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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

quality is rigidly maintained, is evidence that
there must be advantages in using electricity in
such an installation.
The total acreage Of the farm is nearly
1,2OO, and at present about 70 per cent is under
cultivation. Electricity is generated by steam
power and distributed at 220 volts. The gener-
at1ng equipment at present consists of one 25-
kilowatt direct connected unit, steam. boiler, etc.
This Is not a large generating plant to be
sure, but 1t insures cleanliness of lighting equip
1nent and safety from fire risk in the barns,
bunk houses and outbuildings. It also makes
possible a convenient source of power in any
part of the farms outbuildngs which of nee
essity are widely distributed, and cost of gen.
Grating the current, including interest and de-
probation charges is probably not over four
cents klowatt hour.
scientific milk production is more and
more coming into prominence and the necessity
for perfect cleanliness immediate cooling and
Keeping the milk at a low temperature compels
SUCH dairy farmers to adopt devices that will
DC most helpful in obtaining these results There
IS milk dairy in Morristown, N. j., where the
walls, ceilings and floors of all rooms in which
the milk is handled are washed down daily both
morning and evening-the electric lighting fix
lures being entirely water tight
=, "Da1ry1ng and stock raising are usually fol-
lowed where land needs upbuilding in fertility,
and IN either the silo is necessity, cutting up
succulent forage crops and storing them in the
slo for later being the accepted method of
preparing the feed. To do this the farmer must
have power, but ten horsepower electric mo-
tor with its capacity for momentary overload
will do the work that would stall a gasoline en-
CINE rated at twelve to fifteen horsepower
The farmer easily recognize the advan-
tage of the electric motor for this operation and
when once adopted he wants to use the
current for grinding feed, baling hay and other
purposes.
ION the dairy farm, however electricity Of
ters other opportunities, as it is the most con-
Venlent form of energy for operating an artif-
clal refrigeration plant, the separator,
churn and butter worker
Cream separators, while often turned by
nand on small dairy farms, frequently
driven mechanically where considerable cream
Is handled. Except in the very large sizes, they
require not more than one-ffth horsepower mo-
tor and they are in operation only for COM
parat1vely short time. The operating cost, there
fore, is practically negligible"
There are In use many designs of electric
mixers, especially on dairy farms where there
is great deal of milking to be done and hand
mixers are not available In sufficient numbers
Likewise electricity is now being used extern.
sively for cooling and aerating and the ice
making electrical device Is not unknown 10 our
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

the diver up to the solid stonework of
the cathedral, showing like a. roof of
rock overhead.
While the work underground was be-
Ing carried on, patiently and thor
oughly, seven anxious years, the
cracks in the walls, vaultings and
arches Of the fabric were welded by
the Injection of liquid Portland cement
from a. squirting machine, a process
known as grouting, capable of being
so manipulated as to fill either shall
low crack or rent through the thick
ness Ct massive wall.
Every crevice is now being repaired,
every flaw and displacement remedied,
every trace Of instability in the foun-
dations removed, and the cathedral
seems to stand as solidly as the
strongest building in the kingdom.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

Mrs. Vanderbilt's English Home.
stronger and she has bought the
house and grounds.
Since winter many improvements
have been made that were badly
needed, for the dwelling had been
empty for five years before she took
it. An additional plot of land has
been bought from the trustee of the
previous tenant, an outside broker
whose business fell upon evil days. A
garage has been built capable of hold
ing several cars.
Miss Ethel Mccormick, who was
Mrs. Vanderbilt's companion at the
time Of the marriage, still remains a
close friend and is constantly at
Betchworth. Some months ago, while
she was being driven in dog cart by
Mrs. Vanderbilt from Reigate the
horse bolted and upset both women
and the groom, who was with them,
oute4of- the cart. The. horse was, a
young one from Vanderb1It's stables
at Hendon, and Manager Wilson has
since had instructions to see that
quieter horses are sent to Betchworth.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

