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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
ON THIS EARTH, AND THAT NOTHING is LEFT
TO ACCIDENT ANYWHERE IN THIS UNIVERSE,
FROM THE GREATEST SUN TO THE SMALLEST
PARTICLE OF MATTER

How dreadful it would have been had the ruling race
this earth UP from his great gorilla with his
giant arms, his huge teeth his low forehead and great
jaw, his chest one hundred and fifty inches in circum
ference and his brain devoted to rage and hatredl
Had this monster ape grown in numbers and
IN power had it developed into the ruling this
planet what horrid pandemonium of brutality and
hatred this earth would be at present.
wisdom greater than that of all the scientss-the
wisdom that balances the and the planets and the
wisdom that gives justice, power above brutality
would not permit this ferocious of the Equa-
tor to develop into n1an-and rule.
The ancestors of would have been found
among the timd, shvering, frightened creatures that
ran in terror from such huge brute this.
The story of this great monsters nferiority is found
in his hand.
When you look at it you four huge fingers great
hooks of tremendous power and tiny thumb scarcely
bigger than that of little child.
That LITTLE thumb tells the story A different
kind of animal WITH A BIGGER THUMB, and a
forehead growing slowly higher through the centuries
until the jaw finally went back and the forehead
out and gave the of to-day-that is the
that went ahead of this monkey
Look at the thumb on your right hand II tells the
story of growth
The ANIMALS hand is weapon. The gorilla's
hand IS weapon. The hand of is HIGHLY
FINISHED TOOL. The highly developed thumb helps
every of the fingers does much work as all
four of them Its development shows the development
of the brain that controls It.
fhe weak, feeble, man-shaped animal with the soft
skull the exctabe system, the hand learn
ing through cunning make up for lack of strength
that is the ancestor of the human of to-day.
Because the weaker man-shaped animal could not
fight HE HAD TO THINK
The power the brutality and the ferocity went down
The great dinoaur, seventy feet in length, with brain
small as that of puppy dog, vanished. The man.
moth and the sabretoothed tiger went in their turn
his powerful gorilla survives oily where the suns
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18

was killed in the Nola territory, near the burning
Equator
He is monster in power, six feet three inches
tall nine feet from tip TO tip of his outstretched
hands and he is relatively small type of his
race. For others of his kind have been killed that
measured eight feel in height and were otherwise big
in proportion.
This dreadful ferocious animal was killed by
tribe of African savages with sssessis their ma
live spears, and stone rifles In spite Of their
numbers and advantages, he killed two Of them
before he succumbed. If thew had met him hand
to hand, with no advantage Of weapons he would
have killed the entire tribe easily, pulling them
to pieces and crushing them without effort. They
would have had chance against him
Young men, who sometimes think too much of
brute force and of your courage and fighting
power, look at this dead monster and think how
little physical force and animal courage amount to.
This gorilla giant makes the human fighter seem
small
Your prize fighting champion HEAVY
WEIGHT" weighs 80 pounds. This gorilla, with
out ounce of fat upon him, weighs 500 pounds.
Your greatest prize fighter has chest perhaps
IS inches round John L, Sullivan, in his fighting
days, had chest of ~ inches.
The chest of this gorilla has circumference of
SO inches.
Look at that fearful hairy breast This mon
ster could have seized in his arms three of your
champion heavyweight fighters and easily crushed
them to death against the bones of that great
chest
The arms of this gorilla four and one-haIf
feet long.
An expert says of this monster:
This gorilla at end Of rope could probably
output forty An average drag
weight of 200 pounds Forty could drag
weight Of 5000 pounds TWO horses
drag weight of four Now. this gorilla
appears fr- his description and measurements 10
be fully equal to horses. Therefore, he could
draw four tons. or much forty men,
This description is given of the gorilla S appear
ence-a hideous and forbddng monstrosity:
The gorilla's middle of the legs
when the animal standing upright
The hands clumsy, the thumbs very small
the fingers joined by web
The neck scarcely exists The lea slight
The toes stumpy and thick; the great
ike thumb The reced-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18


