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Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-28

not get even fraction ui tin news.
Nightly the record of events Kept IN
the telephone exchange ul almost
every large city In the state Is thrill
ing In its character and set me- one
heard Of a secret leaking uu' of a
central office" II is only however,
when the subscriber Appeals directly
10 the telephone operator that tho
facts ar" Indicated to her In the char
aotcr 81 the appeal. It * "uN when
a real emergency exists that she ts
able to listen and act Such times
are not frequent.
/ How strange II is t. think m tho
darkness uf the night thrr, ls sunu-
one to answer ever! call cut on
from escape. hcmmcd In by dangers,
overcome by the severe rNig"u.i,s "f
one great tremendous moment, there
is q listening ear, an answcring voice,
It hand and "a wonderful machine
ruled by woman's mind To- bridge
the distance and SO perform the mira
Gle of modern civilization
II was bleak night IN December
/ more than year ago when death
MAS beaten on from u humr ia the
| Eusrdalc section Of For Worth.
I pun the southwestern svit"hh"Hrd
q signal lamp flashed, nrhrrrd and
then burned steadily.
! Number" called the operator.
Number. please"
| There VAS no response IN words
only the gasp, the hair Emuin"rcd ar
| tiCulHtiuu of one IN dire extremity.
| The operator strained her ear, she
| thought she could catch IN" sound ~
| a struggle somewhere on behind the
| black curtain Of the night, behind the
walls Of some distant house.
Quickly sh" called Information for
| the street number Of the telephone.
She notified the police, From the
| heretofore" silent streets came the
sound Of q rapidly moving motorcycle
| and the chatter at u galluping h"rS"
| The officers were responding because
| they know by experience what such
calls mean.
A strong shoulder VAS pressed
against the panel Of u door. Lucks
! broke, q match was struck and there
in the uncertain light a tablcau struck
| horror 10 the unlOukcTs.
4 beautiful woman lay upon, --tfl'
ilour and knc"ling beside here was u
man. The CLINT Of insanity wHs in his
eyes Ills fingers were imbcddcd In
! the soft flesh uf her throat ApuHT,
entity she WAS dead. Beside her on
| the rug lHN the southwestern tclc'
phone desk ~ il had fallen or been
knuckrd from her hand. Help had
come without her call. Her lif" was
saved. Iiy the prompt action Of Mise
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-28
Encino- Albuquerque and Stan-
ley.Abo Roads Will Offer
Local Motorists Splendid
Loop; Hundred Cars of
Beans will be Shipped Out
of Mountainair ALI Told
Many Fruit Trees Planted.

"rurruncr ruuuty aspects to have
about S1.UOu tu sp"ud on automobile
ronds nest yrur" said j, \. Bcul OF
M"uutnmir In this ciiy yesterday,
MIR Urah formerly It newspaper mun
ct TITS city. now owns - fine lGo-
acr, l,rm about twelve mites from
Muuutniuair up tuw.Hd the MnuSun"
mountains and has some forty acres
set uut tu Young apple trees,
9TH, plan" said Mr.. Beul us io
Cumpl't" one rad from linCuu tu
Alhuuu,iuur, or To- complete mat
part cot thH road lying In Torrance
county und huuthur from STANLEY {"
AhO, Thus crossing the country north
to south aud east Ia west, ruuEhlN
spuultiug when these routes ttr
well graded all the way II win AFFORD
AlbuuurruU" motorists splendid
chunCO tu travel over u beautiful
scenic ruut, entirely around tho
Mnnznn" range, going ur coming Via
rlicrns CANYON Hdd taking the good
ncra road I" Abu on the west side
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-28
almost every one had n tcicpnonc.

