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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26

In the orderly arrangement Of it's con-
tents, the simplicity Of It's explanations
and the fulness Of its scope. Mr.. Will
iams's book is laudably we'll adapted TO
the requirements of those who are ignc-
rant Of the ways of the sea. The author
does not overestimate the interest and
pride which Americans take in their
navy. or the lack OF precise knowledge
Of all that concerns it which so often
accOmua MES their enthusiasm More
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
fer So so year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26
our NAVY
It's Historic Past and It's Present
Organization.

THE UNITED STATES NAVY. \ Hand
book. BY Henry Williams, Naval Con-
structor, L. S. n Illustrated from pho
tographs l2mO, pp. Wit. Dos Henry
Holt & co.
a SHORT HISTORY OF THE UNITED
STATES NAVY. BY Captain George Il.
Clark L. s. n. Professor William Q.
Stevens, PHI. D, Instructor Carroll S.
Alden. Phi. D.. and Instructor Herman
y. Kraft, IL. r.. Of the Department Of
English. United States Naval Academy.
Illustrated Svo. PIP. A5. Philadelphia
The j. Il. Lippincott Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26
A SOCIAL PROBLEM
The Nations Awakening to It's
Responsibility.

A NEW CONSCIENCE AND AN AN
GENT EVIL BY Jane Adams, Hull
House, Chicago. Emo. PIP. Xi, 2l9. The
Macmillan COMPANY
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-02-16
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4 tpGd tiJ TWU{Tss

New York. Feb; t14.--Edna Mays
father. who for many years has been
a postman in Syracuse, NJ r., has re.
isigned his place with the government
:nd will come. to New York. He won't
carry any more MALL His daughter,
who in private. life is Mrs. OsGaEriLewg:.
isohn, has leased a. large apartment
In Eiehty.sixth street, Between Broad:
way and West End avenue, and it is
there the, former Syracuseaspostman
will. make his home. Miss Mays faith
er.s;is Mr. Petite. *Hs7 #+"t " NA'>
Miss May Is at present living in the
sSt. Regis, but she was found in the
apartment temporarily Occupied by
her motherstrs the Hotel Somerset, in
t~Forty;seventh street. ;E
Father Is e5.
~ have leased al, apartment, said
Miss May, "and my father and nay
mother and my young sister will, make
their home with me. Ny father IS
about 65 years Old now ai.ds5l will
be more than glad to have the family
with me. My sister, Marguerite Pet
tie; just Il came. from London. where
she has been playing fol. the last two
years. She has some things in view
here In. New York and will therefore
probably be here for ,semastiraes9 Con.
sA~eeapq9eIpttlYY. mmo.thl|eeae11 and father want y p 1 to.
be here, too. And I want them. any
hOt,tWg." isljIfii{|i.f 81 Eft 50 %%i{ts4ft ssia
MI. Petite. has not arrived in New
York yet, He resigned. his PLACE two
weeks ago. and. it is understood, Will
get rid Of as many Of his possessions
in Syracuse as he can before leaving.
He Is expected in New York very
shortly, and ~i,nmediately upon hisj ar
rival. Edna. May, !her. parents and sis:
ter will move into the apartment Mrs.
Petite arfivSdifn town TO meet her
daughterssat; the pier, u ~ Yyg4
Although Edna May has not. bought
a house for her mother and father she
probably WIN do So before long The
apartment inT.Eighty-sixth street will
be furnished by Miss, May and every
provision will 1bs made Tor the com:
fort 81 her fatherfsnd mother! vol
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05

too .2aep or not deep enough. culYerts
which are too small, or which are
laid so fat that they are soon alicd
with silt or trash.
Fourth, spreading gravel in dry
weather, dumping 1t in piles and leav-
ing 1t for the traffic to spread.
Fifth, making the road too narrow
to accommodate the traffic, or so mar
raw that wagons will track and soon
cut the surface into ruts. Sixth, fail.
ure to keep ruts and holes filled with
gravel.
With good binding or cementing
gravel, satisfactory roads may be
made by surfacing the prepared sub
grade with one or two layers of this
material. The earth foundation is first
shaped with a road grader, and II
possible, rolled with an eight or ten
ton roller.
The earth foundation should be
crowned but slightly. The material
Is spread in one, two or three layers
to total depth Of from eight to
twelve inches in the center, and from
four to six inches at the sides, gradual
ly diminishing in depth to a feather
edge toward the side bitches.
The gravel road ought to have q
little attention throughout the year
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
Well Drained Earth Road.

