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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-18
SWALLOWING GIorv-

The little daughter Of a %well-known
Baltimore clergyman recently startled
the family while at breakfast by sud
denly exclaiming:
I'm full Of glory"
What on earth do you mean, child ?"
the father fastened to ask.
Why" exclaimed the youngster, "a
sunbeam just got on my spoon. and
I've swallowed It,"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-18

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-18

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-18

Soorm nor Foods brighter and faster coess thR any other dye. One Uc package co
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-18

The man who hides his light under
a bushei Is sometimes surprised to
find that the sun still shines.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-18

The easiest thing in the world to
make light of is q ton of coal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
wouLw,LL PROCESS OF REFINING

rho rrocess of refining gold as now prac-
ti.,d bv tie assay Office pracuca"S ei'','
;,.tes an disagreeablc odors. Inc heis"
80, viii have 40 occasion. IL ~ SAID 10
,,,,,,,;,, when summer demands that VIII
d"ws be open. a.. ,,,-
.,rno ouritv of the product by the proc
Goa. AZ Dr Emil Wohlwill," said Mr.. SHAKER
"v,bom | went abroad Ia see not iohs aso'
iy remarkable ON an average !" w.
ounces Of gold there will be only two-'eh'nS
,r AN ounce that is not gold. SiINet -
rcarly the same, say. half an ounce III w.
600 ounces.
"Nvc arc turning out a much inner pronu''
than formerly was possible AT somewhat
loss cost. In the gold room he ADDED we
,,,.r on, p,,re gold. wash 1t. dry II and Seno
:, J,vp 70 the room where il Is turned INTO
I'm, bars that the trade needs
\vhsn ,he standard of the alloy 10 ne en-
omined is not approximately known pre-
l,rln,ry assay must he made 10 aScer'd'''
,b, ,uantItv Of lead necessary TO rus" VII"
,,, ,oId aIl,v But In most cases tins Is
unnecessary. as from the circumstances oil
a., ,,,.o IN, standard Of the alloy il gem
rally known within sufficiently close I'M
its. H..
The gold alloy is fused with quantity
of lead and a little silver II silver Is disc
present The resulting alloy, wihch Is
called the lead button. lis then suomitte" 10
fusion ON q very porous support mace W
lone ash. which Is called a cupei.
The bones Of sheep and horses are said
Ia be- best for cupels. For the body OF the
cupals the bone ash should. it is said. he
about as line as wheat flour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
PHILADELPHIA REFINERY CLOSED.

The gold refners Of the Philadelphia mint
have been transferred TO this city Ihe
PHILADELPHIA refinery has been shut down
fbe New York Office TO take over all the
work formerly done i'm that city, while Inc
work of refining i'm Denver and san Fran
cisco will il is said he more than cut III
half by the influx OF gold to this new re-
finery
The Tribune man was shown through
the new institution a few days ago by ~. }.
Shaker. melter am rofner. who has recently
come from Philadelphia 10 take charge OF
that part Of the work.
While standing near brass window on
tho first floor. as Mr.. Shaker outlined in
general the particular needs the largest gold
refinery In the world would meet, a man
wearing no distinguishing marks about his
person approached the window and showed
across the counter two brick-shaped bundles
wrapped in coarse canvas. They were all
bound round with pieces of every day look
ing string.
4 genial. but not stylish or puffed up APP
Tearing individual on the other side OF the
counter-not i'm the least similar in bear
jng 10 hotel clerk or receiving clerk III
an aristocratic bank--drew the two bun
dies toward him. uncovered them. and. with
out any trace Of excitement In his voice,
asked something about their alleged weight
Until the government scales had weighed
then, any statistics as TO their weight would
b. known as so-called or alleged.
. The two bundles in question were gold
bricks. each worth approximately $17,500
The man who bore no Distinguishing
marks. except that now he might be said
- wear O relieved expression at having
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19

