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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15
NORWAY LOG CABINS
Picturesque Abodes Are Being
Done Away With.
Modern Clapboard Buildings Taking
Their Piace-TypicaI Examples
of Old Style Buildings Are
to BE Preserved.

Christiania, Norway.-No one knows
when the first log cabin was built in
Norway, but it must have been about
1900 years at least At first they
were windowless, chimneyless things,
then they gradually became light and
airy. acquired chimneys and floors
and developed into one and one-half
and then into two story houses, be-
coming the homelike abodes Of en-
Iightened people. Their development
and transformation are easy to under
stand, thanks to the efforts Of DR..
Sandvig of Lillehammer, Norway.
Born in the country, he had from
his boyhood a passion for the old
homes of peasants, and even as 8
child it panied him to see them set
aside or torn down to make way for
the nondescript buildings of clap
boards which appeared in their stead
1t became his ambition to collect be4
fore it was too late the most typical
examples of the different log cabins.
In these old houses is wonderful
furniture belonging to the period rep
resented and always arranged accord
ing to ancient traditions. For in
stance, there are examples of old Nor
wegian beds, which are appalling con-
trivances. Rarely are they more than
four or five feet long and often almost
as wide. 1t seems that in the four
teenth, fifteenth and even sixteenth
centuries people in Norway did not lie
down in their beds-they sat in them.
A person was propped up, so to
speak, by four or five, feather beds
and as many more pillows under his
head.
Those who have travelled in Nor
way, if they have been out of the
beaten track and have walked across
barren mountain tops or through pun
gent pine forests, will remember COM
ing some evening when the sun was
still high to little log chalet looking
strangely picturesque from the out
side.
And they will remember when the
door was opened how they entered a
large room where the white wooden
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

due as much to absolute cleanliness as
anything else. 1t requires a great deal
of work to keep your coops and poultry
houses and drinking and feed vessels
perfectly clean, but it pays better than
any other kind of work woman can
do in the farm
For grit in winter ! save every
piece of broken dishes and with a
hammer and old piece of railroad iron
pound it up fine and keep a supply
before the chicks all the time. Fuse
this piece of iron as a dinner bell and
my chicks all come running the mo-
ment they hear the strokes of the
hammer upon it.
Sometimes / trade a fat hen to a res
taurant or boarding house for bas-
ketful of broken dishes.
Let me urge farm women folk to
keep but one breed of chickens-the
kind you like best, and the best for
your purpose-that is for eggs or
meat.
If you keep turkeys, ducks or
guineas do not let them into the
chicken yard, but keep them in a
separate place. Everything about the
duck and turkey yard must be kept
as clean as possible all the time. If
the drinking vessels and feed troughs
of the ducks and turkeys are allowed
to become sour and dirty, trouble will
surely follow.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15
zyDf,SzsAlsII E|7RAEL
EEARKf1lkl0rBBsSs

Cut out old wood in currant bushes.
Everyone should have a strawberry
bed.
The bulk of the dairy cows fail to
earn their board
The pruning shears can be used
every month in the year.
The beef COW ought to produce
enough milk to rear her own calf
When we all adopt the pure food
law on our farms there will be less
hog cholera.
To increase the supply Of cattle it
will be necessary to stop the slaughter
of heifer calves.
Get rid Of the windfalls as fast as
possible. 1t means the destruction OF
many insect pests.
| The Shorthorn-Angus cross, produc
i ing the so-called "blue grade" is very
popular in Scotland.
The raising of winter lambs is &
speciality that yields good returns and
which makes pleasant work.
In packing grapes discard all green
oyerripe or shriveled specimens. Use
ten pound baskets. Strive for neat
ness.
horticultural work goes on forever
and Is hard labor If you don't like
the work you will not make success
of it.
Unless you have more than you car
prodtably dispose of nearby you will
find it best to sell in the home mar
ket.
The COW that always looks wild out
of the southeast corner of her eye
surely has master that needs edu,
eating.
With a pair of scissors or sheep
shears pinch off the blackberry canes
when they reach a height Of three OF
four feet
If you want little fun leave the lot
gate open. But the stock will get
more fun out of getting out than you
will get out of getting them in again
1t is poor policy to allow a young
boar to cover more than one sow
day. Thus it is not advisable to allow
the young animal to run with the
sows.
The breeder of pure bred stock OF
any kind cannot ignore the market for
common stuff, the sort of stock de-
manded by the buyers and the types
that are most in favor.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

