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La Junta tribune., 1914-11-07

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Proceeds from rectifier. al
Total ..ss.l3s.ss
EXPENDITURES
improvements ........& 3g1.e2
Stock 1921
Operation ..-..... l.oss.l5
Maintenance ......... ls.l7
Fuel ................. 4. s39.s2
Interest -. l.l3s.0o
Balance on hand. -. 3.slL2s
Total ..............$ e.13t.33
winfield--water and light plant.
Has one $50 X. w. and one 1Se K.
W. generator. belt connected 70 Nns-
ray Corliss steam engine. Csassa.
tor three phase 1900 volt. Husl
natural gas. II has cost 70 1ate
S74.5s2: has 5ss domeslic coasum-
ers. 3sl commercial and 20 power
services and during the last fiscal
year earned 3I7.074. II pays an
nually the Interest on the bonds and
repairs. has made S29.5S2 worth Of
extensions. has paid off s36.oeo Of
maturing water works bonds. con
tributed 32.275 toward the purchase
OF pump for the water plant. since
II was established in 1905. and has
ss.60s in bank. Its rates are from
10 cents TO cents In sliding scale
Steriing-Private plant. Has
steam for an auxiliary but ordinAri-
iy power is derived from Fairbanks
Morse. using distillate. and = Muneie
oil engine using crude oil. thus NJ
Ing in the plant three kinds Of fusa.
Rates from Is cents to IN cents.
Larned-Private plant. light and
ice company combined. City has
voted $4,000 To build municipal
plant The company claims 70 have
a franchise. which the city dsalss.
Are In litigation over this at prsssnt
robulkf, feeling strongly in favor Of
. municipal plant. City expects y
build . steam plant. Present raass
l:h cents with 20 per cent de
count. ..
General Impressions-Of all ths
places visited. Winfield comes neaf.
est 70 conditions prevailing In Il
Junta, but fuel Is cheaper. bsing aat-
ural gas. although At unes tAev
burn crude oil. In NO place did ~
people seem To regret municipal evo-
ership. and the municipal plants
compared favorably In eauipmeat
and service with the privately ovsoo
plants In some cases the plant re-
csives no credit for street ligting. al.
though In nearly all u II the inten-
tion 70 reform this condition. In all
the small places oil engines are used
as motive power. and are run At one
tenth the cost Of steam. This ratio
would not obtain In q larger plant.
although II might be worth consid-
erinK at Ia Junta. Your committee
would not at this time. however. feel
justified In recommending oil en-
rincs without further investigation.
In several places oil II used as fuel
under steam boilers and this might
also be considered here. One point
We noted was that without exception
where coal was used II was slack
coai-Hastings slack having the de-
cided preference.
One point OF interest may be not
ed. that In Garden City and also In
Winfield. the council does not man
age IN" municipal plants. this beinx 6
In the hands Of u Water and Light
Commission consisting Of three mem.
hers. who hold their office for three
years. one place becoming vacant
each year The members are APP
pointed by the mayor. and this com.
mission has full charge Of the plant.
and the hiring Of all employees In
this department The idea Is ia
keep u out Of politics. and In the
opinion Of citizens Of this place. Il
succeeds In its purpose.
Respectfully submitted.
La Junta tribune., 1914-11-07

Two ssiliie.s sor New c.s~
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
[ |Rl([lEIlB(Y
DRY MASH OF esEar VALUE
Meat Or Green Cut Bore Should Go
Kept In Front Of laying items at
All Times During WiAisr.