tanned the value calculated and the de-
positor paid.
Cold is almost always silver bearing, the
rsa,er points out. and silver generally con-
tains some gold. Consequently the separa-
tion NJ these two metals is one OF the most
imnortant Of metalurgical processes The
s,I,,or a. rendered quite free from gold and
the gold. after boiling with nitric acld' mas
a fneness that Is known as Sss
Before you have stopped wondering now
much money in the making Is all arouh"
YOU. MIR. Shaker introduces to your a''en'
ton what he calls an electrolyte OF "a'e'' ;
. per cent free nitric acid ana per cent
stIver nitrate You don't recall ever nav
ing seen an electrolyte just ike tha' oe
fore.
ue now begins to talk Of gold anodes.
He shows you that each anode Is siao Vi
gold. with a hole I'm ore end ana that eaen
anode is numbered and he shows you thdl
there are a lot OF these suspended IN 'ie
.Iectrolvte The acid renders the soid
anodes readily soluble
You are looking upon the electroiSuo
process of refining gold. The tath Is US ~
AT $50 to l5S degrees Fahrenheit an" -
free chlorine be evolved, which Is niio" u
at once by its pungent smell, the tempeFa-
,ure IL raised or more acid is aoueu' "
nromote the solubility OF the gold.
Yf, shaker it Is hardly necessary 10 sus
go, has extensive knowledge ana eNpeH-
ono. lie talks Of the chemical process anu
,,,n r.,ieves the strain by remarking tha'
each drop Of water in the ceiis 10 W. =,
cents Also. in the comparauNe's sl" l.
area occupied by the cells were suSpeii'e. -
IN fun view 100000 worth OF oands Oh
gold in the bath
Again the mind became tense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
YOUR UNCLE MUST BE SHOWN.

VOOh ONSIG WSSI S''SNN'
! 1t is not the habit of our government to
take anybodys word in such matters. II
simply gives a recent Metal left at the
assay office in this way Is taken with no
other guarantee, save the honesty NJ the
officials and the confidence of the deposition
in the good faith Of the government
An attempt was made 10 discover from
the man who had carried through the city
streets about $4,000 worth OF gold bricks
the kind of feeling that such an experience
would arouse. This attempt at discovery
| inspired more of sensation in the messen-
gers bosom than all his other experiences
put together.
He SHE'D at the suggestion of notoriety'
1t wes not his province to court publicity
Carrying gold bricks to market was, with
him, steady job The point was appreci-
ated when il was understood how truly the
messengers position on the payroll OF his
company depended on a quiet, unobtruslNe
personality.
! He wore no red necktie Five minutes
after you had seen him you would not be
able TO describe his appearance. His clothes
are the color of the sidewalk. His COM
plexion his hair. his eyes blend with the
scenery Of the street he may be on, lie Is
broad shouldered, you do recall that ana
as close mouthed as Mr.. Morgan.
! No ores are assayed at the new refinery,
nor is any gold or silver accepted that Is
not worth at least 500; also, the metal
submitted must contain AT least 20 per
cent silver and gold.
| These three things should be remembered
But, within the above requirements, the
work of the office consists in assaying or
determining the value Of gold and silver IN
whatever form presented. coin, plate,
jewelry, bricks. etc.
You present your gold and silver, and the
government reduces it and makes 1t into
bars, Or if you prefer, YOU may sell your
bullion to the government The charge for
doing the work is merely nominal ana
based on the actual cost.
MILLIONS IN THE VAULTS
! Millions Of dollars are stored at AL times
! in the vaults. When the metal is received
! tho first step consists in weighing the coin
bars jewelry or tableware. Each person s
holdings are then placed in box and are
! taken TO the melting room.
The third day you 80 back TO the Assay
| Office and receive payment for your metal.
| cash IL paid for gold contents, " desired.
but for silver contents the government
gives the equivalent in silver bars. ire
| three intervening DAYS are consumed by
the ASSAY office In determining the value
| Of the metals The owner loses all other
metals. such as platinum. palladium, etc,
that NAV be found with the samples Of
! silver and gold.
In the last eight years platinum has
|
| This arrangement produces q souTce Of
| clear pro1t to the government Of a little
less than 10000 . year.
! Gold bars handled range in value from
500 to $4,000 The price of gold does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
THE scARE.HEAD MANAGER

or DIR. Talcott Williams the iorile, ~
,tor who is to direct Columbia ''"o LA
Journalism. a philadelphia repo'"'
the other DAY: ,al,sun
"Dr. Williams is no friend to Iourh' wa
Of the aashy. ill-irformed. scare ntsu ,o.Iny
that panders to the lowest tastes aid
ono day to very silly scare h'"o' w ~
II reminded him CT theatrical h''''s'
in backwoods town o,ccr .
IAN actor suggested to TINS "''"'
week OF 'Othello. ,ssr,
ANY murders in it, the manage ras
.vos two murders and suicide
the reply. .t-ali Il
".AJl right, said the manager. mot,
.otheIlo's Double Murder ana sui''' a,d
us, .othello, that's too tams'. sood
reckon We can count on a p''''
weeks run
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
SOME SPECTACULAR FEATURES.

