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The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By G. c. BOWSFIELD


As showing what possibilities there
are in land, it is related that a farmer
hear Kansas City, NO., sowed eighty
acres to meadow with mixed grass
seed. When it had grown up he dis
covered that a large amount Of daisy
seed was mixed with the other, and he
had nearly a perfect stand Of daisies
all over the field. No attempt was
made Immediately to eradicate them,
and before long people in the city be.
gan to notice the field, which was very
beautiful during early June and July.
So many people came out to the field to
gather daisies for decoration that the
farmer finally put up a sign, "Ten
Cents Admission" He was usually
too busy to give systematic attention
to it, but his children often went over
into the field and collected from the
people who were gathering the flowers.
In this way they made quite a few dol
lars during the season, which they
counted their own.
The field ran along in the same way
till four years ago a woman took charge
Of it and began to give it regular at
tention. The daisy field has become
we'll known throughout Kansas City
as a place to gather the little flowers
for decoration, and during the six
weeks when the daisies are at their
best there is a crowd almost every day.
The flowers have become especially
popular as wedding decorations, and it
is fortunate that they come in early
June, when so many Of these are
needed. The woman who lives on the
place at present takes her sewing or a
book and sits under a shady tree which
overlooks the whole field, so that she
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08

can collect from the people who come.
On week days the receipts at 10 cents
for each visitor amount to from So to
SIS and on Sundays from SIS to $19. No
limit is set on the number of daisies
each person may carry away, as there
is always a large surplus.
The Kingston apple orchard near
Seymour, Ind, is an example Of first
class business management and the,
success that may follow the use Of
thoroughly up to date methods. It con
tains no acres and is owned by J. j.
Peters. Last year the income from the,
orchard, which then contained only
t~hirty-fve acres in bearing was $4,375,
or. approximately 1926 to the acre. The.
remaining part of the ITO acres is too,
young to be in bearing. While this
orchard is operated as a private enter
prise, it is also a sort of experiment
station for Purdue university, and the.
methods used are suggested by the
station men. Thorough spraying is one
of the things which has brought sue
cess.
- =
In order to secure a strong, vigorous
and growthy crop Of lambs, we must
begin to care and feed the pregnant
eve lamb long before the lambs are
born. We are all anxious to secure
strong, healthy lambs, because the
high price Of feeds Of all kinds and the
increased cost Of labor, rent, taxes,
etc., is teaching us every year that the
weak, sickly or stunted lamb has no
place on the corn belt farm. These
weak lambs are money losers.
In the management and feeding of
ewes during the winter a there
are many little details to look after.
1t Is careful attention to these details
that leads to success in sheep raising.
One Of the first of these is kind treat
ment.> No animal on the farm will re-
spond to kind treatment as readily as
sheep, and it is also always true that
sheep will lose money for the owner
if they are not properly cared for.
Winter quarters for pregnant ewes
need not be very costly. The barn or
shed should be made so that it will
keep the animals dry above as we'll as
under foot. It should be dry, airy,
have. plenty Of windows and at the
same time permit no drafts. Ewes
should have the privilege of a clean,
dry bedding each night. If they are
forced to lie on wet floors rheumatism
and colds may set in. This condition
impairs the health Of the animal.
A four or five year rotation works
satisfactorily. Corn, oats, rye or wheat
and hay n or two years. This may
be varied by putting part Of the corr
stubble into potatoes and cabbage.
seeding with peas and oats after this,
bringing the rotation out the same.
(The cabbage is worth all it costs, to
raise to feed to the dairy.) Remem-
Der good seed plays an important part
in the production of a good crop. Buy
the best seed and raise better. Save
your W seed wherever practical.
Give the fruit the best care you can
without neglect to the general farm
crops. Spraying pays, but can be over
done on a general farm.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08
SON OF Raul HEAD DIES
Captain Fred Shaughnessy Of Cana
dian Battalion Killed.

Montreal, April 4.-Word has been
received here that Captain Fred
Shaughnessy, second son of Lord
Shaughnessy, head Of the Canadian
Pacific railroad, was killed in action.
Captain Shaughnessy was an officer
in the Sixtieth battalion, a Montreal
regiment.
The message came from the officer
commanding the battalion, Colonel
Gascoigne.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08
PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGE
Former Minnesota Officials Accused Of
disappointing Funds.

