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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
BUILDING WIRE FENCE
EXCELLENT SUBSTITUTE FOUND
FOR RAILS AND BOARDS.
Not Expensive When One Considers
Lasting Qualities Of Good Heavy
Galvanized Wire and Inde-
structlble Cement Posts.

By P. K. EDWARDS. Copyright. 1sl40
Pigs and the board fence were the
the bane of our existence as boys, for
no matter how securely we fastened
the old boards the pigs would get out
just when we were starting for the
swimming hole or going berrying.
Now concrete posts and wire fencing
have become substitutes for the
boards and rails and once set up are
fortunately there to stay.
"But wire fencing is so expensiveip
the reader win say. The reply to that
is. If you do not consider the lasting
qualities OF good heavy galvanized
wire and the indestructibility OF ce-
ment posts The writer remembers
putting q fifty-f1ve inch woven wire
fence around his garden some nine
teen years ago, using chestnut posts
set twenty feet apart. This fence Is
still standing and Is to all appearances
In excellent condition. Regarding the
spacing Of the posts around this gar
den, which bordered the highway and
required 400 feet of fencing, II we
had used q board fence with eight
foot post spacing, thirty more posts
would have been required. and as
these cost even in those days IL cents
each, saving of $3.50 was erected,
In this particular case the posts be-
ing Of chestnut (eight feet longl the
butts were painted with creosote
preparation and set three feet In the
ground.
In using cement posts, which are
easily made at home, be sure to have
the butts of the corner and end posts
extra heavy and then no anchors are
needed: also provide for two bolt
holes in each post, one near the top,
the other near the bottom. to be used
for the bolts which hold the wooden
strip to which the wire is stapled.
In setting some 800 feet Of poultry
fencing this past year the writer used
modern heavy woven wire, with six
foot cement posts set three feet in
the ground. To these short posts
were boited five-foot wooden strips
three by four inches, to which the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
Perfectly natural.

-
AS Herbert Cory tells it, he went to
dinner once where Andrew Carnegie
was guest.
After the eating was over and the
speechmaking had started, said
Corey, "Mr. Carnegie reached in his
pocket for something and pulled out
a handful of small change A dime got
away from him and fell on the floor,
and at the first chance Mr.. Carnegie
got down under the table and looked
for it."
Did he find it?" asked one Of the
audience to whom Corey was narrat-
ing the incident.
Ibid he find it," echoed Corey. He
found Is cents" Saturday Evening
Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14

your medicine had done for her and 1
tried it. Itmade me strong and healthy
and our home is now happy with baby
boy. am very glad that took Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
do all can to recommend it. Mrs. A.
B. BoscAMP, 5O4 E. Howard Street,
Creston, Iowa.
Tons of Roots and Herbs
are used annually in the manufacture
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which is known from ocean to
ocean as the standard remedy for
female ills.
For forty years this famous root and
herb medicine has been -eminentiy
successful in controlling the diseases Of
women. Merit alone could have stood
this test of time.
IF you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compoundwill help yOu,writ0
to Lydia E.Pinkham MedicineCO.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass.,fOr adj
vice. Your letter viii be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held In strict confidence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
More COWS Needed.

More cows are needed on our farms
No animals are better for soil improve
ment and the conservation OF human
food than cows. More cows should be
kept and more homes abundantly sup
piled with milk and butter. A few
pounds of butter q week OF a few hun
dred pounds Of butter fat per month
would mean more cash in the home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
USEFUL TOOL AROUND DAIRY ]
Plug or stopper Removed From MIX
Cars Without Juggling or Ham
mering az Done Hitherto.

A very handy tool to have around
where there are milk cans to be opened
is shown by the accompanying Illus
tratfon, says Popular Electricity.
This consists of a steel ring A. and a
bar B, which is drawn to an edge like
a chisel, these two pieces being held
together by pin G..
To remove the plug the ring is
placed over the top Of the can with
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
Handy Dairy Tool.

the edge of the bar against the plug and
the top OF the can as shown, when by
pressing down in the direction Of the
arrow the plug is pried out Of the can.
This is much superior to the method
often applied of knocking the plug with
hammer or Juggling at 1t, for the plug
is removed with very little effort.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
ExperIence EssentIaI.

