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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-07-13
''I-and whyf' ehaIleneed Ned won

land why7" challenged Ned won
deringly.
because 1t may save your life. LIS
ten, my friend. there Is chance Of
your escaping. ! am something Of an
inventor. and this garment is made OF
bulletproof cloth have been ex-
perimenting on for years It shall be
yours, for my detention here will be
brief"
But how does that help me?s In
quired Ned.
Thus far: when they lead out the
fated twenty late this afternoon. of
whom you are one. each is marched
out upon narrow platform overlook
ing the rayIne. They attach . small
glass disk over the heart OF the vic
tim. Then an expert shows his target
practice. The builetproof jacket pro-
tects you from neck TO hips. 1t is
scarcely possible that bullet will
stray beyond those limits When the
disk you wear Is shattered, throw up
your arms and reel. You fall out OF
sight. you are supposed to drop where
former victims have fallen. The sides
OF the rayine are sIoping. yinecoyered,
full Of orificeB Try 70 check your
fail 1t some OF these, wait till dark.
and speed 70 the rescue OF the girl
who is waiting for you thirty miles
across the chapparaf trail"
How shall ever thank your muir.
INJURED Ned.
by being true to that dear little
girl OF yours" answered the Western
er earnestly. III you do not escape
with your life. will attend to the in
stFuctions you have given. II you do.
we shall meet again. declared the
speaker i'd q strange tone that Inn
pressed. while II perplexed Ned.
The villa group passed Ned Dawson
from hand to hand when he was led
forth from his prison. Six victims
preceded him on the fatal platform.
His turn came. tho glass disk was
afaxed directly over his heart
"Ready--fire!" came the command.
There were jeers OF derision. Ned felt
q throbbing thud about the waist line
The garment he wore was indeed hull.
ietproof. A new riiinman suppianted
his predecessor. A sharp report rang
ont. the bullet sped true to its aim.
shattered the glass disk into a thou
sand fragments. and Ned Dawson
| sank from view.
FrAntlcaIly 10 ne landed ten feet
down with q shock. he clutched at
struggling vines and bushes. Al
length he managed to halt himself. lie
crept 10 covert 10 q depression shell.
ternd by thick vines.
II was just before dawn that he
reached the home 81 bis nanceo There
must be 30 dailying nowl On foot they
started together. choosing a remote
route for the American border A. q
1 town over the line in New Mexico Al
vira was placed IN tho hands OF a
relative and word went 10 her father
/ Of her rescue.
Il was month before he arrived, to
/ tell hnr thai ~ bad been peekspK her
| 70 Mexico. had missed her ard had
returned 70 his Oregon home to find
her telegram awaiting him.
My father, Mr. DAWSON. intro
duced Aisira. when Ned called upon
her that evening. And Ned Dawson
recognized 10 the newcomer the man
who had saved his life through the
/ builetpro0f garment
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-07-13

tBs Of intervention Of friend or foe In
bia behalf
What ia thatfv asked his ceilmato.
\ haven't n living relative IA the
world" narrated Ned. hut would like
my newspaper frisnds IA Chicago 20
know my fate. II write q letter TO
that effect viii you see that II reaches
It's destination r.
II sure Will pledged the Western
er--ra sorry Job. but IN do II faith
fully"
Thank you" said Med IN . subdued
tone. Then no looked down and 70
iieeted. and then ho reached into
pocket nearest 10 his heart. drew out
photograph. reversed Il and wrote
the words 10 pencil; Miss AIyira
woodaon, Tucutal"
Il feel ! am burdening you with too
many Of my troubIoa.D expressed Ned
apnlogetically. but this Il regarding
4 very dear one who viii miss me
Send this card TO the address I give,
Il You possibly can. and be added the
line Faithful TN DEATH
SO forcefnl were bis emotions that
he bent his head. battling to overcome
them in the presence 81 another. His
companion accepted the card. gazed
at the beautiful face on ita other side.
and uttered a great gasp.
She the lady 10 a--a relatlgefv
braathed he In tremulous tones
marked with unateadiness.
No, but had lived she would have
been nay wife" replied Ned mourn
fully. II was on her account that l
was captured In the danger gone. She
was living there with friends when this
war trouble broke out. She expected
that her father would come for her.
and waited beyond the limit Of safety.
/ met her quite incidentally and we
became friends and then engaged. We
arranged to leave for the North and
was seeking to buy OF hire . convey.
ance. when was captured"
4 viii accept and execute both OF
the missions you intrust 10 me. said
the Westarner.
4 change serious aud meditative had
come over him. He waa sumber and
evidently troubled all the rest Of the
day and the next. and paced the cell
necessarily. Two hours before tie an
nonnced execution. however. be re
moved his coat aud vest. II Was to re
veal thick paaded garment which 1T
ted like q sweater Ned regarded Il
with some, snystiacation.
You 9Ee to put this on. spoke bis
reiimate.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-07-13
MIXED POULTRY FEEDS
Best Results Obtained by Study
ing Needs Of Flock.
One Essential to Laying Hens IL Ex.
ercise--Many Methods Resorted to
In Addition to Scattering
Grain Among straw.
(By R. O. wEATHERsToNE.l

