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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
GARDEN IN BACK YARD
EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS PRO-
DucED FROM SMALL TRACT.
Plot Of Ground About 80 by 40 Feet
in Size Proved ltseIf Worthy Of
Time, Effort and Small Elk
pense Put Upon IL.

Fifteen miles from the busiest dis
trict of the busy city of Chicago, there
is a small kitchen garden which has
produced extraordinary results. 1t is
planted in plot of ground about 80
by 40 feet in size, and has proved it.
self worthy the time, effort and small
expense put upon 1t.
Almost all of the ordinary table
vegetables and fruits can be found
here, and this small piece of ground
has been the means of a distinct saw
ing in the summer bills.
Lettuce, radishes and onions were
the first arrivals, and came in such
quantities that the neighborhood usu-
ally shared in them. The amount Of
choice lettuce that can be raised In a
4 by 6-foot bed is surprising, and this
one afforded a constant supply OF
fresh salad material all the summer
season.
Onions of several varieties were
raised, and those that were planted
In the fall afforded an early crop be-
fore others were even out of the
ground.
In July the beets and cucumbers
were ready for use, and again one
may put forward the argument in IA
vor of the small ga-den on suburban
lots, namely, that there is no compari-
son between the dried-up, expensive
store products, and the fresh, ever
ready vegetables of your own growing.
In the early part of August the to-
matoes ripen, and by raising two va
rieties there is a constant supply of
them until the frost cuts off the ri
pening process. but leaves many green
ones which may be picked.
A small border of parsley, and a lit
tie patch of mint will do all the gar
nishing and 6avoring that are neces-
sary. Carried away by the automo-
bile fever, the old horse was sold and
a machine purchased in his place.
This left the runway empty, and In
order to utilize every inch of the
ground it was planted to potatoes,
peas and beans. all of which grew well.
OF the fruits that were grown in
this little garden, the strawberries
were the first to come. The bed is
about 10 by 20 feet in size, and has
borne continually during the season.
Not single box was purchased, and
the beTies were large and juicy. The
total amount produced was so quarts.
A wonderberry had proved very sue
cessful also, and this new fruit is
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
SYNOPSIS.

Ralph Van Vechten. a young man Of
leisure IL astonished 10 see man enter
No. 1913, a house across the street from
she Powhatan club long unoccupied and
spoken OF as the House OF Mystery. Sew
eral persons at regular Intervals enter
NO. 1913. Van Vechten expresses concern
10 his friend. Tom Phinney regarding the
whereabouts Of his cousin and hancee;
Paige Carew A man Is forcibly elected
from the house Van Vechten and Tom
follow the man and find him dead in the
street. Van Vechten Is attracted by the
face OF girl in the crowd OF onlookers
surrounding the body. Detective Fint
calls on Van Nechten to get his version
OF the tragedy Tom PhinneY goes alone
on yachting trip. He recognizes among
some persons in a passing motor boat two
men whom he had seen enter the House
~ Mystery. He sees one OF them. MT
Calls. on shore later and follows him.
Tom is seized blindfolded and taken to
house. A sweet-voiced girl later protests
against the rough ness OF his captors
Van Nechten calls on his uncle, Theodore
Van Vechten, blg man In wall street.
and known as the Man or Iron, IN
search OF Information regarding the
whereabouts Of Paige Carew. Detective
Flint shows Van Vechten d gold mesh
purse found in the House Of Mystery
Van RECOGNIZES 1t as belonging to Paige
Carew, The sweet -voiced girl helps Tom
Phinney escape message from on
don reports that two ladies resembling
Miss Carew and her companion. Mrs.
Devereaux. sailed for New York some
IlfU8 preNiDlBIN- II OeNtlDpH AAittl AAAr
ladies visited the English home Of Tenn
pie Bonner. owner Of the House Of Mys-
terv. II Is recalled that Temple Bonner
was IN love with a daughter Of Compton
Schuyler who married Max Willard The
other daughter married a man named
Devereaux Bonner and Willard were In
innate friends a search Is started for
Willard Van Vechten enters the House
~ Mystery bv the back door In time TO
hear John Calls threaten a girl. He In
terferes and helps the girl escape. but Is
rendered unconscious In the struggle
with Calls Tom Phinney gets q Job
as master Of Rrownlow's Yacht Kohinur.
which has been chartered for some mvs-
FERROUS mission The charterer, Max VIII
lard. and his friends board the Yacht at
might and Tom hears the voice OF the I'M
Drnown girl Van Vechten. recovering
from injuries received in his FIGHT with
Calls. Is visited by Jessie Willard In
whom he recognizes the girl who was the
cause Of the fight lie declares his love
for her She tells him that II bis feelings
have not changed one week from that
day she VIII marry him. A Cofnn-shaped
.hoV Is taken aboard the Yacht at night
Della tells Tom she really Is Paige Carew
and that she has been interested IN him
for years through the glowing accounts
Of Van Vechten The cofhn-shapci box
fs taken away In the night apparently
much heavier than when II arrived
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22