Almost every one had telephone.
Above In the gulch was great
dam. Behind Il was stored the milf
ions OF gallons OF water tnnt the One
time desert might be made To bios.
som.
In the dead OF one dark night Mrs.
Jrncrs caught the sigur on the
switchboard. She answered
The dam IL broken, Tell every
one" came the Wild Crl "l Warming.
Mrs JcfTcrs could haEr escaped.
There WAS plenty of Tine tor that,
but she did not desert h,l post. the
next morning the Culunisls "a hu owed
their lives to her found ln, bod, ~
II had been washed down the river
bed The cord from hct h,ldpirrr tu
tho switchboard had boon broken.
The glistvuiug apparatus u' the tclc-
phone girl Nas sull spruus over her
dark wet hair.
hut for thu ones who have proved
their udvlity 10y suCritty" there are
hundreds who, In the ordinary ruu-
tine uf their lives. have rendered such
aid a.. were the facts known, might
prove their calling to h' umung the
highest.
There Is the story at Mira, Alma
Saunders ul Marion, Arb. Who. when
the Hood waters ut III, Mississippi
broke through the lCVrr. saved all
the country side and then u.s. II moth
INK had happened. continued to upcr-
ate the switchboard, mAruuu"d IN the
second story at the building. giving
service To- the refugees whose lives her
prumptuusa had preserved
There II III" ,irCumsluu,y ct tho
operator In Dallas who rang the tel
cphuuc In the room at a would be- sui
eide aud - brought help To- him be-
| fore It vas too late. She had been
told ut the circumstances leading uI
To the expected net by u frantic young
| woman who. all hut too late con-
CCivCd the seriousness ur what sh,
| had done.
At Kaufman when the hauk va,
| robbed, two sisters, watching the trlc,
phun" switchboard Tor calls at night
heard the explosion when the saf,
| was blown, rose irony their Cuts and
despite the threats Od death made hi
AN outlaw lett on guard, rang all ia,
| bells IN the town and aroused the cit
| liens
/ Almost every night Ia every city II
| the state Of Texas burglars mr., upprr,
hcndrd IN their work ana then the tel
| "phonc appeals for help come IN whis
pcrs To hr transmitted TO the police
AZ yet but one subscriber ~ helped
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-28
Americans and BritOnS Bid on New
Ships for Republic of Portugal

December >, the date originally hScd,
In order tu deal with financial reforms
proposed by tho munster ut finance.
These include n consolidation OF the
whole debt. .lptcrpul,. external and
0unting, at a per cent rate, IN m
rrrusr tax on land, an amendment
or the contract with tho Bank uf Por-
tuRul, und for collecting customs dues
ut the current rntC Ot gold exchange,
Under the new arrangement with
the funk of Portugal the paper cur
rCnCy viii hr Increased hY about
S3h, OOO,OU0 over the present Issues,
amounting 90 $g1, 900. without In
crcnslng the metallic rvs"rveH. The
government proposes Ia this way 90
obtain funds without fresh loans, The
Bank az Portugal, upon the COnnrnu-
zion by parliament at the contract
viii open u current account with the
government of fIB,uUU,Uu rOpuNahlc
In WlXty years by semi annual Install
n"nls. The government has pro-
gram Of economics amounting in
81, 500 U0U.
rhr Republican government came
into power with TIA" puhllu llnunrus IN
u d"plorablu state, The expenditures
were already IN excess at income, nnd
every department of the public nd
minlStiniion WAS IN arrears
Dr. Thcuphilr lirugI, who WAS prCH~
idrnl of the pTCyisluuul republic, says
In an interview
''rh" public monies ar" Improperly
handled, anu To- my kunWlrdgC con-
siderable Huus Uf money 10 the gov
, urumrnt'H credit have been lost sight
of aud forgotten IN u certain hnnk.
/ Seeing the Incompetence ut Ia" horiu-
Ru"Hr financial ministers, II might ho
veil IT, import u skilled chancellor "l
! the cNrhopuor from abroad, what
! porlugul requires iH u surgeon"
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-28