Incorporating FUNDS.
st. Paul, April 5.-Companions in an
effort to loot the state treasury Robert
G.. Pickit, former investment clerk in
the state auditors office, and Walter
J.. Smith, former state treasurer, must
pay the penalty of their wrongful acts
by a term of hard labor in the state
prison at Saltwater.
A few hours after the former state
treasurer had pleaded guilty to Sec
ond degree grand larceny Pickit ap-
peared before District Judge Dickson
and admitted his guilt to a charge of
forgery in the third degree.
"Convivial acquaintances and false
friends in whom he misplaced con-
1dence," was the excuse offered by
Smiths attorney in mitigation Of his
OBJECTIONS.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08
BROTHERS FAR APART END
LIVES SAM DAY,

Chicago, April 81 Edward
P. Cummins, superintendent of
schools of Lansing, Mich, COM
mitted suicide here.
While the police were estab-
fishing his identity a telegram
from Grand Haven, Mich,
stated that DR.. Herbert Cum
mings, his brother, a dentist,
was dying of self-administered
poison.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08
BuraIarizina the Farms,

The farmer who sells all his crops of
the place and also burns all his corn
stalks and straw reminds one Of the
burglar who takes all the valuables he
can carry of and sets fire to what is
left.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08

I also have for rent the Oscar C.
Axness land, being the neA Of r.
142-1O0. This land is about twenty
miles north Of Bel6eid. There is an
excellent set Of buildings on it and
ninety acres ready for crop. Will
furnish seed, pay for breaking new
land.
Geo. H.. Niles,
3-25-3t Bismarck, N. D.
For Sale-North half of section
28-140-96, Stark county, North Da-
kota; about one mile north of Dick
inson; every acre can be cultivated,
and considering the location, I will
sell it at $40 per acre, $4,000 cash,
balance in five expiral annual INSTALL
ments, at 6 per cent interest. Ad-
dress, E. J. Sieh, IS Eighth st., S.,
Minneapolis, Minn.-adv. 2-26-tf
For Sale-South one-half of section
4-139-97, five miles west of Dickin-
son; all fenced; 100 acres under cult
walton; good house, barn, well and
windmill. Price $27.00 per acre
$4,000 cash, 6 per cent interest on bal
ance. Address w. Willhouse, No. 1O1
First Ave. E., Dickinson, N. D.
adv. 3-4-tf
For Sale or Trade-Will sell or
trade for land or land and stock and
machinery, my brick garage building
and livery barn situated on West
Willard st. which rents for $4,000
per month. This is a good invest
ment. For further information write
or call on D.. w. Friesen, Box 286,
FDickinson.-adv. 1-29-tf
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08
CABINET P0sTPONEs ACTION
Awaits Conclusive Evidence Before
Writing Note to Germany.

Washington, April Sin the alb
sence Of conclusive evidence on the
recent attacks on ships carrying Amer.
leans President Wilson and the cabi-
net again postponed decision on the
course to be pursued by the United
States.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08

In a new aircraft, equipped with six
motors of 300 horsepower each, capa-
Bile of making a speed of 100 miles an
hour carrying six persons, Rodman
Wanamaker will renew the attempt to
fly across the Atlantic ocean which he
abandoned in the summer of 1914,
when his flight commander, Lieuten-
ant John G. Porte, was called to Eng
land for service in the European war.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-01

the eQlcC OF the council anu OD6y6Q
it's order which directed him to tell
the fender companies whether or not
they had passed efficiency test held
under the supervision of the clerical,
mechanical and inspection bureau of
his department.
Five tenders we're approved when
they passed the tests. But yesterday
the chief, in a letter to the council,
told the aldermen he had sent let
ter to the fender companies saying
that he failed to approve the Tenders
as efficient.
The city code says that tenders on
auto cars or trucks which carry bag
gage or bundles shall ''be of such de-
sign as shall meet the requirements
for uniform tests to be made under
the direction of the clerical, mechan-
ical and inspection bureau of the de-
partment of police and shall be APP
proved as efficient by the general su-
perintendent of police"
So here is what Chief Healey wrote
to the fender companies after chat
ting with Corporation Counsel Ettel-
son. He quotes the law and starts
out: 1.-THE report of this bureau as
to tests made under it's direction with
respect to your fender is on file at
this office and you have copy of the
same.
1.-THE corporation counsel advises
me that the ordinance, if valid, does
not impose on me the duty of decid-
ing whether the design.of your fender
meets the requirements for uniform
tests provided for in the ordinance
and therefore l express no opinion
with respect to such a design.
But the corporation counsel ad-
vises me further that the ordinance,
assuming it to be valid, seems to i'm
pose upon me the duty of approving
or disappearing the tenders as to eff
cheney; and, therefore / beg to advise
you that l am unable to approve your
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-01
Eff HEALEY SAYS TENDERS DON'T SUIT
FIVE HAD PASSED TESTS

