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The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
By w. A. RADFORO

Or William A Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all problems pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm.
for the readers of this paper. On ac-
count of his wide experience as editor,
author and manufacturer, he is, with
out doubt, the highest authority on the
subject. Address all inquiries to Will
liam A. Radford, No. 407 South Dear
born street, Chicago. Ill, and only in
close two-cent stamp for reply.
Comparatively high prices for meat
animals and low prices for grain and
feed have made breeding and feeding
live stock a profitable business. AT
least, farmers are getting great deal
higher price for the grain they produce
by marketing it on the hoof'' than by
selling ii as grain.
OF course, during the summer the
cattle or hogs are allowed to run in
the feed lots, where forage is plentiful
and the Self-feeders supply the fat
making ratiOns that the animals re-
Quire in addition to the grass they get
from the pasture. But in winter a
wcather-proof stable is necessary TO
protect the animals from the cold
winds, which take their vitality and
force them to use up much of the
food they consume for bodily warmth.
That is why successful cattle breed
erS and feeders have such barn as is
shown in the illustration.
AS will be seen by the floor plan
that accompanies the exterior view of
the barn the first floor is Open-that
is, there are no stalls or managers in
the stable. Instead, ranged along the
sides are self-feeders, in which there
is a constant supply of hay or other
rOughage, and feed boxes underneath
to hold the grain rations. Double
doors at both ends on each side permit
the cattle to come and go at will. or
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basket bars to fade away into disin.
tegrating white ashes while the corn
in the pepper explodes into snowy
whiteness, these are the things that
make the open CRATE on a biting win
ter night assert itself more than ever
as the heart of the home. For the
crackle of wood fire inspires good
cheer.
Since pioneer days in Virginia and
New England the brick fireplace has
been the ideal in construction. Rich
in color tones that brighten in the
freight and in the chimney throat
dull softly and sloelike under the
smokes carcasses, you find them still
in many of the old maror houses of
the lower colonial section, veritable
gems that breathe of an era of re-
nance and adventure when the nation
was young and daring.
No other type is more appealing.
more beautiful from the indulgent
touch of time.
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Floor Plan.

they may be closed to keep them In
doors during the worst weather.
Overhead is the NOW floor wherein
the roughage, such as alfalfa or tim
othy hay, or chopped cOrnstalks are
stored. Also there is plenty of space
for grain bins, so located that the sup
ply needed for each feeding may be
secured by gravity through chutes run
ming to the stable floor.
The barn illustrated is 81 feet wide
and 115 feet long, which provides am
pie space for rather large herd of
steers. The monitor roof adds height
to tn building and gives a larger stOr-
age space in the NOW.
The building may be set on either a
concrete OF stone foundation, and the
floor may be either of concrete or Of
cinderS. In either event it should be
drainage, as the floor should be kept
dry. The self-feeders are not secured
to the floor, but are loose so that they
may be moved at will. Removable
partitions also can be included so
that part Of the stable may be par
titiOned if the owners deem it neces-
sary.
The building is of frame construc-
ton, the lumber used being of the first
class so that the barn will be weather.
tight.
Such barn as this will be gooo
investment for those farmers who
want to make the most from their
cattle feeding operations. Before de-
Gliding on such building, however.
it is best to consult the local con-
tractor and material dealer. either or
both of whom can give good idea OF
what this building will cost. Prices of
materials and labor vary in different
sections. and much depends on local
conditions.
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Final Interior Finish
Makes or Mars the Home