inches nor more than twelve inches
higher than the other edge Of the
shoulders. The total fall Of grade from
center to side ditch should be about an
inch to the foot. Ordinarily, the only
bitches needed are those made with
the road grader, which are wide and
shallow. Deep bitches should be pro-
vided If the road is about level, but
such bitches wash rapidly on steep
slopes aad are dangerous beside.
Wood or terra Gotta tile do not
make satisfactory culverts; the first
will soon rot and the latter Is liable
to break. Stone or concrete culverts
are the best and cheapest In the long
run.
Because Of Its simplicity, Its etti-
cheney and cheapness, the split-log drag
is an excellent device for maintaining
earth and gravel roads.
The best results have been obtained
by dragging once each way after each
heavy rain. In some cases, however,
one dragging every three or four
weeks had been found sufficient to
keep road in good condition. the
drag does it's best work when the soil
is moist but not sticky"
The sand-clay road is made by mix
ing sand and clay together. Coarse,
sharp sand and sticky clays are pre-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05

clay is then dumped on the surface
and spread to a depth Of from six 10
eight inches at the center, and grad
ually decreasing in depth toward the
sides. A layer Of clean sand is then
added, which is thoroughly mixed with
the clay, either by traffic or preferably
by means OF plows and disk or tooth
harroWs.
The sand-clay road, after compile.
ton, should be carefully maintained
until the surface becomes firm and
smooth. The construction of this type
of road is by no means quick opcr-
alton.
There are so many kinds Of gravel
that it is almost impossible to lay
down principles Of construction which
will hold good in ali cases.
The following are the principal
causes of failure in gravel roads:
First, poor material; round water.
worn gravel; too little binder or too
much sand, earth or clay.
Second, unstable foundations; plac'
ing gravel on surfaces filled with ruts
and holes.
Third, poor drainage; too fat, or
too high In the middle, side bitches
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
CONSTRUCTION OF GOOD ROADS
Is GREAT SAVING TO FARMERS
Excellent Building Highways
nd IA Recommended by Government
Are n DetaiI-EIitninatiou
Of Hills AssiSts Horses.

The cost OF hauling over country
reads is largely determined by the
size Of the load that can be hauled,
the number Of trips that can be made
in day and the wear and tear on
teams and equipment Steep grades
as we'll as ruts and mud holes serve
to decrease both the speed and the
load.
On the principle that "a chain Is
no stronger than its weakest link,
the maximum load that team can
draw is the load that it can draw up
the steepest hill or through the deep
est mud hole on that road.
Wherever possible, roads should be
located on straight lines. In billy
or mountainous country, however,
straightness often causes heaVy
grades. Straightness and grade must,
therefore, be handled together. The
best location is one which Is straight
in general directions, is free from
steep grades, is over solid ground, and
serves the largest possible number OF
people,
In studying the relations of grade
to distance, the following principle
should be borne in mind: To life
ton one foot high requires 1000
'oot-pounds Of energy; on a road, the
surface Of which offers 100 pounds or
tractive resistance per ton, the same
energy would roll the ton horizontal
distance of 20 feet. To save one foot
of grade the road may therefore be
heightened 20 feet.
The elimination Of one or two steep
hills on line Of road will frequently
enable horses - draw three or four
times as much as they could draw on
the old road. 1t takes approximately
four times as much power to draw
loads up ten per cent. grades as on a
level, but on four per cent. or five
per cent. grade horse can usually
draw Gor short time) as much as he
can draw on a level.
A four per cent. or five per cent.
grade is therefore considered the max
imum on roads subjected to heavy
hauling. Steep grades may often BIO
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
YOUNG WOMAN
CUs HER Eol0
Small Flock OF PuI1ets Installed
Ia the Back Yard In Port.
o5Le House FURNISH
Medicine.

