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The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
PROPERLY PACKED
BUTTER SELLS BEST
Takes But Few Minutes More
Time ard Increases Price
When Selling to Merchant.
CBy W. II. UNDERWORLD

When farmers wife or daughter
has sufficient quantity of milk to BE-
able to sell some butter she ought by
all means to find out just what sor,
Of butter people will pay the highes,
price for, and how the same is packed
for sale. and comply with these con.
ditions. II they do SO they will get all
1t is worth.
On a Saturday not long since | was
waiting In the store. several persons
brought In butter. and with the excep,
ton OF that from two customers (my.
self and one other) 1t was all made In
round prints and wrapped In oil paper
and some Of the large rolls were also
wrapped in oil.paper.
The clerk weighed a basket OF s
pound prints. and they tipped the
scale at 61s pounds only. ! asked him
what he paid and he said 20 cents.
| tasted the butter. It was good
and the merchant would have been
glad to pay 25 cents. the same as J
got, but he said he could not sell Il
for more on account OF Its mussy ap
pearance.
II each one Of those persons would
pay $l.25 for brick.shaped butte,
mold that will make an exact pound:
SO cents for a roll Of parchment pa
per ~ inches wide, tear the paper
with the aid OF ruler into sheets 2h
inches long, dip these into cold water
and wrap each pound neatly. pacl
them neatly In clean box lined witt
white paper. assure you they car
then get 25 cents pound for theI,
butter and the gain In price will give
them a good many dollars to put into
their pockets.
II will not take ten minutes Longer
on churning day to do this. and III,
knowledge Of putting a flrst.class arti
Gle on the market In firstclass condi
ton will repay In itself.
II Is not best to use the olWd paper
It 10 impossible 10 handle the buttei
without tearing It. and II makes thu
butter look any way but well.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
Try an old shoe for a sore toe:

Try an old shoe for a sore toe;
Try an old friend for a great woe.
A sharp ak turneth away backache.
1t takes hard cash to provide a per.
manent soft berth.
If the big things We are going to
do could be cashed more people would
be able to draw checks and get them
paid.
Some folks are so absorbed in re-
GREETING the mistakes Of yesterday
that they fail to avoid making similar
new ones today.
The man who fails to profit by his
mistakes is losing one Of the best les.
sons taught by experience.
Trousers patched in the rear are
usually not evidence Of industry. But
we must be charitable-some men
claim they think better while sitting.
Some farmers acquire an excellent
reputation for keeping hired help
year after year. when the real secret
of their success Is the good table their
wives set.
There is hope for the man who
knows he does not know and is not
satisfied. But the man who knows he
does not know and is willing to let 1t
60 at that. is a goner.
Every man to his business. Natur-
ally. the doctors and undertakers op.
posed the removal OF the oldfashioned
horse racks before the stores along
the village streets.
The prize money won by the boy S
pet calf at the county fair is worth a
lot more to him than It could be to
you. To you 1t is merely money, but
to him 1t is realized ambition.
II you have earned it. 1t is not
criminal to rest at the proper time
For your hour Of ease provide a
rocking chair for yourself and be sure
to have an extra comfortable one for
your wife.
The funny, fuzzy hat which the
young man wore upon his return from
the agricultural college did not make
his friends stare half as much as the
big crops which the old farm produced
under his new-fangled management.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
coTToN-TARE QUESTION UP
Farmer% Should Have Benefit Of Full
Six Per Cent. Tare or New Basis
Should Be Established.

