-workers.
Massee has been In st. Louis about
four years. He married widow with
not little property, and to this he
has added steadily. It is said that he
is anxious to get back to the prairies
Of Minnesota and be farmer, in the
bigger sense of the word. Special
considerations have thus far tied him
to St Louis.
Massee is college man. He work
ed his way through one of the col
leges in st. Paul. Mimi, and Jared
forth to see the world In his wan
derings he journeyed to st. Louis, met
charming widow and married her.
With the exception of trips abroad,
and here and there in the United
states. he has been in st. Louis since.
When It became known around the
establishment that he had made a
trip to Europe last summer there were
many incredulous smiles. When 1t
was finally accepted as an undoubted
fact the doubters were silenced. Even
his employers who thought they knew
something Of his financial condition
were rather surprised.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Save the Feathers,

In the raising of ducks and geese
the feathers represent one OF tie
main sources Of profit. We always
save them. therefore. to be used at
home or marketed. says writer in
an exchange. Although not command
ing SO large price. chicken feathers
are worth something and should be
saved. as we'll as the feathers of wa.
terfowl They also represent clear
profit, Few poultrymen in this sec.
tion. however, save their chicken
feathers, possibly because they do not
realize that there Is market for
them. These feathers can be used at
home to good advantage in the max.
ing of chair cushions, pillows. etc.
Whenever we dress fowls. whether
for market or for home use, we
spread the feathers out to dry in the
sun. where they will not he disturbed
by wind. The large and stiff feathers
from wings and tails are the only
ones that we do not find use for.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22

CT. LOUIS. Mo.-Porter by day and
~ Croesus by night tells the story Of
the daily life Of c. W. Massee. re.
markable resident of this city He Is
head porter In millinery establish.
ment Each morning at 6:45 he
mounts his large touring car and hur-
ries to work. where he has the privi.
lege Of bossing twelve negroes Late
In the afternoon be hurries home In
the same car. tired as any other labor.
ing man. and spends his evening In
quarters az lavish as those of the
wealthiest millionaire In ST. Louis and
associates with the wealthiest people
In the city. He declares he could live
without work. but the life of the aver
age millionaire would be a bore to
him. SO he prefers to work for $12.31
q week. hire chauffeur. live In lux.
ury and scarcely earn his board at his
labor.
Massee owns nearly 5000 acres OF
the rich. deep lands of Minnesota. He
has other property. much other prop
erty. In fact. located In st. Louis. He
ia able to maintain nine-room house,
four servants and q big touring car
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Hobo Makes Record Trip on Trucks

ahead, for when | came to my senses
we had made so miles, and the train
was well on toward the Aztec coun.
try. The speed was fearful down
those mountain grades. but never
lost my clutch until | was thrown OF
by brakeman.
II thought | was all in when we
reached Kansas City. But there l left
the Santa Fe and got between the
engine and baggage car on what Is
called the new Wilmington line. That
took me to Chicago.
"Once during the trip I went with.
out food for two long days. That was
a test Of endurance. won cut. When
we reached Newburg. on the Hudson.
had to leave the express. The brake
mans boots were 40 pounds heavier
than my physique called for. so l
stopped over night for the first time
on the trip. l went to the police sta
tion and had a fine rest. Getting
aboard a fast coal train next day. |
pulled out. When reached New
York l beat my way across the ferry.
New York looked good to me.
was born here AZ years ago and It's
still my home-when I'm around.
They have the best hospitals In the
world in New York. / need treatment
and that's the reason hurried across
the continent"
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Newsboy Banker Who Came to Grief

w ALLACE. Ida---Bernard f. O'Neill.
w who started life as newsboy
In New York and came to be d.
rector Of the Carnegie Trust company
there. as well as president Of the
State Bank of Commerce at Wallace.
with fortune well beyond the $1,000.
600 mark. was arrested In Voncouver.
b. c.. recently on warrant charging
him with liability In the wreck Of the
Wallace bank O'Neill was penniless
when b, was arrested and was plan
ming to start life over again
O'Neill is hearty Irishman Of 50,
and a year ago was candidate for the
nomination for governor OF Washing.
ton. He was defeated in the conven-
tion. In the meantime O'Neill's trou-
bles we're piling up at Wallace. The
bank there was compelled to suspend.
In the crash O'Neill lost the rest of
his fortune. and a short time ago he
went to Vancouver. looking for a
job" as he told the oficers who rout.
ed him from bed and put him under
arrest. Indictments were found
against several other wealthy men Of
eastern Washington when action was
taken against O'Neill In connection
with the Wallace bank failure
O'Neill went west as a charge Of the
Children's Aid society when be was a
lad In knickerbockers selling papers
along Park Row. He worked for a
time for farmer in Iowa. next NOV
ed on ranch In Nebraska, and at 10
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
New Gooseberry.