A short time ago some reporters
were admiring the wording of the
chiefs correspondence. They asked
him if he wrote his own letters or if
Corporation Counsel Ettelson did it
for him. He answered that the cor
poration counsel's assistance was
often asked and received. Wanting
to be absolutely sure, the reporters a
few minutes later repeated the ques-
ton.
mo, of course, he doesn't" an
swered the chief.
Big owners of auto trucks have
fought the fender ordinance since it's
inception. Delegations from State
street and other places have called on
the chief to protest against it. They
were most kindly received. The Or
dinance, passed and upon the statutes
of the city, has never been enforced,
the corporation counsel taking upon
himself the responsibility judges
often do in declaring the law illegal.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-01
ORDER CORPORATION COUNSEL
STOP FIGHTING TENDERS

Tired and weary after the fight
over the subway ordinance and eager
to be away to the Wilson meeting,
the city council overlooked some
thing last night. 1t was an ordinance
which passed calling off Corporation
Counsel Ettelson from defending
Chief Healey in the circuit court
when citizen is trying to get a writ
of mandamus against the chief to
compel him to enforce the fender
ordinance. The order is a slap at
the administration, which is trying
to avoid enforcing the fender law.
Ettelson's Office drew the law
Later this same Office declared it IL
legal. Then, when the, petition for
writ was filed, two asst corpora
ton counsels were sent into court to
fight the law passed by the council, a
pretty mixup, according to aldermen.
1t now remains to be seen whether
or not Sam Ettelson pays any atten-
ton to it. I
Evening star., 1916-01-02
Machine-Made Glass.

EoR long time it was thought i'm
impossible to make window glass
by mechanical process. In due time,
however. the ingenuity of man over
came all obstacles in this relation, and
this kind of glass is now made in all
sizes and thicknesses by an improved
mechanical method.
Such glass cannot be manufactured
by pressure, since the surfaces thus
produced are imperfectly transparent
The process of allowing the molten
glass to fall through a narrow slit was
also tried without success. because the
surfaces became striated.
The process by drawing-by lifting
the molten glass in sheets-was finally
adopted. But this required many in
genious devices to prevent the glass
from contracting into columnar or cy-
lindrical forms.
All these difficulties have now been
overcome, SO that ii is no longer nec-
essary to produce transparent sheets
of glass solely by the old blowing
methods.
Evening star., 1916-01-02
PRINCE GEORGE STREET. ANNAPOLIS.

was exceeded only by Frederick, Car
roll. Washington, Montgomery and
Hartford.
Anne Arundel county has deposits OF
iron ore and is especially rich in fire
clay, brick clay and stoneware clay.
These resources of the county are COM
prehensively treated in the sixth gem
eral report of the Maryland geological
survey. The Columbian clays. those
that are abundant in the District OF
Columbia and vicinity. are also abun-
dant in Anne Arundel county. Deposits
of potters' clay. whitish Raritan clays
for the manufacture of buff brick, and
clays suitable for the manufacture OF
white brick and refractory ware are
found in various parts of the county,
and some of these are shipped in con-
siderable quantities to Washington and
clay-working plants in the vicinity OF
the city. In Anne Arundel county have
also been found textensive deposits of
high-grade glass sand. In the Maryland
geological report is this: 1T can be said
in a general way that the Arundel clays
of Anne Arundel county are found
chiefly in the Relay quadrangle. In the
region to the northeast of Patapsco
station. on the Pennsylvania railroad.
and in the Hanover district there are a
quantities of clay. One of the most
notable examples is at NJ. Reynolds
iron mine on Piney run, near Hanover.
"In this county the Arundel formation
is especially well developed, forming often
great banks containing ore nodules, though
at times clays of better grade and free
from oron ore are met with. One and
half miles east of Laurel an offshoot of
an Arundel ore mine is being worked for
brick. There are also extensive beds of
Arundel clay in the vicinity of Patuxent
station, while very plastic, red-burning
potters clay occurs one mile northeast of
Patapsco station, on the Pennsylvania
railroad. Among other localities where
Evening star., 1916-01-02