nearby mountains
On the majority of these farms irrigation is
practced and quite naturally electricity was first
made use of for pumping purposes Then under
the influence of progressive local central station
operators, it was almost universally adopted for
light
I can recall seeing electric lights and the
eiectrlc natlron in use in the farm home on the
racine coast eleven years ago. The people were
content to enjoy the advantages which these
improvements made possible to them but did
not seem to regard their conditions as unusual
ihelr farms were in fact electric farms and their
industries, dependent upon the produce of the
land were as they are now, practically all oper.
ated by electricity.
brief summary Of the work accom-
plshed shows that construction is under way or
mas been completed on twenty-nine projects in.
voving an expenditure of $6547O,OOO. In the
eight years of actual work there have been dug
i,ooo miles or canals and more than nineteen
miles of tunnels, mostly excavated through
mountains The total excavation of rock and
earth amounts to 77,200,0OO cubic yards There
have been built $40 miles of roads, 17OO hiles
or telephones, and there are now in operation
40 miles of transmission lines, over which sur
plus power and light are furnished to several
cities and towns.
Inc small farms and villages grouped about
these developments give the effect of suburban
rather than rural conditions. The cheap power
developed from the great dams or from numer-
GUS crops IN the main canals is now utilized for
the operation of trolley lines, which reach out
into the rural districts, bringing the farmer in
closer touch with the city. 1t runs numerous
industrial plants for storing, handling and manu-.
featuring the raw products of the farm The
same power is used for lighting and heating in
the towns, and for cooking in the homes. On
several of the projects the farmers are applying
fer electrical power. and in many farm houses
electric power is utilized for many domestic pur
poses ...
More than a million dollars has been invest
cd IN the development of power on the Salt
river project, of which the farmers have volun
tar1iy raised 100000. The sale of the power up
TO the beginning of the present year amounted
to $4,000, with the plant only partially con-
structed This revenue will contribute material
ly toward lessening the cost of operating the irri
cation system.
ION a large milk farm at Plainsboro. N. T..
electricity is used for lighting, clipping cows,
operating bottling machine spinning on tin
foil caps seals on bottles cutting ensage
running sawmill, pumping from a deep well,
grinding feed and elevating it to storage bins.
THE fact that this is a commercial plant
turning out daily from $500 to 1000 quarts of
milk, where an exceptionally high standard Of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
To Burn New Home
Former Fire Chief of New York Plans Unique
Demonstration.

Former Fire Chief Edward F. Croker of New
York city is planning unique yet highly impress
sive object lesson ON the prevention OF fires IN
dwellings, He recently purchased ground for a
house in the suburbs, and now he announces
that when his 100000 home is completed he will
demonstrate it's ire-proof qualities by attempting
to burn it. His grim experience while fire chief
of the metropolis in seeing so many lives sacr1'
feed each year to the demon Of flames fed on
fiinlsy Materials both in buildings and their fur
nishngs, is back of his commendable plan to et-
fectually prove that there is safer and saner
way.
1.-THE house will be completely furnished at the
time," explains Mr. Croker, with rugs, draperies
and furniture of artistic patterns. But everything
in the place will be proof against fire. We shall
fill each room with wood shavings and cotton
waste on which kerosene has been poured. We
have such confidence in the material employed in
the house itself and In the ire-proofng qualities
Of the furniture that sure they will come
out of the ordeal unscathed.
1.-The building itself will be constructed of fire
proof block, which can be worked up into most
artistic effects. During it's manufacture it was
subjected to excessive heat The exterior will
be in the Italian villa style-the first story in
white, the second in red, with red tile roof.
mot particle Of wood will be used anywhere,
inside or out. Doors, window frames, sashes and
trim will be of freproof material The floors will
be of substance that looks like wood but which
is chemically impregnated with resistant mate.
rails. The furniture will be of f1reproof sub
stances, on which fire has absolutely no effect.
In parts the Edison concrete furniture will be
used.
"The sanitation will be perfect. The corners
of every room will be rounded, there will be a
vacuum cleaning system, and so the dwelling will
be insect and rat proof. Closets will be fitted
like innovation trunks with all the fixtures in
stamped metal, and lined with tile. The different
in mill hall
rollers. Kitchen sinks and drain boards will be
of aluminium.
There now ireproof house in existence,
and lives are lost through the burning of
private houses than through fires in factories or
other buildings"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
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more progressive farmers. The up-to-
date farmer is very much aware OF
the fact that the regular grooming OF
COWS increases the supply Of milk
and counts strongly for cleanliness:
He now has an electrical device for
doing this. &,
One of the most interesting cleo
trical devices on the modern farm IS
the telephone. In the old days the
men and women were called from the
fields for dinner by the blowing OF
horn or by sending the small boy
trudging across the 4 field with the
good news. The modern farmers men
take to the fields with them tele-
phone which can be rugged up near
where they are working and receive
messages, from the house by that
means. E
With the installation of these cleo
trical devices much of the romantic
side of life on the farm passes away.
Even a modern poet would have a
hard time getting anything lyrical Out
of an electrical mixer, and the beauty
of a load of hay somehow fades when
a. motor truck goes chugging across
the fields with it. But the American
farmer ceased to be romantic when
the graphophone took the place OF the
wheezy old organ vhen his wife
that front parfor taEe sa4ways used to
sombre place. He Is out to make
v and electrical machinery opens up a
N to do it. When he feels like it now
;ets into his automobile and goes else
nd what will appeal to his idea of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
SPOUSE FLIRTs WITH SPo0Ks
Denver Woman, Asking Divorce,
Brings Singular Accusation
Against Husband.