A young lady living in a small CITY
had impaired her health by too CON
fning work in city Office, says
Christian Herald. Her physician or
dcred her 10 a sanitarium for rest and
uIbuiiding, and VIXEN she returned 10
work he instructed her to eat four
fresh-laid eggs daily; two eggs 70:
breakfast, and the others raw, in milk.
Finding it difficult to obtain depend
ably fresh eggs, she persuaded her
mother to permit her having small
flock in the home yard. y portable
house was purchased and fifteen pull
lets installed in it. A small brother
was paid 10 cents a week to feed and
care for the dock, two bags Of ready
mixed food were bought, and the re-
suit of the venture was not only al
the eggs the young lady needed and a
supply for tie family, but there was
surplus which found a ready market
at the corner drug store, bringing 10
cents a dozen above the market price.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
MARGIN OF PROFIT AND LOSS
Sales Will Determine Whether
Hens Are Paying.

A flock of hens should be made to
pay a good dividend on the invest
ment. If they do not do this there is
something radically wrong some
where along the line.
If you have kept a record OF the
cost of production and the sales you
will be able to tell whether or not
your hens are paying. Hens that are
laying an average Of so or 60 per cent.
are doing we'll and will make good
showing on the right side of the cash
book. Any averages above that VIII
be so much more gain and will more
than justify keeping the birds.
If they fall way below this mark
you better investigate and find out
the cause of the trouble. It may be
that you have a poor strain of birds,
that you are not feeding the right
kinds of foods or in sufficient guam
titles, or that you are not giving them
the proper attention that they must
have in order to be great producers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05

sufficient space to slide it in Tor out)
through the end hinged door. When
placed in the coop, it laid directly on
the floor 50 that the chickens roasted
rough strips OF one by three inch stuff.
The roost l constructed in one solid
piece
1t was made so that there would be
about three inches from the floor of
the elevated coop. This arrangement
would not do for the lighter breeds,
which prefer higher roosting places.
The next step was to close in the
front of the coop, which l did by using
the pieces which had been removed
from it.
About two-thirds of the front is
boarded up, the remainder being COW
cred with a double thickness of COM
mon burlap. The door is left off dur
ing the greater part Of the year, but
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
HOGS REQUIRE
GOOD PASTURE
Every Farmer Having Swim
Should Su.r Patch OF Rape
Seed 20 .EaIse Suit.
able GroziuJ.

T2rs require 2. eel food along with
VIII A"cp in coed, thrifty condition
during the summer months on clover
and grass alone. Every farmer having
hogs should SOW ratch OF Essex
rape seed. Sow four pounds Of clean
new crop seed to the acre; the ground
must be deep, finely pulverized and in
coed order. In t5'n weeks from SOW
ing This makes Il sd pig pasture and
good grazing; the ni:'s will grow fast
and will be kept healthy. When fed
en- rape the pigs Should have at all
times mixture Of wooG and coal
ashes. mixing one handful Of salt and
one Of sulphur in each peck Of ashes.
The fattening properties Of rape arc
probably twice as good as those OF
clover. Last fails pigs should be CIV
CT fiae-cut clover hay, mixed VITA.
wheat bran and wheat middlings.
Mix with boiling water. A few small
ears of corn may be given after the
mixed feed is eateG. Have the pens
clean and dry; give Il thick bed Of
dry leaves or cut straw. They should
have fresh water daily. Expert breed
ers e:Tc the following mixture to their
hogs; they consider it better than
wood ard coal ashes alone: Ten
pounds OF burnt bones, 10 pounds Of
water and 10 pounds Of sulphuric acid.
The burnt bones are put into an iron
pot and moistened with the water;
the acid is then slowly poured over
the mass and we'll stirred In. Great
care must be used in handling the
acid, as the least drop on the hand
will burn like fire. Mix this with an
equal quantity of freshly burnt hard
wood ashes; let the pigs have little
of this mixture twice a week. 1t is
especially good for pigs troubled with
tumors caused by eating too much
Germ. Have a grass pasture or dry
yard adjoining the pens, as they must
have plenty Of exercise to keep them
in good, thrifty condition
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05