field, Gambrills, Millersville, Water
bury, Brownsville, Ingallhart, Woytych,
Parole. conaways, Rutland, River View.
Bay Ridge. Davidsonville. Dodon, Birds
Vile, Owensville or West River post
office. Galesville. Mount Zion, Buffers,
Leon, Bristol, Darnall McKendree, Pin
dell. Friendship. Fairhav ven, Deale,
Churchton, Shadyside, Cumbersome,
Mayo and Arundel-on-the-B Bay.
The northwestern part of the county
is crossed in a north and south direc-
tion by the Pennsylvania railroad and
the Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis electric road. In an east and
west direction the northern half of the
county is crossed by the Annapolis.
Baltimore and Washington electric rail-
road, running from Annapolis Junction
on the Baltimore and Ohio by way of
Odenton and Academy Junction to An
napolis. Running across the county
northwest and southeast is the Balti-
more and Annapolis Short Line. Across
runs the Washington and Chesapeake
Beach railroad. On the bay side there
is steamboat connection with Balti-
more.
The land area of Anne Arundel county
is 432 square miles, it being a smaller
county than Allegany, Baltimore. Car
roll. Charles, Dorchester. Frederick.
Garrett, Hartford, Montgomery. Prince
Georges, Washington or Worcester. and
a larger county than Calvert. Caroline.
Cecil. Howard. Kent, Queen Annes.
Somerset. Talbot or Wicomico. The
population of Anne Arundel in 1910
was 1858. In 1900 it was $500; in
1890. 34.094: in 1880, 2S,526. and in 1870.
24,457. There was a slight decrease in
population during the period 1900-1910.
and substantial increase during the
preceding decennial period. The popu-
lation of Anne Arundel is greater than
that of the Maryland counties of CAL
vert, Caroline, Carroll, Charles, Dor
chester. Garrett, Hartford, Howard,
Kent, Montgomery, Prince Georges.
Queen Annes. st. Marys, Somerset, Tai
bot, Wicomico and Worcester. In popu-
lation it is exceeded only by the coun-
ties of Washington, Frederick, Balti-
more and Allegany.
The population per square mile in
Anne Arundel under the last census
was ninety-one, greater population
density than the other counties of
Maryland excepting Washington. Alle-
gany and Baltimore counties. The urban
population of Anne Arundel-that is,
the number of inhabitants of places Of
Evening star., 1916-01-02
STATE HOUSE AT ANNAPOLIS.

standing that this tract was to be di-
vided into lots for settlers. who wished
to live close together. Bennett then
went back to Virginia and the migra-
tion of non-conformiStS set in from
Virginia to Maryland. The terms of
the agreement between the proprietary
of Maryland and these settlers were
and are matter of dispute.
Capt. William Stone, who was born
in London and settled on Hungers
creek on the eastern shore of Virginia,
was commissioned by Lord Baltimore
in 164S as Governor of Maryland. and it
was he who in that year represented
Maryland in the negotiations with
leaders of the Virginia non-cOnform
lists.
1t has been written by John Ham,
mond, the historian, that the repre-
seutatives of the non -conformists who
came to Maryland to arrange terms of
settlement with Gov Stone went
back to Virginia to bring over their
brethren Upon the express assurance
that there would be modification Of
the oaths of office and fidelity, and en-
joyment of liberty OF conscience and
the privilege of choice of officers" and
it was upon such assurances that the
Virginia -conformists agreed to re-
move to the banks of the Severn river.
In Hammond's writings is this para
graph
MARYLAND was considered by the Puritans
refuge The lord proprietor and his gov
eTnor solicited. and several addresses made for
their admttance and entertainment into that
province under The conditions that they should
have convenient portions of land assigned. the
liberty nf conscience and the privilege OF
ehooSin" their own officers. After their arrival,
assembly called throughout the whole
country. consisting ~ well OF themselves as the
rest. and because there few papists
that first inhabited. these themselves. and
Others. being different judgments. au act was
passed that all processing Jesus Christ should
have equal justice. Al the request of the
Virginia Puritans the oatll of fidelity was over
hauled and this clause added TO it: Provided it
infringe the liberty of conscience
In 1649 Edward Lloyd of Virginia OBJ
tanned a Maryland grant of 1000 acres,
Evening star., 1916-01-02
FRANCIS STREET. ANNAPOLIS.

