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Colorado.

J. Clarence Hersey continues to
ship a steady tonnage of good grade
carbonate of zinc from the Lillian
property at Leadville.
The plant of the American Metals
Producing Company in Black Hawk
is receiving zinc and lead ores from
different portions of Gilpin county,
daily.
With lead in brisk demand at Pa
cific coast ports at $S per 100 pounds
for export to Russia by way of Japan,
that useful metal has reached the
highest quotation-$785 per 100
pounds-in the. annals of Colorado
mining.
The interest created by the wealth
now being gained by operators of
tungsten claims in Colorado promises
to have it's effect on other forms of
mining, according to state mine of.
ficials. The tungsten excitement has
sent scores of prospectors into the
mountains. Most of them are looking
for tungsten, but while few have
found new tungsten deposits a consid-
cradle number have located deposits
of gold, silver, lead and copper.
The Enid-Big Four property on
Soda creek, near Idaho Springs, is
showing up better with every foot OF
development work. A test made
from sample of twenty-five pounds
taken from across a three-foot streak
in the breast of the drift, showed q
value of S1S.G0 per ton, mostly gold.
Some exceptionally high settle.
ments have been received recently for
shipments of carbonate of zinc from
the Jackettes lease on Ibex No. l.
One 25-ton lot brought net return
to the lessees of 5000, an average of
S24 a ton
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Different Matter.

II was the first night of the panto-
mime, and Jack took his seat in the
pit next to a lad about the same age
as himself.
"Say, mate, can you smoke in
here?" he inquired, when he had made
himself as comfortable as he could.
NO." briefly replied his neighbor.
A few minutes afterward Jack saw
others smoking, and, looking about,
discovered that there were no prohibi-
tory notices on the walls, SO again ad-
dressed the quiet one:
Il thought you said you couldn't
smoke in here?"
Il did not say you couldn not smoke
here. / said / couldn't, for-here he
jerked his thumb towards the woman
on his far side, and whispered-"my
mother won't let me-"
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WISE HOSTESS
Won Her Guests to Postum.

"Three great coffee drinkers were
my old school friend and her two
daughters.
They were always complaining and
taking medicine. I determined to give
them Postum instead of coffee when
they visited me, so without saying
anything to them about it, made a
big pot of Postum the first morning.
Before the meal was half over,
each one passed up her cup to be re-
filled, remarking how fine the coffee
was. The mother asked for third
cup and inquired as to the brand of
coffee I used. didn't answer her
question just then, for heard her say
a while before that she didn't like Pos
tum unless it was more than half
coffee.
After breakfast I told her that the
coffee she liked so well at breakfast
was pure Postum, and the reason she
liked it was because it was properly
made.
Il have been brought up from a
nervous, wretched invalid, to a fine
condition of physical health by leav-
ing off coffee and using Postum.
Il am doing all I can to help the
world from coffee slavery to Postum
freedom, and have earned the graft
tude Of many, many friends" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc
pkgs.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. 3Oc
and soc tins.
Both forms are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrOcers.
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STOP EATING MEAT IF
KIDNEYS OR BACK HURT
Take Glass OF Salts to Clean Kid.
neys If Bladder Bothers YOU
Meat Forms Uric Acid.

Eating meat regularly eventually,
produces kidney trouble in some form
or other, says a well-known authority
because the uric acid in meat excites
the kidneys, they become overworked;
get sluggish; clog up and cause all
sorts Of distress, particularly backache
and misery in the kidney region; rheu-
matte twinges, severe headaches, acid
stomach, constipation, torpid liver,
sleeplessness, bladder and urinary ir-
ritation.
The moment your back hurts or kid.
neys aren't acting right, or If bladder
bothers you, get about four ounces of
lad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon Juice, com.
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them to normal
activity; also to neutralize the acids in
the urine so it no longer irritates, thus
ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes delightful effervescent lithia.
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then to keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus
avoiding serious kidney disease.-Adv
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Mother and
Child
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BY FRANK FlLSON
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Copyright. 1916. by w. G.. Chapman.)