\ little later the last yestiges of the
lead and alloy are carried OFF. and the
gold-silver alloy displays some singular
and beautiful characteristics
II has become bright and pure. finally
IL gives off iridescent circulating bands
Of light, which indicate the successful
completion of the operation. \ housewife
baking an angel food cake has knowledge
of the sensations natural for a rc1ner TO
experience at this happy moment
George r. Comings is the assayer win
gentle courtesy he demonstrates the mar
velous accuracy Of his scales. lhc'
would make the ordinary butcher cry
The scales are wonderfully delicate anu
are examined and adjusted every moInins'
They are 40 precise ana sensitive tuS'
the slightest breath of air Affects 'he"
accuracy. rendering il necessary TO en-
cIude every draft. so little windows are
closed about the mechanism whenever '"e
scales are used.
Two pieces of paper OF the same "'e"'
may I've placed on the scales. ana !o'
write YOUR name on one of them 'he SVa
will tell YOU to the four-hundredth part ..
milligram how much your name rain
weight. milligram is the thousahd'h p',
of gram. So YOU can easily "S"'
out for yourself. -,
You learn that in very thin leaves gov
transmits "a greenish light. Il i~ neary
soft as lead. and softer than silver WY"
purc IL IL the most malleable of an i'e'a'
Il is also extremely ductile 'ins
grain may bc drawn into wire '' iss' -
length. and an ounce of gold coNelhs
silver wire Is capable Of being eNle"
more than thirteen hundred nlieN.
making. YOU see So 81 go a long way
When cold is strongly heated fumes d
which have gilded piece OF SILVER "''
them -, ,rs
n il "A great little institution ''r -.
;,rnrsssed with the earnestness oi w"
men employed and the kindly cour'es' Ana
tbe officials. from Daniel =. kinssio'u
superintendent. down To the man az '"' no
,ator. Mr. klngsford was apl"'"
resident Taft 10 take office on Nueus'
;.I0 He was formerly member =.
stock EXCHANGE firm Of Cuyler MOI
Co. but resigned to accept his pt'se"'
ten, which pays $4,000 year .u,bs
The last word was I'VE VIII p"'
cold that any one will bring 4.
The equipment Of men ana
there for a corlling biz success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19

impurities and make product FOR the
arts"
n you were to follow your contribution
Of plate. iewelry or gold bars To the melt
ing room YOU would sec II placed in
crucible with a hux and smelted and cast
ir ingot mould
i refined sort Il yuddler cooks and stirs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
we,cnNe Room RECEIVING OrpT.
The Valued Mineral Has Hard Life OF 1t,
and Undergoes Many Processes from the
Time 1t Enters the Custody OF the
Government Assayers Until 1t
Gets Into Circulation.

standard OF alloy the resulting button viii
consist Of only gold and silver These are
separated by the operation OF parting
which consists i'm boiling the alloy-atter
rolling it 10 a thin plate-in strong solu-
ton of acid The silver is dissolved and the
gold is left as a coherent sponge
The lead used in cupellation must be Of
the greatest purity. II is explained mat
as most lead contains small portion OK
silver this silver would necessarily COM
bine with the assay and vitiate the aceu'
racy Of the result.
The amount of lead 10 be added to the
alloy varies with the proportion OF base
metal present
The amount of lead being determined. the
alloy is wrapped up in known quantity
saw one-half OF that required for its puri-
fication-formed into case somewhat re-
sembling thimble, great care being taken
to make the joints firm and close. so that
no gold shall escape.
Great care is taken all the time, 81
through the shop. by the way, that no gold
shall escape The overcoat pockets OF the
Tribune man were empty enough TO have
cared Cor fortune in bullion except tor
this care that was everywhere manifest.
The sweepings of such an institution are
worth a good many thousands Of dollars
year
But, putting disappointment aside. al first
dense fumes are observed TO rise from the
melted metal. These are soon followed BY
small. luminous points that appear on the
surface.
As the operation advances these points
increase in size and brilliancy. Then
tnv stream characterized by the expert
as being red fused oxide of lead, is seen
to flow from the top Of the metal globule
and circulate round. when II is carried
down and ahsnrheh hN the hone ash cupel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
MUffLt FURNACES