No farmer who has not tried 1t
should engage in the cattle-feeding
business on a large scale at the start.
He viii find, and generally at pretty
high cost, that experience and good
Judgment are needed as much as corn
to lay the fat on bunch Of steers at
q profit
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
Of 4 Mixed Breed.

Have you any turkey hash?''
NO"
Chicken hash?''
NO.
Corn beef hash?''
NO"
Roast beef hash?"
NO"
mo hash at all?"
oh. yesl We got plenty of hash,
but it amt thoroughbred!"-Puck.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14

IwOr1azlhoOd until i
had taken Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Com pound. /
would have pains if
p ed or
lifted any thing
heavy, and / would
be so weak and ner-
|vous and in so much
misery that ! would
be FRUSTRATED. A
friend told me what
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
Time for THINNING AppIes,

When thinning apples thinning
should be done when the little apples
are about one inch in diameter. Do
not leave any apples nearer together
thnn four inches.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14

Any man who can hold fussy
Aby for an hour without saying
naughty words is in the same class
with Job.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14

It's case of loves labor lost when
woman has to take in washing in
order to support a worthless husband.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
Noe LARGO.

MaudeFred seems to be wander
ing in his mind.
Betty Then he can't stray far.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14

A good dressmaker can give a wom-
an almost as much pleasure as a good
bartender can give man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14

Malaria begins with chill and
ends with fever. Love begins with
fever and ends with chill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
Both.

Money talks" quoted the Sage.
"Yes, and it stops talk added the
Fool Cincinnati Enquirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
Rioht Name for Them.

How much did your motor car
-cost?"
Fifteen hundred dollars. exclusive
of the accessories"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
WOMAN WEAK I
AND NERVOUS
Finds Health in Lydia E.
Pmkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Creston, Iowa. -" l suffered with fe-
male troubles from the time came into
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
HIs Mistake.

We never quite realize the sting of
hard words until we have to take
them back.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14

It's almost impossible to discourage
the man who thinks he can tell Z
funny story.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14
Fortune Hunter

so Jacks married. Did he marry
for beauty"
No, booty"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-25

Santa BE. Feb "a District Judge
E d Auhott whn waa iuhage returned
from Aztec ~ Mendat ia time @ he8t
Che pra8ontmtnt against the board af
county commissioners and t8 take n
important pnr, ID the ceremonies IF
the Scottish llte reunion. ia nuW
hound 70 Cumhtu paas lao AHIh2
county ha return # ALSO auAlouHly
awaited hy ff1euda 90 john cuhodl tho
Mckinley county murderer coa-
temned p be haneed next weet, who
want tu initiate proceedings before The
judge io investigate Cab0dls sanity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-13

SAYS. and ne, may be able 10 throw
Httle new Light on Helen OF Troy, VINO.
would object 70 having Il thrown u
she was alive and the lady think her.
but / says, when Il comes to cooking
/ guess he stands about where you do
Quimby You see, Quimby's repertorJ
consists of coffee and soup, and some.
times it's hard TO tell which he means
for WHICH"
$50 Mr.. Peters has taken you IN on
the secret OF the book he 10 writing
against youE sex? remarked Billy Ma
gee IA
..Not exaetiy. that" Mrs. ouinby
answered. brushing back a wisp OF
gray hair, .but he's discussed 1t In my
presence, ignoring me at the time You
see. he comes down here and reads his
latest chapters. 70 Quimby o nights.
and I'VE caught quite lot OF II on ny
way between the cook stove and the
sink"
Il amt no Judge of books" reu1aEk
ed Mrs Norton from q comfortable
rocking chair. "but pl bet that ones
the Limit" se
you're right. ma'am." Mrs. ouiRby
told her Il amt saying that some Of
it amt real pretty worded, but that's
Just 20 hide the .falsehood underneath
Ny land. the lies there is in chat bouk.
You don't need to know much. about
history to know that Jake Peters has
made 1t over 70 tt his argument AL
that he aln't made 1t over so well but
what the, old seams show here and
there. and the place where the braid
was Is plain as daylight.
After ten more minutes OF hustle
Mrs Quimby announced that they
could sit down. and they were not
slow to accept the Invitation. The
breakfast she served them moved ME-
Magee to remark
II want to know where j stand as a
judge OF character. On the hrst night
saw Mrs. Quimby, without tasting q
morseI of food cooked by her. 1 said
she was the best cook in the county"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-13

