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Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20

In the newspapers. he kne"
almost as much about Rena
Magsworth as her jurymen did. though
they sat In O courtroom 200 miles
away, and he had 1t in mind-so frank
he was-to ask Roderick Magsworth
Bits, Jr., II the murderess happened
to be q relative.
The present encounter, being merely
one Of apathetic greeting, did not AZ
ford the opportunity. Penrod took of
his cap, and Roderick, seated between
his mother and one Of his grownup
sisters, nodded sluggishly, but neither
Mrs. Magsworth Bits nor her daugh-
ter acknowledged the salutation OF the
boy In the yard. They disapproved OF
him as q person Of little consequence,
and that little bad. Snubbed, Penrod
thoughtfully restored his cap to his
head. A boy can be cut as effectually
as a man, and this one was chilled to
q low temperature. He wondered II
they despised him because they had
seen q last fragment Of doughnut IN
his hand; then he thought that per
haps 1t was Duke who had disgraced
him. Duke was certainly NO fashion
able looking dog.
The resilient spirits Of youth, how
ever, presently revived, and, discover
ing a spider upon one knee and bee
tie simultaneously upon the other, Pen
rod forgot Mrs. Roder1ck Magsworth
Bits In the course Of some expert
ments infringing upon the domain Of
DR.. Carrel. Penrod's efforts, with the
aid Of pin. to effect transference of
living organism We're unsuccessful, but
he convinced himself forever that a
spider cannot walk with a beetles
legs. Della then enhanced geological
interest by depositing upon the back
porch large rat trap from the cellar,
the prison Of four live rats awaiting
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20
Notes.

There is no Farmland 80 faithful as
your own boy, u he has share in the
crop or farm. 3See that he gets 1t.
To obtain the best results from any
COW, she must be treated with uniform
kindness, and fed and milked at regular
times by the same person, II possible.
Before you decide to sell the farm, 60
to the city and live there for few
weeks. You will come back glad from
the bottom Of your heart that you have
the old farm In your name.
inst take q turn at the griudstone
yourself few minutes, and then see II
you wonder why the boys dread to hear
father cay, "Come on, boys, got to grind
the wlng.machine sectionII'
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20

nervous energy and agility almost
miraculous in so small and middle aged
a dog. Benches were improvised for
spectators; the rats were brought up;
finally the rafters, corncrib and hay
chute were ornamented with flags and
strips Of bunting from Sam Williams
attic, Sam returning from the excur-
sion wearing an old silk hat and ac-
companied ION account Of rope) by a
fine dachshund encountered on the
highway. In the matter Of personal
decoration paint was generously used;
an Interpretation Of the spiral, inclin-
Ing to whites and green's, becoming
brilliantly effective upon the dark
facial backgrounds Of Herman and
verman, while the countenances Of
Sam and Penrod were each supplied
with the black mustache and imperial,
lacking which no professional show.
man can be esteemed conscientious.
1t was regretfully decided in coun-
ell that no attempt be made to add
Queenie to the list Of exhibits, her
brothers warmly declining to act as
ambassadors In that cause. They were
certain Queenie would not like the
idea, they said, and Herman pictur.
esquely described her activity on oc-
casions when she had been annoyed
by too much attention to her appear
ance. However, Penrods disappoint-
ment was alleviated by an inspiration
which came to him In moment OF
pondering upon the dachshund, and the
entire party went forth to add an en-
riching line to the poster.
They found a group Of seven. incfud-
Ing two adults, already gathered In the
street to read and admire this work.
sCHoFiELD & WILLIAMS
BIG SHOW
ADMISSION / CENT OR 20 PINS
MUSEUM OF CURiosiTEs
Now GOING on
SHERMAN HERMAN & vERMAN
THEIR FATHERS IN JAIL STAB
ED MAN WITH A
PiTCHFORK
SHERMAN THE WILD ANIMAL
CAPTURED IN AFRICA
HERMAN THE ONE FINGERED
TATOOD WILD MAN VERMAN THE
SAVAGE TATOOD WILD Boy
TALKS ONLY IN HIS NATIVE Lam
GUAGs. Do Not FAIL TO SEE
DUKE THE INDIAN DOG ALSO
THE MICHIGAN TRAINED RATS
4 hsatsd argument took place BE-
tween Sam and Pearod. the point ct
Issue being settled finally BY the draw
ing Of straws, whereupon Penrod, with
pardonable self importance-in the
presence Of an audience now increased
to nine-slowly painted the words in
spired by the dachshund:
IMPoRTENT Do Not MISS THE
SOUTH AMERICAN DOG PART AL
LIGATOR.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20
Construction of Apple Houses.