II the efforts of Professor N. e. Han
son, horticulturist at the South Da.
kota State college, materialize, farm
ers will soon have new hardy goose
berry. Professor Hanson, In his I'M
mense laboratory and field nursery,
has been faithfully at work evolving
variety especially adapted to the
prairie northwest. This new fruit will
be far superior to any now known. and
is a production of the wild native
plant. He has devoted Is years Of
selection to improving 1t. and finds
that even the old Houghton has been
greatly surpassed In size, and that
some of the best plants compare ia
vorably with the Downing and Pearl.
Professor Hanson states that the ideal
berry has not yet arrived, but even at
that a decided advance has been made.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22

was working in bank Then he went
to California. and in 1901 went to
Idaho with the foundations of his
fortune already laid. AS a banker
O'Neill soon began to attract atten-
tion. and 1t was not long before he had
been added to the list Of out-of-town
directors Of the Carnegie Trust com.
pany. At about the same time he
was made member OF the executive
council Of the American Bankers as
sociation.
Just year ago O'Neill went back
to New York to attend a directors
meeting and spent night at the
newsboys lodging house In Fourth
street. He made speech to the boys
In which he gave them lot of home
ly advice on how to succeed in the
world and made generous donation
to the funds Of the home. The check
by which this subscription was made
was drawn on the Carnegie Trust
company. The failure of that insti-
tuition seemed to mark the beginning
OF his troubles. His luck changed i'm
mediately. he wrote back to his
friends.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22

NEW YORK.--The fastest tramp trip
~ ever made on the trucks Of the
transcontinental limited trains was
finished In New York city recently
when Clarence Fields. Of San Fran
cisco. CAL. alighted from the trucks
OF Lackawanna flyer. He said he
had to get to New York In q hurry for
medical treatment. He was covered
with SCOT. cinders and coal dust and
looked as II he had been In 40 politi-
cal cyclones. His eyes cleaned tri-
umphantly through his mask of dirt
as he told how. in spite of the vigil
lance Of trainmen. he had made the
coast-to-coast trip in one week and
three minutes fiat.
Il was kicked of the Santa Fe lin
tied at least 30 times" he said "The
first time was In the Mojave desert.
when ] landed In two feet Of alkali
dust But as soon as the train start
ed got aboard again In dust storm.
Next time It was In the mountains.
i must have been kicked several miles
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
USE WINDMILL IN IRRIGATING
Usual Plan Is to Get Good Supply Of
Water From Surface Tank
How to Apply.

A reader In the lower Panhandle OF
Texas asks for information In regard
to the possibility Of irrigating gar
den OF an acre or more with wind
mills. The crops which he wishes to
raise are onions, sweet potatoes and
peanuts. An inexhaustible supply OF
water can be had at depth OF about
45 feet and the winds are very strong.
especially In the spring.
The usual plan Is to get good
supply Of water from surface tank,
writes H<H. Harrington in the Farm
and Fireside. These tanks are usual
ly made by scraping the dirt from
the outside, so as to form an en-
bankment and an inner enclosure OF
whatever size Is desired. say from
80 feet to 100 feet in diameter.
rs The soil on the inside ID not scraped
out, because It has been found that,
as a rule, the tank will hold water
better by leaving this soil undis-
turbed
The soil is very rich and fertile
when water is applied, and com.
paratively small amount Of water is
all that is needed While making the
levee. pipe with valve or cutoff
Is placed in the embankment. and
when It Is desired to irrigate, the
water is simply turned on from this
pipe, and by little surface bitches con-
veyed to the garden or small field.
where needed. Sometimes difficulty
may be found by the water sinking
into the ground through hole and
refusing to pass along the surface
ditch. This can usually be remedied
by tamping the ditch with little mud
by means OF q hoe. II this falls, a
short plank trough will carry the wa
ter over the sink-hole.
Perforated tile would undoubtedly
be a better means Of conveying this
water. much less water being re-
quired. This tile can be made from
concrete for use where there Is little
or no alkali, as Is the case on the low
er plains Of Texas. ANY kind Of gar
den vegetables may be raised with
advantage. Sweet potatoes require
much less water than onions.
Watermelons will usually be found
paying crop. because one or two ir-
rigations will be sufficient.
In the same way peanuts will be
profitable, but sweet potatoes would
be the most profitable. The water is
usually passed down the rows, and
the ground must not be allowed to be.
come too dry before the first irriga-
ton. Otherwise, the tendency is to
escape beneath the surface and not
pass along the dead furrow on the
surface. One good windmill and tank
should irrigate as much as Ave acres.
II properly handled.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
FARM NOTES.