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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18

" this gorilla, dead and prorped
up to have his photograph taken,
you see the biggest, most power
full "man-shaped" thing that has
ever lived on this earth.
This giant Of The African forest
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
(By H. F. eR1NsTEAD)

Any farm is worth SO per acre
more when 1t is well fenced and di-
vided into convenient fields and lots.
AS there is more or less work and ex-
pense entailed in getting good hog.
tight fence in place, one should get
only the best material, and spend
more time in setting and stretching
than when the common barbed wire
Is used.
Woven wire, even Of the 26-inch
width, eyerts several times the strain
as that Of the three-strand barbed
wire, and the corner-posts must De oil
good size, and we'll braced.
Posts cut In the winter and allowed
to season till the summer before being
set will be more satisfactory, but this
plan is not always practicable.
We have used posts a rod apart on
our farm, but l have learned from ex-
perience that that is too far and now
am putting them IL feet apart.
Set the corner or end posts first.
then drive the others In line between
them by stretching, a wire on the
ground. This wire must be stretched
tight; and In driving do not let the
post touch the wire, as 1t would push
it out of line.
The work of getting ready" is the
most important item in making this
kind of fence. since quarter OF a
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
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Feed dry feeds-no mashes.

Feed dry feeds-no mashes.
For the first feeds use plenty OF
dry oatmeal.
Now is the best time to try your
breeding stock.
Chills. wet food and lack Of sun
shine are the main causes Of bowel
trouble in chicks.
Where the dropping boards are
made Of matched lumber the job Of
cleaning them is easier.
This is good time to put a square
Of tar paper in the bottom Of each
nest bow for the benefit Of lice.
II new poultry house is to be
built this spring see If there isn't a
sandy spot handy on which to locate
it.
II all the chickens and fuli-grown
hens run together, the stronger chick
ems will get most Of the feed and
keep the others poor.
In operating breeders remember
that uniform heat should always be
maintained. 1t Is better to have a
little too much heat than too little.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26

how 10 take the proper precautions,
there is little or no danger. Anar-
chists, as matter Of fact, do not use
dynamite in bomb-throwing and nei-
Their do burglars use it in cracking"
safes. What they use Is nitroglyYer-
inc. There is an erroneous and
widespread impression that a dyna-
mite cartridge will explode If dropped
on the ground or thrown against the
body of a person. The efforts of the
government and the leading railroads
to perfect plans and methods for
draining the vast area of swamp now
covering millions of acres OF rich,
yerdant soil have directed the atten-
ton of the general public toward the
Importance of increasing the culti-
waited area of the country.
The importance of any farm, coun-
ty, state or nation, varies almost d.
rectly in proportion to the extent OF
its cultivated area. Many southern
states can be doubled in productive
area by proper drainage of swamps
and clearing Of cut-over lands. The
area Of swamp and cut-oyer lands In
this country is greatly in excess OF
the total cultivated area. Hence any
means of bringing these lands into
cuItivable shape is Of the highest inn
portance.
If often happens that swamps and
marshy lands are caused by hard-pan
underneath. There is no outlet by
which the water can run off and as
it cannot sink into the earth 1t stands
there, rendering the land useless and
breeding disease. BY using dynamite
these conditions can be removed.
The hatdpan is usually only a few
feet below the surface Of the marsh
top soil. With an extension auger a
hole is bored to the bottom Of the
hardpan. Into this hole several dyna-
mite cartridges are lowered and
"tamped." The top cartridge is
primed with blasting cap.
In ditching with dynamite the first
thing done is the locating Of the pro-
posed ditch. Then the width and
depth are decided on. Holes are
punched at intervals Of about two
feet along the course of the center of
the ditch. In each Of these holes q
cartridge Is dropped and @tamped"
in with some mud. A row Of ten cart
ridges is made $50 or 200 feet long
and only the center cartridge is
primed with a fuse and blasting cap.
This method Of blasting, where only
the center cartridge Is primed, is.
only used in damp and compact soil.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26