iron ore clays are found may be men,
toned Jessups, Annapolis Junction and in
the vicinity of Dorsey
The Maryland geological survey says
that the Raritan formation is perhaps
unique in yielding greater proportion of
buff-burning clays than the Arundel Or
PatapSco which follow it. Red-burning
ones have also occurred. Its greatest de-
Arundel county. A large deposit of it is
now being worked south of Harman, on
the Pennsylvania railroad. Additional
ortcrops are found along the Severn river.
According to reports of the Maryland
geological; survey, the iron ores of the
Arundel formation formed the basis of
the earliest iron industry in Maryland.
and have been worked until the present
day, though in recent years to very
limited extent 1t is said that since they
occur as scattered Jumps and nodules
throughout the Arundel clays a large
amount of clay has to be handled for
every ton of ore obtained. Under present
conditions of labor it is possible to work
good bank of ore at a small margin Of
profit for about SO per ton of ore.
Under specially favorable conditions"
saws the Maryland survey, .'the ore could
be produced for slightly less cost, but
So; however, may be taken as a fair
average estimate for profitable operations.
A great deal of the ore which at present
is used at the Muirkirk furnace is OBJ
tanned from brickyards where nodules are
thrown out in mining the clay. In such
cases the ore can, of course, be furnished
at a lower price Though the deposits
have been worked for a period of nearly
two hundred years, only a small per-
centage of the total area has been
and there is still an enormous
quantity of this ore available"
IT is explained that the falling on in
has been due to the lack of
a steady market at sufficiently remu-
nerative prices. In the last fifteen or
twenty years the Muirkirk furnace, In
Prince Georges county, between Wash
ington and Laurel. has been the only
available market. and, as this furnace
makes very high grade of iron, 1t is
said that the demand Tor its output is
limited. and it's demand for ore uncer-
tain. The Maryland geological survey
says that the price of ore has been such
that it has not been profitable to work
the banks to any great extent during
the summer when labor Is in demand
on the farms. and most of the mining
has been done in winter, and this has
made it impossible to obtain steady
supply of ore of any considerable guam
tity the whole year round. so that there
has been no demand for these ores at
large plants. These uncertain market
conditions have discouraged the under
Evening star., 1916-01-02
Temperatures of Arc Lamps.

TT is reported that a scientist has COM
pleted a series of experiments to as
certain whether carbon really boils like
water-that is, whether the tempera-
ture of ebullition increases when the
pressure augments. 1t has been con-
tended that the temperature of the
electric arc, in the crater. is the tenn
perature of the volatilization of the
carbon. The temperature of the crater
of the positive carbon may be esti-
mated at 1000 degrees. that of the
negative being from 500 degrees to 790
degrees lower. If the temperature de-
pends upon the pressure it would be
possible by increasing this latter to
augment the temperature of the arc
far beyond the present temperatures.
The quantity of light produced would
also be greater. The experiments un-
dertaken seem to prove that ii will be
possible to arrive at greater luminous
intensity.
Evening star., 1916-01-02

departure for New England. Fox also
tells of his meetings in Maryland aft
er his return from New England and
before sailing for Europe.
April %, 1850 a bill was introduced
in the general assembly of the colony
of Maryland to create new county out
of collection of those Puritan settle
ments about Herring creek, West river,
South river, Middle Neck and Broad or
Town Neck, which settlements We're
collectively called Providence by the in
habitants. The bill was passed by the
general assembly April %. 1t was en-
titled IAN act for the erecting of Provi-
dence into county by the name of
Anne Arundel"
The act follows:
Be it enacted by the Lord Propry by and with
the assent and approbaco of the Upper and Lower
House of the Assembly That that part of the
Province OF Maryland the west side of the