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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24

ated at one end and sewed, tapping
each other, on to a cloth framework
that exactly fits the interior of the
garment
No one can be found in Lander who
can give any clue to the identity OF
the owner of the strange suit or ar
NOR. 1t is thought by many that 1t is
relic Of the days of the Overland
mall and was worn by some one who
feared attack from Indians and that 1t
came to Lander In the early days.
Others believe 1t belonged to some
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
Harmony.

Eloquence, poetry, painting, sculp'
ture and architecture are like the five
fingers Of the human hand Each Is
harmonized and vitalized by music
which is the blood of all the branches.
Every technic of these arts is toned
and timed in tones of music-Rev. Dr.
f. w. Gunsaulus, Baptist, Chicago.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
Digging Potatoes.

Irish potatoes should not be dug
until fully mature if wanted for win
ter storing Sweet potatoes should be
dug before heavy frost. Turnips.
rutabagas, and carrots should mt be
pulled until the end of November or
the first Of December. Beets and
mangold wurtzels should be pulled
fore frost
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
Value of Paint.

The expenditure Of few dollars for
good paint and it's use on buildings
will prevent the weather from dam
aging the lumber severely, and add
very much to the looks of the build
ings. Ready mixed paints can be OBJ
tanned and instructions relative to the
application closely followed by anyone.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
WeeviI DESTROYER.

DISCOVERIES of an Egyptian worm
that Will eat the cotton boil weeyil
have been discouraged by learning
that it is canabalistic in it's tenden.
cies and will eat it's companions az
readily as weevilp
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24

ditions throughout the
spring, summer and au-
tumn have a most import
ant bearing upon the tur-
key crop at the end of
November. For instance,
If q wet spring be encoun-
tered great numbers OF
the young turkeys suffer.
In some instances they
are aim o s t lit era | y
drowned out" The au'
tumn is a yet more
crucial time in the tur-
key-raising industry. A
open autumn, even If II
be mild, is fairly auspi-
cious, but the ideal condl-
ton Is found in cool,
crisp, bracing weather
which inspires the tur-
keys to roam in search OF
cod and causes them to
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
Coat of Mail in Garment

While rummaging In some boxes to
which he had fallen heir from for
mer tenant OF the house he lives In at
Lander, Wyo.. Pat Curry came across
what appeared to be an ordinary blue
serge coat. He tried to haul 1t from
the box and 1t required both hands to
get 1T out.
Curry at first thought he had found
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
No Victory Without struaaIe.

There is no victory without a strug'
gle. There is no painless holiness.
The insipid, effoytless life is not or
God That man is poor indeed who
would be saved by grace and have
nothing himself to do.-Rev. Il T.
Stone, Presbyterian. Denver
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24

a treasure coat and that it contained
gold coin. When he lifted 1t out OF
the box Il gave forth metallic rattle.
He slit one of the pockets and discov-
cred that between the serge and the
heavy silk lining was concealed COM
plete suit of steel armor. The steel
plates are two inches square, a six
teenth OF an inch In thickness, perfor-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
The Soldiers Wit.

A veteran Of the Civil war, having
received from the government a new
cork leg in place OF the one lost In
battle, perpetrated this witticism In
his return letter OF thanks:
Ills sweet to be remembered for
what | have done. "-Lippincott's.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24

from Popular Mechanics. The stop is
made from an ordinary hinge which
mas only one wing fastened to the
lower part of the door or gate.
The loose wing catches on the floor.
ground or cement walk. When not in
use it is turned up against the gate
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
HANDY DEVICE ON AMY FARM
Ordinary Gate or Barn Door May Be
Held Open or in Any Position
BY Hinge Stop.

An ordinary gate or barn door can
be kept partly open or held In any
position against a wind or draft by
the use of stop as shown in the sketch
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
H,N.AS<p
Growing Own Pork.