according to this investigation, corn
planting begins simultaneously.
Corn planting is first observed on
the chart about February Is of nor
NAL years, the first planting taking
place In southern Florida and Texas.
Fifteen days later corn planting
is observed In northern Florida,
southern Louisiana and central Texas,
and by May Is the movement had
progressed as far north AS southern
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont,
central New York, northern Wiscon.
sin, Minnesota and North Dakota.
The curves in the lines of the chart
are a significant feature. They indi-
cate the result of influences exerted
upon planting by topography, soil
conditions, rainfall and latitude
Sometimes one set Of influences pre-
walls, sometimes another. Again, sew
eral combined influences may be coua-
terbalanced, as 1t were, by one con-
trolling influence. For instance, the
lines In western Kansas and Nebras-
ka bend slightly northward, instead
of abruptly southwark, as would be
expected in view of their greater al
tItude. The counterbalancing infiu-
ence In this case is believed to be the
character Of the soil which, in the
western portion OF these states, is
sandy and therefore readily dries out
and quickly warns up in spring. The
influence of the Great Lakes Is
shown in the sinuous line bearing
date May To-
The air temperature at which corn
planting begins In actual practice has
not heretofore been established, but
from data assembled in the study OF
cereal crops 1t is believed to be ap-
proximately S. degrees Fahrenheit.
except in certain localities, where the
mean daily normal temperature does
mot fall SO low as IS degrees Fahren.
heit.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26

stretch the wire month later, after
the posts have settled, and the wealth.
er becomes warm.
There is considerable contraction
and expansion due to heat and cold,
so fence stretched In midsummer Is
more likely to remain tight. In
stretching the wire. always fasten the
stretcher to the end or corner post,
and not to some object beyond, just
because 1t is more convenient.
/ have tried this and know that
unless the end posts receive the ten
sion when stretching, they will give as
soon as the stretcher Is removed. A
'stretcher with two levers. one at the
top and another at the bottom is the
best type, since on uneven ground the
wire may be stretched to conform to
the surface.
The most important thing in the
construction OF ferce is having posts
well set, for without this 1t is igDos.
sible to stretch heavy woven wire.
Never try to stretch more than 40
rods at once, and If this is four-foot
wire 1t will require enormous tension.
A part CT the crimp should be
drawn out of the wires. Nail to every
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
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Il N -
FIGHT ON TURKEY PARASITES
Youngsters Must Be Protected From
Excessive Heat and DamPness,
Says Government Bulletin.

No kind of young poultry Is so sus-
ceptible to the effects Of unfavorable
conditions as the young turkey. They
must be carefully protected from the
attacks of parasites, and from exces-
siye heat and dampness, says gov
eminent bulletin, until they have
gained sufficient strength and size to
wander away with the. parent tur-
keys and care for themselves on the
range.
The chief danger from lice and
mites attacks to the poults is direct
ly after the poults are Matched, but
the best remedy is to deal with the
hen before the young are Matched.
The pluusge of the hen should be
busted With insect powder, and close
down to the skin from head to hook
joint, being careful not to get 1t into
the eyes. This should be done at
least twice a week until two or three
days, before Matching.
The most careful attentions should
be given to this. Never use lime or
sulphur for, this purpose. Nothing Is
better than some insect powder, If 1t
does not contain ingredients that are
injurious to the eyes.
1t may often occur, however, that
the hen will not have been properly
treated, and also the lice and mites
will be found on the young, and in
order that the poults may live and
thrive, they must be freed Of thees
enemies. AS soon as the young are
ready to leave the nest they must be
examined carefully for lice, which
may be on the top of the head, under
the throat or about the wings or
vent. Some Of them are gray in color
and difficult to see.
They may be destroyed by the use
OF sweet Gil, rubbing small amount
upon the head and throat; insect pow
der is sufficient for the other parts
CT tie body 1t is very important
that CRY a small amount Of the sweet
oil be u.ed, as too much is injurious.
Kerosene should never be used to
destroy parasites.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
Gate Well Braced.