OF course, the two essential things in
successful storage are to provide insula-
ton and ventilation. The old notion
was that the space between boarding
outside and inside of walls should be
filled with sawdust or some like materi-
al. Later experience is that the dead
air is Just as efficient, if not more 80.
For best results, it will be we'll to have
double dead air space instead OF single
as you indicate. Such construction is
found in the storage house of c. l..
Green of Maine. The building is sheath
ed on the outside with matched hemlock.
covered with thick sheathing paper and
then finally with clapboards and painted.
The studdipg is again sheathed inside
and then a new course of studding set
around the inside and sheathed again,
thus giving two dead air spaces. The
floor between the storage room and cell
lar is double with hemlock for the under
course and matched birch on top and
heavy paper between.
When It comes to ventilation, this can
usually be provided, according to Prof.
Waugh in his book on American Apple
Orchard, by having reasonable number
of windows that can be easily opened
and shut. These should be near the
floor or else special ventilators should
be provided at the floor level opening
and all sides of the building. An ade-
quate discharge for warm air must also
be provided in upper part of storage
room. This is usually secured by venti-
lating shafts running from the storage
room 10 the roof. A circulation of air
can be secured at critical times with this
construction by lighting a lamp and
placing it on small shelf in the venti-
lating shaft. The windows of such
storage houses are opened at night when
the temperature is low and closed early
in the morning before it gets warm. In
this way a storage house can be thor
oughly cooled off and held at very uni
form temperature when once cool. OF
course, the cooling is not 80 positive as
with artificial refrigeration, nor can it be
so quickly accomplished. - New Eng
land Homestead.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20

nee at a real theater, the limpid eyes
Of Marjorie looking back softly over
her shoulder-but only ut the tattooed
wild boy. Nearly always 1t Is woman
who puts the irony into life.
After this, perhaps because Of sated
curiosity, perhaps on account Of pin
famine, the attendance began to Ian
guish Only four responded to the next
call Of the band. The four dwin-
died to three; finally the entertainment
was given for one blase auditor, and
Schofeld & Williams looked depress-
ed. Then followed an interval when
the band played in vain.
About 8 o'clock Schoneld & VII.
liams were gloomily discussing vari-
ous unpronasing devices for startling
tas public into a renewal Of interest
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20
execution.

Penrod at once look possession, retr-
Ing to the empty stable, where he in
stalled the rats IN small wooden box
with a sheet Of broken window glass,
held down by brickbat, over the top.
Thus the symptoms Of their agitation
when the box was shaken or hammer
ed upon could be studied at leisure.
Altogether this Saturday was starting
splendidly.
After a time the students attention
was Withdrawn from his specimens by
q peculiar smell, which, being follow
ed up by a system Of selective shifting,
proved to be an emnation leaking into
the stable from the alley. He opened
the back door.
Across the alley was cottage which
thrifty neighbor had built on the
rear line Of his lot and rented to ne
groes, and the fact that negro family
was DOW In process Of knowing In"
was manifested by the presence Of a
thin mule and ramshackle wagon,
the latter laden with the semblance Of
a stove and few other unpretentious
household articles.
A very small darky boy stood near
the mule. In his hand was q rusty
chain, and at the end Of the chain the
delighted Penrod perceived the source
Of the special smell he was tracing-a
large raccoon. Duke, who had shown
hot the slightest interest In the rats,
set up a frantic barking and simulated
q ravening assault upon the strange
animal. It was only bit Of acting,
however, for Duke was an old dog,
had suffered much and desired no un.
necessary sorrow, wherefore he con
fined his demonstrations to alarums
and excursions and presently sat down
at q distance and expressed himself BY
intermittent threatenings In a duaver-
ing falsetto.
Whats that coon's Manner asked
peprod. Intending no disc0urtesy.
'tAim gommo NAME" said the small
dariy.
W0AfT.
"Atm gommo name"
'Whatf'
The small darky looked annoyed.
"Atm gommo name, I hell you" he
said impatiently.
Penrod conceived that insult was In.
tended
'Whats the matter Of your he de.
msnded, advancing. "You get fresh
with me and rn"-
"Hyuh. white boyr A eolored youth
oe Penrod's own age appeared In the
doorway Of the cottage. You let at
heo$huh mine alone. He ain do moth
IN 10 you"
~sal why can't hs answerT
% can't He cart talk no bsttsru
xnnfM ~. .tlp1k. a ton0e II"
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20