The feeding OF dry mash 10 the lay.
Ing stock means much toward the In
creased production OF EGGS. During
the winter months about ouen Il c.
the entire ration consumed'by the hen
should consist OF meat In some form,
II they are expected to do their beat,
and the feeding OF dry mash ogers an
excellent opportunity TO give the meat
or green cut bone 30 that IL will be
evenly distributed and propori!oned to
the hen. This form Of food should be
kept constantly In front OF the hens
unless you feed wet mash. In which
case they should be used on alternate
days.
The dry mash should consist of two
parts bran. one part middlings. ono
part meal and one part beef scrap and
green cut bone. To this may be added
If desired one part ground oats. The
mash food should be fed 10 acppers
specially prepared and not placed In
open troughs. as BY tho latter method
the hens will waste almost as much as
they win eat. The dry mash food 10
naturally eaten slowly by the hens
ard at a time when they have no grain
food that can be scratched from the
litter.
AS the dry mash Is consumed much
more slowly than is the wet all the
particles OF meat or bone viii be best
preserved in it and therefore moro
evenly proportioned than Is possible
In the wet mash. The slew eating Is
also OF benefit 10 the hen In many
other ways.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
WITH THE BREAK OF DAWN
Birth OF New Day ne Seen and De-
scribed by One Who Had the
visicn Of the Poet.

As we proceeded. the timid approach
OF twilight became more perceptible.
.he intense blue of the sky began to
soften. the smaller stars. like little
children. went first 70 rest; the eister
beams OF the Pleiades soon melted
together, but the bright consultations
Of the west and north remained un.
changed. Steadily the wondrous trans
hguration went on. Hands of angels
hidden from mortal eyes shifted the
scenery Of the heavens; the glories
OF night Dissolved into the glories OF
the dawn The blue sky now turned
more softly gray; the great watch
stars shut up their holy eyes; the east
began to kindle. Faint streaks of
purple soon blushed along the sky;
the celestial conciave was filed with
the infiowing tides of the morning
light. which came pouring down from
above In one great ocean OF radiance,
TILL at length. az we reached the Blue
hills. Q Fash Of purple fire blazed out
from above the horizon and turned the
dewy teardrops cf flower and leaf into
rubies and diamonds. In q few sec.
onds the everlasting gates OF the
morning were thrown wide open and
the lord Of day. srrayed In glories too
severe for the gaze Of man. began hiJ
state.-Everett.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
amen TRICK Of ADVERTISING
Geek Publisher Of the Year 1867
Would Have Had Little to Learn
From Hls Brothers Of Today.

The advertising of children's books
does not seem TO have advanced In
ingenuity since the time Of old John
Newbery. Here is q specimen OF his
art. from the London Morning Chron.
icle In December. 1857: This day
was published Nurse Truelove's New
Year Gift. or the Book OF Books for
Children adorned with cuts, and de-
signed as q present for every little
boy who would become q great man
and ride upon q fine horse. and 70
every little girl who would become q
great woman and ride In a lord
mayors gilt coach. Printed for the
author. who has ordered these books
to be given gratis TO a;i little boys
and girls at the Bible and Sun in
st. Paul's churchyard. they paying for
the binding. which In only I'd each
book"
John Newbery. who 30 ingeniousiy
advertised his children's story books.
used them In turn to advertise other
commodities In which he was inter-
ested. One Of his side lines" was
the famous DR.. James Powder. In
which Goldsmith placed such faith.
and illusions to that specific are plen-
tifully sprinkled through the pages OF
the books. In 'Geody Two-Shoes."
for instance. the heroine's father dies
miserably because seized with q
fever In a place where DR.. James
Powder was not 70 be had
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
nzA SEEDS PROVE
A Bad EARGslN
Cents Saved and Dollars Lost In suy.
Ing Poor Quality Seed.
C. p. SMITH.
Maryland Agricultural College.