Tie :rsi,n being effected in "A current OF
air. the lead oxidizes. The porous cupei
has the property OF absorbing melted oxide
of lead without taking mp any OF the me-
tslIo rlotulc. exactly in the same way tnn'
blotting paper will absorb water ana not
touch globule of mercury
IL the lead is rightly proportioned to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
Wt1oNINo RooN ASSAY DipT

IL" he was ASKED.
The biggest quantity proI'r ny Iinds its
way into coin" he replied. "lt must
either go into coin or trade. .oy trade |
mean jewelry. dentists supplies, etc. But
we cant turn the gold We receive here into
coin or sell II 10 jewellers until We know
1t is'pr.a My duties are to take out the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19

vary, being bought a, $40 g an ounce ST.
yer huctuates with the market. The
smallest lot OF gold the government will
sell is 5000 worth.
Mr.. Shaker led the way to the melting
room
The government buys all the gold that
Is brought aud then what does IL do with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
CASTING s. MOULDING
With Closing of Philadelphia Refinery Vast Tide
of the Precious Metal Flows Into Govern
ment Assay Office in THIS City, Which
Will Soon Be the Largest of
Its Kind in the World.

done his duty without accident, replied
something that had mystic relationship to
deeimals. or percentage or specific gravity.
II was explained by Mr. Shaker that
the messenger had stated in phraseolosy
pelluCidly clear TO the man behind the
counter information that might or might
not be confirmed by government assay
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
Not Soon Enough.

A man who is now one Of the leading
members Of the Stock Exchange was
rather wild in his youth, which is not
an exclusive characteristic of this
member of the Stock Exchange. But
this man was a favorite with his moth.
er and generally called on her to help
him out Of his scrapes, and she usually
responded freely, even lavishly. On
one occasion, however, when his de.
mands had been especially frequent
and extravagant, it was with consider.
able trepidation that On discovering
himself "the morning after in a dis.
tant city and picked as clean as q new
fedged sparrow, he penned the follow.
ing heart moving appeal, to be sent
G. o. D.:
"Send $50 and save disgrace"
His worst fears were realized when
an hour later he received the reply
from his mother, "Too late."-New
York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
MAKING CHEAP WAGON JACK
Two-Cent Bolt and Couple Pieces Of
White Oak Timber Are Among
Most Essential Things.

An excellent method for making q
cheap wagon jack is given by a writer
In the Nebraska Farm Journal as fol-
lows:
Any farmer can make one for the
,rice Of a two-cent bolt. Get two
,ieces Of white oak one and one-halr
inches thick by two and one-half
nohes wide and about three feet long.
Bore a hole through both of them
about eight inches from. the top. Bolt
them together with one-half-inch bolt
with washer on. Nail a short piece
Of board on the bottom of upright to
hold wagon steady. Bore a gimlet hole
near the bottom Of upright: put a
piece of wire through and carry it over
the handle. Cut several notches in
handle to hold wire at any angle. A
is upright; B the handle bolted to up
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
Had EN- Aoain.

A company Of motion picture actors
and actresses gave q performance of
"Chantecler" on the grounds adjoin-
ing the suburban studio Of a film man.
ufacturing company. A little later one
of the actors, out for a walk, came
upon a man seated by the roadside
and weeping bitterly.
"What's the matter?" inquired the
sympathetic player.
"I'm n of the patients at the SAM
tarium for bugs v e yonder," explain
ed the despairing one. yesterday the
doc said I was well-boo-hoo-and that
I could leave in a day or two. And
what do you suppose l saw this morn.
ing? BOOSTERS and hens six feet high
and talkin' just like humans! If 1 get
away from that sanitarium in ten
years I'll be doing mighty. well."-Lip-
pincOtt's.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
The Judgment Of Years.

