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The Washington times., 1917-09-09

Classified Advertising Manager. The wash
inEton Times.
Dear Sir-Needing my furniture reuphol-
stored and noticing the adv Of the United
Upholstering Co.. ta 10th II. n. w, I sent
for them TO give me an estimate. The es-
tinAts they gave me was much more rtAson-
able than the ones received from several
other concerns In the city. The price was
not only reasonable but the workmanship
was OF the highest grade and the material
Of the highest quality. Having had expert
ence with the above mentioned Arm and being
we'll pleased. I take this opportunity TO rec
ommend them to The Washington Times
readers. Yours truly,
MRS. n. SPRINGER.
Eth and n SITS. N. W.
The Washington times., 1917-09-09
Last Weeks Winners

Classified Advertising Manager, The wash
inEton Times.
Dear sir-HAvinE noticed the adv Of N.
BachrAch, at SIS @ St N. W, and my hat
needing remodeling, brought Il 20 him.
also had him reshApe II. When this hat was
returned TO me I could hardly recognise II,
because Il looked different and II appeared
to be q new hat and not the one they remod-
eled- Prom experience OF my own ] can
faithfully recommend them to anyone want
ing their hat remodeled and reshRped. Re
Gpectfuliy, MRS. L. S.
The Washington times., 1917-09-09

Secretarys Office open daily National University Law
School Building s16-sis 18th street n. W., from 43o
D. NJ for consultation and registration. The
Offices Suite Sol Southern Building, open from a.
4:3O D. M where cataogs be obtained and the dean
secretary consulted. Tel NJ. 6617.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
TAKE DOWN YOUR WIRELESS.

Here's another opportunity for boys
to demonstrate their loyalty and their
scouting ability. In accordance with
an order issued by the president OF
the United States, 1t is illegal for any
persons not authorized government Of
ficials to operate wireless plant or
to have one in such condition as to
be capable of operation. This applies
to receiving as well as to transmitting
stations.
Every scout should dismantle has
apparatus Immediately. This means
the taking down Of the antenna wire,
and the disconnecting and packing of
the instruments.
Scouts should not only dismantle
their own apparatus, but report to the
local police department any stations
aside from those they know to be
government stations which are in OPP
Grafton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
FEED ALFALFA TO CHICKENS
inQ-Plant Is Rich in Protein
Use Is Limited.

Chickens like alfalfa, but, best Of
all, like it when it is fresh and grow
ing. 1t is rich in protein and ash
and is readily appreciated even If fed
dried or cured. The greener 1t is
the better they like it. Finely
ground alfalfa meal Is not so palata-
BILE as that freshly thrown down
from the NOV or taken from the CEN
ter of the stack. When steamed 1t
makes an excellent food, but contains
a great amount of dry matter which is
indigestible. Therefore its use is linn
tied. One feeding per day is sufficient.
1t can never constitute anything more
than a relish for the birds. A good
grain ration and dry mash ration are
necessary in. addition.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
RODENTS IN CHICKEN YARDS
There Should BE No Trouble In Get.
ting Rid Of Them by Using Sugar
Of Lead Poison.

Rats cause great losses In many
poultry yards. but there should be no
trouble in getting rid Of them by poi
soning with a mixture of two parts
cornmeal and one part sugar Of lead.
The hand should not come In contact
with the poison feed, and all other
feeds should be removed SO the rats
cannot get them.
The poisoned feed may be kept away
from the chickens by putting it in a
tray, nailed to the middle Of the bot
tom Of a board at least foot square
and six inches high. The box should
be closed on all sides except for n
number Of inch-and-a- holes bored
through the sides near the bottom.
Burn or bury the dead rats so that
chickens cannot eat them. The de-
cayed flesh of even imprisoned rats
is likely to cause timber neck, as pto-
maine poisoning Is called In chickens.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
Duty psveIvinu on President.