While our cotton farmers are dis.
cussing great economic questions 1t
might pay them to take snapshot
at a few Of the little ones and not
the least of these is what is known as
cotton tare or waste-or to put 1t
more plainly. the amount that is de.
ducted for bagging and ties.
Now In order to explain this mat.
ter so 1t can be fully understood we
will say that when the exchanges Of
the world set the price Of cotton
every day, 1t is set less six per cent.
or 80. pounds to a 500.pound bale, "a
pounds to 400.pound bale, and so on.
This amount is excessive and causes
loss to the cotton farmers Of the
south Of many millions Of dollars an.
nually, says the Progressive Farmer.
There is no particular reason why
the exchanges should deduct six per
cent. from the price OF the farmers
cotton, as 1t is not necessary to put
on this amount to protect 1t from
damage; Az per cent. will be found
to be sufficient covering after the cot.
ton Is compressed But II the spin.
ners OF Europe insist that the full six
per cent. shall be put on, then the
farmer and not the exporter ought
to be the one to put 1t on, for II he
tthe farmer) does not. then he loses
the difference between what he does
put on and the full six per cent. This
amount is usually from seven and a
half to ten pounds per bale or a net
loss OF rs cents to 81 on every bale
Of cotton raised In the south or say
from $12,500.00O to 315,000,000 per
year. quoting cotton at present prices.
Now It does not make any differ.
ence whether the farmer sells to the
mill men or spectators at home or
abroad. his loss is equally the same
as each buy by the same emasculated
price.
There are two ways In which this
matter can be adjusted.
"a The farmer can Insist that he
be allowed to put on the full six per
cent. tare. This, however, will be
found to be more apparent than real,
being neither benefit to producer
or spinner as this amount Is exces.
sive. therefore unnecessary.
t2) A better way, to my mind. would
be for the producers, through the ma.
tional government, to invite confer.
cnce with the spnners Of Europe at
an early date and settle the question
on a basis that will be fair alike to
the producer and spinner.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
STOPPING the Wind.

In the village church during the
morning service the organist was an
noyed because the organ.blower kept
working the lever noisily after he had
finished playing. A famous preacher
had come down from London to
preach. The organist scribbled a
note to the blower, and sent il round
by a choir boy. who, misunderstood.
Ing his instructions. put it into the
hands Of the preacher. The note was
as follows: Perhaps you will kindly
stop when ] tell you TO. The people
have come here to hear my music, not
your noise"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
Education Pays.

It is well enough for boy to know
the advantages Of an education. The
man In the future without an educa.
ton Is handicapped. The average
man with an education gets $1,000 a
year; the average man without an
education can get $3.50 per day. In
forty years the former will earn $iO,.
900, while the latter has earned $ls,.
900. The man with an education Ia
$4,000 better OF than the other man.
1t pays to think and to know how
to do certain things. Every day In
school is worth q good deal to the
average boy.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
PUT COOPERATION TO WORK
Farmer Loses Sight Of the Little Army
lnterposed Between the Manufac-
turer and Himself.

Frequently in contemplating the
small army of middlemen interposed
between the farmer and the consumer
Of his products. we lose sight of that
other army interposed between the
manufacturer and the goods which the
farmer consumes.
A man In Illinois makes a plow. He
sells that plow to Texas distributing
house. The latter. through its sales
man, disposes of it to a retail dealer,
and finally the latter gets rid Of it
to the farmer. With this method of
procedure there is no particular COM
plant except that the plow may come
good deal short of what the farmer
could get at equal price, and better
suited to his needs, somewhere else,
says the Texas Farm Co.Operator. Re-
tailers naturally incline to limited lines
of goods, and jobbers prefer to deal
with retailers who are buyers in re-
stricted lines. After a fashion the re.
taller endeavors to handle the goods
that are most popular with the farm
ers who trade with him, but supposing
radical Improvement comes out and
the retailer finds himself with a stock
still to dispose Of? Is he likely to
purchase stock of the improved ma
chinery and keep the older goods on
his hands or offer them at a dis
count?
Because he is not, farmers in many
localities do not know of improved ma
chinery unless they see 1t advertised
In their farm papers. And II one or
two In a neighborhood want lume
new, improved machine, manufactured
by some concern other than that rep
resented by their local dealer, they
have small chance OF getting it as
individuals. Unless it is a machine
sold direct by the manufacturer.
Each neighborhood could, each year,
proftably pay the expenses of man,
or Of committee of men, to investi-
gate improved machinery, and prices
on goods that are purchased in that
community in considerable quantity,
be 1t fertilizer. fencing, roofing, lum-
Der or what not.
Nor does this mean trading away
from home. The prospect OF a com.
munity order. big sale without any
effort, will usually bring from the re-
taller terms as favorable as can be
obtained elsewhere. A retailer who
is not glad to make a substantial dis.
count for a big order is not worth pat.
ronage.
This kind of cooperative buying re.
quires no corporation, organization or
capital stock. All 1t needs is some
one to work up the business and get
signatures Of responsible men to an
agreement.
Thus the farmers OF the Falrland
community bought for themselves a
community hay-baling outfit. The
farmers OF the Burleson community
own two auto trucks. Another group
In the same community owns thresh.
ing machine There are scores OF
communities where stations are
owned comparatively.
Why not apply the same principles
in these and other directions and put
cooperation to work in your own
neighborhood?
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
Man Without a System.