rightly named, in that the number of
berries borne on one vine is won
derful, when the size of the vine is
considered.
Raspberry and current bushes, also
bore well. and so it was-one fruit af-
ter another all summer long. There
are some grape vines which are as
yet too young to bear. but are very
promising.
The financial side of this enterprise
has been very satisfactory. The sur
plus crop of cucumbers and tomatoes
Melted $40 and the products of the
strawberry bed were worth $625, the
currants and raspberries were worth
another SO.
Not to go into further detail, 1t is
fair to estimate that this small gar
den planted at an expense OF not more
than 81 for seed, has made a return
of about $50, beside affording may
hours cf healthful exercise to the
family.
These results show how a little pin
money" could easily be made by util-
izing the back yards of suburban or
city homes.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
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be asked for a raise But his employ
er refused to raise him. So. looking
about a bit he finally secured a bet
ter job.
His last day with the old firm. he
was sent out with load of valuable
china. He returned in an hogT o. so.
and the china. instead Of having been
delivered. lay in the bottom of the
cart. smashed into thousands of
pieces.
What does this mean?" the pro-
prietor roared.
The boy, as he stepped out OF the
shafts. answered calmly:
1t means. boss. that you've worked
me like a horse and treated me like
horse for two years now. So this
morning I SHE'D at a piece Of paper,
ran away and Md 9, smash-r2."
SO saying, the boy turned end set
of blitheIy whistling FOR his new and
better Job
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22

might have been one of them. though
none had seen him previously that
night. His white hair, his smooth
shaven. finely wrinkled face. his mag
netic eyes, we're all part of a com
handing personality, and 1t Nas no
more than natural that he should be
looked to for an explanation of the
episode.
perfectly composed, there was no
mistaking the fact that he completely
dominated the situation
Van Vechten noted that his uncle
recognized the man, and that the Man
OF irons attitude all at once became
one OF tense, alert watchfulness.
With an air that impelled many to
follow his example, the stranger con-
suited his watch; an average declara-
ton of all the watches would have
hxed the time at twelve minutes till
midnight
He advanced to the table, from
which everybody else shrank as far
as the confines of the vast room per-
mitted, and laid hand upon the
casket. CHANGING once more at the
watch which he still held In the other
hand, he quietly remarked:
Gentlemen, this coffin contains
enough willardite to wipe New York
on the map. II is connected with one
OF my time-locks, set to detonate the
explosive at midnight precisely" His
commanding regard met Theodore Van
Vechten's, as he added:
No one better than you knows how
likely 1t is to work without hitch"
In the ensuing quiet, the ticking, as
OF a clock, which he plainly heard.
After moment he went on:
I shall not take the time to apollo
gize for this interruption of your fes-
tivities, because" glance at
the watch-"only ten minutes stands
between this moment and midnight
But, as briefly as possible, l want to
make it clear to you that l am re-
sponsible for the occasion that has
brought you together here. With my
perfected time-lock and permanganate
steel-the only metal that will with
stand the oxyhyric flame-combined
with Theodore Van Vechten's business
talent AID his commanding position,
wherefrom he can persuade every one
of the countrys financial institutions
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
AND THE BOSS THOUGHT HARD
Soy Lived Up TO His Treatment, Con-
ssquently the Profits Were
Not Large.

Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale,
one OF the leaders in the new School
for Suffrage Workers. said in New
York the other day:
"A woman has been complaining
that her husband treats her like a
child. She isn't capable OF voting, he
says. bat she's capable OF running
his big town house for him. with its
IS servants, both elegantly and eco
nomically. told her she ought to
act like the errand boy.
An errand boy delivered packages
III huge hand cart. Between the
shafts. bending to his load, he tramped
the streets among the vans and drays
from -earl5s morning till Ions after
closing time.
AT tbs end OF two years OF this,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
TIME FOR DIGGING POTATOES
Crop Is Important Ono and FsrmsI
Should Not Be Compelled to Buy
Them for Table Use.

Where potatoes are very dirti
when taken from the field. somA
growers wash all the soil of them
Others maintain that it ruins theft
flavor and palatability. They are ces
tainly far cleaner and more desirabIs
to handle when the hose has BED
turned on them, and the clingila
hardened dirt washed of
If the ground is fairly dry wha1
they are dug, and if they are alloga
to take the air and the wind for
while, they viii usually be cleaa
enough to do without washing TheH
is every reason for digging them daf
ing such weather conditions
Potato digging should be made 4
sort Of an odd job, one that can
done at any time when there is nO1
ing more pressing to do. The poa4
crop should be an important one q
any farmer who is forced TO buy qN
tatoes for table use should lock -
himself as temporarily disgraced.
Enough potatoes are spoiled eve 4
year by careless digging to feed
city of the second class for tTe
months. Only In communities wac j
the potato is the main and staple CT
is there any real care shown u
ging and handling this very import
food crop.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22

: through my lack of business acu-
men l was frozen out of the company
and It did not take long to discover
that every avenue of legal redress was
closed to me. Please bear in mind
that fact,
Then what remained for me?" The
brilliant eyes swept the wondering
audience. Why, either to accept the
situation as Theodore Van Vechten
willed it. or recover my rights by
force.
Now, gentlemen, virtually | have
been robbed OF a fortune. | am not
seeking vengeance-no, no; nothing
of that kind-only Justice and com
pensation. | have spent months In
preparing for tonight; more than once
my secret operations have nearly met
with shipwreck. and you must realize
that | come here fully determined to
exact the uttermost farthing of my
dues, or else not one of you win live
to enjoy them Call it blackmail. call
1t hold-up. call it whatever you will,
the fact is that ! am here to enforce
not to beg or ask, mind you-but
to enforce a distribution of my share
of the profits OF the Atlas Safe Com
pany, and my reinstatement into the
position of superintendent of which
I have been unjustly deprived
Theodore Van Vechten had gradual
ly returned to the head of the table,
and he now stood with his hands on
the back of his chair, composedly re-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
BOOK III.
CHAPTER lx.--contlnued.

:
He walked aft to the taffrail, upon
which he leaned and stared into the
night at the point where the launch
had vanished. until reused by touch
upon his arm and the voice of Jessie
Willard. She spoke with an agitation
that had an electrifylng effect upon
him
Captain Phinney. do you know
where Miss Carew ls?"
why. haven't seen her all eve
ming" he returned. q supposed she
was in her room-or with your"
The girl all at once seemed to
shrink with a sudden unnerving fear.
She's not in her room!" she cried
81 thought she was. but she has not
been. Neither have / seen her-not
since dinner" There was a pause
Didn't she go ashore?" Jessie pres
emily faltered.
mo, Tom replied
How long the ensuing silence lasted.
while they stood staring helplessly IN
10 each others eyes and by degrees
realized the significance Of the girls
absence, neither of them afterwards
ever knew.
They first looked into every likely
place that might conceal girl. terror
and dread growing with each step that
brought nothing 20 light. Tom scarce
ny noted an elderly lady who Joined
them and In soothing manner. tried
10 compose the almost hysterlcal girl
As for Tom, he was from the very
first torn with an awful. unspeakable
fear. but he acted with a dispatch and
directness that left no possibility neg.
lected
Their own hurried but nevertheless
quite thorough search proving lueffec-
tive. all hands were called. and the
Kohinur had such fne-combing as
must have brought 10 light the small.
est OF lost articles, to say nothing OF
a young lady.
Then. in disregard OF express In.
structions. both search lights vera
brought into play. which explored with
fingers Of dazzling light every inch
of the rivers surface for miles down
stream. while all the Kohinur's boats
piled hither and thither In the quest
But Il was all OF no use; not the
slightest trace OF the missing girl was
TO be found. Yet Jessie with her elder
ly companion. hoping in toe face OF de-
spairing certainty. watched and waited
until the last boat returned.
The girls overwrought nerves gave
way as Tom. haggard and almost
frenzied, approached Clinging to the
other woman. she sank weakly into
deek-chair, her body convulsed with
J0bs.
Aunt Jo,@ she gasped. we must
tell MI Phinn sy--everything"
Yes, yes, we must ten him-take
aim fully into our confidence she re
surned But you must try to com.
pose yourself. my dear Captain Phin-
nsy will assist you TO your room.
oh, Aunt Jol Aunt Jot" moaned
Jessie. I'VE shah never re he3 again,
] can't stand It. Papa, oh, Why"
The words were lost in q sudden IN
icontrollabi9 az Of weeping.
At this juncture Tom was awakened
from his hopeless lethargY by a hail
Grcm Tia -ivST he ran 10 the head
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
RAISING SQUADS FOR pRorir
Fancier Should Purchase ai,d.
Some One With Whom n. .'0a
Personally Acquainted