Nothing about the home counts
more in making or marring appear
ance than the finish employed. and
few items of expense exceed those in
voIved in refinishing. especially if fin
ishing materials are not selected
wisely.
Take floors. for example. They re-
ceive the hardest wear of any surface
iD most cases, yet often they are fin
fshed with the least durable material
in common use.
How much more sensible to use
high-grade varnish, varnish-stain, or,
if the grain of the wood is to be hid
den. an enamel, which is varnish con-
tanning a finely acknowledgement, avail
able in almost any color.
These varnish finishes possess ex-
ceptional wear-resisting qualities and
are long lived. The best grades are
unharmed even by the boiling water
splashed from bathtubs. leaky radia-
tors etc.
Home owners and home builders
should remember. however. that there
are great differences among varnishes.
Inferior grades are lacking in dura-
bility. Like so many other things
about a real home, it pays to use the
best. Varnishes vary greatly in price,
but the labor of application is by far
the largest item in cost and, of course,
is the same whether the varnish
wears well or quickly goes to pieces
The difference between using the
best and the cheapest finishing mate
rial seldom amounts to more than 10
per cent of the total cost, but the best
material will outlast the cheaper one
many times over and. in the end, is
far less expensive.
Another item TO be considered is
convenience. Refinishing upsets the
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Eat Everything
without Fear
of Indigestion

Are there lots of foods you can't
eat-for fear of gas, bloating, pains
in the stomach and bowels?
Do you have to pass up favorite
dishes while the rest enjoy them?
That's sign you need Tanlac! For
more than 10 years Tanlac has re-
stored to vigorous health thousands
who suffered like you do.
Mrs. Arvena Bowers, of 1880 Jack
son St., Topeka, Kans., says: Five
years I was troubled with gas, bloat-
ing and dizzy spells. But Tanlac
toned up my whole system and in
creased my weight 10 lbs."
If you suffer from indigestion, gas,
dizziness, headaches, or torpid liver
try Tanlac. One bottle often brings
the needed relief.
Tanlac is a good, pure medicine,
made of roots, barks, and herbs. Get
it from your druggist today. Your
money back if it doesn't help you.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
Starve the Rats Best
Wav to Control Pests

The best way to control rats is to
make it unhealthy and unpopular"
for them-and this can be done in a
number of different ways, says State
Veterinarian DR.. Homer A. Wilson of
the Missouri state board of agricul-
ture.
The first and best thing to do is,
when building, construct in a rat-proof
way. The extra cost amounts to little,
and the protection thus obtained will
many times pay for the trouble and
additional expense.
Rats must have food and shelter,
and if the buildings are rat-proof they
will be handicapped. This is year
when we should try to starve the rats |!
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DAIRY
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ELDERLY HOLSTEIN
STEADY PRODUCER
Beauty Segis De Kol Is Win
ming RenOWn.

Although just an ordinary" pure
bred Holstein COW and worth on the
block about $50 at present butchers
prices, Beauty Segis De KOl, owned
by the Upper Peninsula experiment
station of Chatham, Mich, has become
famous throughout the state of Mich
igan and her sturdy production and
reproduction year after year are win
niEg renOwn for herself and her un-
broken string of living descendants
throughout the nation.
Beauty is the sole survivor of
number of cows purchased for the eS-
tablishment of foundation herd at
the Chatham station in 1914. At that
time the Upper Peninsula was largely
undeveloped and animals of rugged
constitution were required. Soon aft
er her purchase, Beauty dropped
heifer calf that is still in the herd
and she and her descendants have pro-
duced more than 20 calves of which
nearly twO-thirds have been females.
In the station herd are some 80 head
that are descendants of Beauty that
include living daughters, granddaugh-
ters, and great = granddaughters.
Twenty-Five male descendants of
Beauty have been in service and
twenty-six Of them are in nine diff
ferent counties of the Upper Michigan
peninsula.
No advanced registery records have
ever been made on Beauty, but the
station herd was put under the HOl-
stein herd test plan and she is cred
tied with herd test record by the
Holstein-Freisan Association of Amer
lea with 11,772 pounds of milk con-
tanning 1874 pounds of butterfat on
three daily milkings in 300 days, and
this record was begun when fifteen
years old. COw-testing records and
the barn milk sheets indicate that she
has produced in her lifetime total ex-
ceeding 10000 pounds of milk and
1900 pounds of butterfat since she
first freshened back in 1915. Her best
record, according to the barn milk
sheets, was made in 1920 when at sew
en- years of age she produced 1874
pounds of milk containing an estimat-
ed total of 1852 pounds of butterfat
Her best c. T. A. record, begun when
fourteen years old, amounted to 12,546
pounds of milk containing 376.3S
pounds of butterfat
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house two or three times as often
when all inferior finish is employed.
The painter must be paid that much
more frequently and periods in which
the finish looks shabby recur again
and again. Everything points, in fact.
to the advantage of doing once
tirst-class job with the best materials.
rather than TO put up with rne ex-
pense and annoyance of frequent do
ing over" with an inferior finish.
In short, it pays to use varnisi,
finish with a nationwide reputation
for durability and waterproof ouaI;-
ties rather than take chances with
some substitute.
After years of intensive study and
research, trained chemists have sue
ceeded in taking the guesswork out of
varnish making, have learned the Sc
cret of making varnish which even
boiling water will not injure or turn
white.
Isn't it folly, then, to cast to the
winds, as it were, the experience of
olhCiS anu Idhe ClldIC6S WlCD some
unknown finish in which the probabil-
ity of trouble is as certain as the in
gradients are uncertain?
Outdoor exposure quickly ruins
many finishes, including all but the
best of the varnish type The latter.
however, withstand long weathering,
are absolutely waterproof and are
used extensively even in marine work.
Hence, they are well suited for such
uses about the home as finishing
porch floors, entrance doors, window
sash and the like.
Indoors the life of the best varnishes
is even longer and they withstand
washing with soap and water almost
indefinitely. Consequently they are
ideal for use in kitchen, bathrooms,
laundries and nurseries as well ss on
floors, trim. walls and furnishings in
every room in the house.
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Anazes Mother