The man who is always behind in
bis work, and frets and worries be-
cause he has 80 much to do Is working
without system. No use trying to do
more than one thing at time, and II
one will adhere to this rule and have
time for doing everything day after
day and month after month, the kinks
will soon straighten out and he should
do his work easily and without fric.
lion
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
EYES ON
ALFALFA PLANT
Crop viii Do More to Restore
Worn Out Farms Than ANY,
Thing Yet Suggested.

A carload OF alfalfa seed shipped
from Oklahoma to the farmers OF the
New England states opened the eyes
of the eastern press and caused them
to give much publicity to the import.
ance Of this valuable harvest.
This carload Of seed consisted Of
about 600 bushels. worth $3.50 per
hishel, or $1,000 in round figures.
i was retailed to farmers at SO per
bshell. or more. but even at that
prce It was cheaper than any other
seed they could use for producing
stock food.
The newspapers Of the east have
advertised the Importance Of alfalfa
and so have most OF the agricultural
colleges, but the farmers who read
western farm papers are just learning
what It means and Its popularity as
reliable and profitable farm crop.
Where the ground has been pre-
pared in the proper manner ard pure
seed sown under favorable conditions
alfalfa has produced from one ton to
a ton and half per acre at single
cutting. As alfalfa always produces
two and sometimes three crops year
the yield is much larger and the
money.earning capacity OF the land
many times greater than any other
farm feed that can be raised on New
England soil
1t Is q wrong theory that alfalfa
cannot be raised in the east. Many
farmers have tried It and failed. but
the failure almost In every instance
may be traced to four things:
Sour soil, lack Of bacteria. insufficient
preparation OF the soil and impure
non.germinating seed.
Lime will sweeten the soil. Soil
from an old alfalfa field will supply
the bacteria and the application OF
common sense and patience will dc
the rest
Alfalfa will do more to restore worn
out farms OF the east and south and
do II more cheaply than anything else.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
CRy ANHA GAL1GHERl

11rl.f.[4 tby ANA
- rule. late. celery makes more
sQIoWth during the fall months. after
moweather gets cool. than at any 9th.
- time. In hot, dry weather celery
needs great deal of attention, for un.
- the roots Of the plant can be kept
cool and wet there will be no growth
tosspeak Of.
4, pr this reason as we'll as severa!
Sehers, ! prefer to bank the rows with
ee{th as the plants grow. When
blAnching by this method is out Of
3qebtion, | mulch them with well
ytoted manure out Of the poultry
1o0se. and then set broad boards on
sedge several inches from the plants in
4ther side Of the row and fill the
acc around the plants with hay or
~ leaves.
l like to draw the earth up to the
<plAnts rs they grow. because in this
sNay one will have far more white
9talks than when the work of banking
~ done all at one time.
Some people suppose that no matter
how large the branches are, the stalks
VIII all turn white after being banked.
The truth is, a stalk of celery that
has attained its full size before the
blanching process begins will remain
green, while the heart OF the bunch
which has grown in darkness will be
white.
4 Another reason why I prefer to use
earth Is that it protects celery from
Tthe early freezes. And then II a GOV.
iering Of dry leaves is put on top of
the ridges. and weighted down to pre-
One year our celery was left in the
ground until after Christmas. and with
additional protection it would have
kept much longer.
Celery must have air to keep It from
rotting, therefore the tips OF the
branches should never be kept cov-
cred over with earth. Anything that
Is dry and is easily removed. will help
to keep out the frost. but dry leaves
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
Aelnlnd the Wife.

When riding comfortably on the
sea. Of the sulky plow did you ever
think of the wife at home bending
over the steaming tub washing your
oyeralls? Ask your hardware dealer
to tell you about those fine new wash
Ing machines. They beat doctors bills
all hollow.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
Proper Feed for Sheep.