Denver, Colo Charging that her
eighty-year-old husband possesses a
spirit more youthful and that while
she knows where his mundane form
reposes at night, her own spirit is
unable to follow his Lothario-like row.
ings on the astral "Great White Way"
Annie L. Thompson, wife Of one Of
Denver's most widely known million
aire spiritualists, has filed suit in
court for separate maintenance, a
share in her husbands fortunes and
confirmation of the deed to her home.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
New Wrinkle In Laundry.

San Bernardo, Cal.-When his laun
dry bill showed charge for washing
four greenbacks, George B. Rowan
gasped in establishment. He looked
through his laundry and found a pile
of carefully ironed and .starched bank
notes which had come home with, his
weekly wash. They amounted to $50,
which he remembered having failed
TO remove from his clothing before
sending it to the laundry.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
Policeman Prevents suicide.

Chicago. Had 1t not been for
the prompt action of Policeman
Charles Wilson Of the North Halsted
street station, Harry Meyer, 5139
South Morgan street, would have end
ed his life from suicide bridge in Lin
coin park. The policeman arrested
Meyer on ddsorderIy charge.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

L E CT r I c.
ITY for light
ing and pow
er Is rapidly
advancing in
the favor OF
the American
I a r m g r
Whether he
be one OF
those adven-
turous / n d l.
viduals who
stake their
all On the
prospect Of
developing a
paying farm
in the arid
districts Of
the west and
--4ll
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

Bees Make Hive Of Scarecrow. Z
Kingston, N. Y.-Ellis Osterhaut,
farmer near here, has discovered that
the bees have turned one Of his scare
crows into a hive The trousers legs
Of the figure were filled with honey.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
Had a Tender Heart.

Mr.. Galley thought both your girls played
the piano?
Pa Hyley-Mamie does, but Carrie never could
stand to make others unhappy.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
Agents Wanted.

Mr.. Gowit-I am going to join the Society for
the Prosecution of Crime.
Reggy Riverside Caesar! What for?
Mr. Gowit-So that can paint the town and
have my expenses paid.-Puck
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
On the Farm.