floor was strewn with sprigs of fresh
juniper and where an armful of green
birch filled the fireplace ready to
burst into a pungent flame when a.
match was set to it.
In Norway these houses are made
of heavy pine logs. The bark is careA
fully taken off and then the logs ere
hewed square and of the same size
from one end to another 1t takes
some experience to notch them at the
ends so that they fit exactly. The
logs are usually either stained or
oiled and their rich yellowish or
brownish color is in harmony with al
most any surroundings.
The old-fashioned Norway log cabin
had sod roof. It is hard to express
the poetry those words should con-
vey except to those who have seen
the sod rooted cabin 81 have come
across roofs that were a riot of wild
pansies,' says writer In the Crafts
man, land ! have seen wonderful
roofs where wild rose bushes hung
over the caves or a daisy roof the
effect of whose white, starlike flow
ers topping the. dark brown structure
was exquisitely picturesque.
Some roofs produce only pasture
grass, and the story runs in Norwe-
gian folk lore that a lazy man led the
COW on the roof--the cabin was built
against a hill-instead of taking her
to pasture. I have no doubt that the
story is true, for have often seen a
couple Of white kidlets gamboling on
the soft green housetops, while the
mother goat, grave and ruminatives.
was tethered to the chimney
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

nesting house, roosting house, bone
cutters, self-feeders and all that sort
of thing, just try my plan and you
will have good success.
make nests Of clean leaves, straw,
cotton seed or light trash with plenty
of tobacco leaves. l give a woody
hen one old nest the first day or
two until | am satisfied she really
intends to set, and then place 10 or IS
eggs under her. / always select the
quietest hens for brooders and shut
up the others In well ventilated slat-
coop and feed lightly on green cab
bage leaves or other green stuff with
plenty of water.
Baked corn bread is excellent for
broody hens.
| nave the slat coops every day,
always placing them in the shade. l
believe success in raising poultry is
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15
Mrs. SAGE Saves Birds.

New York.-Mrs. Russell Sage has
purchased Marsh island, on the gulf
coast southwest of New Orleans, and
has dedicated it as a guarded refuge
for the migratory birds of&America.
At a cost of $150,OO0 she has taken
control of the most popular haunt of
the southern market gunner and has
given protection to the game birds
that flock there in millions every
winter. The island is about eighteen
miles long and nine miles wide.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15
Market for Lambs.

Whenever the farmers are engaged
in the producing of prime lambs for
market at any season of the year, the
business has proven highly profitable
OF course the best markets are just
before Christmas and in the early
spring; at this period the prices are
always high.
America is becoming a great NUT
ton-eating nation, and if the farmers
will improve their flocks and their
methods of feeding there is no reason
why the native lamb market should
not prove more profitable than that
controlled by the range district.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15
Get Ewes in Condition.

AS the breeding season comes on it
is always well to feed the ewes some
grain and to get them in uniformly
good condition When this is done
the chances for uniform breeding and
an excellent crop of lambs is improv-
ed.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15
Pruning Is Best.

Propping up trees Is bad habit to
fall into. II the trees are properly
thinned in June more profitable re-.
suits will be obtained in the fall.
Thinning means better quality and
more profit. Remember this point
next season.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

A hog should weigh pound for
each day it is old until it is practically
mature. Do yours come up to that
standard? If not, the breed or treat
ment is wrong. Generally, the breed
is better than the treatment Keep
the hogs growing on pasture crops
and grain ration. You lose money
by allowing them to stand still.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

That nameless but distinguished
physician of Geneva who thinks that
too much sleep is as bad as too much
food will arouse only academic inter.
est by his discovery. Most of us are
SO busy getting food that we have no
time to gorge ourselves with sleep.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

A telephone system is to be In
stalled in the Pennsylvania peniten-
tiary for the convenience of it's in
mates. Possibly palm garden with
the usual musical and liquid Access
series will be the next improvement.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

There is no indignation apparent
over the charge that the American
women have larger feet than of yore.
There is no pinched-in effects about
the modern progressive woman, de-
spite the attempted slavery Of the hob
BILE. She is expanding.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15
otton Picker.

same from the plants, and conduct
ing tube above the plants for receiv-
ing the detached bolls. The engrav-
ing represents longitudinal central
section OF the picker.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15
GOOD FOR LATE CULTIVATION
Homemade Harrow Proves Biggest
Money-Maker of Any Machine
on Farm of Iowa Man.