President Wilson has rightly disso-
ciated himself from many executive
details in order that he shall keep him.
self free to deal with the broader
problems of policy and strategy. But
there are some details which he can
not ignore, some responsibilities Of
which he cannot with safety to the
country divest himself. In this cate
CORY fall the duty of seeing that the
members Of the cabinet are big enough
for the tasks intrusted to them, that
they are capable of breaking through
the barriers of bureaucratic tradition,
Of cutting departmental red tape, and
broad-minded enough to recognize
that in the present emergency the ex-
listing agencies Of government are in
capable Of doing the work that has to
be done without the cordial and free
handed cooperation Of the business
men Of the nation, many Of whom are
already giving freely of their best to
the public service. 1t rests with the
president, and with him alone, to all
intents and purposes, to secure In his
cabinet and in the subordinate agen.
cies of government that full co-ordina-
ton without which its work will inev-
itably be bungled, our exterior dangers
intensified and the credit of the ma
ton impaired.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
&I3O&
Conducted by National Council OF tho
Boy Scouts OF Amerca)
ENGLISH SCOUTS GREET US

Lieut.. Gen. Sir Robert s. s. Baden
Powell has written to Mr. Colin H.
Livingstone, president of the Boy
Scouts of America, stating that Amer
ica's entry into the war has increased
the already existing strong brotherly
feeling between the English and Ameri-
can scouts.
The English chief scout in his let
ter from London also tells something
of the work done for their country by
English Boy Scouts, as follows:
"On the great historical step taken
by the United States In coming into
the war I feel that I must send you
one word of greeting from the Boy
Scouts point of view.
1--WE have done war work over here
In various forms behind the scenes,
rot necessarily involving the taking up
of arms by boys under the age for
military service, but by acting as
watchers over railway bridges, tele-
graph and cable lines, reservoirs.
power works, etc, the lads have done
valuable national service.
ALSO they have performed the du-
ties of orderlies in large numbers for
the war office, admiralty, government
and other offices and have carried out
the constructing service ever since
the first outbreak of war. They have
also supplied trained signalers and
ambulance men where required.
II feel sure that with the training
they have received the Boy Scouts OF
America are in a position to do very
valuable service for their country be
hind the scenes in the present crisis"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
New Mexico.

The Mogollon district tonnage for
the past week amounted to $500 tons.
The W. r. C. Mining Company filed
incorporation papers, the capitalize
ton being s2,250,OO0, Of which $780,
900 is to be preferred stock bearing :
per cent cumulative dividends, and ST.
100000 common stock. The Cash En-.
try is the most fully zinc-lead copper
zinc property in the Cerrillos mining
district, and the completion of the
new smelter at Waldo in addition to
the smelter at Cerrillos, is resulting
in renewed mining activity in the dis
trict.
The output Of gold, silver, copper,
lead and zinc from New Mexico mines
in 1916 was $1.3s0.5o6 in gold, 1856
512 ounces Of silver, 100000 pounds
Of lead, 92.400,000 pounds Of copper,
and 35,900,000 pounds of zinc Gin
spelter and in oxide), having q total
value of $30,615,491, as compared with
$1,461 Jos in gold, 2,005,531 ounces of
silver, 4,o42,361 pounds of lead, 76,-
1896 pounds Of copper and 25,404.-
064 pounds Of zinc having a total
value Of $19.279.46s in 1915, an in
crease in value OF SO per cent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
MAKING PROFIT WITH GEESE
Much Depends on Kind Of Fowls That
Are Raised-PientifuI Pasturaoe
Saves Feed Bills.

The profit made from geese depends
on the kind Of fowl that Is raised.
Common geese weigh ten to thirteen
pounds. The goslings weigh from eight
to ten pounds. The profit on one of
these is from sixty cents to a dollar.
Purebreds weigh from fifteen to TWEEN
ty pounds and goslings from thirteen
to fifteen pounds apiece. 1t costs about
ten cents pound to raise them.
Raising goslings is also ideal for
farm women, as usually plenty Of pas
ture is available; and a plentiful sup
ply Of pasture means small feed bills.
The less feed to buy the greater the
profit. The outlay need not be large.
as the breeders can be sheltered in a
cheap building. While 1t Is cheaper
to start with mongrels, they also bring
smaller returns. Even II the initial
outlay is greater 1t pays to start right !;
that is, with purebreds. However, If
1t be impossible to start with the pure
bred, do the best you can.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
End View Of Self-Feeder.