has publicly given credit To- the tclc-
phone girl.
That one case was iu Fort Worth
and the woman ct the house wuH
alone. She tainted as she called Tor
assistance and II was necessary to de-
tCrminC the location ut the call 10y the
recourse tO the telephone "intOrmu
ton desk The Would-hc intruder
was cutting his way through the back
door and WAS frightened away when
the officers arrived.
nut nlvuvs there IN the same Gle
mcnt 50 apt tn tail aud yet 50 prone
To help .- behind each telephone
There IN the voice To answer uud the
womnu's heart To- feel ordinary calls
mean nothing NOR" 'ndn a. CuuN Cn
fence. Sometimes they Eu wrong
often Central IT, slow lu answer Nhcu
duZcns uf people are trying tu give IA
the same alarm ct lire. Hut the vN-
trHOrdlinurN calls as they are han.
died mean more than all the rest to-
gCthrr Then the application at "a
Wumuu's instinct ~ II Is applied To- the
operation ct "a machine. counts.
There is the story at the man who.
alone IN his room, was suddenly
stricken hliud, tie CROPPED his way
around the wall, past the familiar uh-
i"cts, he was reaching uut for tho
/
please give me the hospital" he
called In the quiet even tones at one
upon whom the run force ~ u great
! calamity Is iuN beginning tu hr frlt
~ can't luul, NJ the number rye Just
gone blind
sure" came the uuirk reply. ut
must hC hard To- hu hliud." Thr whole
world has not buCu turned into u mt
| chino.
They make rules as to- the methods
To- hc followed hy the uprfuturg Ia
1 handling calls at the telephone UN.
| change, Tut YOU can not lCglAlnt,
| against a wuuuu's heart. That II unr
| ronsun why there are tclupht ne girls
| Instead at telephone men, An np,
| peal RrnvraUv gets n quick rcspunsc
Testing the service tu determine rX-
nrilN how long ~ required Ia complete
| u eau an rmpluvc uf the company sud
denly caught the words Of u strange
| request
"t"ntral, ON. Ccntrur II was II
man "Im down on my luck. Tel
| me something cheerful"
| How could u service tester time on
| such call ~ that? While he hest.
| ihicd hn caught the words at the am.
SWrr ~ IN" operator flashed hnCk q
! hli nI Joking sympathy that was al
! lrmlnln" Immediately the line wa,
discontinued Und the work went on.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-28
ANNUAL MEETING OF
Y. v. c. A. JAN. 6
Reports for the Year Will be
Read by Heads of the Vari-
Gus Departments; Interest.
ing Program Prepared.

The annual meeting Of the Young
WOmon's Ihrhbiau association viii
be held IN the Presbyterian church
Monday, Jan. Il, at which time the
heads Of the various departments viii
read their annual reports. Miss
stone. the local secretary, will tell of
the accomplishments Ol the year and
speak on Tho Work ana the work
err" There viii be- numbers by tho
y W, Glee club, an address by the
Rev. II. =. williams and II review ~
the work OF the year 10y Mrs. j. H.
Head, president OF tho board Of di-
rcctOrs. Election OF officers viii fol-
low:
Preceding the business and social
session n supper viii be served Ia the
church parlors at o'clock. All who
wish to do 80 may aNend the supper.
which win he 80 cents "A plate. Those
who expect To attend are asked TO
notify the secretary before Jan. 3.
Farewell Luncheon.
A farewell luncheok was given at
the Y, ", G, A, last Thursday. Mrs.
G. g.. Mlunls being the guest OF
honor. Fourteen were present ANA
tOaAtH were responded To- by Mrs. j..
II, Head aud Mrs. John MOrdy. Mrs,
MINIS leaves soon for Texas and the
dinner party was an appreciation of
the good work she has done for the
Y. W. q. A. during her stay IN Albu-
querque.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-28
Torrance County to Spend 81, 1000 on
Automobile Route Round Mountains