w." ne asked. Il shonld shy
you were too parsimonious in your
Judgment" e..i,.sss, -S-.-,.5,-
Mrs. Qnimby.. detecripg in. the old
mans words compliment. hushed an
even deeper red as she bent above the
stove.
Its so seldom anything reaIly hap
pens around here" she said, II just
been hungertng FOR news OF the strange
goiugs on up there And must sag
Quimby amt been none TOO newsy ON
the subject ! threatened TO come up
and Join in the proceedings myself, es-
pecIally when beard about the book
writing cook Providence bad sent you
You would have found Us on the
porch with outstretched arms Mr..
Mngee assured her. IL.
1t was on Kendrick that Mrs. Quinn
BIZ showered her attentions. and when
the group rose to seek the station.
amid a. consultation OF watches that
recalled the commuter who rises at
dawn to play tag with fippant train.
Mr. Magee heard her say to the rail-
road man In a HEARTFELT aside:
81 don't know as ! can ever thank
you enough. Mr.. Ksndrick. for putting
new hope into QuImby. You'll never
understand what II means when you
have given up and your life seems all
done and wasted. TO hear that there's
a chance left
Wont IL" replied Kendrick warmly
.4Airs. QuImby. 1t will make me a very
happy man TO give your husband his
chance"
The drst streaks OF dawn were In
the sky when the hermits OF Baldpate
hled through the gate into the, road,
waving goodby to Qufmby and his
wife. who stood In their dooryard for
the farewell.
In the station Mr.. Magee encounter
ed an old friend-he of the mop OF
ginger colored hair. The man who had
complained OF the slowness of the VII.
Iage kazed with wide eyes at Mage
81 fgured.' be said, that you'd
come. this way again. Well. must
say you've put a LITTLE life into this
place. II I'd known when saw You
here the other night all the exciting
things you had up your sleeve 70
a-gone right up TO Raldpate with you
BUR hadn't anything up my
sleeve. protested Magee-
maybe" replied the agent, whining
There's some pretty giddy stories 60
Ing around about the carvings on up
at Baldpate-shots tred and strange
lights dashing. DoGgone It! The only
thing that's happened here in years,
and wasn't in on Il certainIy Wish
you'd put me wise 10. it.
Two dropping fsures entered the sta
rton-the mayor and his faithful lien
rennnt. Max. The dignity OF the for
mer had faded Ike n dover. and the
"a me withered smile might nave been
applied with equal force TO the accHs
toned jauntfness OF Lon.
They hicd out upon the platform
SIR. Maeee carryinE Mrs. Norton's ug
snse amid ner eifusivs thapks %
the platform waited d stranger EQUIP
PEA FOR travel. It was SIR. Mas. who
made be dfscnvarr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-13

-by-please,r He crossed the swaying
platform aud disappeared into the OH
er car.
The trIIp slowed down &c p small
yellow station. SIR ma gee. peered out
the window '7ooperstowfl. = be read.
...Reuton-Ten Miles, He saw Mr..
Max get up ind leave the car.
Nofselessiy. Max returned to the.
group and stood silent, his eyes wide
hfs yellow face pftifdl, the fear Of q
dog about 70 be whipped in his every
feature
Jim ne cried. Jim: Yon got TO
get me OUT of this You got 10 stand
by me-
why. whafs the matter. Lou2' ask.
ed the mayor In surprise.
.'Mntter enough" whined Max ''Do
you know WHAT'S happened? Wen. IN
tell
Mr.. Max was thrust aside and re-
placed by train newsboy. Mr.. Ma
gee FELT that he should always femeih.
Der rliat boy. his straw colored hair,
his freckled l,eamfns face. his lips with
their frt.@i, 'rrnefiial smile -
(TS be contIrredl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-13
CHAPTER XIV.
Miss Evelyn Rhodes, Reporter.