You win soon be buying clover seed
Tor spr.ng soniag LIE sue YOU know
Its quality tefore you buy. A year
ago ia~t su-ii--4er q farmer na..sed
Joles visited seed dealers In Ills town
70 compare the quality and pr.ces Of
unoiay seed He found prices rang.
lag from $3.50 to S3.25 bushel. The
Sz-5o seed looked good enough 70 him,
so satisfied that he was making q tag
saving at getting II for rs cents be-
low the highest grade, he bought II.
zne same week. lis neighbor. Tnomas,
te'erhoaed - two OF the same dealers
Jones had visited and from one of them
bought 10 bushels Of the best grade
he could find at s3.z5 a bushel, which
the State Seed Testing Laboratory at
College Park had found 80 per cent.
pure and terminating 96 seeds out OF
100.
When the crops from these different
seeds were harvested and taken 10
market. Friend Jones' hay had so
much sheep sorrel and other weeds in
Il that y brought only $40 q ton, while
Thomas crop sold for s13. At $3.50 a
bushel Jones paid little more than sik
cents q pound for his seed, and SOW.
ing IL at Is pounds per acre. his seed
cost him s3 cents. Thomas need cost
him per acre sI.0s or rs cents more
than Jones. Jones cut III tons per
acre. which sold for SIS. Thomas
raised . tons per acre which netted
him S26. To gave 25 cents on his
seed. Jo7es missed the chance to mako
III. Did bargain seed payf
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
Origin Of the Word Alcohol.

In the second century B. c., thf
Egyptians had an eye iIaiye contain
ing antimony suiphidep which, II
Arabic. was called 'kol." or with tn
article al kol." Originally the worc
denoted any remedy for the eyes. ar
specifically q liquid coilyrium. mad
from burnt incense and burnt aImonI
shells. Later AIRY fine powder W.
called al koi." and by extension. an
fine or subtle substance whether is
powder form or not Since the iine.
ness and volatility OF wilae were called
It's spirit" the latter was also
termed al kol." or alcohol This slg-
nifcance Of the word has persisted TO
the precent time. Ia the expression
"aicohclisatus." used for drugs in very
fne pcvder.--Ths Pharmaceutical
Ia
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
WOMEN AaE VERY ACTIVE
Gig Things Members Of the Fair Sex
Are Doing All Over
the World.

England has society Of women
bockbinders and also one OF women
printers.
DR.. Anna Shaw, the well-known suf.
fragist has refused to pay her income
tax.
New York university has founded a
night college for women who have to
work in the day time.
Salt Lake City will have q school
for nurses in connection with the
County hospital.
Miss Anita Grish has assumed her
duties as superintendent Of poor In
Jersey City.
Mrs. Cora Sharp has been appointed
as postmistress at Foraker, Okla, to
succeed State Senator W. r. Dutton.
who resigned. Mrs. Sharp won the
appointment In a competitive exam
ination, defeating several male con-
testants.
Mrs. Elizabeth Allen. who lives at
Hawkes.. England, has just completed
her hundredth year. but has remark
able memory and can recite Scripture
passages taught her in childhood by
her mother.
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst has
been appointed q member of the Pan
ama-Paciflc exposition commission By
Governor Glynn cs New York. She Is
the first woman to be appointed under
the new law.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
Water is Great
Plant Feeder
Carries Other Plant Foods To plants
But Too Much Gives Them
Wet Feet
w. z. HANGER.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
ST. Ion.

Can We have too much water in the
soil Tor good crops! We surely can!
Too niuca water destroys the Lie of
the soil The bacteria that make tiis
life" need not oliy water out alr a..u
warmth as well. When the water
table Is high they cannot do their
work. The soil Is cold and plants DO
not grow well in It. We CAL remedy
this trouble by tile draining. This viii
probably cost $50 to SIS al acre. TINS
may sound rat-er aigh at frat, but
when we know that land drainage
often makes all tie dlfferelce between
q very poor crop aid q good one, we
see that the cost Of thing win be
made up many times over In a few
years. Such tiliag Ii laid rightly will
last lifetime. AID always insure your
crops against wet feet" or a poor crop
In q wet season.
How deep. how far apart. and what
size OF tile 70 use depends on your
farm and its location. II ls not " q
to use less than three-inch tile for
most fields. A tnreeinch tile will
cIrry away twice as much as a two.
i-ch tie and costs but little more.
Tile should be placed from 2M to 4
II. deep according TO TIE water table
and t.e lay Of the land. Water n
your land properly handled and con-
trolled Is the most valuable cro7
feeder you can have. Take care Of Il.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05

