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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13

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Cut out old wood in currant bushes.
Everyone should have q 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 1t
will be necessary to stop the slaughter
of heifer calves.
Get rid of the windfalls as fast az
possible. It means the destruction OF
many insect pests.
The Shorthorn-Angus cross, produc
ing the so-called blue grade" Is very
popular In Scotland
The raising OF winter lambs IL Q
speciality that yields good returns and
which makes pleasant work.
In packing grapes discard all green,
overripe or shriveled specimens. Use
ten pound baskets. Strive for neat
ness 81
Horticultural work goes on forever
and Is hard labor. II you don't like
the work you will not make success
Of 1t.
Unless you have moro than you can
prontably 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 a 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 or
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, a
day. Thus it is not advisable to allow
the young animal to run with tie
sows. ~ t..
The breeder of pure bred sock OF
any kind cannot ignore the nsarket for
common stuff, the sort Of stoek-,de-
maaded by the buyers and thertypes
that are most In favor. %--Ssn
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
VEGETABLE OILS

L. o. Miller, Bernardston, Mass,
writes as follows: "Could you kindly
give me some information about vege-
table oils that are used as substitutes
for ltnseed oil? Where, in your opin-
lion, could soy beans and sunfowers be
most probably grown?"
There are various oils to adulterate
linseed oil, but we are not aware OF any
oil that will take its place. or even
add anything to It's value. 1t seems
that linseed oil is the only one that
has ever been found that possesses the
proper drying qualities to secure the
results desired. Whatever is added to
1t seems merely to be a detriment.
Soy beans and sunfowers may be
profitably grown under some condi-'
lions. There are great many regions
where they will grow satisfactorily,
and we believe that the middle west
or west would perhaps give the best
returns, all things considered. In
Colorado the Russian sunfower makes
wonderful growth. 1t is grown quite
extensively for feeding chickens.
The soy bean Is a crop that will
stand a great deal of dry weather,
hence is proftably grown on rather
dry soils, although it responds to
moisture as well perhaps as any other
crop. It is grown extensively through
out the south; also some of the hardy
varieties are found in the central Sec
lion.
If you are thinking OF coming west
with a view to taking up such work
MS growing these crops, you can get
information by addressing any of the
state colleges in the west ~
You may be able to obtain further
information as to vegetable oils by
addressing tie Indian Refining Co.,
II Battery Place, New York, N. Y,
Or the Union Petroleum Co., IS South
Second street. Philadelphia, Pa
Yours very truly.
INC SERVICE BUREAU.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13

lie, but in rea ity there is very at le
Inference. AS far as the pores OF the
lie becoming filled is concerned, one
would probably Ell up about as quickly
AS the other. A large percentage
Of the water that enters the tile
goes through the joints and does rot
soak directly through the tile. You
will find that we'll vitrified tile or
carefully made cement tie will serve
your purpose satisfactorily. In cases
where the trouble from alkali Is ex-
ceptionalIy severe, it may be best t.
Use the clay tile in preference to the
cement.
Yours very truly,
II q GNR VICE RIIR EAIl
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
Farm Implements are Needed In the
South
[By G.. H. Afford, I H c Service
Bureau