A significant bit of wisdom, to be
pondered over by the very young,
whose griefs and disappointments seem
so tragic, was that uttered by Mrs.
Dolly Madison when she was over
eighty years old and near her death.
Her life had been fortunate and beau.
tiful not only because circumstances
had proved kind to her, but from the
brightness and buoyancy Of her TEN.
permanent. She harbored no bitterness
owe past experiences, but. life had
taught her the u~nimportance of most
trials which loom SO gigantic in ap.
preaching. Not long before her death
one Of her nieces went to her for SYM
pathy in some slight trouble.
"My DEAR" she said, ''do not trouble
about 1t. There is nothing in this
world really worth caring for. Yes"
she repeated, looking intently out Of a
window, II who have lived so long re.
peat to you that there Is nothing in
this world below really worth caring
fort"
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
CONTINENTAL FEED TO STOCK
Cheaper for Farmer to Buy lnoredI-
ents Commonly Used and Do
the Mixing Himself.

In a previous bulletin of this series
attention was called to experiment
station investigation which showed
that the value of continental feeds
and condition powders for stock US
ually found on the market has been
exaggerated. A number of feeding ex-
periments at the state stations since
nished additional evidence that these
feeds do not produce the wonderful
results claimed for them, but when
used to any large extent greatly In
crease the cost of beef, pork. and milk
production because of the %exorbitant
prices at which many OF them are
sold. Some of these feeds sell for
5000 to $500 per ton, but contain ma
terial actually worth only $40 to S45
per ton.
II farmers wish to give condiments
or tonics to their stock, 1t would be
much cheaper to buy the Ingredients
commonly used and do their own mix
ing. The following formula for q
continental feed, recommended by
the Vermont and Maine stations, can
be prepared for about 20 cents per
pound, and is much cheaper and bet
ter than many of those commonly
sold: Ground gentian n pound,
ground ginger %one-fourth pound. pow
dered saltpeter one-fourth pound, pow.
dered iron sulphate one-fourth pound:
mix and give n tablespoonful in the
feed once daily for ten days: omit
for three days. and feed as above for
ten days more
The Iowa experiment station sug-
gests the following: Fenugreek eight
pounds. ginger eight pounds, powder
ed gentian eight pounds. powdered
sulphur eight pounds. potassium nj
trate eight pounds. resin eight pounds,
cayenne pepper four pounds. fax meal
A. pounds. powdered charcoal 20
pounds, common salt 20 pounds, wheat
bran 100 pounds. This mixture costs
less than IS per 100 pounds and very
nearly opportunities the composition
of the average continental feed. How
ever. the farmer must realize that:
A tablespoonful Of such a mixture
fed night and morning would not put
his stock on the market In 30 days
less time, neither would 1t double the
flow of the milk of his dairy herd.
nor would 1t prevent cholera In hogs,
abortion in cattle. roup in chickens.
or CHAMBERS In horses. It Is yet to be
proved that any stock food or TONIC
will do this. The feeding of domestic
animals is and always will be a mat,
ter Of applied common sense and In
telligence. But such q stock food
would have the merit OF being e1'
tremely inexpensive, besides having
az much merit In other ways as any
OF it, class.-Farmers' Bulletin 430.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13
All ahad Ar. the aama

Fishes r proverbial aids In magn3.
flying facts. None of the finny tribe
tends more to that end than the plain,
ordinary, "house broken" shad. Elorid.
fans will testify that the st. Johns river
sbad is without equal; North Carolin-
ians stoutly maintain that the Cape
Fear river variety is the only kind
worth eating; Washingtonians vow
that the Potomac shad is perfection;
Philadelphians swear by the Delaware
product, and "i'l' old" New York sim
ply thinks that any other shad than
the Hudson river brand is unit to eat.
And thus they go-the farther north
the greater seems to be the prevarica-
ton daring. The fact Is. however,
that they are all talking about the
same old bony shad. In migrating
north it goes up each Of the rivers in
turn. 1t is a salt water fish, in fact,
which swims into fresh water to spawn
and Is captured when perpetuating the
species. It is true that the residue
from oil works, gashouses, ETC., in the
several large cities enumerated may
give Mr.. or Mrs. Shad a slightly local
favor, but none to be proud Of or to
provoke the unstinted partisan praise
that is showered upon this much over.
rated fsh.-New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1912-07-13

1t Is desirable usually to plant q few
acres apart for seed, or to leave a
few acres of the best corn, when the
fodder is harvested, from which seed
may be selected. Seed ears should
be selected not only for their size and
maturity, but for their purity in type
and perfect development. The tips
and butts should be we'll filled out.
The rows should be regular and not
too far apart. The cob should be small
In proportion to the size of the ear,
and the kernels should be deep set
but no too tapering. Only those ears
should be chosen which are at a good
height on the stalk. The stalk itself