OF the mountains Torrance county
is duiug mighty wen m the way ut
ruud hulldug when YOU consider that
there are only eight tu dozen autos
IN the whole county"
Ilundrrd Cars nf Bcans,
Mr.. l,ul says that thirty-ninc ears
ct beans have been already shipped
from Nuuutniuuir and that % total ot
100 .irs VIII Ice u,cntunlly shipped,
the crop hcinE held back this season.
It R understood large quantities ct
perfectly good spUdg ar, lying In Ccl-
lars IN tho Muuntulnuir country he
r.ul,r II is claimed the railroad rates
are absolutely prohlbitivc, the rate -
Vaughn. Tor example. hring. u TX Nid.
about II cents. II IL claimed that
these spuds waiting chance To sell
amount tu eight ar ten cnrlunds.
Mr. Real says that hotwrcn 5000
aud 5000 new rrut trees win bo
planted this year Dr. e. j, Amhl"
alone X setting uui about 3.00C trees
on hts splendid forty-ucrr farm In the
Manznuu draw, where II IL only about
eight feet IT, abundant wutrr,
Freight Traffic steady.
The Muunluiuulr man suNs that -
regularly scheduled freight pusscH
through Nuuntuinair over the Bclrn
Cut.un about once every two hours
the hig Mallct compound luCOmu-
LiNcs being used exclusively, one at
these engines recently hauling "A
truiu ~ luS cars through that point.
this train WAS about 5000 feet long.
or close a. u nile In length. giving
snmV iupu ur tho Imm.nsp truCt IA d,
power 1T these huge locomotives.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-28
[ sprcInI Tnrrrnnnndrncr 90 the Herald

Especial Correspondence tO the Herald
Lisbon, PORTUGAL Dee. - .a- purlu-
gul has nov turned IN attention 10
building ~ its navy, aud some at the
mun,! 80 CNpcndcd is pretty Furc to
80 IT, America,
Anne icuu aud British shlIhu,ldrrs
have been asked to submit bids for
number at small NrHrl' the build
ing ct which TX iu hr followed by the
construction ut SuW" lHrguI -hips, the
plans for which are nov being pre-
pared The uIsi NuHsrIs to he huiit
are lNu cruisers ut @,tuu tons each;
four dUStruACrs uf nom sou tu HhO
tons und two 81 tour auhm.rsipl,s
Agents of American shiny Tds ar"
already busy examining TIA" plans
with u view To EuhmitlIug buds against
their only competition the british
The MilrrS llrms u % l'arn"d, ar"
~ crowded with Wurk mat their ms
utuS are not expected H. Wee ~ Tow
~ thrN might be under uihu. rirrun-
stances. though tho Na,n"r 400 To- b.
spent uu these ships wlll be- an in"
durvmCHt 10 some ui the smaller
yards
Tho Portuguese navy department
has not set decided what ,luEH 81
larger ships II win huld rruis"rH ur
huill"Ships, bat has d' ,ul,d mat Nl",
uuu,uUU viii be- spout uu ih'In II ~
pnhNhir UllHl II viii HH, 'uulru' tors
iu submit pitns for C,ulHu ,luHs"H ul
thlus ant accept what ~, considered
the BEST,
Thr Portuguese national debt hht
risen Ia $iaU.nnU,0UO, vhl h au"unl'
Ia about &liU fur every mhuhithnI
| of the country. ThIH is an increase al
about &i2,,u0,UO pinCr tn monarchy
Was uvurlhruwn. Parliament r".hH
Wmhlcd on November -, instead O.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-28
Always IN Demand.

(Atlnntn constitutional
II seems that Europe cant get
along Without Old Man Crisis.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22
Asks For Appraisement.

The Kansas City Southern Railway
Company through their attorneys ap-
peared before Justice B. F. Jeter
Monday and asked for an order that
commission be appointed to APP
praise and determine the value of 48
acres of land located in Section 80,
West Point township belonging to
John Nickel and others.
The railway company desires this
land for pond and tank and is locat-
ed one mile south of Amsterdam.
The Company and owners cannot
agree upon the terms and the railway
company was compelled to ask for a
commission to assess the damages.
Justice Jeter appointed the follow
ing commissioners: Geo. /. Lynch,
T. L. Harper and A. L. Cameron,
who will make their report and find
ings to the court on August 26, 1912.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22
ANDRAE ASKS INVESTIGATION
REFORMER'S STATEMENT DENlEC
By PRISON WARDEN.
Courts Inquiry Regarding Alleged
Torture Of Prisoners-WiIl Pay
Expense Himself.