will check the c9s pre- Iuctlon ani
prove detrimental TO- ta5 health OF tho
ilock
With a good. clean and dry house
and plenty Of ess making foods wo
viii get eggs. On farms where we
can feed variety of grain foods and
q mash. once a day. Composed OF cut
clover or alfalfa, steamed ard mixed
with bran. corn meal and green cut
bcne. egg production Is a simple mat.
ter. Feed a tempting va ely OF grain
foods, green foods and m at foods.
Keep pure water before them ard
keep the floors 50 clean that any part
may be used for a scratching door
and you can rest assured that you
have done your part toward securing
winter eggs. (.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
SUCCESS Ill PIGEON RAlsl.a
Clrds Confined In Houses ouiefIy Cen,
tract consurp .5n ara Gie--.
Require ii2ch Space.

Pigeons begin % !sy two weeks after
mating. They lay tVo eggs. which
hatch IN about IS days.
The cid birds stop feeding the young
SQUAD when the next pair hatch. Each
pair OF birds gEoulI be provided with
two nests.
Pigeons cannot thrive unless they
have place In which 70 Hy. Con.
hHed In houses. a. ~ vill qulckly con.
tract coaEumption and die. Even In
The coolest weather 'l.cy should be al
lowed 20 ~ outdoors ~hen they please.
The bree cling season is from March
to September, but extra good breeders
Win produce young ten months In tho
year.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05

..t1f was only three days before The,
cee1eG TO Eva a rancho and a resi-
eence, the most rretent.cus In the dis
tricf- That afternoon worden learned
thas the hrst stage coach through for
a week was TO convey Eva TO the ccun-
~ seat. On her way to the city, where
she was TO advance her musical edu-
cation Her father was to accompany
her.
DTyer owed Worden money. Be
sides that Dwyer was a schemer and
fortune hunter and willing to pay
liberal commission for money bene-
fits received. Worden addressed him
now In confidential tone, with stealth
iiy. evilly cleaning eyes.
What would you say" he insinuat-
Cd. IF l can gain you the whole Bare
lay property without the girl?"
I'm game!" replied the ,knave
promptly. What's your scheme?"
Il was .told-and carried into effect.
It vas simple. for Worden knew his
grounds well. He was aware that
while legal transfer Of the Barclay
property had been made to Eva, the
deed was not yet recorded.
Her father was to be hired into a
specious gambling plan. He was to be
swirdled out OF his ready money. Then
Dwyer was to offer to stake him to q
fair amount for O quit claim deed on
what property he might own In Rock
county. Barclay had several mining
prospects In litigation. He was to be
made to believe that 1t was these that
Worccn was after.
Now. in the meantime, by q strange
coiGcidental circumstance Lone Wolf
and his family became denizens of q
litile house at the rear Of the Barclay
place. Eva had seen them. The
sgiaw was i'll and she had offered
tiiail shelter. food and care.
Resentment at the wrong done him
By Dwyer the Indian had nourished.
He had waited, watched for revenge,
nnc one afternoon. lurking near the
Office OF the lawyer. he overheard their
conversation.
Lone Wolf was intelligent enorgh to
comprehend its purport. He was full
OF gratitude towards Eva. He knew
of her lover. Preston, sought him out,
and in broken dialect revealed his
story. One hour later the faithful In.
dian. mounted on a superb steed, was
on his way across q 40-mile prairie
stretch. the precious deed In his hunt
ing blouse.
At almost the same time. similarly
mounted. Dwyer left the settlement by
the same route. Lone Wolf knew that
he had a 10-mile lead, but two leagues
beyond that his horse broke down.
1T is weil," he cried, as he settled
the wind direction and the probable
distance OF his rival. He knelt and
struck match.
First creeping, Kissing snake Of
name. then the mighty uprising Of a
Pillar and then wall Of fire. Il ran
Ishtning. It would not pause until
II had swept Dwyer into retreat. as
Lone Wolf well knew.
And then, on foot. the dauntless saw.
age started for his destination.
When Mort Dwyer. by a circuitous
route reached the county seat the next
afternoon, he knew that he had been
outwit.ed.
When he returned to the settlement
that night. hot with rage and seeking
for Lone Wolf. 1t was to find that the
Barclays had sent him to q point OF
safety.
Lone Wolf. the despised, had scored
just revenge!
Copyright. 1914. by ". G. Chapman.)
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
The Failing Leaves.