The farmers of the south are learn
ing to grow their own pork, and this
is a great Etep toward independence.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24

one who had a mountain feud on his
hands and feared an ambush by the
enemy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24

che peach crop" early in the season Thls eN-
plains in a measure why many far-sighted citi'
gems to whom a few cents per pound difference
in price is ever a source OF worry now make IL
a practice to order their Thanksgiving turkey
long in advance and it explains, too, why many OF
the turkey buyers who handle the birds on
large scale begin their rounds of the poultry
farms earlier in the season than was once their
wont and keep close tab on the growing fowl
This scouting by the purveyors of our prin-
cipal Thanksgiving decacy is wise move for,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24
RAISING TURKEYS TOR -
THANKSGIVING - -

HIS is the season of the year when
the prospects for the turkey crop
outweigh almost all other questions
In the minds not only of produce
men, but In the estimation of the
great mass of householders. The
supply. and consequently the prices,
of turkeys have fiuctuated so wide
ly in different years within the past
decade or two that there is always
an uncertainty in the minds of the
ultimate consumers akin to that
mystery that Invariably envelopes
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-24

TEXT-And the Lord said unto Moses.
Wherefore thou criest unto me? Speal,
to the children of Israel that they go
forward"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
GASOLINE HEATED BR0ODER.

One Holding Two Hundred Chicks May
Be Made by Any Farmer For $3.50.
A gasoline heated colony brooder
like the one pictured here, holding 200
chickens, can be made complete, in
Guiding labor, at a cost Of $1,000, or
1873 cents per chicken, says the Coun-
try Gentleman. The house is eight
feet square, inside floor measure. and
six feet six inches high. The floor sills
are of by IL inch stock cut eight feet
long. An opening 91a by 1914 inches
must be cut in the rear sill to admit
the burner box.
The floor should, if the l. % Sc is to
be used in winter, be double. In build
ing the subfoor use rough, cheap lum-
ber and lay diagonally to stiffen the
',lilding; then over layer of building
paper the finished top floor IS laid,
which should be of a good grade of
matched and planed lumber.
The studs are now put up. These.
together with the plates and rafters.
are made Of 2 by inch clear hemlock
stock. The studs are placed flush with
the outer edge of the floor. The raft
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18

pertinent stations, and thousands OF
bulletins on the subject have been
sent to farmers.
The question has often been raised
why 1t is possible to construct good
road which will stand heavy traffic by
means of the King road drag without
the use Of macadam. In the first
place. it is explained by Mr.. King. q
travelled road that has been undis-
turbed for a year or more possesses
tough hard crust which Is valuable.
Many road men cover this impervious
crust with thick blankets of soft,
loose earth. while others will tear 1t
all to pieces. This crust or shell
should neither be broken nor covered
1t should first be leveled with the drag
and all the wrinkles and ruts smooth
ed out of it. Then it should be thick
ened gradually.
So much has been written lately re
garding the dragging Of roads that
many people beginning the use of the
drag become discouraged before they
are we'll started. They should under
stand that 1t often takes a whole sea-
son for the road to become properly
puddled aud baked to withstand the
rains and traffic.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
Patients Make Pitiful Appeal

Catawba Tanatorium, Va, Aug
ust TO- With an interest truly pa
thetic, thirty-two patients of the
Sanatorium are watching every in
coming mail to see what response
the people of the State are making
to their appeal for help, are Won
dering whether or not the money
will be forth coming to enable them
to stay at the Sanatorium and COM
plete their cure.
When the State Board of Health
adopted a rule that patients could
not remain at the Sanatorium for
longer than six months, an exami-
nation of the roll showed that there
were more than thirty recovering
consumptives who, under this rule,
would have to leave the institution
which has meant rescue from the
jaws of death to many of them.
There has been no inclination to
critics the Board for adopting this
rule. The patients acquiesce. They
realize that Catawba is largely an
educational institution and that it
can be of more benefit to the people
of Virginia if a large number of
of patients are treated for q short
time than if a small number are
treated for a longer time. Like i'll
stitutions in other states have SIM
liar rules, and the patients are too
generous to deny to others the ben
efts they have enjoyed.
At the same time; the new rule
is working great hardship. Most of
the patients are able to pay for
treatment, if allowed to remain; but
few of them are willing to return
home as long as there is any dan
ger that they may infect their fam
lilies. Moreover, it will be several
months before enough private in
stitutions are opened in the State
to care for them and the large num-
Der of others clamoring for admis-
sion.
The patients are doing everything
in their power to accomplish this.
The State Board of Health is with
out funds to erect additional build
ings and can do little except en-
, courage the patients, who are ap-
pealing for funds to erect two new
buildings. If this money is forth
coming, the buildings will rise
quickly and will be a home and
resting place for those patients who
otherwise would have to leave the
Sanatorium.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
No Excuse For Ignorance.