Pigeons depreciate in vs,,o
age. They are considered 10 ~ ''I
their prime when three years ola a.
there are very few pairs that NJ, aaa
their feed after they are seven lOr
old. Professional dealers in bra .sa'S
stock have been known to bIv Ing
old pairs for from sixty to savan.'' $50
hve cents, and then sell then, - ="
unsuspecting public as snaron.' 'le
mated birds (Which they carta 80
are) at from two or three dole.
pair. Such birds, as a rule. viii ~. q
pretty we'll for the first few MOI
IN their new quarters, but after 49,
they are only source OF avros--
For this reason a man shouId -
birds from some one with whom
Is personally acquainted, or else fron,
some person who is willing to g,vo
guarantee not only as to the b,..-
being mated, but also as to AGO -,
they are mated birds there ia M 49,.
son why a salesman should NOT ~.
nish particulars with them, giving tho
numbers on the leg bands. and n
has bred them, which most breedors
claim to have done. he ought to ba n
position to give a fair estimate az -
age, but as there is no way OF ver,tv
ing this statement. the only safe nIs,
is to buy young birds and mate then
yourself
There are many varieties OF pigaor.
that are used for squad producers
but probably the most common "a
the Homer. These are often crossed
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
rrus Economic sxstsn-

The truest economic system OF con-
Quoting any business is the one which
makes every dollar of the capital en-
ployed whether in bonds, land or
stock. yield suitable return in some
shape; but bare field, unworked land
will not do this and the farmer who
attempts to make profit is certainly
not conducting his business on an
economic principle.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
USEFUL CHOPPER FOR ROO
Any Blacksmith Can Make De''''
Following Suggestions Given ."
Illustration Herewith.

It's a slow and tedious Job c1oPP
roots in large quantities. and II :
are to be fed to animals. a great Z
of time is required. Your 9.2ch'-1
will make a good root chopper 9i
lowing the suggestions in the peg
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22

A Good Root Chopper.

herewith. Take TO him an oia -
of some kind and have IL l0'
firmly in the chopper ana -9-
with screws.
The edges of the chopper ST.
very sharp and the blade So
strong enough not to bend 1-~-'
orous chopping.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22
Packing Poultry

Never pack poultry as long as one
drop OF water or one degree Of animal
heat remains is their bodies. Never
allow them to touch one another or
anything which will retard the free
circulation Of the air around them.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22

the accommodation-ste where Mer-
Ger was parleying with some one in a
boat
who is it?" demanded Tom brush
ing his first mate aside.
THAT you, Phinney?" a familiar
voice came up out OF the darkness.
This Is Flint"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22

The measure OF success -
chardist depends up5h as A-
Of sprays and the ao-H j
them at the proper t-E@
right manner.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22

OnIToFffl tJpc w
Breed the mares so Is 70 Ser
far as possible. uniform Ef. I.
colts. This may mean the Use -
stallion, or Of three or Io-'
cure uniformity.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22

with Runts, Dragons, Teals. Ouch
esses and Maltese. The Runt is a
very heavy bird. The Duchess gives
feathered leg squad, but has 4
tendency to increase the weight.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-22