There In no more thrilling, solemn
sight In all the range OF nature than
the falling OF leaves. In the begin.
ming. few at a time. they come drift.
Ing. circling downward, utterly care
less and unobtruSiye. yet deeply pur.
posefui. With o sigh they seek the
warm. punsent earth which is 10 each
one OF them the ultimate breast OF
GOD. Then more and more OF them
come. BY and by the dim. shining
temple is full OF the soft stir OF their
passtng--frail shapes, crossing the mo.
donless lines Of the trees, floatin
athwart the shadows, animating IL
inner gloom. Their faint. signing Will
per voices the silence of the fores
more poignantly than the hymns O
the hermit thrush. II the wind stil
forgears. they fan slowly. freeing then
selves Of their own accord, knowinf
the uttermost Joy OF self-abandonment
Multitudes fall together. however, 60
Ing hand In hand to their common END
Multitudes. multitudes In the valley o,
decision. They know what they want
and they take II together. deeply satis-
feld.-The Atlantic.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05

The story Of the Sleeping Beauty.
particularly its eastern versions, haa
been traced conjecturally. to hypnotic
practices. A wand or rod often ap-
pears In the eastern tales; placed un.
der the feet Of the woman or man f.
kills or sends 70 sleep primitive foIk
scarcely distinguish between sleep and
DEATH. under the head It restores &c
life or waking. Sometimes there are
two wands. silver and gold respective
~. In Scandinavian versions a Alecp.
thorn takes the place of The waud. L.
Ireland 'this appears as q pin, and
very possibly the sleep Of the here
Inc OF Crimm's "Briar Rose" when tn
spindle pricks her. is connected wiz
this. In the Arabian atory It Is
ring placed upon a finger that cause.
slumber.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
HIS lust REVENGE
ey GEORGE ELMER coss.

Lone Wolf. once an Indian chief
though he did not look II now In his
rags and misery. but come Of q proud
race, sat summing himself on the pave
ment His squaw. a tiny pappoose ai
her breast, occupied near doorway
They were foot ore. homeless, tired
Hungry. too. and IL was fully ten miles
10 the reservation where they haf
friends.
Suddenly the door behind the womar
was pulled open inwards. Some ons
had come down the stairs from the
gambling room above the town tavern
he was fiashiiy dressed, not unhand
some fellow. but the scowl Of a loser
was on his face.
"out Of the way" he growied rude
ly. and gave the squaw a vicious push
with his knee. She could not help but
topple over. He heard her head strike
the hard pavement unmoved. She ut
tered . concerned cry, striving to
shield the helpless pappoose, and
rolled 70 q STOP. sustained by one
hand. with eyes and thought only for
the little one.
Then Mort Dwyer drew back and his
hand whipped to his hip pocket like o
streak of lightning. An inert mass.
that squalid form on the pavement
was suddenly infused with life.
Straight as an arrow. a cleaning knife
upraised. Lone Wolf made a wild
spring for the miscreant who had i'm.
periled wife and babe.
Speedy as was the gambler. he
would have been at fault and disad-
vantage had the Indian perfected that
maddened swoop. Lone VOLTS flight
was checked by a low beseeching word
from the squaw. Seemingly 1t told him
that the pappoose was unhurt Further
IL awoke the savage to the realization
that an attack upon q white man in
that section. no matter how pro-
yoked. would eliminate at a ropes
end. The woman was bruised about
the face and bleeding, but what mat
tered that, when the child was safe!
SO with q muttered curse Dwyer
strobe from The spot. Lone Wolf gath.
cred up his traps. His squaw prepared
to move on. The child walled at beirg
disturbed by the rough shaking up.
'Wagh! Lone Wolf will rememberi"
spoke the Indian with a last menacing
glare after the gambler.
The latter forgot the incident with
In the hour. He was of profession
and border experience where Reming-
tons and Bowies played conspicuous
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
WINTER EGGS ARE DESIRABLE
NO Branch Of Farming viii Show
Quicker Losses Tnan Isoor Fesdina
and Manage 1cat CT Hens.