'Bobbie's stomach was often upset
and he suffered a lot from colds"
says Mrs. p. S. Fletcher, Jr., 4410
w. 30th ST., Los Angeles, Cal. 'We
found he was constipated.
Mother used California Fig Syrup,
so we gave BObbie some. He amazed
me by the quick way he became
strong, energetic, well again. His
bowels act freely now, and his
digestion is splendid"
The quick, safe way to cleanse and
regulate the bowels of bilious, head
achy, constipated children is with
California Fig Syrup. Every child
loves it. 1t has the full endorsement
of doctors. Appetite is increased by
its use; digestion is assisted; weak
stomach and bowels are given tone
and strength.
Look for the word California on
the carton. That marks the genuine,
famous for so years.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
Watch the Roof as Test
for Home Heating Plant

Watch your roof the next time this
neighborhood is visited by an old
fashioned snowstorm. Snow is a fine
index TO the quality of the roof.
If it melts sooner than the snow on
your neighbor's roofs, you're losing
money. Your heating plant is being
called upon to carry an added burden
because heat escapes through your
roof. A good tight roof on a weather.
tight home will cut down on your fuel
bills.
If your fuel costs seem unduly high
and TIE next snow shows your roof
is letting the heat out, call in heat
ing contractor and follow his advice.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
Dairy Facts

Unless a farmer has an abundance
of hay made from alfalfa, the clOvers,
soy beans, or other legumes for his
cows in milk, it is difficult to make
profit.
A pen Of calves that consumed only
four gallons of water daily when it
was kept before them at ordinary tenn
peratures, drank 10 gallons daily when
fed warm after feeding.
There is no question but alfalfa hay
is one of the very best if not alto
gether the best and most valuable
roughage available to the cattleman
and the dairyman in particular.
Good cows fed we'll and properly
cared for will return profits even un-
der adverse conditions. Join the local
COW testing association so the ability
of each COW may be determined.
Get the most from purchased grains
by feeding dairy cows 16 per cent
protein mixtures with alfalfa and
clover hay, 20 per cent with mixed
hay, and "a per cent with timothy.
Only 21s FER cent vi all the cows Of
milking age in New York state are
on test in dairy, herd, improvement
associations or dairy record clubs.
In 1890, New York dairymen had
364 herds that averaged 800 pounds
of butter fat; in 1929 there were 3OS
such herds.
When a farmer feeds all Of the cows
in the herd about the same amount of
grain, some are underfed, some are
overfed. and others get abort what
they should have.
When cabbage is fed to cows, feed
it Immediately after milking and at
no other time.
Ninety herds in the western New
York dairy record club averaged 81
per cent fat, and 20.7 pounds of milk
daily. The average number Of cows
in the herds was ten.
1t pays the dairy farmer to make
sure that his cows are going to have
a supply Of green feed throughout
the summer. Dry periods with lack
of green feeds cut dairy-cow returns
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Feed Consumed by Cows
of Average Production