(By r. q. WEATHERsTONE.l
Hens will do better on mixed feeds
than on any other. A quart Of corn.
meal alone win not give as good re-
suits as a pint and q half Of corn
meal mixed with some other food such
as cooked potatoes.
A great variety Of chicken feed Ia
manufactured, consisting OF mixtures
Of various grains. dried ground bone,
dried blood. beef scraps aud such
matter. but the best results can prob
ably be obtained BY studying the needs
Of ones flock and supplying them at
first hand.
Exercise IL Of course very essential
to laying hens when confined during
the laying season. To obtain this
many methods are resorted to In ad,
dition to scattering grain among the
straw as for instance suspending a cab
bage or a bunch OF beets about two
feet above the floor In order to induce
the hens to jump up to reach II. II
the hens are very hungry for this
sort Of food they viii get more exer-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-07-13
HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Time Is Not Recalled When Farmer.
Breeders Were SO Well Cleaned
Up on Draft Animate.

Like old wheat In the bin are good
draft horses OF salable age Both are
ready money whenever the farmer
wants to cash them In. Reliable adj
vices from all sections Of the horse
breeding country state that the time
is not recalled when farmer-breeders
were so well cleaned up on their mar
ket horses. nor AZ such satisfactory
prices 10 the producer.
II IL highly significant that some OF
the big firms OF the cities are again IN
evidence about the horse markets. The
man in the country who already enjoys
ready market for the good ones
should prepare himself to supply q
still greater demand and at still more
remnnerative figures.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-07-13
WORLDS RECORD FoR MILK
Present Production by Improved Dairy
Cow More Than Thirty Thou.
sand Pounds Per Year.

The wild COW gave only enough mslk
% support It's young. Proof Of what
man has been able 10 do In improving
dairy cattle IL found In the fact that
the present worlds record for milk
production Is more than thirty thou.
sand pounds per year.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-07-13

Z think it's real meant, sobbed tho
Dessert Spoon. Here they're eoinH
to have rice pudding for dinner tp'
night. and i've got ID ~ upstairs sp
give Jack hia od.liyar on UEllt
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-07-13
Two Of ! Kind.

Mars. the planet stas no rain or
clouds, making close analogy BE-.
tween Il and tho earthly Mars, tbs
symbol. which also stands for some
Of the great nights q dlscomleEt
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-07-13
deserves wsII q HIS Country.

General de caateInan. the famous
French commander. had nine sous
when the war broke out, Now one Ii
1t school. I'VE are lighting on the west.
ern front. while three have beep
killed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
CANADIANS WILL de-
PROTECT PLANT

Niagara Falls, Ont, Aug. 8. Men
are at work today on barb wire en-.
tanglement designed to protect the
power works in Queen Victoria park
from possible attack by agents Of tho
powers at war with Great Britain.
The barrier will shut off consider.
able part of the park and will inter-
fere with tourist travel. 1t is said that
the barb wire will be charged with
electricity at night.
The ENHANCEMENT is built on the
lines OF those used to protect trenches
on the battle front. .rs z.r p 81
A large number of mhnition plants
depend on the power plants here for
motive power.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10