All through his delirium Ralston
was family conscious of woman s
face bending over him, with look of
compassion that trans6gured it. Again
and again, as he came weakly back
from the fog of delirium into conscious
ness, he would realize her presence
and feel the cool hand on his burning
forehead.
When at last he opened his eyes to
the realization of his position he saw
that the face had been largely the
fgment of his dreams. It was pleas
ant, motherly face, the face of wom-
an of thirty-five, perhaps; but it was
not the face he had imagined.
Are you feeling better?" asked a
soft voice.
Ralston tried to answer, but he was
too weak to speak. And, lying there,
he began to remember the circum-
stances of the accident
He had gone West three years be-
fore to take up the homestead miles
away from the city, nursing in his
heart the remembrance Of the, girl
who had lifted him and ruined his
life. He had abandoned everything,
his friends, his interests. Gradually
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Not Same Kind Of "',eIIs.

A stranger became one Of a group
of listeners to veteran OF many pat
ties. The veteran had about conclud-
ed vividly colored narrative of furi-
GUS battle, in which he had taken part.
"Just think of it," exclaimed one OF
the party, turning to the stranger.
''How would you like to stand with
shells bursting all around you?"
81 have been there" responded the
newcomer.
what? Have you, too. been a sol
dier?"
mo-" answered the stranger. II am
an actor"
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Arizona.

Arizona.
Jerome is sharing in the general re-
vival in mining in all parts of Ari-
ZOna.
The Three Medal Company has
opened up some good ore in recent
development work in the Jerome dis
trict.
The Grand Reef mine near Pima
has been taken over by Tinker and
Holden of Globe, who are operating
the property under bonded lease.
To handle the increasing production
from the Blue Bell and DeSoto mines
the Consolidated Smelter at Hum
boldt will increase it's flotation mill
from $50 tons daily capacity to 600
tons.
The Gold Ore 7Iining Company at
Oatman which some two or three
weeks ago opened a splendid ore body
of the $50 foot level, has now COM
menced shipping ore to the Gold
Road mill.
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Bio Families Scarce.

Big families are the exception now
instead of the rule. But there is the
Sarnia family of Woodland, Cal. The
head of the household, Lucio Sarnia,
is the parent of twenty-four children.
The last, but probably not least, of his
flock has just arrived, and is lined up
on the side of the brother minority.
Sarnia is the father of twenty-one girls
and three boys, and has been married
twice. He is sixty-two years old, while
his wife is but twenty. Notwithstand-
ing her youthfulness, she is the moth
er of five children.
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His Horse stumbled and Threw Him.

His Horse Stumbled and Threw Him.
the charm of the peaceful country had
clung about him, and he realized that
nature had healing balm for his
wounded heart
He had known that Mrs. Symon, a
widow Of culture, had taken up the
homestead adjacent after her hus-
bands death, preferring the solitary
life in the wilds to struggle in a
city; but he had not chosen to see
any woman, and on the rare occasions
when he saw her, as he rode past on
his way to the post, he only raised
his hat and turned his face away.
So he had lived three years, alone,
save for the occasional visit of a
neighbor, or the appearance of some
wanderer at his sod cabin. He passed
for morose man, as, indeed, he was.
Nobody intruded on his life. Each
man had his own interests in that
wild region.
He had been riding to the post, ten
miles away, when his horse stumbled
and threw him. He had sustained in
ternal injuries, but no bones were
broken. The worst thing was a severe
concussion of the brain, and for three
weeks he had been semiconscious, liv-
ing in world of delirium.
1t was odd that in the place of the
woman who, till then, had occupied
his heart, he should have pictured
that face that bent compassionately
above him. The force of the delusion
had gripped his heart; now, on awak-
ening, he was almost glad to find that
it was dream; and yet he knew that
the image persisted. 1t was ex.
traordinary that he should have i'm
agined what could never be in the
face of Mrs. Symon.
For days he lay there, gradually
recovering his strength. 1t amazed
him that anyone should be SO kind.
Ralston was thirty and Mrs. Symon
rot too old for his expressions of graf
ftude to bring warm flush to her
face.
Gradually the motherly attitude
seemed to vanish. In place of it was
a very womanly sympathy, a certain
equality that set Ralston thinking
hard.
After all, man could not live alone
forever. And this woman was very
kind, kinder than any he had ever
known. She would assuage his lone
Illness, and something told him that
she was not Indifferent to him.
During the days of his convalescence
he told her much about his past, and
what he did not tell her she surmised.
1t was only when he approached the
subject which had begun to possess
his thoughts that she nervOusly
checked him.
DO you know how old am, Mr..
Ralston?" she asked, with laugh of
ON mbarrassment. Forty"
1t did check him, as it was meant to
do, but only because he meant to
make no error this time. A wife ten
years his senior! Well, such things
had been He resolved that he would
ask her.
The Benson signal., 1916-04-08
CLEAR RED PIMPLY FACES
Red Hands, Red Scalp With cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

The soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better, quicker, safer, surer at any
price for skin troubles of young or
old that itch, burn, crust, scale, tor
ture or disfigure. Besides, they meet
every want in toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Lacks Initiative.

''Is your boy doing we'll in busi-
ness?"
"I'm afraid not" answered Mr.. Cob
bles.
81 understand you gave him good
start"
$50 did, but he expects me to stay
behind him all the time and keep push
ing"
The Benson signal., 1916-04-08
Salt From Hawaii,

One of the minor products of the
Hawaiian islands is salt, the output
for 1915 having been 2,400 tons, val
ued at So ton. Most of the salt pro-
duced in the islands is the output of
the Honolulu Salt company, whose
product is confined to coarse salt and
manufa ctured entirely by natural evap-
grafton, no vacuum pans, Kettles or
grainers being used.
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Yet. with her woman,s intuition. she

Yet, with her woman's intuition, she
postponed the matter until Ralstoll
was cOnvalescent, till he was able to
hobble about the house. Yet each
knew that the other was acting a part,
and that it was only matter of time
until the words were spoken.
did you know that / had daugh-
ter?" she asked him one day.
"a daughter" mused Ralston. He
had not thought of that. Somehow, it
seemed impossible sweet-faced,
younsish woman, with child.
She has been living in the city
until | could make home for her"
continued Mrs. Symon "She has been
here once or twice, and she is COM
ing to live with me next week" She
laid her hand on his arm II want you
to wait till you have seen her." she
continued.
Ostensibly the words meant that
RalstOn was to postpone his departure
until Lillian had come; but, actually,
he knew they meant that until then
nothing was to be said of marriage.
Yet it was with difficulty that he
could restrain himself, for his love
had again given Mrs. Symon the as
poets of the woman in his dream, and
he felt that he could with her attain
that peace of soul which he had lost.
Lillian is coming tomorrow" Mrs.
Symon said one day. 'Will you take
the horse to the depot and meet herr"
"And you?"
"Oh, shall not have time if I am
to. get things in order for her, an
swered Mrs. Symon with little
laugh.
Ralston drove to the depot, and
presently fresh-faced young girl got
down from the train and glanced
about her Ralston went up and stood
staring fcolishly at her. 1t was the
+ girl Of his vision. So she had been
there, had seen him while he lay in
his delirium!
She knew him, too; she put out her
hand, and mechanically he clasped it.
He helped her into the carriage and
they whirled away. And though not a
word had been spoken Ralston felt his
his! He blessed his stars that moth
ing had been said to the mother. She
knew-Lilian knew. He felt that with
perfect instinct. They were born for
each other, each was destined for the
other.
And the mother was forgotten, and
two young people drove along alb
sorbed in one another. Their glances
at first shy, became more ardent
Ralston put out his hand and closed
it on the girls warm fingers.
"Do you understand" he STAN
mered.
She nodded shyly.
''It was you, then, whom saw in
my dreams?"
She nodded again. And suddenly
he drew her to him and pressed his
lips to hers. And all pretense seemed
ludicrously absurd in the face of this
elemental and overmastering passion
that had sprung up between them.
In silence they drove the last stage
Of the journey. When at last they
stopped before the cabin they de-
scended like people in dream. Mrs.
Symon was sitting in front Of che
door; she had seen and interpreted
the look upon each face.
AS they went in she said in low
voice:
"Are you not glad that told you
to waltz
"Yes, am glad" he answered help
lessly Then, with a sudden pity:
"And you? And your
"Oh, n" she asked, with shrug Of
her shoulders. 81 have had my day,
you know. Besides, am the mother" "
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A Liberal Lad.