Disk hard land thoroughly before
listing. "
Many practices are followed in
saving seed corn. ...
Alfalfa should be sown soon after
oats or spring wheat seeding.
Burn all scrap papers. coffee
grounds. egg shells. and sweepings,
Winter onion sets should be plant.
ed in the fall to give the best re-
suits. .......
A good method to use In caring for
seed corn is to hang 1t UP by the use
of strings,
The seed corn should be picked be-
fore frost and hung in suitable
place for drying
Now is the time that all farm build.
ings should be fxed up for winter:
don't walt till snow files
Alfalfa can be threshed with an or.
binary clover huller the same as 9th.
or species of the clover plant.
II your soil has been shallow plowed
the best thing is to only go couple
inches deeper each fall until you reach
the desired depth.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
IRRIGATION FOR AN ORCHARD
Watering Of Trees During First Sea.
son After Transplanting Done
Through Burrows.

Gently sloping land is preferred ir
rlgated orchards. A fall of ten to
twenty feet to the mile insures good
drainage and the soil Is not eroded
by small streams Of water. On very
fat slopes the excess water from ir.
rigation has frequently to be remov-
ed by artificial means and on very
steep slopes the difficulties of apply.
ing water are much greater.
Farrow and basis irrigation are the
usual methods employed, but the for.
mer is more common In setting out
land for commercial orchards sec.
ton is usually divided first into ten
acre tracts. The lateral bitches sup
ply the divisions, and individual
owners control the respective tracts.
When the width of driveways is
deducted the length Of the tract by
trees is seldom more than 600 feet.
This distance governs the length of
the furrows The watering Of orch.
ard trees during the first season after
transplanting is most commonly done
through two burrows spaced four feet
on each side Of the tree AS the roots
expand more burrows are necessary.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Road Settles Famous Sandwich Case

r. OPEKA. Kan.--A western railroad
] would not permit the hunk of hard.
tack and piece of hog hook. known as
the railroad eating house sandwich. to
get into the Kansas courts. though It
had to pay well to keep 1t out.
Last spring l.. NJ. Couchman. a To
peka travelling salesman, was riding
on a train toward home. The train
stopped at Mcfarland. 80 miles west
OF Topeka, for dinner. but as II was
TO arrive In Topeka only an hour later
Couchman bethought himself to eat a
sandwich and then have good, home
cooked meal with his wife In Topeka
He walked into the lunchroom and
called for the ham sandwich.
The pretty girl behind the counter
passed him out tissue wrapped and
ribbon tied square of bread, butter
and ham--supposedly and the travel
ing man opened and bit The girl
grinned at Couchman as he vainly
tried to force his teeth through the
adamantine crust and when he qui.
she asked sweetly. "Oh. isn't II
goodY" Nav. Gimme piece OF pie
instead" said Couchmand.
The pie was wonderful improve
ment over the sandwich He paid for
II and walked out. Then a special
oficer OF the railroad company col.
Jared him on the platform and roughly
forced him to disgorge 10 cents for
the hunk Of bareback and pork
Couchman rode home boiling with
wrath. The Kansas association OF
travelling men heard the complaint
died by Couchman and retained law
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Work With Concrete.

