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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18

% Without them again. but Afta1 put
ting up with the noise of neighbors
too close, the unavoidable variety OF
navors caused by % much cooking n
one building. the fumes from the laun-
dry where washing b carried on every
day In the week. the rsttling Of pianos
at any time Of day or night. the dust
from beating rugs. the noise from In
Vulnerable children. and . hundred
other annOyances. = family Ands .
house like this great relief and sat-
isfactfon- There 10 20 much more
light. air and freedom.
The members Of the family may 70
tain the habit Of speaking in Whisper.
but tt wears on In time and they
finally settle down to enjoy them
selves after the manner OF life in the
old home in the country. But 1t 10
not like the old home. either. for they
carry the modern Inventions from the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
EYEsoRE ON ORCHARD TREES
si'ksn Webs Filled With caterpiliars
Should Be Cut Out and Burned
With Kerosene.
(By E. VAN BENTHUYsEN

tBy E. VAN BENTHUYSEN.)
There is no greater eyesore in coun-
try surroundings than the silken webs
filed with dark-colored. white-haired
caterpillars which abound on the trees
of orchard and lawn.
Those should not be confounded
with the tent caterpillar, which
abounds in early summer. They are
the larvae Of moth which flies at
night, and varies in color from pure
white to white thickly studded with
brown spots.
The moths emerge in May or June
from pupae which have passed the
winter under loose soil and rubbish at
the foot of the tree.
The eggs are placed in clusters near
the tips Of the branches. On Matching,
the process Of web-building and eating
begins, and soon a large cluster may
be formed.
Cut the nests and burn with kero.
sene, or spray with arsenites, using
sufficient force to penetrate the web.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18

A billion pounds live weight produce
nearly s00.eo0y 900 pounds OF dressed
meat and lard. This amount would b
suficient to furnish every family OF
the United States (averase four and q
half persons) about 20 pounds. II
there had been NO such loss, probably
increasing scarcity OF meat would
have been largely prevented.
The losses Of swine from disease
are usually heaviest in southern states
and lightest in northern states. Esti-
mates Of losses have been kept for
30 years. The states showing the
heaviest average yearly loss in these
30 years are. in their order, Arkansas,
1ls per 1000: Louisiana. ITO; Florida.
109: the states showing the lishtest
losses are Maine, 10: Wyoming. 1s:
New Hampshire, %. In Georgia the
average Is 81. In Alabama and Missis-
sippi. each -: in Texas. Sc; whereas,
in New York the average is 26, in
Michigan. 81: In Minnesota, 4e; in
North Dakota. 81. and in Washington
and Oregon. 7e.
The epidemic has abated somewhat
In tho past year. ~ compared with tho
preceding year. in most southern
states. but has increased greatly in
the northern states. Thus. in Florida
the loss has decreased from ITO per
1000 in 1912 to $50 in 1918; in Geor-
gia. from 165 to 30; in Alabama. from
ITO to 100: In Mississippi. from 154
TO l04; In Kentucky. from IS to 90;
IN Missouri. from Its to 30; whereas
In Iowa the loss has increased from
160 per 1000 in 1912 to 255 per 1000
In 1918: in Minnesota, from IS to III:
In Nebraska. from no to ITS: in South
Dakota. from 80 to $50, and in North
Dakota, from 20 to Is. The tendency
OF the three epidemics appears to
nave been, In general way, to move
as = wave from South and East to
North and West.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18