The demand of the times Is for i'm
provement along every line; for build
ing better roads, better homes, church.
es and school houses We desire bet
ter equipment on our farms and IN
our homes. The teachers and minis
tiers must have expensive educations
and hence demand better salaries.
Telephones, rural deliveries of mail, IL
braries, ETC., are becoming necessities.
1t is the desire of every parent ~ ed
ucate the children at colleges or good
schools.
Apparently the key to agricultural
improvement in the south Is more
power and labor-saving farm imple-
ments on the farm. The average farm
worker tolls with a small mule or
horse and his total annual income Is
about s148.00. In Iowa the average
farm worker uses nearly four large
horses and produces s611.11 annually
exclusive of stock. Investigators show
a much smaller use Of power on the
southern farms than in other sections
Of the country. and, consequently, less
use of labor-saving farm implements
and a correspondingly lower earning
capacity of the farmers.
The power must come first and then
the labor-saving implements. Every
farmer in the south cali easily raise
the necessary horses. He can better
afford to buy extra horses thar to at
tempt tc farm with one or two small
mules. BY the uss OF strong teams
and labor-saving implements, the
wages of one, and sometimes two men.
can be saved, and this will sooA pay
for an extra animal. However every
farmer should raise Ills OWE horses.
A good team of mares will DO more
work than several small mules, such
as are largely used, and the colts
raised will be a handsome profit OF
furnish the additional power naeds q
to handle larger farm machines.
Money-making farmers have fully
proved that summer AMI winter pas
lures and well cured hays s'to,kd be
the main reliance for feed. The feed
ing of horses and mules on pulled corn
fodder and corn is 80 expensive and
out of date that the practice should
be abandoned. I saw seventeen fine
mules that were raised on good pastul e
and pea vine hay. The mule colts OBJ
tanned their living entirely in pastules
from March l until December l. The
pastures were not brush patches or
fields of weeds and briars, but tracts
Of fertile soil, well set N Bermuda
grass, lespedeza, white and burr clo-
yer. Plenty of pea vine hay was kept
in large racks for them, from Eecem.
Der / until March l.
High-priced labor makes it impera-
tive that more and better farm imple-
ments be used. On every farm there
sould be al least reversible disk
plow or large turning plow or disk
harrow, two sections Of st,el harrow.
combination planter, single row cult
vator, grain drill mower and rake, or
a binder and lay press. The above
are essential and If the means Uf the
farmer will allow, many other con-
Went labor-saring implements, such
as a two-rov planter, threEher, saso-
line engine, feed grinder, feed cutter,
manure spreader, cream separator and
an auto wagon could BE added.
Yours very truly.
III C SERVICE BUREAU.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
DR.. Hartman Says:
Write to Peruna Testimonials IT you
Want 10 Know the Truth.

want 20 INV"
The following letter was received by
DR.. Hartman through his regular cor
respendence:
81 notice the testimonial OF Mrs.
Alice Boyle, which you give IN your
last article. II I should write her DO
Won suppose she would give me furtner
particulars? I have heard II SAID
many times that such testimonials are
fakes: that they are either absolutely
fictitious or else the people have been
hired to write them. have been In
cIined to write you a great many times
but these stories about patent medl-
cine advertisements have discouraged
me from doing so. I am afflicted with
eatarrh and should like very mucn 70
find a remedy such as your article de"
scribes."
To the above letter Dr.. Hartman
made the following reply:
My dear Madam:-1 do not wonder
that you are confused and have toss
all faith in advertised remedies.
There has been 80 much said against
them. so much controversy concern
ing them, am not surprised that
some people have lost confidence III
them.
wish YOU would write Mrs. Boyle,
as one woman to another. l wish you
would ask her whether she has peen
hired to write such q testimonial
whether her testimonial represents the
truth.
hope you will remember that she ID
q housewife, like yourself, that she has
something to do besides write letters
that she IS q woman OF moderate
means and cannot afford to write these
letters and pay her own postage.
hone YOU will enclose stamp so she can
answer you without loss to herself
Mrs. Boyle is @ very estimable hdy
and no doubt you will both profit ov
being acquainted with each other.
Should you conclude to try Peruna
for your catarrh I would be very gao
to hear Of the result I can assure you
that no use will be made OF your iet-
ter. except by your written consent.
Mrs. Boyle very kindly onsented %
have me use her letter, which Is my
reason for doing SO. and you VIII d
treated exactly as she has been.
PEOPLE recover from chronic catarrh
who take Peruna- There LIS no doubt
about that. Some surprising recoTeries
arc reported almost daily. have thou
sands Of them in my files. PERUNA
IS FOR SALE At ALL DRUG STORES.
SPECIAL NOTICE-Many persons
ara making INQUIRIES for the old
time Psruna- To such would say.
this formula is now put out under the
name of KA-TAR-NO. manufactures
BY KA-TAR-No Company. Columbus,
Ohio. Write them and they VIII pa
pleased to send you free booklet
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
AND DRAINAGE A NECESSITY
Well Drained Soil VIII Give Best Re-
turns-Care Should be Exercised
In Laying Tile Drains.