In 1912 ST. ocean vessels were
a4ilt in German yards
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-25
Layino Bridue Floors,

The most interesting and dangerous
looking stage in the construction OF a
suspension bridge is the building of
the floor. says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. In this work the builders
have nothing to rest their work on
and must build out each way from
the towers. securing the floor piece by
piece to the heavy steel bars suspend
ed from the main cables far above.
The work is done with derricks that
are equipped with booms long enough
to reach out ahead of the finished
structure and hold the girders sus-
pended while they are being riveted In
place. AS each section Of the floor is
completed the derricks are moved
ahead and the construction OF the
next section is begun.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-25
FLoeeED OUT OF THE ARMY.
Melancholy Fate of "The Whistler at
the Plow.T


tho Plow."
Among the many pen names of the
past The Whistler ut the Plow" was
The happiest 1t was chosen by Alex
ander Somerville. long since dead, who
wrote the sweetest prose ever penned
about the fields and woods and ham,
lets and the beasts, birds, reptiles and
people OF Canada.
! glimpsed him once-a stupendous
Scot, with long white hair hanging over
his shoulders and an expression of su-
preme sadness on the noble face But
he had the clear blue eye of the Scot
an eye that had an amber CLINT in 1t
when he was reused.
Ee was an ex-soldier. but he did not
serve out his term OF enlistment in the
army; neither did he get an honorable
discharge.
Alexander Somerville was a private
in one OF the crack cavalry regiments
Of Great Britain and lreland-I think
it was the famous Scots Greys, but
am not sure. He must have been a
IudSuluCcuI lOOklnS SOiuleT.
At the time of the great Chartist
movement in England he was stationed
with his regiment somewhere in the
Midands. The Chartists were looked
upon as an incipient French revolution.
Their meetings were forbidden, coer-
Give measures were undertaken. and
things began to look bad. The Chartists
honest / can't tell you what Chart
/ list was, but he was, fancy, an ultra
Liberal or Radical of those days-de-
cided to hold a procession. The au-
thorities decided to prevent it, and a
bloody clash was billed for the next
Sunday.
The Scots Greys were ordered to
rough whet their sabers in preparation
to resist the mob. A saber SO treated
breaks bones and tears and bruises the
flesh. but 1t doesn't sink deep. 1t was
terrible order, and Alexander Somer-
vile, the future whistler at the Plow,"
refused to obey. He could not draw
his sword on his fellow countrymen
who were demanding liberty.
A corpOral's guard seized Private
Alexander Somerville. He was tried
for insubordination by a court martial
and was sentenced to be logged and
then dismissed from the army. He
suffered a fearful logging, with the
whole garrison and as many OF the
citizens as could see looking on-suf-
fered without a cry or a groan-and
when the cruel. brutal business-a busi-
ness that would have made Sitting
Bull or Red Cloud miserably ashamed
was over be came out to this free
land, q lone. broken and melancholy
man. to sing OF freedom among the
free hills.
Does any one know where Is his
grave?-Toronto News.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-25
He Was the Whnls Cabinet.

The record concentration of office
into single hand was achieved by the
Duke of Wellington in 1884. when vii.
liam Nv. suddenly parted with his Whig
ministers. Sir Robert Peel. who was
to form the new ministry. was in
Rome, and it took between three and
four weeks for the kings messenger
to reach him and for him to return.
travelling almost continuously night and
day. In the meantime Wellington
was practically the entire government.
He really held the offices only of
first lord Of the treasury and home
secretary. but any one of the secreta.
ries of state can perform the duties
of any other or all of them. and this
Wellington actually did Westminster
Gazette.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-25
FASHION HINT
By JUDlC CHOLLET

The loose coat that flares over the
hips is the very newest and smartest
one for general use.
Here is model that can be made
available for motoring and travelling
and also for all utility purposes.
1t is made with raglan sleeves that
mean no difficulty with the fitting.
For the medium size five and three
quarter yards Of material twenty seven
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-25

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4so of Canadian per
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acres O. miles northwest of Ashland 500 Wants Ash
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