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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-31

about two thousand. ! think" laugh
ed WaIlingford.
Its mine" announced Blackie, and
he would not be pacified until be hur-
ried back TO the fair grounds with the
three card layout.
the town In the meantime and decided
that 1t was moi worth the exercise OF
bis business talents. He returned In
time for their train and found Blackie
and Mann together In deep silence.
Wei have to hustle" he remon.
strated as he jumped into tie packing.
Our train leaves at &. and we don't
want to miss It, for Mann would have
to see Frazier shortly after that"
Blackie blew a thick ring Of cigarette
smoke at the ceiling and surveyed his
long legs admiringly as they SPRAYED
before him under the legs Of the little
folding card table. 'Frazier won't
bother anybody tonight" be promised.
Hes pinched.'
For running in that ringer this aft
ernoon?" inquired Wallingford. II
knew it would get him. Crooked work
always does
mo. for making a holler.' replied
Blackie, deeply content. 81 charged
him S2.080 and his watch and chain
and this diamond ring for bad guesses
on the ace of hearts: then be called me
a swindler and tried to fight. SO | had
to collect a souvenir from him and
turn him over to u deputy constable
for disturbing the peace. Here's the
souvenir" and be ~greefully exhibited
seven long. glossy red whiskers.
W%allingford laughed heartily. but.
save for Blackie's superior smile. he
laughed alone.
whats the trouble with You,
Mann?" he wanted to know. why
don't you join the festivities? Or have
you heard the joke beforeT"
II got a thirty.third degree crouch
on" confessed Mann. Say. Walling-
ford. could you lend me a couple Of
hundred?"
Gould | whaty" demanded Walling
ford. looking about him. The little
folding table still stood neatly in front
Of the peacefully smiling B:sckie. On
the floor lay the ace of spades. On the
table. face up. was the ace OF din-
monds. By its side. with a slightly
bent corner. was a card. face down.
W~allingford picked 1t up. Ii was the
- - tc-< .sV@., boob ko Aho r1.A
Mann.
I'm hoodooed" complained that
luckless individual.
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4YNALLN !!{
81 BLzCME[W
%.~DAW-- %
(bu GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER

(bu GEORGE RANDOLPH CHFSTEp

bet $40 that be could pick out the ace
of hearts.
blackie, at the bare sight of him. put
up both p q WIS and howled like a hound.
Games closed" he thereupon an
nounced and. putting away bis cards.
folded his little table.
Come on: he c sport" chided Fra.
zier. but BIackie displayed his teeth
ferociously. and, laughing, Frazier
turned to WaIlingford. for whom he
was ready. word and deed.
"That deals or" he blusteringly
stated. I want you to come right
over to my booth. give me my contract
and take your thousand dollars"
Walllngford took a contemplatve pun
OF his big black cigar and looked MT.
Frazier over coldly. What's the mat
ter with that money!" be demanded.
II made 1t myself. and | know it's
good"
"You swindled me. You got me to
take that money under false pre-
lenses"
Wallingford looked at him In amaze
ment. THAT beats my high notchr'
he ackno wledged. I've heard Of OBJ
tanning money that way. but never of
paying 1t out under false pretenses."
We'll. Wallingford. I've found out
bow you tricked me by sending men
to scare me about my patent, and now
want my contract back. II we go to
law about this I'll prove ~swindlIng on
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Fannie"
But Wallingford and Blackie Daw
took n careless survey of the ~variously
decorated cannibals who. drifting from
Broadway into this gilded palace OF
gastronomic sin. strove to keep up the
gloomy p~retense of having a good time.
On their ocular excursion the two men
scrutinized the lone goat. He proved
to be q pasty faced man entirely sur
rounded by an ostentatiousiy youthful
dress suit. and not at all the sort OF
person one would look at often for the
mere pleasure Of IT.
Violet Bonnie powdered her nose In
vexation. II think II identities me!'
she worried There's something about
its general diagram that seems famil-
lar. Every time l accidentally glance
at this puffy pest it gets ready to wig
wag me-"
IF it would help any l might offer
you the loan of a perfectly good short
arm jab." suggested her husband po-
litely.
Not here. anyhow" refused Violet
Bonnie. MY professional instincts are
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TIL get IT or I'll have that man Wal.
iingford jailed for false pretensesr-
Mr.. Frazier violently announced. II
- prove that he paid men to run
Gown my Invention 20 I'd take less
money. That's ~swindling. BY jinks.
M. Carson. leave II to me and III got
you that patent"
-fou haven't assigned 1t yety' warn
ed the manufactures.
NOT me- scorned Mr.. Frazier. I'm
TOO Old a bird for that amt paid
IN ruil yet. only signed a contract
10 assign the patent on the payment Of
10 much money"
Ihen here's what In do" immedi-
ateiy offered the busting person from
larson I'm "a prompt acting man.
ana III give you 1--we thousand cash.
rightn now. advance payment Give me
a receipt for IL. as i've thousand held
IN trust until you deliver me that Wal
iingford contract and the assignment
OF your patent. upon which IN pay
you the other seventy thousand. Here's
your money
He took from between the buttons OF
nus shirt a fat canvas covered packet
and counted all it's contents but a few
lonesome bills. He gazed on the
ey with a trace of sadness.
III write you the receipt right
away" offered Mr.. Frazier hastily.
"Ai right" agreed Hoodoo Mann re-
i~uctantly. His eyes frightened as he
suddenly made mp bis mind. I'm
afraid I've thousand will leave me .
little short Of ready money. Suppose
We make 1t four thousand Eve hum
dred," and he hurried 6ve hundred
back Into his pocket. He seemed bet
Ter pleased with his bargain after that
William Harrison Frazier found
Wallingford in smiling contemplation
OF Blackie's energetic attempts to get
back his $500. and. never being averse
70 picking up an honest penny while
ne could, he edged In and o0crcd to
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SYNOPSIS.