Don't forget that while the ewes
are feeding their lambs, they are also
growing wool. The feed should be
abundant enough to supply both de-
mands, and keep the eve In good
health.
It never pays to let a flock run
down In condition.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
Feed While MiIklno,

Feeding the cows while milkins
need not be any disadvantage to the
quality Of the milk produced, provided
the right kind Of feed and the righ,
sort OF pail are used and It frequently
has a qulcting effect on the COW.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
Quips and Qulddities.

A soldier crossing the barrack
square with pail met sergeant,
who noticed that Pat was wearing n
very disreputable pair of trousers. In
tending to report him for unsoldierly
appearance, he stopped him and
asked: Where are you going?" "To
get some water, sor," answered Pat.
What, In those trousers mo, sir,
in the pail."-Saturday Evening Post.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30
South WAKING Up.

The south is waking up. They have
a live bunch OF business men and
farmers down there. says the Farm
stock and Home. One editor says
we must either become progressive
farmers or hire ourselves out to cor.
porations who will do progressive
Why not cooperate?
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30

BE happy. Use Red Gross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundrcss. All grocers. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30

Break up that cough. A single dose of
Deans Mentholated Cough Drop, brings
prompt rclicf-5c at all Drug Stores.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30

Jealousy will not listen to reason
because II doesn't believe there is such
a thing.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-10-30

Ambition Is the mother.in.law OF dis.
appointment.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23
NOTICE

The Dorit Mining. Milling, Tunnel
and transportation Company will ho,d
ite annual meeting on Saturday, August,
5Oth at one o'clock. P. M. at its milling
once three and one half miles from
Idaho Springs, Colorado. for the pur
pose Of electing five directors for the
ensuing year and the transaction of
such other business as may come before
said meeting.
F. H. MEADOW, F. L. PATRICK.
Secretary. President.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

Mr.. F. l.. Patrick, presiden
OF The Dorit Mining, Milling
Transportation company informs
us that their new mill is running
in hn- shape and giving good
satisfaction. They were delayed
in the work last week on account
of piece of a CAD getting in their
crusher, but this was only TEN po-
rary. With such a well equipped
mill, economically arranged for
the handling of ores and effectine
the best saving at the least ex-
pense and with a large reserve
supply of ore, the company is
TO be congratulated.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23
Good Recon For His En-.
thUoiA0m

When a man has suffered for several
days with colo, diarrhoea or other
form Of bowel complaint and is then
cured sound and we'll by one or two
doses Of Chamberlain Collie Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remsdy' as if often the
case, it is but natural that he seould be
enthusiastic in his praise Of the RENE
dy and especially is this, the case Of =
severe attack when life is threatened.
Try it when in need Of such = iremedy
1t never. fails. / Sold byJ. J. Sherwin
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23
Costly TreAtm ent

Il was troubled with constipation
and indigestion and spent hundreds OF
dollars for medicine and treatment,
writes c. Il. Hines of Whitlow. Ark.
Il went to a st. Louis hospital, also
to a hospital in New Orleans, but nc
cure was effected. On returning home
began taking Chamberlain's Tablets
and worked right along. used them
for some time and am now all right. -
Sold by j. j. Sherwin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

Teething babies always have hard
time of it when this process occurs in
hot weather. They not only have to
contend with painful gums but the
stomach is disordered, bowels loose and
the body uncomfortable. The best
help you can give the little sufferer is
McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR. It corrects
sour stomach, cools and quiets the bow
els and helps digestion. Price 25c and
Soc per bottle. Sold by ]. J. Sherwin,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

Constipation is the starting point for
many serious diseases. To be healthy
keep the bowels active and regular
HERBlNE will remove all accurnula-
tions in ebowels and put the syst
TEN in prime coEdition. Price Soc
Sold by J. J. Sherwin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

II you sit in cool draft when you
are heated and get stiff ne ck you will
oe looking for something that will ease
the pain. Fix your mind on BAL
LARS SNOW LINIMENT and don't
be talked out Of it because il is the best
PAIN relieving liniment you can get any
where. Price Csc, B0c and $1.OO per
bottle. Seld by ]. ]. Sherwin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

A child that has intestinal worms is
handicapped in its growth. A few
doses of WHITES CREAM VERMI-
FUGE destroys aud expels worms: the
child Immediately improves and thrives
wonderfully. Price 25c per bottle,
Sold by J J. Sherwin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23
FOR SALE