about 2x3x4 feet. This cost me Is
cents.
The front or top, was first taken
off the case, and a section OF one side
extending its full width, was hinged
SO that easy access to the interior
cor:l be secured. Then the case was
nioInted on legs SO that its bottom
was about foot and half from the
ground. Then boards were placed
snugly around the rear and sides of
the legs. from the bottom of the case
to the ground.
The roost was next constructed, and
for this small lengths of boards may
be used. For the roost and legs |
used what Is termed "scantling," OF
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05

avoided by locating the road around
instead of over the hill, without ma.
terially increasing the distance.
The earth road should have at least
six hours of sunshine each day. Such
brush and trees as impede the drying
action of the sun and wind should be
removed. With gravel and stone roads
this is not necessary, as a certain
amount Of moisture is needed on such
roads, especially during the summer.
Relocating roads is not an engineer
ing problem alone. One must also
consider the effect Of the road on
those who now live upon it. Many dis
like to have the road placed back of
their houses, or out of sight Of it. 1t
requires tact and good Judgment to
secure a suitable location without
arousing harsh antagonism.
The earth road can best be crowned
and ditched with reversible road
grader. Picks, shovels, scoops and
plows should not be used for this pur-
pose. One road machine, with suit
able power and operator, VIII do the
work OF many -aan with gtc'sa and
81 Ga, ara 40 1t better ssas
In order TO dispose OF storm water
quickly before 1t has time TO pene-
trate deeply into the surface. the road
should be properly crowned. For an
earth road which is "a feet wide, the
center should be not less than six
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
Arrangement OF Poultry sen.
49, MFE


IS necessagy;: during the very cold
~dlaer
Two box-seats and q small board
with strips from the ground to the
upper part OF the coop completed the
JOB
The end of the nest facing the front
was boarded up igh, to give the hens
the necessary fusion.
When the q p was completed l
raised the end DOR and laid IN old
newspaper on be floor, covering it
very thickly VI th sand. On this I
placed the roost, and the coop Was
ready for occupancy. To clean, 1t IS
simply necessary to take out and
throw away the newspaper. and put
in a fresh one, with more sand.
In summer, with one of these coops,
it would be well to open a side door
to afford sufficient ventilation, and 1t
would be we'll to keep fewer birds in
each pen. During the winter, III one
of the "bird-cage" arrangements, we
keep from five to seven large White
Rock hens, with good results.
Bearing in mind that about six
hens could ordinarily be kept in each
coop, any one may tell, from the num-
Der of chickens he intends to keep,
how the system can be extended to
his needs.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05

Many farmers operate on Jacks plan
in regard to the use of their valuable
machinery. They work hard to get the
money to buy plows, reapers and other
labor-savers, and then deliberately
snuander their savings by leaving their
machinery to be destroyed by the
weather.
On one farm the writer saw at lcas.
$500 worth OF ma chinery which had
been rendered Practically useless
within two years by exposure to the
weather. 4 fine reaper which was only
three and a half years old was left
standing after the last wheat cutting
and is already so rusted and warped
| and wcather-beaten that 1t can never
a1,iin be used.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
Caution on Pasturind Alfalfa.

Alfalfa should be pastured with
very great caution. In fact, the
farmer who holds this mitchless crop
in proper regard will pasture some
thing else and just use the alfalfa for
hay. But If the alfalfa is to be
pastured about half enough stock
should be kept on it to keep the
growth down. BY this method two or
three cuttings of hay will be obtained
in addition to the Dasturage.
Another caution to throw out is that
1t should be allowed to make good
start in the spring before the stock
are turned on and should be allowed
to go In the winter with a good cover.
Under no conditions should It be
pastured - cold weather.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05

\ great many farmers are like the
Timber Jack who. after working hard
all winter in the woods without seeing
the face OF any human being except
lis fellow wor..Esca. came out III the
sliirg with Ill; seasons wages intact
III his pocket.
After two weeks Of drunkenness and
dsnaurhvry he wohe up one mornlrS
with Is ceuts in lis pocket. the last
cc,., he had. Waiting into saloon,
he :..zr. the coin on the bar, ordered
Two drinks and quickly disposed OF
III u.
-. in" said the barhreper.
Us, us, said jazz; mo matter
a..y co:,~. ally 70" AID he walked out
10 join i al. h., - he wooUS.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
Queer Feed for Horses.