this world Is 30 full Of MissouFians.
And from bis earliest years Roderick
Magsworth Bits, Jr. had been trained
to believe in the importance Of Tho
Magsworth family. At every meal hs
absorbed a sense Of Magsworth great
ness, and yet In his infreQuent meet
ings with persons Of his own age and
sex he was treated as negligible. Now
dimly he perceived that there was q
Magsworth claim Of some sort which
was impressive, even to the boya
Magsworth blood was the essential Of
all true distinction In tho world, he
knew. Consequently. having been
driven into a cul-desac a. q result OF
fragrant and unfounded boastins. b
was ready to take advantage Of what
appeared to be a triumphal way out
"Roddy," said Penrod again, with
solemnity. '1s Rena Magsworth some
relation Of yoursr
"Is she, RoddyT asked Sam, almost
hoarsely.
"she's my auntw shouted Roddy.
fro m co1fnuIn.I
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20
Whipping Cream Should be Cold.


Often the housewife finds that the
cream she has will not whip. The dairy
specialists of the United States Depart
partment of Agriculture point out that
to obtain satisfactory results in whip
ping cream it should be cold and of the
right thickness, containing about 80 per
cent or more of butterfat. Ordinary
cream, designated as coffee cream by the
trade, is altogether too thin to give good
results. The whipping cream, as deliv-
cred by the milkman, contains 80 to 4O
percent of butterfat. Thoroughly chill
the cream before whipping by placing 1t
in a covered bowl on the ice. The whip
ping process is also aided and FASTENED
by standing the bowl in a pan OF ice
water.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20
Mostly HImssK.

II hear he brought back some inter
esting views Of foreign places"
"Yes; he has photos Of himself stand.
ing on London bridge, himself leaning
against the leaning tower Of Pisa and
himself in front Of the pyramids."-
Louisville COURIER Journal.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20
NORWAY, MAINE.
TIRED OF LIFE
Constant Backache
and Rheumatism,
Foley Kidney Pills fixed 10 Texas brakeman

sobss good as ever.
Almost down and out with kidney
trouble. rheumatism so bad he could
scarcely get up when he sat down.
Back ached all the time.
10 wonder Mr. T. a. Wooley. brake
nan on the road from Dallas TO Jack
son. Texas. was tired OF living"
Il saw Foley Kidney Pills adver-
Used he said. II took some and after
q short time | was thoroughly cured
and am having no more trouble.
YOur kidney ills will disappear
and with them the backaChe and rheu-
MatiSm, by the use of Foley's Kidney
Pills. once your kidneys become
strong and active, aches and pains
Will disappear like magic.
There's nothing TO equal the genu-
Inc. VIII help any case of kidney or bladder
trouble not beyond the reach of medicines
lasail 10 harmful drugs. Try them.
A. r.. >uURTLEFF x CO., South Paris
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20

II will have no one In my employ
who is not above suspicion. Can you
offer me a spotless characterr
mo, ma'am; It got some Ink sput %
k"-Baltimore American.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20
LeehiWa Backward.

Do you remember the dine whee
you wanted girls picture more than
anything else In the woridf - Pitts
burgh Post.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20

Ooe reason why hens fail is because .
steady hand does not take'care of them.
Let IL be the business of one person to
zee to this work three times every day.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20

No man ever wettsd clay and then
left It. as II there would be bricks n
chance and fostune.-Piutarch.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLOw."

Correspondence on practical Agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAMMOND. Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20
CHAPTER VII.
Tho Two Families.