1913 Model, Motor Cycles and Motor
Boats at bargain prices, all makes
brand new machines, on easy monthly
payment plan. Get out proposition be-
fore buying or you will regret it, also
bargains in used Motor Cycles. Write
US today. Enclose stamp for reply.
Address Lock Box IL Trenton. Mich
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23
able Cure of nvson
terry

Il WAS attacked with Dysentary July
18th, and used the doctors medicine
and other remedies with no relief, only
getting worse all the time. was
unable to do anything and my weight
dropped from 14b to 1a5 pounds.
suffered for about two months when |
was advised to use Chamberlain . Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
used two bottles and it gave me perma.
nent relief" writes B.W. Hill o1
Snow Hill, N. c. For sale by ].
]. Sherwin
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23
How the Trouble Starts

Constipation is the cause Of many
ailments and disorders that make life
miserable Take Chamberlain Tab
lets. keep your bowels regular and you
will avoid these diseases. For sale by
j. ]. Sherwin
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

Beginning with yesterday the change
was m ade in the maximum weigh. Of
parcel post transmitted through the
mail. lIt is now twenty pounds that can
be sent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

For RFNT:-A four room house
in Sunnyside, newly papered, for
$3.50 per month Inquire of 1. S.
Lumber Co.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

Mr. and Mrs. Skinner of Topeka
Kansas, have taken refuge i'll our
city from the tor ridity of the Capi
tol of the Sunflower state.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

John Cruise and Fred Jane left
on Wednesda morning for Chey-
enne, Wyoming, to take i'll the
Frontier jubilee.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

Anew industry is springing Up
in the Empire section. A ca. lcad
of quaking asp poles were shipped
to Denver on Wednesday to be
ground up into excelsior.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

j, J. Sherwin transacted bust
ness in Denver on Tuesday.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23
Advertised Letter List

! Aug ,23 1918.
DIXON. Apetehoe
Gustafson, August
Laisey, E. C.
May. Col. W. S.
Rogers, Kate
John Trathen, P. NJ.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

Mesdames G. D. Evans and E:
H. Cham bers of Columbus. Ne.
braska, arrived in the city on Tues
day.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23
DENTIST

DR.. w. T. Cam over Merchants and
Miners National bank.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

Miss Henry of Lawrence, Kan
sas is spe nding her vacation here
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

On account OF the overhauling cf
the steam heating plant in the
Central building. the schools of
the city will not be opered until
Monday, Sept. IS
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

The two zig zags in our city, one
leading from the bridge at I4th
avenue near the depot going up
the hill TO the reservoir giving the
view Of the range west with the
perpetual snow and the one at the
head Of 5th avenue up Wall ST.,
looking over the city seeing Chief
and Squaw up Chicago creek have
been a great pleasure for many Of
our tourists who have used them
to see Ill they could while visiting
in the city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23

Judge X. r. Graham and wife
drove to Denver in their auto last
last Tuesday night.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-30
WANDERLUST
BY BOB REYNOLDS,

A young North Carolini an has
won recognition as a writer from
one of the large book-publish ing
houses.
The tale of a North Carolina
Soldier of Fortune" adventuring
far afield in Europe and America
is told in "Wanderlust," a book just
off the press of the Broadway Pub
fishing Company of New York.
The author is Robert R. Reynolds,
of Asheville, Captain of Troop B,
the Governors Horse Guards, Solici
tor of the 18th Judicial District,
and one of North Cardinals coming
young men.
The book is narrative of lively
interest and tells in a cleverly read
able style the authors adventures
and experiences while tramping in
many parts of the United States
and in various parts of European
countries after leaving the Univer.
sity of North Carolina, where his
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-30

he delivered a forceful and impress
sive sermon upon the subject The
Heavenly Vision" and his text was
St. Paul's words, And I was not
disobedient to the heavenly vision"
The primary object of his sermon
was to arouse interest in Christian
education, and the speaker succeed
admirably. The audience was held
in rapt attention from the begin
ming. The numerous examples of
success attained through adversely
suffering and opposition bedause of
energy, perseverance and indomita-
BILE courage keyed the audience to
a high tension of interest. At the
close of the sermon a resolution