q Y.
approximately at right angles to the
brace, then twisted tight with short
stick.
The brace should not be less than
six inches in diameter. and squared at
the ends.
There is yet another way Of bracing
corner posts, to be commended for its
simplicity and low cost where timber
! is scarce. It is best suited for back
fences. where there is no passing
around the corners.
This is an anchor placed in line
with the fence for an end post, but
where there is corner it Is midway
between, or at an angle Of 35 degrees
with either line.
A pit two feet deep and a foot wide
and four inches long is dug back six
feet from the post to be braced. A
log or chunk three feet long is buried
In the hole, two strands of No. 8 wire
tied around the middle of it, then
secured to the top Of the posts.
When this log or dead man." as 1t
is called, Is covered and well tamped.
the wire from 1t to the post should be
twisted till the post leans slightly,
then when the wire is stretched the
post will give sufficiently to put 1t
back straight.
One may think that this anchor
would pull up, but there Is no danger
II it is put In two feet, and the wall
of the pit straight down. or little
caved, with notch cut in the hank
for the wire to make straight pull
toward the top of the post. This form
of brace tends to pull the post down
rather than up. as is the case with
the other braces.
For a yard fence where appearances
count for more than in other places,
the brace may be hidden. A hole is
dug to the desired depth. being as
long as the distance between the posts
the stay post being set in one end,
and the corner post In the other.
A brace Is fitted in tight between
them in the bottom OF the hole. and
the dirt filled in, then another IL put
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26

At last the American farmer has
found a new way of raising better
crops. He has put dynamite to an
agricultural use. With dynamite he
can blast stumps and boulders from
his land, he can drain marsh land and
make it disable, and he can improve
the earth so by shaking it up and max
ing it porous that trees, grain and
vegetables grow with phenomenal ra-
pidity.
This new agricultural science has
been used extensively for only two or
three years. At first the farmer was
dubious and afraid of dynamite. He
considered it dangerous explosive,
used only by anarchists and safe
breakers. But the more progressive
members Of the agricultural frater-
atty tried the "new-fangled scheme"
and found it good. Crops were doubled
to the acre, trees planted in dyna-
mited ground spread their roots
through the loosened earth, drank ia
the moisture and nourishment and
thrived wonderfully.
Experiments were made with corn
and other vegetables planted at the
same time in fields side by side, one
of which had been dynamited, the
other only plowed. The product in the
dynamited ground soon outstripped
the other.
Last year 25o,O0O American farm
ers used dynamite. This year the ex-
perts tell us 100000 farmers will use
it. knowledge is growing. Conse-
quently new profession has sprung
up-that of the professional blaster,
Many farmers want their fields dyna-
mited, but don't care to handle the ex-
plosive themselves. They would rath-
er employ an experienced man, skilled
in the use of dynamite, to do the work
for them, even if it does cost a little
more.
The professional plaster is man
used to handling dynamite, who knows
how to explode it in the way that
1t will do the most good and no harm.
He frequently goes about the country,
advertising his coming beforehand in
rural newspapers. Often the branches
out, becomes a contractor and has
several crews Of experienced blasters
under him. There are great many
more young men learning agricultural
blasting in this country today than
there are learning to build aeroplanes.
Dynamite, while dangerous explo-
sive, is not half as dangerous as most
persons think it. Handled by skilled
person, who is used to it and knows
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
Remedy for pIarrhoea.

When simple remedies fail to cor
rect diarrhoea In birds, give the fol
lowing: Subnitrate of bismuth, one to
four grains twice each day, or pulyer-
lied cinnamon bark, two grains twice
each day. The soft feed given the
bird should be dr. or as nearly dry as
possible. In case the trouble is
checked too abruptly, give from 20 to
80 grains of salts in tablespoonful
OF water. One or two grains of cal
omel In soft water is also good cor.
rective.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
For sale