young hogs, and is useful device
where many hogs are to be fed. The
feeder shown in the Illustration is SIM
pie in construction and may be made
In the farm workshop. At the left is
sketch with portions cut away, e1-
posing the interior construction. The
view at the right shows the end of
the feeder, with the right half cut
away to show the details Of the franz
ing. No length is given, as this may be
varied to suit the individual needs.
The framework consists of sections
built up of 2-by-4-inch material and
set on 1S-inch centers. Fixed to them.
at the bottom, are 2-by-4-inch supports
for the ridge-shaped bottom Of the
feed bin. The sections are feet high
to the upper side Of the plate.
as shown In the sectional view, and
4 feet wide at the top and bottom.
They are strongly braced. to resist the
pressure of the contents, 2-by-4inch
braces being used at the top and 1-by-
6-inch braces at the apex of the bot
tom Of the bin.
Tongue-and-groove stock Is best
for the flooring and siding, as well as
the roof, and should not be over 6
inches wide. The flow Of the feed
into the trough is regulated by an g.
inch board, inch thick, fitted to slide
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
SCOUTS FIRST WAR SERVICE.

Members Of the Boy Scouts Of
America gave a practical demonstra-
ton of the services which they can
render In an emergency when the dis
aster at the Eddystone Munition COM
pany's works occurred. More than 120
lives were lost in this explosion and
several hundred people were injured
Word was sent to schools in nearby
towns requesting the services of
scouts. All members were immediate
" released from school duties and hur-
ried to Eddystone and to Chester,
where they did splendid work assist
ing in first aid, acting as guards and
doing various sorts of patrol duty.
Their assistance was so invaluable
during this trying period that many OF
them were held for three days. They
also came to the rescue of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, which
was flooded with kilograms from
anxious relatives of munition workers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
SCOUT KNOWS HIS CITY.

A scout knows his city as well as he
knows the trails in the forest. He can
guide stranger wherever he desires
to go, and his knowledge of short cuts
saves him many needless steps. He
knows where the police stations are
located, where the fire-alarm boxes are
placed, where the nearest doctor lives,
where the hospitals are, and which is
the quickest way to reach them. He
knows the names of the city officials
and the nature of their duties. A scout
is proud of his city and freely offers
his services when he can help.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
Colorado.

An oil drilling company 10 being
formed at Eads.
The Molly B. on Yuba Dam flats.
north OF Breckenridge, has started 70
ship.
The production OF placer gold from
Summit county for June was some
thing over 100000 In value.
The Royal Tiger Mining and MIL
ing Company. which is operating the
old l. X. L. group In Swan valley.
started up its own sawmnl.
The Wellington Mines Company's
July dividend OF 100000 brings the
amount of dividends paid by that
Breckenridge property up to s1.50O.-
900.
Returns from another carload ship
ment from the r. T. Galley lease on
the Jerry Johnson mine include a set
Element sheet for $1,000 pounds net,
with gold content Of 2,345 ounces to
the ton with a cash value of $500
per ton.
Adventurous men discovered tho
mines OF the Leadville district and
equally adventurous successors are
now acquiring equally rich mines in
the big outlying sections stretching
along the walled boundaries of Lake
county from Tennessee Pass to Gran
lite.
A report from Breckenridge states
that the Dunkin lease on Niger hill
made a 1O0-ton shipment Of lead car
Donate ore to the Chamberlain
sampler the second week In July. The
ore ran over 40 per cent In lead, about
twenty ounces in silver and an ounce
In gold to the ton.
Checks were sent out for the 3 per
cent quarterly dividend Of the Vindi-
Gator Consolidated Gold Mining Com
pany. Based on a capital stock Of
$1,500.000, this means a distribution
OF $4,000. and raised the total divi-
dends paid since 1896 to a grand total
Of $3,532,500, or 236 per cent on the
face value Of the shares.
Favored with good weather, fresh
capital for development and economi-
cal home treatment for the new low
grade ores, the Cripple Creek district
shows steady improvement over the
earlier months OF the year. Success
In the Cresson and other leading pro-
ducers sustains faith In the theory
that richness increases with depth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
SCOUTS AID FlREMEN.