DO you have any trouble in keeping your boys
on the farm?"
NO." replied Farmer Corntossel. .orhey're
Willin' to stay The only difficulty is that they
all want to act like summer boarders.'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

southwest, or in the
swamp lands of the
south, or whether he be
of the class that is turn
ing its attention to the
great rewards of truck
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20


an exclamation 81 iT&.'' waving MS .",.Aoi'
able patent Io,'.T noes III ms "'l.-'
WAS no" ne"IIy h"I past 'C,'SA'' ana '"'
AI.f.yor house over I'VE miles away.
,.,.- -,
RJ\G scrambled from his grand pose with
unilgmncd haste. Al. the Mnam,cn
began 1ahormng al once, while l1Nr r.,.
giant representative orsougat them ~ "D
the jesse, IN heaven To- hustle ia"..r eleven
dozen c%rrn"l"ns. mt" the ~ OF the buck
board bHng, still ID ms SOCK lee, anu carr.
ing hrs shoes ,r'tirl hastily 10 ,A.. Ig.aa u
mhjtoh the impatient Daisy. H"h Ding
rctinua was in tine act Of loading the Ec,
hiclc with the ordered flowers, Hank Tong
was respectfully helping bung II! A.. seat, "
little, w,hrrcd ycllo" man was h"-alnE ,H'
rclns when the unexpected occurred with
its usual spontanCty. DAISY decided 70 run
away. know not whether 1t was the h"Ii-
day spirit in the air or lurking sense 81
humur that caused this rash decision on The
part Of Judge divers pampcrcd stccd. AZ
any rate, she ran.
The little, withcrcd Chinaman who held
the rclns threw them at Bung ana gave H.,
after two yards Of following and stumbled
ON his face. Down the dusty road charge.
''..' Ho..rs = ,-,..' p.I t.,~t,r a.
bcrimg arose FROM the ranks Of IIo}s Ding as
fine ,ava'cadc disappeared in the nrlng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
$1,000 Reward

for evidence cOnyi.,inR
anyone who, when PabSt
ENtuDi Is called for, de-
librulrIy and without the
knowledge Of bis custom
cr, supplies an article
other than genuine PabSt
ENtrICt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20

Worlds finest home lil
design. highly finished. {,
mont Slate Bed. COnCcalc0
Also various styles iustan
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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26
Taxpayers Complain
Y Law Is At Fault
a

Many complaints have been heard
within the past several weeks by tax
payers in Ohio county, who claim that
they have been overtaxed by the as
SCISSOR. AS rule, it Is not the fault
of the assessor. It is the complicated
system; that system that he has for
taking care Of the land assessed
which makes it almost impossible to
keep from making mistakes. For in
stan,e parcel Of property is trans
ferred from one party to another. As
a rule it takes great deal of time
to make the tansfer under the present
system and the assessor is not &C
quainted with the facts until the pro-
perry is charged to the old owner,
when he has disposed of it to some
other party.
Another is that many parties have
been assessed for buildings said to be
located on their property, when in fact
there are no building on their property
If they do not delve into matters, they
are compelled to pay for buildings on
land that do not belong to them and
which in fact are not located on their
property at all. The assessor should
be a man who knows the lay of the
land in the county and his assistants
should also be familiar with the pro-
perty in the county.
The law requires that the assessor
be allowed four assistants to help him
Tor population of 10000 Inhabitants
but after that amount is passed it does
not allow him. any additional help.
There are at present over $4,000 in
habitants in the county and it sure
keeps the five men on the go to COM
plete the work in a given time. When
new man takes hold of the Office, it
as rule takes him several months to
get in line with the system. About the
only way to overcome this is to have
the offices of the county assessor, coun-
ty clerk and sheriff work together and
have a system that would bring the
three offices together, for in fact all
of the work done in the three offices
relate to each other.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26
Seeing The
Big Things
(By the Rev. Charles steIzIe.)