Horses and cattle in the country
near the Persian gulf are fed locusts.
fish and dates. In Thibet horses are
fed pigs blood, and In the cold noun
tain regions Of Asia meat Is regarded
as necessary part Of a horses diet.
The increasing use of meat meal H.
our country indicates that stockmen
are finding such feed useful addi.
ton to the live stock ration.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
Autumn Calves.

According to some experiments
made in Ireland, calves born in the
autumn made faster gains during the
winter when housed at night in a we'll
ventilated shed than did calves which
received no shelter, but by midsummer
there was little difference in the two
lots Wet weather had more in
furious effect on the unprotected cat
tie than did protracted cold spell.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
Incomplete Milking Bad.

Incomplete milking not only robs
the dairyman of the richest portion
of the milk, the strippings, but it dam
ages the cow, tending to lessen her
daily production and to shorten the
period Of lactation. 1t takes little
more time to draw the last pint Of
milk from the udder, but the time is
well spent in view Of the gain both to
the cow and to its owner.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05

ferred. A proper mixture will pro-
duce a hard surface. which in mild
climates and for light traffic will not
become loose when dry nor sticky
when wet.
Ordinarily from 10 to Is per cent.
of clay and from So to 80 per cent.
Of sand constitute the proper mixture.
II the road to be treated is sandy,
the surface Is first leveled off and
crowned with the road grader. The
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05

from are housewife YOU cannot reason
ably hope 20 be healthy or beautiful by wash
ing dishes, sweeping and doing houseworI
all day, ard crawling into bed dead tired at
night. Ynu must get ont into the open air
and sunlight. If vou do this every day and
keep your stomaclI and bowels in good order
by taxing Chambcrlain's Tablets when need
ed, you ahcnIl become both healthy and
beautiful. For sale by all dealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
suy!np supplementary Fsees

W Tae farmer who has an ahunGarce
of corn ard no Other grain VII nnc
1t greatly to hts profit Il he vii! sell
part u his corn aud buy OTHER iced.
10 furnish variety Of rations for the
animals. as their systems thus would
be supplied with all the essentials
necessary to proper growth and de
velopment, and yet not require Sc
much feed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
ALABAMA MAN
HAS NEW TRACE.
Wheel IN End of whtff1e Tree
Holds Trace so That There
Is No Danger of Its
LooSening.

Considerable cleverness went into
the designing by an Alabama man CO
the trace connector shown in the cut.
The end of the whifIietree has sepa-
rated parallel sides, with notches in
the ends. Pivoted between these
sides is a wheel, with two radial slots
and lateral passages running off the
slots. To us this connector a ring is
inserted in the wheel by lining up ono
of the slots of the wheel with the
notches in the end of the whiffletree.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
STUDYING Needs of One Breed.

1t is poor policy for a beginner to
endeavor to keep several breeds OF
poultry. The probabilities are that he
will give them all like attention and
food when they need to be treated
according to their natural dispositions
and peculiar needs.
The results are that he will favor
certain breed because they do better
for him, when in reality the others
would have done just as we'll II they
had received the treatment which was
due them. Do not attempt too much,
but select a breed and then a variety
and stick to them.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
New Trace Connector.

Once the wheel is turned there is no
danger of the ring slipping out OF
the slot, as the sides of the whifletree
prevent that. The trace is connected
with the ring by spring hook and
the operation of hooking or unlocking
a trace requires only a few seconds
when this device is used.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
||P (O)((|LIII{QI(
NYe,DY@I7G~77|
49,, 49, 49, ~
XyEs X
BOX COOP FOR SMALL FLOCE
inexpensive Poultry House in Which
Few Chickens May Be Kept
With Minimum of Work.
(By T. Fl. VAN BENTHUYSEN)

The following plan IS recommended
TO any one who desires to keep fe"
fowls for the purpose OF supplying
eggs for his own family:
In making my first house of this
description. | secured from dry
goods store and ordinary packing box