Jefferson City, Aug. 21.-Col. Henr,
Andrae, warden of the penitentiary
here, says that if charges OF cruelty tt
convicts, preferred against the prison
management here by DR.. Frank H
Loveland of Topeka, Kan, are true
he will resign at once. He says also
he will pay the expenses of an investi
cation and after affording every op
portunity asked for to make a full
investigation he will abide by the re
suit thereof and resign at once if DR.
Loveland's charges are sustained.
DR.. Loveland was here to deliver q
Chautauqua lecture. He visited the
penitentiary and was shown through
the institution by Warden Andrae
DR.. Loveland is quoted as saying that
he saw "2O men strung up by theil
wrists, their toes barely touching the
floor, and the blood streaming down
their arms"
Warden Andrae says the statement
attributed to Dr. Loveland is abso
lutely false.
Warden Andrae is very indignant
over the statements credited to DR.
Loveland, whom he is inclined to con
slider a sensation mOnger.
Deputy Warden Porter Gilvin con
firmed every statement made by the
warden. He said DR.. Loveland, who
had requested to be shown through
the prison, was accorded every cour.
tesy and nothing that he wished to
investigate was withheld from him.
None Of the state officials here
credit DR.. Loveland's charge, and the
same is true of the citizens of the
town who know the prison well.
Warden Andrae has instituted more
reforms in the prison than any other
warden. He abolished flogging and
dosing obstreperous convicts with
water to the point of strangulation
and death, and it was on his ugges-
ton that striped uniforms were abol-
iShad
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22
WOMANS TEARS MOVED SENATE
Passed Bill Approprating Money to
Pay Husbands Claim, After
Veto by President.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-A woman's
tears melted the hearts of the United
States senator's Mrs. Katherine Me
Donald, plucky Wyoming woman
came here to urge her sick husband s
claim for $1,000 damages because
of the failure of the contractor who
built the Shoshone dam in that state
Mcdonald was a storekeeper and
accepted many of the vouchers issued
by the contractor. Inability to col
lect made it necessary to sacrifice his
business and mortgage his home.
Seated in the gallery of the house
of Representatives she wept when the
bill she had caused to be introduced
failed to pass over President Taft's
veto. Despairing she left Washington
for Wyoming to rejoin her husband
and three children.
The senate later, notwithstanding
the veto, passed new bill appro-
priating $4,000 to pay Mcdonald S
claims for supplies and labor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22
Anti-Single Tax Meeting

There will be a meeting of the
Bates County Farmers and Land
Owners Protective Association in
Butler next Saturday, Aug. oath, for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the state meeting to be held in Jeffer-
son City Aug. Both, and to transact
other business.
We earnestly request the presence
of every farmer and land owner in
Bates county to be present.
Able speakers will address the
meeting. Be sure and attend. Tell
all your neighbors. We must organ
ize more thoroughly and work against
this amendment or we shall lose next
fall, as our opponents have unlimited
means at hand and are working all
the time. Everybody come.
Meeting called to order in the court
room at 9 O'Clock a. m.
C. E. ROBBINS,
President Association
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22
DON'T EXPERIMENT
You Will Make No Mistake if You
Follow this Butler Citizens Advice.

AO4AOV LAAAo Out1~A SAVAASAA AA~'A>$s
Never neglect your kidneys.
If you have pain in the back, uri-
nary disorders, dizziness and ner-
vousness, it's time to act and no time
to experiment. These are common
symptoms of kidney trouble, and you
should seek remedy which is rec
commended for the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use. No need to experiment. 1t
has cured many stubborn cases in
Butler Follow the advice Of But
Ter citizen.
T. j. Stubblefield, 204 E. Chestnut
St., Butler, Mo-, says: ''ln 1908 l
had severe attack of kidney trouble
and Doan's Kidney Pills quickly
cured me. Since then whenever l
have had need of a kidney medicine,
have taken Doan's Kidney Pills and
the results have been satisfactory. l
know this preparation to be reliable
one for kidney complaint.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's Sand
take no other. 44-2
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22
Public Sale Real Estate.