A three foot burr. in good condi-
ton, with hoops, spindle, and fix
lures, everything complete.
Also good circdlar saw mill.
Saw 40 inches, and in fine shape,
always kept in dry. These plants
were constructed by frst-class me-
chanic and have always given ex-
cellent service.
Both situated one mile west OF
Mcdowell For terms etc. address
A. l.. Armstrong,
Mcdowell, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26

post, but not to every wire. Staple a
part of them to one post, and the
alternate ones to the next post.
Make substantial gates. light though
strong. Our gates are 1 by 4 lumber,
and usually 10 or II feet wide. In
order to save waste, get 16-foot lum-
Der.
Seven pieces Of that length, and one
ten will make the gate without any
waste. There should also be another
piece foot wide and ten feet long,
which may be sawed in two and nail.
ed, one piece on either side where
the hinges are bolted on.
The gate may be made II feet long
and five feet high by cutting the 16-
foot lumber this way, the short pieces
being used in pairs for the uprights,
one piece being sawed into two eight
foot pieces for the diagonal brace.
These short braces are better than
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
Use Of RIood Meal for calves.

A little blood meal, commencing
with teaspoon and gradually in
creasing to a tablespoonful at each
feeding. is said to have beneficial
results with calves that are not doing
very well, but as this meal contains
about 60 per cent. of digestible pro-
tein 1t would hardly seem to be a
proper complement to skimmilk for
continuous feeding.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
For Sale.

Small farm containing about four
teen acres located just off the
Churchville pike seven miles from
staunton on public road. The
place har good five room house in
good condition. Stable aud other
outbuildings. Plenty of fruit and
good land. Price $500. Terms
can be arranged to suit purchaser.
Harry NJ. Lewis & Co.,
Staunton, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26

mile may be stretched and stapled by
two men after everything is in place
and the posts set.
Set corner posts at least three feet
in the ground, and brace to overcome
the direct tension of the wire as well
as the tendency to pull up.
Eight or ten feet from the corner
posts set the stray post, against which
the corner post is to be braced. Cut a
big square notch in this post q foot
from the ground, to receive the end of
the brace, and similar notch should
be cut In the corner post three feet
from the ground to receive the other
end.
This will throw a large part of the
strain on the stray post, but in order
to make this more effective, and over
come the tendency to pull upward on
the corner post, double strand of
smooth No. 10 wire Is put around both
posts from the top of the stray post to
to the bottom Of the corner post. or
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
Finest Bacon and Hams.

The finest bacon and hams raised
in England come from hogs fed
principally upon skim milk and bar
ley meal. 1t is claimed by the Eng.
lish producers that American hogs
are practically all fed on corn, which,
although perfectly wholesome food,
tends to make the hog fat and a lit
tie mellow whereas feeding by the
British method gives a meat beauti-
fully white and as solid as meat need
be.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
For Sale

| will sell privately my house and
lotin Crabbottom containing about
Z acres morl or less. 1t is well
situated and has a good orchard,
water and other conveniences on
the place.
Terms and further particulars
apply to Jno. A. Ruckman, Durbin,
W. Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
Poultry Farms.

Despite the handicap of high-priced
grain. i appears that the highly spe-
cialized poultry farms are able to
stand present conditions fully as we'll
as the individual farms. At any rate,
the large producers are likely to study
the question more closely. and perhaps
they are able to figure out profit,
everything considered. where the far
mer is scared by the high cost Of pro-
duction.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
Baby Beef.

A new style of baby beef has been
set IN some portions of the east, par
ticularly In Pennsylvania, and fat lit
tie animals, Weighing from four to
eight hundred pounds, are now prime
fayorites in the big markets.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
Dating Eggs.

into apertures in the palm Of glove
live cover which is strapped around
palm of the hand. AS each egg Is
picked out of the nest the date is i'm
printed upon it, and there is no neces-
sity to going all over the days crop"
after they have been collected. The
type, of course, is linked from time to
time.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-26
Making Hens Lay.

To make them lay keep them com.
Portable and busy, but don't oyerfeed.
More pullets refuse to lay from being
overfed than underfed. Our pullets
get two regular feeds day, a hot
mash in the morning, grain for sup
per, with scratch at noon.