Ia chocolate ice cream cone, for the
day was very warm.
So Lulu threw the ball to the rabbit
gentleman, but she threw it very high
into the air.
Nov, dig! Everybody" she cried
dig hole in the sand!"
| Up and up went the ball. Uncle
Wiggily saw what little trick the ami
NAL children were playing on him but
he did not mind and he ran to try and
catch the ball. But the wind blew IT
away back toward the land sand and
the rabbit gentleman saw he could not
get it. Still he ran after 1t as he saw
it drop, but when he got to the place
the ball had disappeared
Uncle Wiggily is it! Uncle Wiggily
| is it!' cried the Wibblewobbles, for
they had each dug a hole in the sand,
to win an ice cream cone. You lost
your camel they all cried.
"All right" laughed the old rabbit
gentleman. But it is queer where
that ball went to-" He looked all
around for it, when, all of a sudden,
out from behind bush jumped one
Of the bad Sand Hoppers.
"Ah ha!' cried the persistent crea.
ture. Now have that rabbit at
last! Oh no, for a rabbit sandwich, for
there is plenty of sand here!"
+ Well, that Sand Hopper was just 60
ing to gobble Uncle Wiggily down,
when, all Of sudden, a voice cried:
mo- you don't! Get away from
here!" and a big, fat, hard clam that
was lying near just opened his she'll,
and there, inside it, was the cork BALL
And that clam just threw the ball at
the Sand Hopper so hard that it struck
the unpleasant, creature on the nose
and made him sneeze. And when a
Sand Hopper sneezes he alawys be-
comes afraid that he is catching cold,
and he always runs home and drinks
hot lemonade. That's what this one
did. Also he put his paws in hot
water. -.
"Oh, wow" the Sand Hopper cried,
I'm sneezing, and must run home,
but I'll get you yet, Uncle Wiggily!"
Then away the Sand Hopper ran,
leaving Uncle Wiggily with the clam
"How did you get the cork ball?"
asked the rabbit Of the kind clam
Il had my shells open, gaping" re-
piled the shellfish, land, when the
ball came down, naturally it fell right
into my mouth. 1 was holding it,
thinking that some one would come
for it, when happened to see the
Sand Hopper after you. So I threw
the ball at him.
And it's very good thing that you
did," spoke Uncle Wiggily. Come
and have an ice cream cone with me
and the Wibblewobbles" So the clam
Topped along the sand to the candy
store and Lulu and Alice and Jimmie
and the clam liked their ice cream
very much, though they were sorry
that their Uncle was so nearly caught
by a Sand Hopper.
But he got safely away. as l told
you, on account of the clam helping
him, and in the story after this, if the
tiger-lily flower in our yard doesn't
growl in the night, and wake up the
baby mosquitoes so they cry and want
to bite me, I'll tell you about Uncle
Wiggily and the fish-hook bird.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
For Small Noses

Fashion, of course, Ia making
much of the hat tilted high In back
and bound tightly over the forehead.
This needs high style Of hair-dress-
ing. to hold the hat In place. The
other popular style at the moment is
the curved-down brim. shorter in
back than front, and the large soft
crown. This type, too, needs hair
dressed high on the head to hold tho
hat in place. .~--
On the whole, the new hair-dress-
ing is much more becoming than the
old. That coiled the hair at the nape
of the neck, sometimes with the
whole knot resting against the neck.
It was supposed to show the curve
of the head, but as q matter of fact,
it gave a certain fiat look to the back
part Of the head that was rather un-
becoming. Besides, the knot slid
against the neck with every motion
Of the head, and it soiled collars and
caught on fasteners. sa.-. ......
Hair waved is apt to soften an
otherwise harsh face. This does not
mean curled with small iron. or
crimped up on hair.pins. Strands of
hair wet and rolled ON kids or on
strips of muslin look softest when
unrolled and combed out.
Questions and Answers a
Win yoa tell mo ,ohat 0dleoa soater -,
and tchether it is harmful Also the Ho.rS
of good face credmf-G. B.
Rer1t- Galega water 10 seat's rue; it is
harmless. nd In mixture with other IN
gradients. .nlargss the bust. - It Acts
directly ur"a the glands, supplying hesh
to this t..-: Of the Eody. am sorry but
/ CANNOT sive the natnes Of creams or such
things in this column. ..t
4
Would gov suggest bsouty treotserts
for my mother 1cho Is sirty-si1 and a
semi-invalid i-Interested.
Reply-By all means-face massage
with cold cream to keep the skin soft and
clear color, hair treatments to make her
hair fluffy and attractive, frequent mani
curing-everything you can do to make he,
prettier and to interest her. Few women
even at sixty-six lose interest in their ap-
pearance. / am sure she would be de-
lighted with such little attentions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
DIES ON DAY SET
FOR CELEBRATION