The fire departments in many cities
nre beginning to recognize the value of
the assistance which trained Boy
Scouts can give. Under the direction
of Robert J. Charles the Boy Scouts
of Knoxville, Tenn, are being trained
to assist the fire department of that
city. Whenever fire is reported the
scout commissioner is notified, and he
in turn notifies the scouts in the city
through the officers of the various dis
trict commissions. This is part of the
plan devised by Mr.. Charles for the
mobilization of Boy Scouts in time of
fire or other disaster.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
Secretary Daniels a Handicap.

The unfitness of Mr. Daniels for the
position he holds has long been known,
and thousands who are personally his
friends fully realize it. The entire Pc
Rod Of his service in the navy depart.
ment has shown that his natural limi.
tations and his mental attitude are
such as to disqualify him for the cru
cial task which devolves upon him. A
man Of more responsive sensibilities
would have resigned long since under
the criticisms directed against him
from competent quarters and in the
face Of repeated blunders which are
going on even now, day after day
Macon (Ga) News.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
CIVIC GOOD TURNS.

The civic good turns of scouts are
adding very considerably to the COM
fort and wellbeing of the communities
in which they live. Recently the Boy
Scouts of Alameda, Cal, cleaned the
beaches on the south side of their city
the direction of their scoutmasters the
boys of seven troops separated into
groups and cleared the stretch of
sand. Following the cleanup, they held
a scout rally and made big bonfire Of
the rubbish they had gathered.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
FEAR TARIFF ISSUE
Democrats Foresee Loss Of the
Next Congress.
Dispatch Of Part Of the Tariff Com
mission Abroad Believed to lndi-
cate Preparation for Some
Political "Trick."

Tariff revision is mobilizing again.
and the slim majority in the house Is
beginning to SILVER. The Democrats
know that sooner or later revision
must be made, but they are in guam
dairy as to just what action to take.
Some of them are talking about
partial revision Of certain schedules
under the guise Of more revenue. They
believe if this can be taken up next
December and put through without
disturbance to business it will insure
their control of the next house, while
II they fail to take any action the Re-
publcans will control the Sixty-fifth
congress, and rather than to see that
the Democrats would swallow almost
anything.
1t is well known that the president
has for some time seen the political
expectancy of changing his views on
the tariff question. just as he did on
the tariff commission, and many other
questions which the Republicans have
advocated, but which the Democrats
have garbled when 1t came to legisla-
ton, of which the dyestuffs and the
Hay army bill are notable and pitiful
examples.
Sending part Of the tariff commits
sion abroad at this time, and the adop-
ton by the house Democrats Of fiat
10 per cent increase on all imports, In
the new revenue bill are believed to
be the straws which indicate the direc-
ton of the wind. The tariff commits
sioners will return next fall. after 60
ing through the motions Of an tnten-
sive study of European labor condi-
lions. A bill may then be offered,
based on the data scraped together by
the commission, and this will be pa
raded before the country as "sci-
entific" revision. This Is calculated
to spike the Republican guns.
But neither the Republicans nor the
business men expect to be three-carded
by this trick. The principal thing they
fear Is that the confusion will be
greater than ever. They are thorough
~ alive to the fact that the present
chaos In Europe makes any investiga-
ton of industrial conditions absolutely
valueless as basis for tariff revision
that the tariff commission itself Ia
dead set against the protective policy
and that no tariff bill drafted by the
Democrats would meet the require
ments because of Democratic density
in matters Industrial.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
Simple Matter Of Justice.

reasonable prices on their purchases
from this country that the American
government asks and undoubtedly will
receive from our big interests, then
the allied governments should insist
that undue profiteering on the part OF
their own people shall cease. A pa
triotism which goes only half way
around Is not sufficient.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
Arizona.

Oatman is active in mine work.
The McCracken mill in the King
man district 10 to be ready for occu-
pancy.
At the Three-R mine the oil flota-
ton mill is being changed to \
straight concentration process, by in
stallation OF additional tables
Diamond drilling was begun at
Miami at the Old Dominion Extension
property to cut the See Bird vein At
a depth of approximately 800 feet.
The Arizona Binghampton Copper
Company OF Stoddard. earned in May
$4,000 on . production of 100000
pounds of copper from the first 1885,
ton mill unit. The profits exceed rs
per cent on the par value OF the 340.-
COO issued shares. par IS.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
REASONS FOR RAISING STOCK
While Owner Is Resting and Sleeping
Animals Are Working-AII Rough
age Is Utilized.