A COW will consume about 35
pounds of silage day and Is pounds
of hay. If her annual yield is 210
pounds of butterfat and her milk
averages 3.5 per cent of fat, her milk
yield will average 5000 pounds for
800 days a year, leaving her 65 days
for dry period. This means that
her average production would be only
20 pounds of milk a day.
Such a COW will not need heavy
grain ration. If she is fed two pounds
of grain a day Of mixture composed
of 400 pounds each of ground barley
and oats and 100 pounds of linseed
meal she should do very well.
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Standard Crate

To make standard potato crate
have Stats II and IA inches with II
inch posts, says Prof. e. v. Harden
burg of the New York State College
of Agriculture. With 1-inch square
posts and s-inch Stats, the inside d.
mensions are 1914 by IA by IL inches
deep. Such q crate holds a legal
bushel of 60 pounds; for estimating
bin capacity 1t occupies IL cubic feet.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
Fireplace Lends an Air
of Cheer, Charm to Room

A wood fire in the broad open fire
place, the smoke swirling up the chin
ney to the roar of the wintry winds
outside, the flames rising and falling
in constantly changing colOrs, glow
Ing embers that trickle through the
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
A TONIC And NERVINE
FOR MOTHERS

Wilton, Wis
"Dr. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrip-
tion is the great
est helptom mother
hood of any medi-
cine l know of. 1t
is also a tonic and
nervine that can
not be surpassed.
/ have taken the
PreScrintion'
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3SSs3BES4AH&E5
Failed to Weigh His Words
lAxATIVE-TONIc for CHILDREN

Failed to Weigh His Words
Husband-Forgive me this time,
darling. Let us hang the cloak of
Christian charity over the past.
Wife-Did you say cloak? How
much may / spend on it?-DOrfbar-
bier, Berlin.
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The Screen Porch

A screen porch in actual practice
really adds another room to the house
with less cost than one would think
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during expectancy and when l did. /
got along SO much better than when
l did not take it, for it always kept
me feeling so we'll and strong. 1t is
marvellous the way it strengthens a
woman and keeps her nerves in good
condition" y Mrs. Amanda Visger,
Route 2. c/o Art Green. Druggists.
Send 1Oc TO DIR. Pieree's Clinic, Buffalo,
N. Y, for an acquaintance package.
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Bright children shouldn't know it
too well.
The heart contracts as the pocket
expands.-Bovee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-09
GLADES

Perry Savage, Guard, was calling at
the home of F. ]. Glotfelty, recently.
Harrison Wiley spent Easter with
relatives, returning to his home near
Baltimore on Monday.
J. D. Yoder is spending few days
with Mahlon Bender.
Orval Glotfelty made a business
trip to Oakland one day last week.
Mahlon Bender was visiting Free
man Handwerk, near lockwood, on
last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Susan Beachy was the guest
of Mrs. B. M. Schrock on Monday.
George Reckner and sons, Mr.. Fitz-
water and family were visiting at the
home of Amos Reckner on Easter.
Elmer Beachy was calling on
friends at Bittinger on Monday.
Rev. Robert Dayton, Pinto, preached
at Glades on Sunday. He was &C
companied by Mrs. Dayton and chill
dren.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-09

ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Melchoir Hetrick,
in this village, last Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. G. W. Engle, of Baltimore,
and B. H. Wiley, of Reisterstown, Md,
spent the weekend with friends and
relatives here.
Mrs. Lydia Wiley, of Grantsville,
was a weekend visitor among rela-
tives here.
Norval Speelman, of Friendsville,
spent last Saturday in this village
where he was engaged in doing some
engineering work.
Mrs. Columbus Oester and children,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Oester's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Brenne-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-09
ORDER NISI.