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 8. With
preparations complete for the celebra-
ton OF golden anniversary today.
Rev. Austin S. Merrifield, 70, died at
his home early this morning. Mr..
Merrifeld had filed many pulpits In
Kansas and eastern states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
LIGHTNING STRIKES
MISSOURI JURIST

jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 8. Judge
Charles G. Reyelle of the Missouri
supreme court was struck by lightning
while motoring with friends near here
last night and rendered unconscious.
Physicians said today he would recoy-
er. The others were uninjured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10

ONCE MORE THE STYLE Of hair-dress.
ing has changed, this time to favor
the girl with the small, snub, re-
trousse or plain pug, nose. The hair
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10

Dress the hair high II your nose is
small, and pull 1t do,o1, oVer the ears
II your cheeks are thin IL
Is dressed high on the back Of the
head, pulled softly over the forehead,
and drawn back rather snugly from
the cheeks. If the nose is quite
small, or If the cheeks are thin, it Is
more becoming to pull the hair over
the cheeks, hiding the ears.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Johnson Takes Over
Valuable Properties

A deal was closed this week
whereby Tom j. johnson assumes
charge of the entire workings of
Specie Payment and the Two
Brothers property. Mr.. johnson
is thoroughly acquainted with this
property and all the workings,
having had charge of it at the
time of the driving of the cross
cut tunnel and for several years
after the Specie Payment vein
was cut. He now has a force of
men at work cleaning up the prop
erty and machinery and putting
everything in good shape to in
augurate system of thorough de-
velopment work and production OF
good ore, for which this old mine
has record. II is the intention
Of Mr.. johnson to have every
thing working the same as in the
good old days of the past, by the
first of the coming month.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Deal On For Sale
OF United-Hydr0

Negotiations are now pending
for sale of the United Hydro
Electric company to the Central
Colorado Power company. An
audit of the United-Hydro com
pany's books is being made by the
purchasing company and definite
proposal has been made but no
money has yet changed hands.
The stockholders of the United
Hydro company will meet at the
office of the company in George
town on Monday, June 26, at
which time the acceptance of the
offer will probably be made.
The consummation of the pro.
posed transfer will undoubtedly
eliminate Mr.. j. j. Sherwin's con-
nection with the company and
cause his retirement from business
and removal from the city, in which
event Idaho Springs will lose one
of her foremost citizens.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Commissioners Revoke
Park Endorsement

The endorsement of the propos-
ed Denver National Park project
by the Clear Greek county COM
missioners. which was granted the
promoters of the project last month,
was rescinded Monday when a
committee called to present matters
in different light.
Mayor Geo. Z. McClelland who
has been leading the opposition
movement, presented the situation
to the Metal Mining association
last Saturday evening and the fol
lowing committee was appointed
to meet with the commissioners in
an effort to induce them to rescind
their endorsements: O. B. Will
marth, James Underhill, A. G.
Dobbins and Mayor McClelland
The commissioners had been led
to believe that there was practical
ly no objection on the part of the
Metal Mining association. The
action of the commissioners in
Withdrawing their endorsement
was telegraphed to the members
of congress who are especially in.
terested and is expected to have
its effect.
Congressman Heating, in a
letter to Mr.. McClelland yesterday,
says there is no chance for the bill
to pass congress and that Warwick
Downing and others behind the
project had better forget it at the
present. Colorado was granted a
new national park last year. -Four
or five other states have been
clamoring for national parks for
several years and it will be practi-
cally impossible, says Mr.. Heating,
for Colorado to secure additional
park area through this congress.
At the present time 4S4 per cent
of the total area of Colorado is out
of the public domain, and in Utah
the percentage is even greater, 70
per cent being withheld from pri-
vate ownership.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Death Takes Away
Pioneer Citizen

Herbert Z. Batchelder, well
known citizen and pioneer, died
at his home in this city Monday
morning, June ), at the age of 55
years. He was taken with Sc
we're cold week before which de-
yeloped into pneumonia and failed
to yield to medical treatment. He
was born in Canada but came to
this city with his parents in 1872,
and has resided here ever since.
When he arrived at manhood he
engaged in teaming, milling and
mining. The latter occupation he
followed up to week before his
death
Herbert Batchelder was man
of very quiet and retiring disposi-
ton, attending strictly to his own
affairs and never meddling with
those of his neighbors. The high
esteem in which he was held by
this community was evidenced by
the large number of friends and
former associates who gathered at
his late home to render their last
sad tribute to one whom they sim
|cerely mourn
f The funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at his late
residence andwere conducted under
the auspices Of Wildey Lodge, |. O
G. II of which be YassR.Raat Noble
Grand. Rev. Penley of DeSoto
Missouri, the family minister OF
years ago, officiated at the services
Rev. Penley had come out tc
Boulder to otficiate at the wedding
of the Ganson girls.
Four sisters. Miss Ellen Batch
elder of this city, Mrs. V. l. Nox-
on and Mrs. Ada Ganson of Boul-
der, and Mrs. Wiggins, Of Boston
Vermont. and one brother, Albert
Batchelder Of Montana survive
him.
Interment was made in the fam
ily plot at the local cemetery
The pail bearers were Oscar John
aon, John Thomas, Hans Olsen,
George W. Ford. j. F. Clark and
Ole Waldo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
John Anon Buys
Interest in Bakery