Caller-Well, Bobbie, suppose
when you grow up you'll follow in
your fathers footsteps?
Bobbfe-How can +? Pops an avia-
tor
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1t has been estimated that it would
take ten years to write detailed ac-
count of the war up to the present;
time.
The Benson signal., 1916-04-08

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bOwels.-Adv.
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WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Prices Quoted for Metals.
Spelter, ST. Louis, $16.56.
Copper, casting, $2612a.
Lead, New York, $7.75.
Bar Silver, 60Ac
Boulder-Tungsten, per unit Of 80
per cent, 500; 25 per cent, $53.76; 10
per cent, $48.
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The higher man climbs the harder
will be his fall-if he falls.
The Benson signal., 1916-04-08

If you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-04-08

Our idea of fool man is one who
tries to bullyrag an old bull.
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You Need
PERUNA

It's the one tonic for the after
effects of grip. because it is q
catarrhal treatment of proved
excellence. Take it to clear
away all the effects of grip, to
tone the digestion, clear up the
infiammed membranes, regulate the
bowels. and set you on the highway
to complete recovery.
Perhaps one or more Of your
friends have found it valuable.
Thousands of people in every state
have. and have told us of it. Many
thousands more have been helped
at critical times by this reliable
family medicine.
Prepared also ia tablet farm fss your casvsaisneA
Tho Peruna Company. CoIambus. Oslo
The Benson signal., 1916-04-08
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Back achesl Stomach sem
sitive? A little cough7 No
strength? Tire easily9 All
after effects of this dread mall
ady. Yes, they are catarrhal.
Grip is a catarrhal disease.
You can never be well as long
as catarrh remains in your sys-
tenn, weakening your whole
body with stagnant blood and
unhealthy secretiOns.
The Benson signal., 1916-04-08
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

April 6-S-Convention and Reunion of
Elks, at Bisbee
April 12.-State Teachers Association
meeting at Tucson.
April 12-I5-State Rifle Matches at
Tucson.
May 6-Republican state Convention at
Tucson.
May 15--Dedication Glass, Scottish
Rite Masons, at Tucson.
Oct. 3-6-Meeting New Mexico Bank
ers' Association at Grand Canyon.
Nov. 13-1S-AriZona State Fair at Phoe
nix.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-04
(From the United States Department Of
Agriculture)

(FIom the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
Testing seed corn for termination
always profitable farm practice-is
an absolute necessity this year in
many sections. In a number of dis
tricts the last corn crop from which
seed for the coming planting will be
taken was late in maturing or so moist
when harvested as to call for special
precautions. A high moisture content
makes seed corn particularly suscepti-
BILE to damage from freezing or heat
ing. Farmers in the sections where
corn failed to ripen normally who do
not test their seed early enough to be
able to replace their own bad seed
with good seed secured from other
sources will be taking an unnecessary
risk. 1t is also especially important
for holders of seed in such districts to
take unusual care during the remain
der OF the winter to protect it from
freezing.
While complete testing for germina-
tion should take place shortly before
the seed is planted, the specialists of
the department believe that it will be.
simple forehandtdness for farmers
who have any reason to be doubtful
about the viability of their seed TO
make a preliminary terminating test
with a few typical ears taken at ran
dom from the rack. If these prelim-
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-04
DAIRY
FACTS
LOCATION OF MILK IN A cow
secretory Glands Take Raw Materials
From the Blood and Manufacture
Them Into Product.