An aged farmer at an extension
school Of agriculture recently said: II
am glad to be able to learn so much
about farming, but 1t makes me sad
to think that it comes too late in life
to do me any good. If l had only
known these things years ago l would
have avoided so many mistakes and
done so much better"
1t may be. sad to contemplate bene-
fits that come, too late, but it is sad
der still to think Of the young men
who do not try to avail themselves of
knowledge that is placed before them.
There is no longer any valid excuse
for ignorance of the fundamental prin-
ciples of farming.
Agricultural experiment stations, ez-
tension schools. institutes. bulletins
and papers are within reach Of every
farmer in the land who really wants
to learn.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
SENATOR LAFAYETTE YOUNG
ON ROAD DRAGGING
Iowan Says 1t Is Surprising What Good
Results Are Obtained.

During q recent interview Senator
Lafayette Young of Des Moines. Ia.
expressed his satisfaction over the re-
suits from the dragging Of roads, says
the American Cultivator. 1T IS sur
prising," he said, what a good road
can be made of dirt by dragging the
surface with what Is known as the
King drag. This dragging Is done aft
er rain. The soft earth is smoothed
over and the rough places filed up.
When roads have been dragged for a
year the surface becomes hard and
smooth and will dispose of a very
heavy rain"
The King road drag has been ex-
ploitea by the department of agricul-
ture and by several agricultural ex-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
HORSE TALK
The usefulness of a horse de,

The usefulness of a horse depends
largely upon his good health and
ability to perform what is required
of him.
To do this he must in the first
place have suitable food.
Oats are the best single grain
food for horse, and the best for
road purposes.
For heavy teaming or farm work
it is we'll to add some corn.
Corn contains more available en-
ergy at less cost than most grains.
but should befed with care. IL is
not good as single grain.
Corn and oats and tirroihv hav
should be the base of all hcrec feed.
Some horses require more r. m
than Others to keep them in Sui
able condition.
Horses that have a light hay diet
are seldom affected with heaves.
1t is unwise and wasteful to stuff
ahorse with hay,
Pure feed, plenty of air and reg
ular exercise are best for the moth
er horse. But don't overdo the
work.
Do not hurry the mare when sNo
is with colt while she is eating. She
ought to have plenty of time to
chew her feed we'll.
Don't shut up a little col; i. u
dingy place by himself.
Give him companionship. i
calf will do if there are no 1;..rr
colts on the farm.
Even if we can not get fancy
prices for our horses, there are
good profits in growing colts.
A good colt for a purpose, and
fed and trained fora purpose, is
never a drag on the market.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
General Farm Notes.