Reply to ]. C. Tally, Stevenson, Ala
Drainage comes first II the land
needs it, and tile drainage Is the mod
ern and sensible way of draining. II
the soil is low in humus, stable manure
Or vegetable matter must be added;
il it is lacking In one or more of the
elements OF plant food, these must be
supplied in commercial fertilizer,
stable manure and legumes; If It Is
sour, an application Of lime Is nee
sssary; If the soil is compact and there
Is a hard pan. deep blowing must be
done. But II it needs drainage. stable
manure, commercial fertilizer, vege-
table matter, lime, and deep blowing
will be of little avail.
There are many thousands Of acres
of land that are dry enough to induce
farmers to try to farm them and are
vet enough to soak all the profit out
If cultivating them. Drainage on
such soils i6 very urgent.
Drainage may be very simple or
T6Iy plODAOll. L. iheAS iS4oAAS
.xact engineering so that every avail
lble inch of fall may be utilized or the
ocation of the tile may be so apparent
hat the average practical farmer can
sasily locate it with the eye. Between
hese tive extremes there are cases
requiring varying degrees Of skill.
II it is a complicated propoaticn the
iervices of reputable engineer should
be secured: 4 there are merely wet
spots in your field. or If your field is
vet with rienty Of fall. you should
be able to locate and lay your tile with
40 difficulty by following the methods
outlined In the Uniontown, Alabama,
Canebrake Experiment Station bul
letins, Numbers 8. 5. 6, and 10. Be
sure that no mistake is made in thing
FOUR land. Thing land is expensive
md should be done right.
Yours vow t-.I--
INC SERVICE BUREAU.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
Handsome Trophy for Best Corn.

The American Land and Irrigation
Exposition company, whose general
Offices are in the Singer building, Ne"
York city, is offering a handsome
trophy, valued at $500, to the farmer
growing the best 80 ears OF Indian
corn of any variety with the largest
yield per acre. The corn must De
grown in the United States. Rules
and shipping instructions and partic-
ulars for making entry for the prlVl-
lege of competing in this contest can
be secured by writing Mr. Gilbert
McClurg, General Manager of the Elk
position, Singer building, New YORK.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13

/. 'ine floors of LAY houses and the
sheds as well are made Of dirt pack
ed smooth and then covered with wood
ashes. After this has been sprtnkled
with water few times it becomes
quite hard and Is easy to keep
clean. ..-.-....-....--.
The floors of the houses and sheds
are somewhat higher than the ground
outside. There is door on each side
and one iI front and two windows
placed rather high in the back above
the roosts The doors all open into the
sheds under shelter. The doors
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13

By W. e. BRITTON. Phi p. Connect
lieut. Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion)
Brood No. II. Of the periodical CT
sada or 17-year locust, Tibicen septen-
aeeim Linn, was scheduled to appear
IN the central portion Of Connecticut
IN 1911, 50 we were on the watch for
It. The station collection contains
examples OF this brood collected IN
Branford In 1894, by DR.. W. G. Stur-
gis. then botanist of this station. But
In 1894 no attempt was made to OBJ
tain records or to study the distribu-
ton Of the insect In the state. In
1903, Brood XI. was expected, and
though we made many obserTa lions
and inquiries, we did not obtain a
single record.
Consequently, 1911 seemed to afford
an excellent opportunity to collect
data, and In addition to the obssrva-
lions made by the office force, much
Information was gathered from other
sources.
uOuSA luC pOpS0 OSuS ooS VA SA~
ground and crawl upon the trunks,
branches and foliage OF trees and
shrubs, and the adults emerge, leav-
ing the old shells hanging there,
they produce no appreciate injury to
the trees except the splintering of
lie twigs caused by the females in
laying their eggs. Several correspond
ents wrote to this office that the cica-
das were eating up their trees.
But as the adults are sucking insects,
they could at most only suck out q
little Of the sap, and could not devour
any Of the tissues. In laying eggs,
however, by means Of the sharp, tough
and horny parts of the ovipositor, the
female 10 able to puncture the hard
wood and lay eggs in it The ovipos-
itor consists Of three spear-shaped
pieces or blades, the lateral ones hav-
ing serrated edges for cutting. These
pieces slide lengthwise upon each 9th
er, and are effective in mutilating the
twigs.
The eggs are laid In longitudinal
rows OF punctures along the under sue
of the twigs Of the previous seasons
growth, having a diameter of between
one-fourth and one-half inch. Where
there are many punctures In twig
1t Is often so weakened that 1t breaks
In the wind, and though sometimes
falling to the ground. 1t usually hangs,
and the leaves dry and turn brown.
There Is damage to the trees, no
doubt, from the effects Of great mum
bers Of the larvae sucking at the
roots. but this injury is difficult to
observe or estimate, and probably Is
usually attributed to other causes.
! The greatest damage noticed by
the writer was where peach trees had
being used for egg-laying. The weight
of the fruit caused the twigs to break
and hang down, and the fruit as well
as the leaves withered. In portions
of the orchards mentioned nearly all
the fruit was destroyed. Some twigs
had five or six peaches each. and
broke very readily from their own
weight Nearly all hung, however,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
GRASSES FOR WET LANDS