This little home-contrived harrow
made us more money last year than
any other machine we possessed. We
plowed our corn with the two-horse
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

1t is reported that an earthquake
was recently felt at Reno. But 1T
doesn't seem possible that anything
could shock Reno.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Now it is announced that Uncle
Sam is going to make money small,
err Wonder if 1t will cause a de-
probation in salaries?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Why should the men be blamed for
hot giving up their seats in street cars
when the women prefer to wear stand
ihg-room-only skirts?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Philadelphia is to have women cash
iers on street cars. Now we see where
the move forward. please" never can
be enforced.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

An abnormality has been discovered,
that of woman who is talking her
self to death, AS a general rule q
husband is the victim
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

A Gotham policeman had his pocket
picked on a street car The pickpock-
cts are evidently going where they
think. the money is.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Pueblo Indians of the fifteenth cen
fury are discovered to have danced
the grizzly bear" Yes, and where
are they now?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

When baseball player dies OF
heart disease after years of service in
the big leagues no man can consider
himself exempt
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

While fashion has decreed that wo-
mems hats shall be smaller this win.
ter, the prices still. remain disgraceful-
ly obese.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Aviators are not the only people
who deliberately take chances. There
are many amateur mushroom gather
ers
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Cincinnati woman declares she has
discovered man without a fault
Wait till they've been married ten
years.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

A Chicago court bailiff. named
Hunter, served 1904 writs and trav.
eled 127,952 miles In two months
Some hunter.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Piano makers in several states are
threatening a strike. And yet this is
business which depends for it's very
existence on harmony.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

There is this to say for marriage:
Those who have had experience with
it are always willing to give 1t another
trial
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

A German visitor here says that
there are no trusts in Germany, only
syndicates. There is much in the
power of words.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

The craving for wealth still RACES
In the breast of the humble but beau
tiful chorus girl. One has just eloped
with an iceman
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Father is pretty good fellow when
1t comes to paying the bills, but some
times he doesn't get any credit. even
Ia his own home.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Men may become too blase to buy
tickets to an aviation meet and yet
grow excited over a casual dog fight
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Nobody is ever hurt when an air
meet is postponed.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Explorers in New Mexico recently
have found prehistoric fiat, but even
the janitor had become extinct.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Smaller currency will compel our
leading counterfeiter to revise their
dies.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

1t is carrying the humanitarian
movement quite too far when bandits
try to chloroform their victims.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

One desirable step In that proposed
war of phthisis would be the amputa
ton of the superfuous consonants.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

The pigskin and the oyster go hand
In hand SO to speak.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Humanity is assured of ripe old
age if we can keep our scientists
from dying young.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

Chicago has kissing burglar,
but, girls, he is not even passably
good looking.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

The motorcycle has proved deadly
enough to suit the most exacting low
ers of sport"
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-15

A New York inventor is building an
aeroplane with Is wings. Hope hen
arrange them SO they won't interfere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-06-07
Central Business College
Capital Stock $25ooo.oo
ROANOKE, VA.

i'lo Is one OF the strongest Institutions the South The In
oPoratos are OF the best Business of Roanake W.
W. uhy and practically all the Principles of Commercial
we nave eliminated the weak points that are found IN he
'ugh by most Business Schools. We have emnIovaJ -
IN every Department. thoroughly efficient able to ova h
Good necessary 10 meet any demands Practical Theory is
sooo Out remember Pracce makes perfect and tbe
even more essential than Theory ~ WV i'"N''oa Is
", nave established several presidents in wav of Co
i WORK. Ihe above principles only part of them WV, -
even more Important among which might mention h
owng: we make no charges for Shorthand Texbooks h
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phone operators where remuneration much as 500 e 1919
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~ the department OF Banking there will found
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nakes he subject pleasure and We also
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s' Ihey VIII guarantee POSITIONS, of them 10 %
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- - es'--s"0"s !'so Off,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-06-07

That boy of yours-it
seems like yesterday that
mother mourned the tram
sition from skirts to trousers
his rocking horse will
soon give way TO the base
ball and pigskin.
He's developing, chang
ing every day, and you
haven't had his picture
taken in more than a year
yes. it's TWO years
last Christmas.
A picture of the boy as
he is NO W, will be a
pleasure to you when he
is grown up.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-06-07
INDIAN RUNNER DUCK

INDIAN RUNNER DUCK
Il Eggs for sale at 81 per dozen.
Large, perfectly white eggs.
These fowls are easily aised, lit
tie trouble to keep, and lay from
200 to $50 eggs per year.
MOTTLED ANCONAS
AsA Eggs from these greatest of
all layers at 80 and ST. so per IS.
The $3 eggs are from the famous
25o-egg strain. The greatest
layers and smallest eaters known
TO poultry men.
w. w. CARSON, Tazewell, Va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-19
PHILADELPHIA IS
BOOSTING some
Some Of City's Industries Men
OF Brotherly Love Are
Telling About.