A good way to avoid the credit sys-
tenn is to grow the living at home. 1t
is usually possible to grow the most
expensive, yet the most necessary, ar
ticles of food on the farm.
At our present rate Of deforestatior
fuel and fencing materials will be
very scarce within Il few years. Plant
waste lands in forest trees to supply
the timber required on the farm.
Diversified farming is adapted to the
man who does intensified thinking.
The intensive thinker is always a sue
cess as a farmer or in any other occu-
patton where his talents lead him.
Johnson grass hay is product that
will enable you to meet the demand
Of your animals for roughage. John
son grass is splendid crop and
should be kept where it is wanted.
Keep up with your work in saving
and applying the manure from your
animals The amount and kinds Of
food that will be available for them
next year will depend largely upon the
manure applied to the farm.
The flower garden and the lawn do
not add to the profits of the farm, but
they give pleasure and contentment &c
the manager and his family. Orna-
mental plants do much to endear your
sons and daughters to the homestead.
II you have not enough moisture IN
your soil to germinate fall grains have
the land ready and SOW early IN the
spring. Spring oats often yie'd WELL
and when sowing can not be done IN
the fall the next best thing to do Is
sow In the spring.
Invite the business men with Whcm
vou trade to come out to the farm and
nav you and your family social visit.
The presence Of the city bred men
will give you higher ideals. and your
country hospitality will do them COED
This will broaden your view OF life
and enable you to enjoy better bns.'
ness relations with city people.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
TEN-YEAR-OLD ROADS BEST.

Builders Are Getting Careless, Kansas
City Judge Says.
"yYhy are the roads built ten years
ago better today than the roads built
three or four years ago"
That question was asked by Judge
H. C. Gilbert of Judge e. L. Martin
and Judge q. q. Axline Of Kansas
City. The questioned judges shook
their heads.
Simply because the plans and spec
ifcations made and carried out ten
years ago were for real rock roads
work and for the further reason that
the contractors who did the work ten
years ago were required to build the
roads exactly according to plans and
specifications" answered Judge Gill
bert.
"There is going to be change in
this road building business" Mr.. Gil
bert said. and the other members Of
fered the additional bit Of information
that there is going to be decided
change.
"Contractors in recent years haven't
been building the roads In strict COM
pliance with the plans and specifica-
tions." Mr.. Gilbert added further.
Some Of the contracts called for
roads twenty feet wide and others
sixteen feet wide They are little
narrower than those widths In many
placesAtoo many places. The same
contracts called for the macadam to be
fifteen inches in the center-little
enough-and nine inches deep at the
edges. The macadam Is not that deep
In many places"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
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Ogarden
ROMANCE OF THE FARM.
Three institutions Have Made the Till

Three institutions Have Made the Till
er Wealthy, Wise and Comfortable.
The story Of agricultural education
in America, like that Of all science,
can be traced page after page in the
great book Of evolution, and the amaz-
ing developmentof the industry in the
United States has been, due to three
factors-frst, the state agricultural COL
leges; second, the national department
Of agriculture; third, the farmers In
stitutes.
The American agricultural colleges
had their beginning in a revolt against
the so called classical education, but 1t
was never intended, as their eminent
founder pointed out, that they should
be dissociated from broad and liberal
university training. Mr.. Justin S. Nor.
rill, the author of the Magma Charta
Of Higher Agricultural Education"
more than once stated the real purpose
of his bill. ut Is perhaps needless to
say that these colleges were not estab.
lished or endowed for the sole purpose
Of teaching agriculture. 1t was
liberal education that was proposed
Classical studies were not to be ex-
cluded and therefore must be includ-
ed"
The number of agricultural colleges
now established Is sixty-fve; the pres
ent value of their permanent funds
and equipment. is $100,OO0,0OO. A re-
cent census showed 1888 students.
with 6.097 teachers.
The rise of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. is a romance of
the last century. AS far back as the
year 1922 a strong effort was made to
transform the mall-some 200 acres
Of land which surrounded the capitol
buildings-then practically barren
waste, into an experiment farm In
which to propagate new, and rare
plants. But it was not until forty
years later that the United States de.
partment Of agriculture was erected
on the selfsame spot which had pre-
viously been sought as an experiment
farm.
The alpha and omega Of this great
organization Is the practical applica-
ton of modern science to the service
Of the farmer. 1t can perhaps best be
summed up in homely remark OF
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who
on assigning new duties to an expert
said: Don't tell me now about your
laboratories. Tell me what you are
doing for the man at the plow. out
in the fields, with his coat off,"
Then come the farmers Institutes.
These wonderful societies are scat
tered all over America and boast
members roll of more than million
mature men and women. These insti-
tutes may be defined as societies es-
tablished for the promotion Of agricul
ture among the farming population
and they came into being in order to
make the college teaching more prac-
tical and more in sympathy with the
needs Of the farming community. They
have proved n great success and have
done much to speed forward the agri
cultural industry. Lectures are given
by agricultural experts and practical
farmers, and the meetings last only
day or two at most In this work the
farmers wives and daughters take
prominent part. and women's insti-
tutes are now established all over the
United States and Canada for the
study Of household science.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
a Seven Mile Stone HiehWay.