y. McWh;nrie, CT TTesrnl>frh, ~
berta, writes as fellows: ~ have a
fiat of about 100 acres or SO. About
half Of that is covered with water In
the spring, which dries out about the
middle of May go that one can work
the land. had thought that could
grow hay on it II I could get the grass
started. Can you tell me the best
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
(By Pearl c. stegall, louisiana

I (By Pearl C. Stegall, louisiana
/ built all my poultry houses 10
by Is feet and let the cover. extend 9
feet In front and s feet on each side.
u find this good style of house for
this climate, as 1t gives good sheds
flor nests or coops for the young.
sters.
make the roofs Of strips three
inches wide, not over three feet high,
land fasten them slightly at each end
and by cleats so they can be removed
for cleaning.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
Veterinary Notice

l am permanently located in
monterey for the purpose of prac-
ticing Veterinary Medicine, Surgery
and Dentistry.
Soliciting your patronage, am
respectfully yours,
DR., A. W. miller, D. Y. NJ.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13

Ysa WIN sss relief from Pain vsss
or, agns1 Aaa-Patn Piais s1s taksaA
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
--IF You NEED A

Monument,
Headstone or Marker,
ge, nv prices l will save you money.
you need an Iron Fence, | furnish Inc
best for the money. Yours 10 serve,
Fl. F. SLAvEE,
Monterey, Va
Agent. for The Clifton Forge
Marble Works.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-12-13
LABOR SAVING

I . Ut Nt I1y
III SERVICE BUREAU
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-07-26
BIRTH OF A LETTER.
The Way NV" Came to Take the Place
of tho Old "vV."


The printers and language makers OF
the latter part Of the sixteenth cen
tury began to recognize the fact that
there was a sound in spoken English
which was without representative in
the shape of an alphabetical sign or
character, as in the first sound in the
word wet
Prior to that time it had always been
spelled as vet" the having the long
sound Of d or of two us together. In
order to convey an idea of the new
sound they began to spell such words
as wet" weather" web" etc. with
two us. and as the u of that date was
a typical v the three words above look
ed like this: "Vvet," "vvea ther, -
''vveb."
After awhile the typefounders recog.
nized the fact that the double u had
come to stay. so they Joined the two us
together and made the character now
so we'll known as W. There are books
in which three forms of the W are Civ.
en-. The first is an old double V wv
the next is one in which the last stroke
of the first crosses the first stroke OF
the second. and the third is the com
mon W we use today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-07-26
ANDERSON RESIGNED
From Wayne County Central
Committee.