Wallingford. aided by mis- tread DAW.
40 n running as . reform mayoralty
-ndIdata, and by Tim Measen. boss. n
srvine 10 buy the residence OF Harry
Grtswald, terra Gotta manufactures. He
offers 100000
cr,swaId does" waiiingford By con-
Ealing the truth abou bis propertys
Boundary, making him pay s3.000 mora.
WaIlingford plans TO get even py having
u.asan condemn the adjoining 0riswai0
-h.rf and forcing Griswaid to buy II In.
IN. deal costs 0rfswald his estate ana
uo 00 Through DAVIS adopted son Daw
srd Walllngford become Interested IN q
-snool Daw takes charge. while Walling-
,ord investigates a plot OF ground left by
General Smithson TO the city for a school.
The Misses sinithson need the money.
a.. uInrford induces the ladies TO sell
n,m an option on their property, while
nav entertains a crowd Of reporter with
dice.
The old school In unloaded on the city.
,he Misses smithson get their money, and
WaiI,ncford makes t1.000 In the deal. In
. busy city. where the opera h beginning.
nav and W~allingford get an tndigesuble
dinner Waningford introduces Daw to
the waiter as vfttoreo Matteo. famous
chef
The TWO plan with some OF The city-s
.oc,al leaders TO open q swell restau-
rant. where fun dress In to be the rule.
With Henri Dufois In charge Matted"
sets a three year Ironclad contract %
management
Tn restaurant fails because of the hull
-. 90 -
upou the directors md themselves conn
PEELED to buy him out TO bis net profit Of
$50 600
Wall,ngford plants buried coin IN o.
der 10 attract attention to an old housa
filled with fake antiques By Dollar Bill.
an old associate Steve Bascom and Jim
Jam Jones are hired to spade up the
front yard
Finding Of the coin springs q sensation,
greatly aided by Paul Pollet. a young and
enterprislng newspaper man. VIC s there
upon hired by Waliingford.
A man named Day turns up 10 inspect
the furniture. waliingford asks SIS. 90
tor the place. Day. .'helpeh'' oy Blackis
Daw, finds coin and Jewels IN quantity.
Day y "stung,' through the paste Jew
eas ana tne snlAn anns hs JUS
promote = sun JAM vnov oes
scheme at Atantic CITY o'ch'
Ss with one Twist. = landow Tor ni'
site. while wealthy men are planning 4
big hotel on the spot
Wal'nsioru toins forces Win ,ne cap
ssns,s ana gets eon.lo' u . u'aIo1's =
ne s'ocA OF Tue commune sun os'n "a
notd scheme The capitalists paik at M
RIna N uraiA ahA .AO h,fAf r.aaff To
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| patent osCSt
you and It'll 20 hard with you. We
have In VS. here. and a farmers jury Is
no friend OF city sharpers."
Nor to country q III either" charg-
ed walingford. suddenly turning stern.
There isn't q man able to serve ON a
Jury whom you haven't cheated In a
cattle deal. and you have TO 60 out
side the state to trade horses. Be
sides that"-and here Wallingford low
cred bis voice" besides that, you have
a bay horse which Is TO run tomorrow.
and that horse used TO be gray with
q black star 10 her forehead and three
black fetlocks. There's an x-bar-G
mark on her left flank and her name
used to be-
"Hushr begged Frasier. "How
much'l you take to sell ne my patent
back? Let's talk this over like sensi-
BILE business men,
The sensation Of geta way day at the
Hlggle county fair was the remarkable
race made by a bay mare named Lit
tie Wonder. Immediately after that
race Mr.. Frazier slipped the nice little
animal out of the grounds for a cool
ing or and replaced her by the real
Little Wonder, a failure which a
never been any nearer the winning
horse than the next stall After that
Mr.. Frazier happily and yirtuously
made a tour of collection. In the course
Of which he annexed most OF the o
money In Hlggle county. On his way
back from this interesting and agree
able occupation he stopped at Blackie
Da WIS place of business and watched
that abused gentleman preaching brav'
cry OF finance to a slender group which
had no wealth and nc ambition.
"I'd bet you a hundred on the ace Of
hearts. but | have too much money.
and. besides. I'm In a hurry" he ban
tered. Have you seen Mr.. Carson
about here? Small man With a brown
Bl&ckie, with a violent effort, con-
strained himself to be polite and help
ful.
The manufacturer" be replied.
YES, Mr.. Frazier. Mr.. Carson Is up by
the agricultural building dickertng Tor
a windmill. He wants to blow bis
You're quite welcome. MI.
Don't mention It" And. as
Frazier walked away with a swagger.
Blackie. who could not enjoy bis re
turn to the scenes OF his youth with
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CHAPTER Xxx.