(By the Rev. Charles SteIzIe.)
The microscope has its uses. But
you cannot see the stars through a
microscope. You cannot get broad
view OF nature-the rivers, the noun
tains, the green earth, You cannot
see even a single tree through a
microscope.
There are men who always look at
like through this little instrument.
They seem to take a peculiar delight
in seanching for the small things in
life-the petty, the mean thingsln
vision. They never take into the
sweep Of their horizon the really great
and good things. If they were to be
shown beautiful painting, they would
search for ny-specks upon the frame.
And because their outlook ia narrow,
they become pessimistic and bitter
and censorious.
Unfortunately, the labor movement
is sometimes retarded by these un-
happy individuals. Occasionally they
are found within the ranks of the work
ers. They are the ones who are dead
weights to the really earnest men who
are bravely making fight for better
things. But they are also found out
side the labor movement, To them
the labor movement consists of unrea-
sonable strikes and INSCRIPTIONS agi-
tators. They do not see the millions
Of children in the mills and the fac
tories who should be at home and in
the schools, and for whom organized
labor is making strong fight, while
the great mass of eevn intelligent peo-
pie are strangely Indifferent to their
struggles. They seem to be ignorant
of the terrible sweat shop in which
thousands of the toilers are wearing
out their lives in the hopelessness Of
abject poverty, and for whom the la
Dor union almost single-handed is bat
Ting, in what Is bound to be win
ming fight.
Who is doing more for the woman
that tolls? What institution stands
more courageously for a squarer deal
for our sisters and mothers? Not in
a weak, sickly, sentimental way, but
with vigor and a red-bloodednes
that is sometimes startling in its per-
sistency and in its effectiveness.
Look through your telescope for a
little while and forget the fly specks.
Nobody likes them. We can't get rid
of them altogether, but there is some
thing else ON he horizon.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

ion was SO complete while they we're
they were still working as to preclude
the possibility of an y savings of their
own; and lastly, the bitter length of
the strike, no. over eight months;
remember their loyalty; not a defec-
ton among them; men, women and
chlldrenbravely bearing the hardships
that necessarily accompany struggle
closely bordering on a state of war.
And SO, let US all give what we can
possibly spare to help make at least
the semblance of Christmas cheer on
the bleak hillsides of West Virginia.
We know you have not overly much
OF the good things of this world. But
always it has. been the workers who
have shown the true spirit of brother
hood by sharing what little they can
spaer with their less fortunaet fellow
worker.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

pect to conduct thei rbusiness with
profit to themselves.
We, in the organized fields, must
remember that there are still thou
sands of men, women and children
eVicted from their homes and camped
IN tents on the hillsides this bleak De
cember weather.
In a little over a week the glad
Christmas time will be with us once
more. Il
In a littl cover week the -wWVUS
Let US not forget these brave men
and their families, cheerfully suffering
untold hardships; accomplishing, but
grateful for what assistance they have
already received from their. more for
tunate brothers.
Remember the bleak, unproductive
county in which the have haa to make
their fight; the fact that the'~ exploita-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

Congress has been IN session more
than a week and has pretended to be
busy every day of Its deliberations.
Has anyone seen any move made. even
tentatively, which will bring relief to
the working class? Yet this congress,
like the last, will vote bills aggregat-
ing millions Of dollars, and the work
ing cass as the producing class will
pay the cost When are you going
to send some of your own kind to
make laws for you, not aaginst your
selfP
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

The average wage for girls in the
United States is $6.13 per week. The
home is little higher, it being 1857
weekly. Some ':holier than thou" peo-
pie think that it Is just wickedness
when one of these girls drifts into the
"red. light district" You VIII have to
do more han pray to save our girls.
You must vote for Socialism, as it is
the only remedy for this condition Of
affairs.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

Here and now. Sfhe tie that binds"
often becomes the chain which separ-
ates those who might otherwise be
friends. So long as man Il economical
y dependent upon his fellow man,
there viii always be the temptation
TO use the power thus possessed to
coerce where differences arise. This
Is q power which no human being
should have over another.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

A little child cannot understand
why it should not have ALI the food,
playthings and playtime it wants and
cannot understand it either-as we
produce SO much more than we could
few years ago. Can It be that some
slick burglar-or capitalists stealing
it from the father of the child.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

The dawn is breaking in West vir-
wilma; but the day is not yet. Let US
all strive to make conditions less diff
cult for our struggling fellow workers.
Mine Workers Journal. =
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

'"The truth shall make you free
does not seem to be verified just now
when those who dare to speak the
truth are threatened with fines and
Imprisonment and al manner of
abuse.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

Reform under capitalism simply
means making system OF robbery
more effective. :.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-26

The only way to make the interest
Of one the interest Of an Is to let the
whole people own socially the indus