On Tuesday, August q, 1912, at 2
.. m. l will sell to the highest bidder
for cash at the east front door of the
court house in Butler, the following
real estate:
A lot 800 feet east and west
and 76 feet north and south,
lying adjoining south side
Mill street and between North
Main and Delaware streets,
sale subject to approval circuit court.
D. C. CHASTAIN, Assignee
Bates Co. Investment Co.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22

Fresh batteries for automobiles and
gas engines. Each. and every battery
guaranteed at McFarland's garage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22

Mules, Jacks and Jennets-Al.
Lindsay, J. G. Walker.
Poultry--Mrs. j. r. Baum, Mrs. A.
R. Guyton.
Agricultural HALL. j. Mckee,
Frank Jewett.
Farm and Garder-William j.
Crews, Chas. Douglass.
Stalls and Pens--N. B. Mcfarland
and T. j. Day.
Horticulture-J. w. Choate, H. H.
Holloway.
Textile and Art-Mrs. Frank Allen,
Mrs. Bob Hallenbeck, Mrs. Carl
Henry.
Pantry and Store-Mrs. Ed. Clark,
Miss Naomi Smith.
Culinary Department-Mrs. Sam
Walls, Mrs. j. j. Mckee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22

- sSN& ~
into a tariff for revenue, and this
process is sure to result in reduc-
ton in the cost of living. "',--- AlA
Governor Wilson is not anxious to
injure any mans business. He will
insist, however, in event Of his cleo
ton, that ait business be legitimate,
and that the false foundation be taken
from under the tariff trusts. But he
will make it a gradual process, and
one that will not disturb either bust
ness or the country in general.
Watered Stock Costs Each Family An
nually.
DISQUALIFICATION of our industries
is not only one Of the prime causes
Of the present high cost Of living, but
is also one of the principal causes of
the present unsatisfactory conditions
of labor. This can be demonstrated
by little arithmetic.
Various prominent financial stu
dents conclude, and their conclusions
are sustained by the reports of the
United States Commission and the
published figures of the National Cor
poration Tax Returns, that about
$50, 600, 600, 600 of outstanding stock
represents water. On this stock,
dividends of about 81, 500, OOO,O 600 are
being paid, amounting to about $l8 a
person or nearly 500 an American
family.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22
PLATFORM BROKE WITH CROWD
At Notification Ceremonies Of Gov.
Marshall of Indiana Many
Were Injured.

Indianapolis, Aug. PA platform
behind the speakers stand collapsed
at the Marshall notification cere
monies while Alton B. Parker of New
York was delivering his speech to
Gov. T. R. Marshall, Democratic
nominee for vice-president.
More than q dozen persons were in.
jured, some of them seriously.
More than 200 men, women and
children were precipitated distance
of 20 feet to the ground and buried
in the wreckage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22

as it is under the porch roof, it is soon
gone. The cement porch floor is a
conner.
Of course, the reel stats and sticks
one can buy, as regular repairs are
rather better than can be made at
home-at least they look better-but
l never have bought any such. With
a rip saw and some suitable lumber,
/ have always made such repairs my
self. saw man pay dollar for a
small bundle Of these things the other
day, when fifteen minutes work with
a saw would have made them out of
material that could be picked up
around the premises.
A small blacksmith outfit is some
thing I have long promised myself,
and if the crops pan out right, it is
what I am going to have before next
spring. 1t is not with the expectation
or desire to save on the blacksmith
bill that this will be bought, as black
smiths must live and l do not be-
grudge them the money received for
their hard work, but it is the desire
on my part to save the time it takes
to go to the smith with small repair
jobs that prompts me to buy.
Every farm should be fenced, at
least good enough to keep out wand
ering stock, and gates should be kept
in serviceable shape and kept closed.
Many hard feeling has been caused
by stock that broke fence unbeknown
to the owner and that did damage to
crops around which there is no fence.
The fenceless field is handy to work
and it is also handy for stock that
WanderS along.