Up Aqsir-t It.
~ ONT strefrh'' warned Violet
Bonnie Daw. but when you
get a ciance Pinkerton the
ioue goat two tables behind
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-16
CHEAPEST PAINT FOR FARM
Whltewash May Be Used for Exterior
or Interior Surfaces-Recipe for
Weatherproof Mixture.

Whitewash is the cheapest of ali
paints for farm purposes and may be
used either for exterior or interior sur
faces. 1t can be made by shaking
about ten pounds of quicklime in 3
pail with two gallons of water. cover
ing the pail with cloth or burlap. anr
allowing ii to Stake for one hour W.
ter is then added TO bring the whiIe
wash to consistency which may be
applied readily.
waterproof whitewash for exte
rior surfaces may be made as follows:
Cd Stake | bushel of quicklime in ~
gallons of hot water; t2l dissolve 2
pounds of common salt and / pound of
sulphate of zinc in gallons of boiling
water; pour t2) into Cd, then add 2
gallons of skim milk and mix thor
oughly. Whitewash is spread lightly
over the surface with broad brush
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-16
TO SPREAD OR PILE MANURE
Answer to Question 10 Largely One OF
locaton-Much Loss Sustained
by Broadcast Scattering.

CBy ALVIN KEYSER, Colorado Expert.
ment Station.)
The question frequently arises,
Should manure be spread thinly over
the land in winter when it is hauled,
or should it be dumped in piles to be
scattered in the spring? The answer
to the question is largely one of loca
ton. In great deal OF Colorado ter.
ritory the winters are dry, with dry,
very windy springs. Where such con.
ditions normally prevail scattering
manure broadcast on the land during
the winter means that the manure will
dry out and frequently be blown
away by the first heavy spring wind
storm.
Dropping in piles to be hand scat
tered later saves part Of this less
Where snow is on the ground and
where winds are not a menace. or
where conditions permit disklng the
scattered manure into the top soil,
this loss b. blowing is prevented.
From tie standpoint of labor, drop.
ping IA piles increases the labor. From
the standpoint of saving the manure
Il sometimes saves an appreciate per
centage, while broadcast scattering
would lose all of it. The farmer will
have to decide these questions for
himself in his own localities. based
upon the points above enumerated.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-16
DEPTH FOR PLANTING CORN
Moisture Content 10 One Of Greatest
Factors in Solving Problem
Light Soil Dries Fast.