There are thousand and one rea-
sons why we should raise live stock
on the farm, and here are a few Of
them:
Because, while the owner is resting
and sleeping, live stock are working
for him. They are grazing in the
fields, eating hay in the barns, or d.
costing the food they have eaten,
whether they are receiving any atten-
ton from their owners or not.
Because live stock utilize the rough
er kinds Of heritage on the farTus,
which roughage cannot be turned into
money in any other way.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
Conduct of the War.

There is already felt in Washington
growing need for some more formal
link between the executive and the
representatives Of the people than now
exists through the presidents confer
ences with the leaders of his OWE
party. Although the war was init
sted solely by Democratic president
has been conducted thus far entirely
by Democratic officials, 1t is only too
plain that II 1t Is to command the
undivided support of the nation 1t will
have to be carried on not as a party
measure but as the cause Of the people
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03

vertically along the sides above the
trough, behind cleats. The rafters are
2-by-4-inch stock, and may be set at
convenient pitch, one to three, as
shown. The lids extend one-half the
length of the feeder, but may be made
the full length If not too heavy. They
are supported on strap hinges and have
sufficient overhang at the caves and ga
HES to protect the feeder from rain.
Skids may be prepared for trans
portation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
Wyoming.

At the Paterson-Wyoming COM
rany's property on the south side OF
the Greybull river. work on the sec
ond well Is being prosecuted with
vigor.
Several carloads Of material to be
used in the oil drilling operations on
the Pick Springs Oil Company's
property, few miles south Of Sara
toga. have arrived and the material
ID rapidly being transported to the
bose Of operations.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
WARM WEATHER HORSE RULE
Load Lightly, Drive Slowly and Rest
In Shade II PossibIe-Sponae on
Head Is Good.
Load lightly and drive slowly.

LOuu llRnlly anu uTlNc Slowly.
Stop in the shade If possible.
Do not use a horse-hat, unless 1t Is
canopytop hat. The ordinary bell
shaped hat does more harm than good.
A sponge on top of the head, or
even cloth, Is good If kept wet. II
dry 1t is worse than nothing.
When he comes in after work,
sponge off the harness marks and
sweat, his eyes, his nose and mouth,
and the dock. Wash his feet but not
his legs.
If the thermometer is rs degrees or
higher, wipe him all over with damp
sponge. Use vinegar water if posi-
BILE. Do not turn the hose on him.
Saturday night, give bran mash,
lukewarm; and add tablespoonful Of
saltpeter.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
ROOM FOR LITTLE CHICKENS
They Should Not Be Allowed to Crowd
as This Will Overhead Them
Give Them Chance to Grow.

AS the chicks grow older they need
more coop room and should not be al
lowed to crowd rs this will overhead
them.
Put the late Matched chicks in clean
coops and on clean ground, away from
the fowls and the older chicks so that
the little fellows may have a good
chance to grow.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
Poultry Water Can.

all angles. A trough surrounding the
casing in which the water Is kept has
convolutions designed to keep the
fowls wattles from touching the wa
ter. II providing water for the pens
has been a problem to you, perhaps
you will find the solution here.-Farm-
ing Business.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
FARM
POULTRY
DRINKING CAN FOR CHICKENS
Water Fountain Shown In illustrator
Designed to Prevent Fowls
From Wettino Wattles.

1t Is not good for the fowls to get
their wattles wet in drinking. It is
good for them to have nice clear. water
when they are thirsty. To set water
out In the open pan is bad for the
poultry. Here Is a drinking fountain
that seems to answer the purpose from
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03
FARM
ANIMALS
sELF-FEEDER IS PRACTICAL
Device Has Been Found Satisfactory In
Fattenino Nearly Grown shoats
or Young Hogs

By W. e. FRUDDEN. in Popular Me-
chanics Aagaxine)
While a self-feeder Is not desirable
for general use in swine feeding, 1t has
been found practical in the quick fat
tening Of nearly grown shouts or