When making blocks In the open
air, cover the finished blocks with
some light cloth to protect them from
the air currents and the sun. Never
fail to keep the green block moist
let the spraying resemble mist. =
Foundations should become well
seasoned and set before the weight
of wall or superstructure is placed
upon them. The walls also should be
well seasoned before the weight Of
roof or other parts Of the superstruc-
ture is put on them. .".
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Success Of Serum Treatment.

Anti-hog cholera serum has been
produced by the Purdue experiment
station for the past three years. About
$4,000 hogs have been vaccinated and
treated. The results Of this work
have been highly satisfactory. Re.
ports sent to this station by farmers
who have used serum on their hogs
show that the average loss In the In.
fected herds treated was 2.5 per cent.
and following the vaccination OF the
healthy herds In these infected 10
calities, 2.25 per cent.-Indiana Expert.
ment Station.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
JUST BEFORE THE TROUBLE
How Could the Listener Know What
His Friend Was Trying
to Say2

II any man ever admired his wife,
that man was Howler. And when the
Fitzboodles asked Mrs Howler to get
UP and sing, There is q Garden in
My Face" the husband glowed with
pride.
No matter that she had face like
hippopotamus and voice like an
elephant. he sat beaming as she sang,
and could not refrain from bending
over to his neighbor and whispering:
Don't you think my wife's got fine
voice?" ...
"What?" said his neighbor, who
was a little deaf.
Don't you think my wife's got
fine voice?" repeated Howler.
'What?"
Don't you think my wife's got
fine voice?" roared Howler.
"Sorry!" returned the neighbor,
shaking his head. Cant hear a word
you say. That awful woman over
there is making such frightful row
singing"
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Insulted.

A strapping German with big beads
Of perspiration streaming down his
face was darting in and out Of the
aisles of Philadelphia department
store.
His excited actions attracted the at
tention of all salespersons, and they
hardly knew what to make Of It. A
hustling young man Of the clothing
department walked up to him and
asked, "Are you looking for something
in mems clothing?"
"No!" he roared; mot mems cloth
Ing; vimen's clothing. / can't find my
wite!"-Lippincott's.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
yer to help obtain damages for brutal

yer to help obtain damages for brutal
treatment and to get an official dag
nosis of the eating-house sandwich.
Couchman brought suit for $4,000
damages to his peace of mind for the
rough treatment he received and 10
cents additional for the sandwich he
paid for and couldn't eat. The suit
has been pending In the district court
here for three months and much eyi.
dence from travelling men throughout
the state regarding the frailties and
shortcomings OF the railroad eating.
house sandwich has been taken. The
railroad attorneys looked over this
evidence and settled the case by pay
ing a sum TO Couchman for his suffer.
ing and returning the 10 cents, What
the amount was Is not known.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Proved.

There's no question about IT," said
Scribbleigh. England is the place
for an author to live In who wishes to
write perfect English. We become
merely the expression of our envir-
onment, after all, and wish to do my
work In an atmospnre in which the
language ! use for the expression Of
my ideas is spoken In all its prestins
purity. Do you not agree with me.
Lord Miggleton?"
by Jowve, you're bally right. old
top!" replied his lordship-Harper's
Weekly.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Tree pestroyers.

Porcupines are good climbers, and
when unable to get enough apples
wind-blown to the ground. swarm q
tree and cut down the finest bearing
limbs as quickly and neatly as beav-
er can sever the trunk of young
hemlock. Besides that, when other
food is scarce they nibble the bark
of young apple trees. and can destroy
newly planted orchard in a short
time. They also are great enemy to
the young spruce. but why they cut
them is a mystery, as It is not found
that they even eat the tenderest
shoots.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Farmer Holdjno His Own.

Considering the high price of live
stock and the fair quotations for
grain, hay and general produce, 1t
will be found that the American farm.
er Is holding his own. Nearly all
farmers In the wheat belt of the west
have an abundance of cattle and hogs
which products insure a good income,
regardless Of partial failure In grain.
Graham guardian., 1911-12-22
Art OF Punctuation.

A man went into the jewell Coun.
ty Monitor Office and asked the
young apprentice what rules of pune.
tuation he followed. The boy replied.
i set as long as can hold my breath
and then put In comma, when I
cape insert semicolon. and when
want a chew OF tobacco I make par.
agraph."--Kansas City Journal.