\ ENROL never missed a murder,
\ a hanging or an electrocutdon
In the newspapers. He knew
Oxford Democrat., 1915-07-20

ly, staring at ROuerlck, the plrtn VI al
idea plainly visible in his altered ex-
preston. He had suddenly remember
ed his intention to ask ROderick Mags-
worth Bits, Jr., about Rena Mags-
worth, and his recollection collided In
his mind with the irritation produced
by Roderick's claiming some mysteri-
GUS attainment which would warrant
his setting up as a show in his SIN
gle person. Penrod's whole manner
changed instantly.
"Roddy," he asked, almost over
whelmed by a prescience Of something
vast and magnificent, "Roddy, are you
any relation Of Rena Magsworth?"
Rodericx had never heard Of Rsna
Magsworth, although concentration
Of the sentence yesterday pronounced
upon her had burned, black and hor-
rife. upon the face Of every newspaper
In the country. He was not allowed to
read the journals Of the day, and his
family's indignation over the sacrile-
gious coincidepce Of the name hnd not
been expressed IN his presence. But
be saw that 1t was an awesome NAME
to Penrod Schofeld and Samuel VIII
liams. Even Herman and Verman,
though lacking many educational ad-
vantages on account Of long resi-
dence In the country, were Informed
on the subject Of Rsna Magsworth
through hearsay, and they Joined In
the portentous silence.
"Roddy," repeated Penrod, honest
10 Rena Magsworth some relation Of
yoursr
There Is no obsession more dangerous
to Its victims than o conviction-espe-
sially an inherited Qpe-Qf superiority
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20
SHANNON May Production 1,208, 900 Pounds

The shannon Copper company pro- duced S50.000 pounds of copper in April and received an average 16.S cents for the product. The profit for the month was about $35 000 April was the first month of operations after the shutdown and in May pro duction was brought up to 1.02S, 1000 pounds. The average price received in May was 1S.5 cents and the profit for the month was in excess of $50,- O0O
 It is expected that shannon will continue on the basis of the produc- ton in May and earnings should be somewhat larger owing to the higher price of copper The company is in very strong financial position having SS25,000 of cash and copper on hand with practically no debts.
 The original bond issue of $600 900 has been retired with the exception of $19S.000. through the operations of the sinking fund and purchases by the shannon of bonds which are held in the treasury. With all the bonds retired the shannon would own a railway costing s6O00OO entirely paid for out of earnings.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20
UNDERGROUND MINING SYSTEM

Under this caption MT. Lester, A. Blackner. NJ. F.. of Ray has a paper in the June Bulletin of the American In stitute of Mining Engineers. This pa per will be read and discussed at the meeting at san Francisco in Septem- Der next. The paper is a practical de- tailed elaboration of a paper previously published by him on the same subject, Mir Blackner is exceedingly explicit and clear in his expressions in con nection with all the workings and de- Velopments of this great mine and has very clever ability of not using a superfluOus word in his description of all the varying phases in connection with the property. The different head ings are numerous commencing with the location of the property. General characteristics of the ore body, deter minat tion of tonnage and value, system of mining. Sub-level or motor haulage system. The early and present method of mining. The systems are so intel hgently explained that the laYman could understand and also are all the other points m connection with the property. The paper is profusely it. lustrated with drawings so the mode ana manner of working the great ore body can be very readily understood.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20
COPPER CONTINUES ADVANCE

The upward movement in prices of those metals which are being required in the manufacture of ammunition con- tinued their upward course. Elec- trolytic copper reached 20h cents a poundd which compared with 20 cents Wednesday: lead reached 6ls cents. as compared with cents. and aluminium was more firmly established at the Irice of thirty cents. which it reached Wednesday.
 Lead is now at it's highest price of thirty years; report from Boston named price of cents for the metal yesterday afternoon. There was no inn portant change in the price of zinc, though it was said that. with the great difficulty in securing this metal. brass makers are in something of a quandary. They have been unable to forego the use of zinc in their industry. on ac- count of the softness of copper. Some interests claim that substitute has been found for zinc which can be used in the manufacture of brass, but that it will mean a very much larger pro- portion of copper in the alloy.
 At hut one time prior in history was lead so high. That was during the Civil War. when cents d pound prevailed. Late in the afternOn the American Smelting X Refining Co. raised its quo tation from to 61a cents a pound
 Lead is being used to some extent to coat sheets instead of zinc the cost of the latter making it prohibitive.
 The advance in metal prices has re- suited from the enormous demand by the European countries now at war. especially England and Russia. Copper enters largely into the manufacture of cartridge shells. for which the best quality of the metal is required.
 Lead is used in the manufacture of bullets and shrapnel. but the inquiry for this metal also comes largely from domestic manufacturers of galvanized iron and steel who are using lead as a substitute for zinc and spelter, which have risen to prohibitive prices because of their use for certain war munitions.
 It is estimated that from 75 5.OO0. 900 to 100000 GOO pounds of copper have been sold since March 1 by the leading pro ducers to the General Electric, West inghouse Electric. and other companies now selling large war contracts. In the last three months electrolytic copper has advanced steadily from an average price of r cents. and lead from about 43s cents, to it's present high quota ton.
 Figures issued today by the Depart ment Of Commerce at Washington showed that during the week ending May 29 exports of copper in various forms to England amounted to 3.253.5O0 pounds. and to Russia 2.6G7. 900 pounds Italy also took large amounts of the metal It is believed by well informed interests that lead will soon be estab- lished on a per cent basis. 1s
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20
New Antimony Shelter