With the price OF c-gs 30 hlrh Il
stands US In hand % plan our malia 60
ment &c that the dock Win 10 Its best
II is surprising what good care and
intelligent feeding WIN co In produc-
Ing winter eggs AMI on the ether hand
no branch CT farming win show quick
er losses than poJr feeding and man
agement OF the winter layers.
Winter layers must have a ccms
Portable house. plenty Of room, plenty
OF sunlight and arple ventilation Too
much care cannot be given 20 pFoyld.
Ing good ventilation. Cold craughts
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
ciear-Seeinu Masseret.

Critics have not yet assigned the
late Monsieur Massenst his perma-
nent niche IN the Temple OF Fame,
but most Of then. agree that he was a
charming, although not a great. COM
poser. He had one quality of char
acter, however. which is not the in
variable accompaniment Of genius.
musical and other: he could appreci-
ate genius in others. An anecdote
taken from Figaro attests t.
A critic was indulging In extrava-
CANT praise Of Massenet 70 his face,
and wound up his fattery:>
Wagner!: What was ne? Els tai
ent is most absurdly exaggerated. I
have to pick and choose amcng a lot
Of rubbish In Wagner"
rs that so?" commented Massenet.
suavely. II should be quite happy
with what you leaye."-Ycafb's Cals-
panion.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
EVOLUTION cf Ell,Iardz

The Development OF The billiard q.
bic has been interesting. IN those
far back days when billiards seem frat
70 have become an inGcor game, a bill.
lard table was about the size Of
big room The average table was 80
feet lcng and Is feet wide. The size
was gradually and irregu:arly de-
creased. Until the present standard
carom table was introduced at a bal
lard tournament held in Samson kali.
Philadelphia. In 1864.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
srouah, 70 clxlllxaslcn.

The latest addition to civilization
% the Watwa tribe. people who lived
like frogs In the unknown swamps
OF Lake Bangweolo. Central Africa.
Thes swamps were cutie irnpregnable,
and the people would not formerly al
low strangers to visit their haunts.
Now they have vacated the swamps,
and live on dry land. They have be-
come law-abiding willingly pay their
taxes. and even escort government OF.
acials 70 their old-time homes.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
Chicken coGgs Should
BE DuiIt Now
Winser a Good Time To Work. up Odd
Pieces or Lumber Into Chicken
Shelters.
ROY H. WAITE.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Later In the spring you win nnd
yourself badly in need OF colony coops
Tor yo3T growing chickens. Get your
nien folks to put some together for
you now. Such little houses come IN
haacy for several purposes. as well as
making nice shelters for chickens after
ey have heen brooder weaned. They
are made six feet long, three feet
wide, three feet high In front, and two
feet figh In rear. An opening Ii left
both front and back and covered with
= iro. These openings are On level
With The two roosts used and allow
warm air TO be driven out during sum.
mer weather.