r. G. Anderson, precinct committee
man, from Franklin township, today
handed in his resignation as a mem
Der of the Wayne County Central Com
mittee. In presenting his resignation
he said that he could not be a party
to the methods employed by the Taft
Republicans and he has cut loose
from the old party entirely and has Of
fered his services to the Progressive
party E. G. McMahan. who is a mem
Der of the Wayne County Central
Committee also said today that he
would not serve on the committee and
that he would offer his services to the
new party organization. He says he
is willing to serve as a delegate to the
Progressive State convention which
meets in Indianapolis next week. A
large number of the members of the
Wayne County Central committee
have expressed themselves as being
bitterly opposed to the action of the
regular Republicans at Chicago and
would within the next few weeks hand
in their designations and then join the
Progressive party.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the mass convention which
will be held at the Pythian Temple to-
morrow afternoon and Chairman A. E.
Smith predicts that the meeting will
have representatives from all parts
of the county. The meeting is sched-
uled for o'clock and all Progressives
are invited to attend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-07-26
GAM ES TO-DAY.
Louisville at indianapolis.
Toledo at Columbus.
Kansas City at Milwaukee
st. Paul at Minneapolis.
Dickens Den.

Dickens care for his material sur
roundings did not end with his bed
room. His favorite writing place at
Gadshill was a Swiss chalet in the
shrubbery. and this he fitted up in
most ingenious fashion. Il have put
mirrors in the chalet where / write.
he says in one of his letters. land they
reflect and refract in all kinds of ways
the leaves that are quivering at the
windows and the great fields of wav-
ing corn and the sail dotted river. My
room is up among the branches Of the
trees. and the birds and the butterflies
fly in and out. and the green branches
shoot in at the open windows. and the
lights and the shadows of the clouds
come and go with the rest of the COM
pany. The scent of the flowers and
indeed of everything that is growing
for miles and miles is most delicious
London Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-07-26
M|AMSBURC COMING
Sundays Game Will Be Hot
ly Contested.

The Richmond ball club will meet
a stiff proposition Sunday when it
hooks horns with the new Miamisburg
team, composed of the former "Vic-
tors" of Dayton. The victors played
the fastest kind of semi-professional
ball, and when the Miamisburg team
failed, was secured to represent Mi
amisurg in the K. /. o. League. The
Victors played circles around the in
dependent teams of Dayton in the
Saturday afternoon leagues. 1t is ex-
pected that they will give the locals a
tough game.
Heavy" Belts will star as the vii
lain next Sunday when he heaves 'em
over for the locals. The lineup of the
team will not be changed, the new
right fielder having given good salts
faction in the last two games. Supp,
the fast throwing short stop, Powell
at first base, Dos Martin and the rest
of the favorites of the locals, will be
on deck. The game will be called as
usual, at o'clock Who will umpire
the game is not known.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-07-26
THE SLAyERS
OF ROSENTHAL
NEAR ARREST
Police Nets Drawn Tighter
and Escape of the Guilty
Ones Appears to Be Out
of Question Now.
CONTINUED from Page One)

get from the men their version of
what happened Tuesday morning"
Through the confession of VIM.
Shapiro, driver of the grey automobile
used by the murderers in going to the
Hotel Metropole to kill Rosenthal and
in making their escape the district at
torney was able to complete evidence
against four of the murder suspects.
Lieut. Costigan said that gambling
could not go in New York without the
connivance of the police. The lieuten-
ant made statements which reflected
seriously upon several civilian mem
bers of the police force.
Shapiro's confession has caused at
tention to be directed to men higher
up" who are believed to have inspired
the crime
Shapiro stated that some of the as
sassins believed that in serving Bald
Jack Rose they are aiding Lieut.. Beck
er. Rose was considered close conf
dental friend of Police Lieut. Becker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-07-26
Real Literary Crumbs.

The librarian opened the book wide
and shook it hard
Looking for possible love letters
and mementos?" visitor asked.
"No; breadcrumbs." said the libra
rian. 'Subsequent readers do not
mind love letters, but they do object
to breadcrumbs. Half the books
brought back have crumbs tucked
away between the leaves. That shows
what a studious town we are. Our
people are so enamored of literature
that they can't stop reading long
enough to eat: also it shows what
lonely town we are. Only people who
live alone a great deal read anything
except the newspaper at mealtime.
And it shows what a sloyenly town we
are. In the interests Of hygiene and
aesthetics those voracious readers who
cram their heads and their stomachs
at the same time ought to clean their
books of crumbs. but they never do.
New York Press.