In the system of the dairy COW there
are two kinds of glands: excretory
glands and secretOry glands. A good
example of the excretOry gland is the
kidney. An excretory gland does not
manufacture, but simply serves as a
vehicle for transferring waste from
the body.
The secretory glands are manufac-
turers. They take the raw materials
from the blood and manufacture them
into a special product. The mammary
gland, located in the upper part OF
the udder of the COW, is a secretory
gland. It takes the raw materials
from the blood and manufactures milk.
The large veins seen under the abb
domen of the COW do not contain milk,
as great many people suppose. They
contain impure blood. This blood is
returning to the heart. It has passed
through the mammary gland of the
COW, deposited the food material and
absorbed the waste.
AS fast as the milk is manufactured
from the blood, it is stored in the
udder of the COW. The milk is being
manufactured all the time that the
cow is fed and cared for. She works
day and night. So far as known milk
is not manufactured any faster during
milking than it is any other time, but
the process Of milk manufacture con.
tinues, and is in proportion to the size
and quality of the mammary gland.
amount of blood and raw material
supplied by the COW.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-04
VALUE OF POTATOES
AS FEED FOR SWINE
When Prices Are Low Surplus Tu-
berS May Be Used to Advan-
tage When Cooked.

! CFrom Weekly News Letter, United
States Department Of Agriculture.)
Because of the surplus of white or
Irish potatoes now on the market and
the consequent low prices, many farm
ers have been seeking information as
to the possibility of feeding them to
hogs.
Many experiments have been con-
Quoted in Germany and other foreign
| countries as well as few in the Unit
ed States to determine the value of
potatoes as feed for swine. In Ireland
and Germany farmers feed large guam
titles Of potatoes annually. From ex-
perimental data it has been concluded
that to AZ bushels of potatoes
when cooked are equal to about one
bushel Of corn for putting gains on
hogs. Therefore, if corn is worth 80
cents a bushel potatoes when fed to
hogs would be worth only 18 to 20
cents a bushel. There may, however.
be instances where it would be more
advantageous for the farmer to feed to
hogs right on his own place at least
part of his crop rather than to haul
these potatoes to an already overload
ed market
According to the consensus Of OPT.
ion potatoes are fed to the best ad-
vantage when cooked or steamed and
mixed with other feeds. Experiments
in which raw potatoes were fed alone
have been reported. In certain in
stances the raw potatoes are said to
have caused scours. However, raw po-
tatoes in small quantities and in a
diet lacking succulence may be condu
Give to health in pigs.
In cooking potatoes only enough
water should be used to make mealy
mash and prevent burning The re-
sultant meal should then he mixed
with cornmeal or other grain supple
ment. Tankage, skim milk or meat
meal would probably add to the profit
of the mixture. Potatoes when pre-
pared in the manner described and IN
der the conditions mentioned can often
be fed to pigs with advantage.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-04

used, the ears can be numbered in
other ways.
In single ear testing, two kernels
from opposite sides of the ear on the
top, two from the middle, and two
from the butt are put in numbered
squares or portions of terminating
boxes or other testers. The kernels
are kept moist at room temperature
not above 80 degrees F. nor below so
degrees F. After six or seven days
the seed should begin to sprout. Only
those ears from which all the kernels
give strong sprouts should be reserved
for planting
Under ordinary circumstances, it
may not be absolutely necessary to
test individual ears. II large num-
Der of typical ears show terminating
tests as high as 81 per cent, the seed
in general may be considered good.
Under the unusual conditions prevail
ing this year, especially in neighbOr-
hoods where the corn did not mature
normally it should we'll repay corn
tends to use for seed. If he has any
reason to doubt the quality of his in
dividual stock, the ear-by-ear testing
is simply form of labor and crop In
surance.
Before testing termination. the
farmer should examine each ear and
throw out all the ears which do not
look right or which have several with
cred or damaged kernels He should
strive to make up his seed from ears
which in size and appearance seem to
be normal for his variety of corn. Seed
corn should be shelled if possible by
hand to avoid the risk of damage by
mechanical shelling. Before shelling
the owner should pick out peculiar
looking kernels and separate the seed
into sizes so as to make certain that
the corn drill will plant regularly.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-04

shows that / stand it real well. / took
the Compound when my ten year old
daughter came and it helped me lot
have also had my Oldest girl take it
and it did her lots of good. keep it in
the house all the time and recommend
It."-Mrs. DEWITT SNCEBAUGH, West
Dandy, N. Y.
Sleeplessness, nervousness, irritabiI-
ity, bsckache, headaches, dragging SEN
satiOns, all point to female derange-
ments which may be overcome by Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
Women everywhere bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.