The moisture content is the greatest
| OF the factors determining the depth
| at which to plant corn, according to
| Cecil Salmon of the crops department
OF the Kansas State Agricultural col.
lege. The warmth of the ground and
the type OF soil upon which the plant.
ing is done also help determine the
depth at which the corn should be
planted. This depth may vary from one
to four inches.
AS rule, corn planted early in the
season should not be covered so deeply
as that planted later. There are two
reasons for this, says Mr.. Salmon
One reason is that the surface of the
soil does not dry out so quickly early
in the season, and therefore 1t is not
necessary to plant deeply In order 20
get the corn in moist earth; the ether
is that early in the season the soil is
not warm to great depth, and OF
course it is not wise to plant down in
cold soil
Corn should be planted more deeply
in light, loose soil than in a soil that
is heavy and compact. The reason for
this is that the light soil will dry out
faster and warm up more readily than
the heavy soils
In regions where listing is the gen
eral practice, the same rule applies,
and the burrows should not be made so
deep early in the season as may be
done later.
That the temperature is lower in
the deep than In the shallow burrows
has been proved at the Kansas State
Agricultural college. Mr.. Salmon says.
by thermometer readings taken in
listed burrows of different depths,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-16
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue 10
coated, give california
Syrup of FIGS"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach. liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result 10
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross. half-sick, feverish, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat.
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen.
Mother! See If tongue is coated. then
give a teaspoonful OF California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have a we'll child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er falls to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-16
Must Have heaIthful Sleen.

Edison, the inventor, has been
quoted as saying that little sleep is
necessary, and that the time will come
when mankind will not sleep at all,
and therefore not waste a fourth or
fifth of valuable time of the "a hours
of the day in a condition equivalent
to death. At the moment. of course,
Mr.. Edison was breaking into the role
OF the professional humorist. All of
the thing called nature demands rest,
and the most eloquent description of
misery ever written was that in Mac
BETH" when it was declared that the
murderous thane should sleep no more
that he had murdered sleep. So the
person who fails to have healthful
sleep has in one way or another muir
dered sleep
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-16

that they could be packed in a regular
50-dozen egg case, and shipped from
the creamery to market by express.
The labor and cost of handling the
eggs at the creamery were thus re-
duced to minimum. They were never
candled because the farmer was un-
der obligations to bring in only good
eggs, and failure to do so was regard
ed as sufficient ground for the cream
ery's refusing to handle the eggs of
the offender in the future
IN the particular case described, the
eggs were shipped to a large grocery
store in Duluth, Mimi, which was al
ready taking butter from the cream
cry. This store was able to sell the
eggs to its customers for several cents
dozen more than the prevailing
prices for other eggs. 1t is interesting
to note, also. that the buyers became
accustomed to the stamp on the eggs
and when by accident two cases
reached the store unstamped there
was little difficulty in disposing of
them.
The increased profit to the farmers
through this method of marketing was
not as noticeable during the spring.
when eggs are plentiful, as when they
were scarce. During the winter the
difference was sometimes as great as
ten cents a dozen, and when this par
ticular creamery was visited one De.
cember the farmers were receiving
40 cents dozen for their eggs. Al
village were paid 25 cents a dozen,
With the increased prices the produc-
ton rose rapidly also. Before the
creamery took up the marketing Of
the eggs the supply received by the
local storekeepers was hardly more
than sufficient for the local demand.
Later the creamery paid out in one
year nearly $4,000 to producers Of
eggs, nearly all of which were shipped
away. This accounts for the fact that
the local merchants, who were at first
inclined to look with dsfavor upon
creased returns to the community
meant increased protts to them even
tually.
There is no reason why a system
similar to the one just described
should not be adopted in many other
localities. Local conditions will, of
course, require certain changes, but
the fundamental principle viii! remain.
Fresh eggs shipped regularly in good
condition to city markets are certain
TO earn greater profits for the pro
ducers than those which are allowed
to deteriorate on the road from the
farm to the consumer. Finally the
profits from its egg business may well
make the establishment of a creamery
possible when it could not be run for
dairy products alone.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-16
PREPARING FOR FALL GRAINS