There are probably few cities In
southern California engaged In a more
extensive campaign of road improve
ments than Riverside. Work now un-
der way and for which proceedings
have been begun amounts to approx
mately ninety city blocks. or seven
miles Of highway, to be constructed OF
rock roadbed with oiled macadam sur
face.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18

HOUSE, SHOWING POSITION OF WINDOW,
GASOLINE CAN, PIPE AND HEATER BOX
IN REAR.
ers are nailed to the ridgeboard be-
fore putting them in place, and then
the boarding is put on. The boards
are put on horizontally when the house
is covered with paper and are placed
to overlap the floor four inches. The
building Is inclosed with seven-eighths
inch matched siding, planed on one
side, which is turned in. The boards
for the sides and roof are cut in eight
foot lengths and the ends boarded YER
tically. thus using sixteen foot stock
without waste.
The chick outlet is made through a
trapdoor cut in the floor at the edge
Of the front runner and at the outer
edge of q middle by 4 inch joist. A
runway with cleats, supported at the
upper end of the by joist, leads to
the ground at the edge of the house.
The back Of this runway is closed
with boards to keep the chicks out
from under the house.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18

stoppered hole in the board wheel
through which to put in seed. In cen
ter or wheel and pan make a hole to
put through bolt for the axle. Make
handles and put axle bolt through at
the end and fasten other end to plow.
Let seedar run back of plow. The
whole affair costs less than 25 cents
1t will drop all small seeds-cane, milo
Kaffir corn. broom corn and all the
likAand will do as good work as any
single row planter except that 1t Will
not cover the seed. The next round,
however, will cover it with the plow.-
Farm and Fireside.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
A GOOD ROAD Is LIKE A
BANK ACCOUNT.

A bad road Is Iikened unto a
pickpocket and a good road to
a bank account that draws in
terest and constantly increases
In size. The state of the roads
affects the farmer moro than any
other class, and the farmer
should stand for good roads,
while the towns should help him
bear the burden of construction.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18

A generous farmer wants 9TH
ers to have this benefit of his
experience and is always anx-
ious to assist his neighbor in
every way possible. We need
moro generous farmers and few
err selfish m=n who care nothing
for society further than to get
its protection for themselves.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
Livery and Feed Stable.

have opened feed and livery
stable in Monterey. Good atten
ton unreasonable price will be my
motto to all customers. Let us
serve YOU. Twill also run hack
each week to Barlow or Staunton.
Rates reasonable.
w. M. Winner,
Monterey, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
Tim TO Spread Gypsum.

Gyps:7nl. or "lund plaster" ought to
be spread on meadows early in the
season. when there is plenty Of mois-
ture present. as it requires fully 400
hounds OF water to make available lCO
pounds of gypsum. 1t assists material
ly in releasing The potash and making
1t available: therefore on lands that
are Supplied with an abundance OF
potash which is not very available
plaster MY he extremely valuable.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18

least a quart. Cut
a board round and
a little larger than
the pan and screw
pan A to the
round wood wheel
B. Near the rim
of pan punch in
some holes as far
apart as you want
the seed. Have a
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18
Notice

We will not take in any more
hides to tan on shares until further
notice. We cannot give them the
attention they should have.
\. |. Hoover, and Bro,
Doe Hill, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-08-18

A seeder For Few Cents
One can make q cheap seeder to drop
seed behind the plow in the following
manner: Take tin pan that holds at