Paul L. Hitchins, Trustee, VS.. James P. Nc
Mahon and Henrietta B. Mcmahon, his wife.
No. 1896 Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, Maryland.
ORDERED, This 1st day of April, 1881, by
the Circuit Court for Garrett County, sitting
in Equity, that the sale made and reported in
the above cause by Paul L. Hitchins,
Trustee. be ratified and confirmed. un-
shown on or before the LIST day of May.
1881; provided copy of this order be pub
lished in some newspaper published in Oak
land, Garrett County, Maryland, once week
day of April, 1881,
The report states the amount of sale to be
S2450.0O. E. 2. TOWER, Clerk.
True copy-Test: E. 2. TOWER, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-09

ed among said Land Records in Liber
No. n, folio 1875,
leaving approximately FORTY-FOUR
ACRES of said farm to be sold by
said Trustees.
This farm is we'll located on the
State Road near the town of Oakland.
Most of the land is under cultivation.
1t is improved by a small dwelling,
piped for running water from a good
spring on the premises; a small barn
and two chicken houses; all in fair
state of repair.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on the
day of sale, or one-third cash, one
third in twelve months and the bal
ance in two years; the credit portions
to bear interest from the day of sale
and to be secured to the satisfaction
of the Trustees.
For further particulars, apply to
STUART F. HAMILL,
PAUL L. HITCHINS,
Cat Trustees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-09

STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCU-
LATION, Etc, required by the Act
Of Congress Of August "a, 1912, Of
THE REPUBLICAN, published
weekly at Oakland, Md, for April
1, 1881.
State of Maryland, County of Gar
rett, S.:
Before me, a notary public, in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared BENZ. H. Sincell,
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and says that he
is the editor and publisher of The Re-
publican, and that the following is, to
the best of his knowledge and belief,
a true statement Of the ownership,
management (and if a daily paper,
the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid
publication for the date shown in the
above caption, required by the Act
of August, "a, 1912, embodied in Sec
ton 443, Postal Laws and Regula-
tions towit:
1. That the name and address Of
the editor and publisher is Benz. H.
Sincell, Oakland, Md.
That the owner is BENZ. H. Sincell,
Oakland, Md.
That the known bondholders, mort
gagees, and other security holders
owning or holding per cent or more
of the total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are:
There are none.
BENZ. H. SINCELL,
Editor and Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed before re
this 9th day of April, 1881.
CECIL SMITH. Notary Public.
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ORDER NISI.

Paul L. Hitchins. Attorney named in Mort
gage. VS.. Hugh Mcmahon and Lydia Ellen
Mcmahon. his wife
No. 1896 Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County. Maryland.
ORDERED, This 1st day of April, 1881, by
the Circuit Court for Garrett County, sitting
in Equity, that the sale made and reported in
the above cause by Paul L. Hitchins, Attor-
ney named in Mortgage, be ratified and con-
frmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the LIST day of May,
1881: provided a copy of this order be pub
lished in some newspaper published in Oak
land, Garrett County, Maryland, once week
for three successive weeks before the Gath
day of April, 1881.
The report states the amount of sale to be
s3,525.00. E. 2. TOWER. Clerk.
True copy-Test: E. 2. TOWER, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-09
ORDER NISI.

Albert L. Lee, Treasurer of Garrett County,
Maryland, VS.. Morgart Coal Mining Company.
No. 627 Miscellaneous Docket In the Circuit
Court for Garrett County. Maryland.
Ordered by the Circuit Court for Garrett
County, Maryland, this 1st day of April, 1881,
that the tax sale made and reported in the
above entitled cause by the Treasurer of
Garrett County, be ratified and confirmed on
a copy of this order be inserted in some news
paper published in Garrett County once
week for three successive weeks before the
End of May, 1881, and cause be shown to
the contrary before the said 9th day of May,
1881.
The report states the amount of sale to
be $19,774.0O. ALBERT A. DOUB.
True copy-Test: E. z. TOWER, Clerk.