The most important part In soil
moisture conservation. the most i'm
portant factor in dry farming. and
the one which has been most greatly
neglected by our western farmers, 10
getting the rainwater into the ground
and safely stored or conserved in the
subsofl, where 1t may be drawn upon
by the growing crop. writes A. Nj.
Ten Eyck in Denver Field and Farm
The firming and pulverizing of the
soil to restore capillarity and the cul-
tivation to maintain the soil mulch
are each without avail unless there
has been stored in the deept soil a
sufficient amount of moisture to sup
port the growing crop in time of
drought. The plan OF producing a
mulch to conserve the moisture In
the soil has been more or less sue
cessfully practiced for many years:
but In a very dry year this method
failed because there was no moisture
stored in the soil to be conserved by
cultivation.
The moisture should be stored at all
ly during the interval between har-
vest and planting. The plan should
be, In the beginning of the prepare
ton of the seed bed, to put the soil
In the most favorable condition to re-
ceive the rain and carry it downward
into the subsoil This Is provided by
disking soon after harvest, or late in
the fall. or early in the spring. Deep
blowing a long time before planting.
leaving the soil mellow and rough, en-,
larges the water reservoir, and favors
the absorption of heavy rains. Blu.
the best plan of storing moisture is to
lis the soil in deep burrows and high
ridges soon after harvest. or in the
fall after the corn or kaf1r corn is
cut II this work cannot be accom-
plished in the fall winter listing or
early spring listing is desirable.
In preparing the land for winter
wheat one plan is to list the ground
with the ordinary corn lister as soon
after harvest as possible. The lister
burrows are run about three and half
feet apart. very much the same as
when planting corn. Later when the
weed seeds have terminated the soil
is worked back into the listed burrows
by means of a harrow and disk cult
vator. Several civilizations are usu-
ally required with the spike tooth or
disk harrow in order to leave the field
and bring It into good seed bed con.
dition. Once over with the disk cul.
tivator is sufficient to fill the burrows,
the further work necessary to pre-
pare the seed bed being given with
the common harrow.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-16
"Steal or klil2"


Traffic in the downtown district Of
St Louis was blocked for half an hour
the other day when Frank Witt, a ma
chinist out of work. paraded the
streets wearing the following sandwich
sign
Chief Young wants 800 more po-
hcemen to stop the increasing crimes
What shall | do?
NO work. no money. four mother
less children to feed
Shall steal, commit highway rob-
berry or kill myself and children?
One thousand are in the same po-
sition in this city today.
Enormous luxury; enormous pow
erty.
What shall | do?"
THE sign" said Witt in Jail, was
the only way of attracting attention In
the hope of getting a job. I've tried
everything else. My wife died re-
Gently.
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STRENGTH.
Without Overlooking The Stomach.

The business man, especially. needs
food in the morning that will not over
load the stomach, but give mental Wig
or for the day.
Much depends on the start q man
gets each day as to how he may ex-
pect to accomplish the work on hand.
He can't be alert with heavy, fried
meat-and-potatoes breakfast, requiring
lot of vital energy in digesting it.
A Calf. business man found a food
combination for producing energy. He
writes:
For years | was unable to find a
breakfast food that had nutrition
enough to sustain business man
without overlooking his stomach, caus-
ing indigestion and kindred ailments.
Being very busy and also very
nervous man, had about decided to
give up breakfast altogether. But luck
lily was induced to try Grape-Nuts.
Since that morning | have been a
new man; can work without firing.
my head is clear and my nerves strong
and quiet.
Il find that Grape-Nuts, with little
sugar and small qiant'ty of cold
milk, makes delicious morning meal,
which invigorates me for the days
business"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read. "The Road to Wen.
viile,' In pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letterf new
one nPpear~ from time to time. Th.v
are genuine, true, aud full of human
Interest.