Ernest Winter has sold his
half interest in the Antlers bakery
and restaurant to John Anon, an
old time baker who worked for
John Harter here in 1888 and
1889 Mr.. Anon has been work
ing at the bakers trade in the
various mining camps of the state
and more recently of Denver. He
now forms partnership with Her.
mann Lau and the Antlers bakery
and restaurant will be continued
under the same name.
Mr.. Winter and family left
Monday but are as yet undecided
as to where they will locate.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Road Condition
Greatly Improved

Work on the widening and gen.
eral improvement of the county
road east of the city continues and
good progress is being made.
Those who have had occasion to
use the road during the past week
report conditions as greatly i'm
proved. Last Sunday many autos
passed over the newl y worked road
and the drivers were pleased at
the more systematic way in which
the work is being handled, and
offered no criticism.
The county commissioners made
trip over the road from the top
of Floyd hill to Berthoud pass
last Wednesday and found every
thing in good condition.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Sweet Voiced Singer

Music lovers enjoyed hearing
singing such as is seldom our priv
ilege, when, Monday evening,
Mrs. j. W. Dean Of Aspen, sang
several groups Of songs for an in.
formal gathering at the Presbyter-
ian church. Though Mrs. Dean is
we'll past the half century mark in
years, her voice is that Of girl.
Her enunciation is perfect and,
keeping entirely within her range,
the songs are real pleasure. Mrs.
Samuely's accompaniment was
sympathetic and added to the
beauty Of Mrs. Deans singing.
With Mrs. j. J. Sherwin at the
piano, quartette composed of
Messrs. Funk, Oliver, Davis and
Morris sang several songs, they
said as 'hll-ins''. But they were
just good enough that folks hope
they will remain a permanent
quartette. Mr.. Funk's solo. "Vio-
let's, was also much enjoyed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Capital LeaSerS Get
Good Price for Ore

Hamilton & Culbertson, success
full leasers at the Capital mine in
the Georgetown district. received
a check for 81, 500 for their 80 tons
of solid ore shipped to Saida. To
this is added the $500 netted from
their mill dirt. which was handled
at the local mill, making a hand
some return for their labors dur
ing the past month. Other leas-
ers, too, have opened up fine
streaks of ore which i'll appearance
is identically the same grade, and
anticipate great returns from it.
The 250 foot shaft sunk from
the Kane adit to connect with the
Capital raise, is almost completed
This will facilitate operations and
at the same time greatly reduce
the cost of operations, giving a
much more adequate and satisfac-
tory source of ventilation, enabling
an increase in the number of men,
as we'll as remedying the main
trouble of bad air, which has for
years proved the chief drawback
of operating.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Good Strike for
Good Local People

The Peoples Leasing company,
consisting entirely of local people
and operating lease on the West
Edgar mine have opened up a
body of as good ore as has ever
been found in the mine. A ship
ment made this week returned
value of Sl25.0O per ton. For the
last one hundred feet in the drift
they have had good streak OF
mill dirt with small seams of solid
ore running through it, but they
now have a body of smelling ore
three feet wide of the above men,
toned value. The Nan k ervis
Bros, Walter Jones, Emmett Tuck.
and Farmer Bob Oxley are the
lucky owners of the lease.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
No New Ordinance
Required By City

There is an ordinance already on
the city books which prohibits the
allowance of cattle, horses or
donkeys to run at large in Idaho
Springs. 1t also makes every
citizen an impounding officer who
is entitled to the fee for impound-
ing any stray animals.
There have been requests made
that the city council take steps to
abate the nuisance, but City Attor-
ney J. w. B. Smith finds the mat
ter already covered by an old Or
dinance. 1t remains only necces-
sary to enforce the existing ordin-
ance.