Philadelpnia wan only one-sixtieth
OF the population Of the republic. pro.
duces one twentieth of all It's manufac-
lures.
Philadelphia's new filter plant, cost
sng $2S.O00,O0O. 10 the finest and most
economically constructed in the world.
II has sixty-fve filters. each three
quarters OF an acre In extent, with q
oaily capacity OF 2f0.OU0,0OV gallons OF
water; total capacity Of 1914, 100000 gal.
Ions.
Philadelphia has $4,000 manufactur-
ing plants, employing 100000 skilled
laborers, each year consuming Sio0..
100000 Of raw material and producing
$700.000.000 Of manufactures.
Philadelphia leads every city in the
republic In the value OF its manufac-
lures Of locomotives. carpets and rugs,
leather. hosiery and knit goods. wooden
goods. street railway cars. iron ana
steel ship-building. felt hats. saws, up
hoistery goods and oilcloth.
Philadelphia stands second in the
production Of foundry and machine
shop products. sugar and molasses re.
inning, petroleum refining. worsted
goods chemicals. druggists prepare
ttOps. dyeinE and finishing textiles.
cordage and twine and fertilizers.
Philadelphia has been q ship-build-
ing centre for a century and a quarter
to-day greater tonnage Of steel
ships IL built on the Delaware River
than in all the rest OF the republic COM
..ned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-31
OMAHA DRUBS KANSAS CITY
Locals Win Initisl Game of western
Floor Tourney.

Omaha High school, So: Kansas City
Central High school. g.
The speedy Omaha High school baske;
tossers oyercame the initial obstacle to-
wards winning the honors OF the 1911:
western intcrscholastic floor tournament
by trounclng the Kansas Cay Central
High quintet. the top school aggregation
OF Missouri and Kansas. In hard-fough,
and close exhibition of the leather wind
bas sport to the tune Of Is to % nj the
''Y'' gymnasium Friday night.
Twice the game was played TO a tie,
the first time being at the end Of the final
period. when the score board showed 3
10 3 and again after the five minutes
extra time had been played. when = was
the sum OF both sides. For the second
time then 1t was necessary TO play an
additional five minutes and 1t was during
this period that the sport reached its
climax and kept the crowd in a state Of
real suspense.
Real basket ball prevailed during this
exciting period and the crowd as well as
the players tingied into the spirit OF the
contest. Long basket shots were made
from all parts Of the floor. difficult over
hand flips were reeled off and a series
Of double passes and jerk throws was
snapped about. all Of which gave the
play dash and vim seldom brought
about in this branch of athletics. 1t was
then by dlnt Of some clever team work
and excellent guarding on the part Of
James Gardner. the little right guard
for Coach Joy Ciark's pupils, that they
succeeded In showing the numbers up 70
g. while Kansas City had to be content
with the small end at e.
0maha's Consistent Game.
The whole Omaha quintet played a con-
sistent game and although luck seemed
against them during the first half they
came back strong by locating the hoop
with regular precision In the final ana
extra periods. Mark Hughes. left for
ward. was the shining light Of the even
ing when Il came too booting baskets. and
CONTINUED on Second Pagel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-31
PREPARE FOR AQUATIC SPORT
Yachting to Be Big Feature on tn,
Nearby Lakes.
CREWS FOR BOATS ARE NAMED
Rod and Gun Club Laying Plans for
Venetian Carnival, One of the
Big Annual Events ON
Carter Lake.

Aquatic sports promise TO be active
here this spring and summer Yachting
Will be carried on at Carter Lake, Man
ava and Seymour lake. Robert n. Bur
CESS. .. S. Hamilton, 7. p. Gibbons and
Walter Wharton are four Of the enthusi-
asts OF the Rod and Gun club.
The Manawa. one OF the fastest local
thirty-two-foot boats. will be on Carter
lake this summer. II is owned by Jerry
Van Rensselaer, Of the Rod and Gun club.
Canoeing will be in tho llmelight.
George Aulabaugh is chief commodore of
crew that takes In S. :, Hamilton.
Douglas Meleher. +. r. Glover, Oscar
Drefold and Ed and George Blerman.
Rev. George MacDougall Of the Olivet
Baptist church is also one OF the prime
movers Of the sport, and has a little birch
bark of his own which he intends TO mi