Miss Evelyn Rhodes, Reporter.
"f[ERoU heard?" ne said heIplessy.
M My God. It's funny. isn't
it," He laughed hystericaIy..
and drawing ont his handkSr-
chief passed 1t across his forehead "a
pleasant thing to think about-a pleas-
ant thing to REMEMBER
4 thought I'd join you said Pro
fessor Bolton. why, David, what Is
It? Whnts the natter7r
Nothing, replied Kendries wildly
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-13
CHAPTER KIN.
EMuant on1nea.

professor looked up from
his grtddlecakes.
why lupft It TO the coun.
ty2" be asked. Il should shy
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-13

Mixed Hay
$1,000 per tof
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

Elder Griswold and Mike Graeff
We're coming over the old times in
the early days of Central City and
Idaho Springs. They reviewed the
times when Colonel Osbiston made
things hum as the representative of
United States Senator Mackey
when the Freeland country had the
large smelter, that has since been
dlsmantled, and the work of other
prominent men who were interest
ed in this section. Among others
was the experience of George Pull
man when he was only miner in
Central and operated on a claim
Of the Gregory property. The story
is told of Pullman that he occupied
a cabin with other miners that had
hunks in it and which were made
one above the other. 1t was while
occupying one of these that Pull
man conceived and worked out the
idea of the present system of Pull
man berths in cars, and from this
cabin has been evolved the great
pullman system Of sleepers that
traverses the entire country and of
which he has been the official head.
Not only has this section thus pro-
duced great sleeping system, but
Golden has also turned out one of
the big men of the nation, and who
rose from the cobbler's bench to be
one of the greatest manufacturers
of the nation and has filled the
office of governor of the great
commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Years ago douglas the Shoeman y
was pounding away at his cobbler's
bench in Golden, Colo. While he
was driving shoe pegs and pulling
wax ends his inventive genius was
at work in formulating the plans
that he has since matured in hav-
ing large shoe factories, and going
to the Bay State he has carried
these thoughts, formulated and ma
tured at the shoemaking bench.
into active enterprises until the
name of Douglas has become a
household name throughout this
"onntrv These lowly and insipid
beginnings of these two men in the
Clear Creek canon section have
made them famous by their daring
enterprise. indomitable push and
sound business sagacitv, until they
are known wherever the sun shines
on railroad or commercial enter
prise.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

Don't forget that the Rawcis, the
New Iealanders, will give their en-
tertainment next Wednesday, De
cember ,. at the opera house. Those
who heard the New Zealanders
several years ago in this portrayal
of New Zealand customs, songs
etc, were highly pleased with the
entertainment, and the Raweis will
give you as much pleasure and sat
isfaction AS did the former per
formers. The admission for thi,
number of the lecture course will
be so cents for adults and 80 cents
for children. The season tickets for
the three remaining numbers will
be $l25 for adults and Is cents
for children. Tickets can be re-
served any time between this date
and the night of the entertainment
Among the features of the enter
tainmcnt will be the presentation
From Savagery to Culture, " in
which will be set forth the weird
ballads. love songs, the canoe cho-
ruses, the war chants and incanta-
tions and the beautiful scenery for
which the island is noted
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

Mr.. james Redding met with a
serious accident on Thursday after
noon. He was assisting those
wor king IN the Bray aud Co.
leas- IN the IS ,o-foot level east on
the Old Town so they could get
some of the work done before stop
ping for the dav A slab Of rock
on the hanging wall fell against
h II. hitting him about seven
inches above the left knee and
reaking his leg at that point (,
'Th falling of the slab pushed
h "a over against the foot wall
Causing some bruises on the face.
D. Alan D. Fraser was summon
cd 10 the mine aud did all he
could there to- Mr.. Redding and
then brought HIM down to the
house and gave additional traat-
meol. AT last rep rts Mr.. Red
di 6 was doing as nicely as could
oe expected and all of his friends
and acqusintances will hail
speedy and safe recovery.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