An antimony smelter is in course of erection in the city of San Luis Potosi and will be ready to start op- eration when mining and transporta- ton conditions permit the ore supply to be shipped and the product eX- ported The machinery, which is American, is now ready for installa- ton. It is expected that the plant will employ 150 men and the capacity is to be 5000 tons per annum of re fined star antimony. The product will be shipped to the United States. This will be the first and only smell ter in Mexico producing refined anti mony for the market. It is owned by American capital and will draw ores from it's own properties in San Luis Potosi and QueretarO.
 The only antimony smelter here tofore operating in Mexico is located at Wadley. a small station on the National Railway. 102 miles north of san Luis Potosi. The Wadley smell ter is not equipped for finishing the product. and has exported its product to England for further refining. The Wadley plant was erected about 14 years ago. and has drawn a large part of it's ore from the Ceorce dis trict
 Anthony has been found in many places in Mexico. especially in Dur ango, Sonora and Oaxaca, and rela- lively small amounts of ore have been shipped to the United States for smelting: however. the Catorce deposits have been the best produc ing 25 to 70 per cent pure antimony. Anthony appears in many ores treat ed at the lead smelter in San Luis Potosi, but it's presence in these ores is deleterious, and in the bullion it is regarded as an impurity.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20

Mexico and as the property is locat- ed near the border line, it ought to be one of the first to resume opera tions The company made a net pro- fit of $638, ,955\last year on an average price for its output of 13,838 cents while the cost of the copper was only .f0.75 cents, notwithstanding the ex- penses incidental to the shutdown and the unsettled conditions.
 The output last year was in excess of 21,000,000 lbs. in spite of the fact that the property was operated only intermittently for about eight months. The mines are said to be showing more than the average amount of rich ore and should conditions change so that the company could operate steadily the company would be able to make a splendid showing Present prices for the stock represent only $7 for the old stock which sold for double that price at times, indi- eating the extent to which the stock could advance to discount stable con ditions in it's section of Mexico should they be established as now seem possible
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20
Detroit Copper Min;nq Go.

The annual report of this company contains the following data:
 Development amounted to 12.766 feet in the five principal mines. and 13.sO9 feet in outside properties. total of 26,375 feet. Ore production was 217.s76 tons from the Ryerson mine. S5.119 from the Yankie, 12S.64I from the Copper Mountain. 39,310 from the Arizona Central. 1902 from the Colorado. and A from the An tietam, a total Of 472.19f tons. This ore averaged 2,s99 per cent copper. Out of this tonnage, 459.473 tons Was concentrating ore. Lessees mined 773 tons containing from All to 2l.19 per cent copper from 13 mines and 61.7 tons of precipitate averaged 52.13 per cent.
 The blast furnace smelted a total
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20

or abandoned property because they were not in fact locating the ground as abandoned property, but were To- eating the ground in the same man her as other public mineral land is located-that is as an original loca- ton" If the location is as aban- doned property, under the local stat ute before it's amendment, then and in that case only the location notice was required to state the fact"
 The prior location was made by T. c. Condon in 1900, and the lacation made by Gessaman and Helig in 1913, after the property had been abandoned. Stratton located the
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20
Shattuck- Arizona

The advance in the price of lead to cents per pound is of much in terest to the Shattuck company which has an extensive deposit of that mineral. which the company has been holding in reserve because Of the rather low price prevailing here tofore. It is presumed that news that the company is preparing to mine and market this mineral may be expected In common with other dividend paying companies the public is now beginning to speculate as to whether Shattuck will declare i'm creased quarterly dividend next month. for payment in August.