Mining operations in the vicinity
of the Stanley are going on at an
encouraging rate. Tom Egan has
seven men employed in doing the
preliminary work preparatory to
working the Stanley dump on
which he, Mr.. Hoban and Mr.. No
que have a lease. Mr.. Eagan is
overhauling the Salisbury mill and
also installing one of his patented
tables, which it is claimed will eff
feet large saving over other ta-
bles. The large dwelling adjacent
to the mill is being fixed up for
boarding house for the employees.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

Edgar f.. PAYNE, manager of the
Bride Mining Company and also
of the .Seaton Mountain property,
has nurrhased the Mixell mill at
the foot of Fourteenth street and
will use it for milling the ore from
the Seaton Mountain Company. He
will adjust the machinery so as to
get the best results from the ore
that he mines Mr.. Payne has given
much valuable time to investigat-
ing the best and most economical
methods of treating his ores, and
will npplv his knowledge thus
gained to this end.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

The Walker tunnel, located on
Little Bear Creek, about half a
mile above its junction with the
Soda Creek, is being cleaned out
preparatory to the renewal OF ac-
tive work. the work is being done
under the direction of A. l. Bean.
There is quite a cave-in that has to
be removed. There have been large
quantities of ore taken out of the
claim that this tunnel cuts.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

tilat he should make more money
odt OF TINS lease tnan by running
a. dflg store III a ory town. On
the Pioneer mine Charles Work
has opened up a stope fifty feet in
length that shows IA fine body of
mineral. He has tested IA lot in
the Pioneer mill with very gratify-
ing results. lie cleaned up about
SIX ounces of gold off the plates
and the concentrates went beyond
hls expectations. The Pioneer
mrne has produced many thou
sands Of dollars and were it de
VeAoped to the extent of many of
the surrounding mines il would
prove 10 be the equal of any mine
IN the county. Then comes the
sale of the Amazon mine. f. G.
Hearst, ". W. Sullivan and f.
Hale, all of Denver, bought this
property for price said to be $25.-
0GO. Donald Bristol of Empire
has been put in charge and started
number OF men to work on
Wednesday of this week. There is
a splendid body of lead-silver ore
opened for distance of one hun
dred feet, that will be shipped di-
rectly to the sampler. There are
also large bodies of mill dirt that
will be tested by the Silver Noun
tain concentrating plant. The
large bodies of ore exposed in this
mine leave no doubt as to divi-
dends.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

The work that is in progress on
the Treasure Vault property is
bringing good results. The Machol
lease has four men at work, and
they are shipping about twenty
tons Of mill dirt per week that
gives return of one ounce of gold
per ton. They also ship about a
ton a week Of high-grade that
Yields them about twelve ounces
Of gold per ton. Then there is the
Mosher lease, on which there are
three men at work and with good
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

In the Gladstone mine the leas-
ers are working and have made
shipments Of a good grade OF ore.
This is one of the properties OF the
Merit Mining Company that has
several valuable claims in that sec
ton and that is. making arrange
ments to work these. The company
is differed by men Of the best
standing in business, and what
they do will be done thoroughly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

Geo. X. Kimball has the right to
feel iubilant over the recent strike
in the thirteenth level Of the Old
Town mine. He has streak four
feet wide of medium-grade ore
that has assay values Of $15 in
gold and 80 in silver. The gold
runs 76-1OO ounces in gold. He
has penetrated it over twenty feet
and it continues the same width
and values. The ground above it
as we'll as that below it to the tun-
mel level is virgin ground and there
is every reason to believe that this
size and value follow both above
and below.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28
The home of Mr.. and Mrs

The home of Mr.. and Mrs Ar
thur Cadwallader was greatly
frightened by the advent of young
Master Arthur Burns Cadwallader
into the family circle. This happy
event happened on November Z.
and the prospective heir weighed
ten pounds, but he was of that
heavy weight that let the fond par
ents know that for the present he
was boss of the family circle. The
parents reside at Paonia, Colo, and
their many friends here will ex-
tend them hearty congratulations.