OF the total domestic production of
sugar in the United States In the past
three years. II per cent was beet
sugar and 20 per cent cane. This has
no reference to production In the coun-
trys insular possessions.
Colorado ranked fifth among all the
states in the country. June 1. in the
condition Of twepty-three crops re-
ported upon by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
The greatest gain made BY any state
In the union was in Kansas where the
crop average was placed at 1929 com.
pared with the ten-year average. Cali
fornia, Mississippi and Nebraska were
the three other states whose crop con-
ditions exceeded Colorado's on June l.
The crops included in this report
were winter wheat, apples, alfalfa,
sugar beets. barley. hemp, pears, rye.
peaches. raspberries, cantaloupe,
spring wheat. lima beans, hay, oats,
blackberries-all Of which were 100
per cent-and above the ten-year aver
age, pasture. onions, cabbage, water
melons, sugar cane, clover and cotton.
all slightly under 100 per cent.
!, Government reports give an in.
crease of almost $12,O0o,00O over 1918
for the 1914 hay. rye, barley, wheat
and oat crop in Colorado. A 40 per
cent increase is estimated for the
states corn and sugar beet crop.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
THIRD OF BEET CROP
GROWN IN U. o. RAISED eY
COLORADO FARMERS.
Annual Tied In Centennial State 10
Enough to Supply 5,55o.o00
People for One Wear.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-ColoradO fields last veal
produced nearly one-third of the beet
sugar refined in the United States
yielding enough to supply 5.5OO.0O0
people for a year. according to re-
port made public by the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Colorado factories produced 229.274
tons of sugar from l.s4O.65S tons OF
beets. The total production of the ma
ton was 733,4O1 tons of sugar. Colo
RADIO led all beet-sugar states. Cali
fornia ranking next. with production
about three-fourths a. great As Colo
RADIOS.
The 1913 production in the nation
aad In Colorado. too. was the greatest
In the history of the industry. Beets
we're harvested from 16s.41O acres in
Colorado. the average yield being
1893 tons to the acre. The average
price to growers was 1857 ton. the
average price to the acre being t61.97.
The price was 20 cents . ton less than
In 1912. but IL cents . ton above the
price In 1911.
Each ton of Colorado beets yielded
249 pounds OF sugar In 1918. against
263 In 1919 and 26l in 1911.
The return per acre to the growers
Of beets In 1918 was as follows, ac-
cording to the government:
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18

that make continuous IRE possible,
gas heaters to warm the water in the
tank when = coal fire ia not needed,
attachments to furnaces to warm the
wash water in the winter time. cleo
tric datiron heaters. gas cooking
ranges. improved gas burners for light
ing. and hundred other inventions
are now installed into these small
modern up-to-date houses in such a
way that life Is rendered more enjoy
able than ever before In the history
Of dwellings, and what makes 1t all
seem almost too good to believe, more
like dream than q reality. is the fact
that all this may be enjoyed by any
hard-working couple with no. capital
except their hands and willingness to
work.
Take house like this, for example,
that is only "a by 2S feet in size, and
you have six good. satisfactory rooms,
an attractive.looking front stair with
easy access to the other parts of the
house, and with all the modern i'm
provements at price ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000. according to the loca-
ton, local conditions and STYLE Of
finish.
A house could easily vary 1000 in
cost by the difference in materials.
For instance, heating plant large
enough to keep the house comforta BILE
may be purchased for 500. or a sys-
tenn of heating costing 5000 or $500
may be put in. A difference Of 500
could be easily made in the floors
alone. Some men want floors double,
with deadentng material between.
while others are satisfied with a sin.
gle tongued and grooved flooring, and
II there are a few knots in the bed.
room floors there is NO serious obtec.
| tion made.
When you go through a house IN
this way from cellar to roof it ia easv
to make variation of $1,000 even in
a small house But no matter how
cheap the material or how hard the
workmen are driven to finish the lob
within certain time limit, such
houses are not complete without the
very best plumbing that can possibly
r. secured. In this sense the hest
does not always mean the most ex
pensive. An iron pipe may be ius,
as sanitary as one made of copper
nickelplated. but what is meant b,
the best in this sense is thorough
plumbing system. properly proper
toned to the house, well trapped ant
ventilated. and the pipes put in by 6
man who understands the business, A
house should also be wired for elec
tric1ty and piped for gas and thers
should be plenty of ventilating nue.,
in the partitions.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18

world over. The more homes We have
the more interest people take In local
improvements and municipal govern
ment. This 10 . home-rule country
and the home IL the local unit.
For 20 years the general trend has
been toward smaller houses. There
are many reasons. too many to men,
ton, but one Of the principal causes
ts the education people have had
through fat life In the larger towns
and citteS.
The habit Of living in fats has edu-
Gated people in the way Of utilizing
the advantages Of concentration.
Families that once thought a large
dwelling necessary have found that a
six-room, two-story house, about the
size Of the one illustrated, may coll.
tain more actual comfort through the
application Of modern methods OF
housekeeping than the larger houses
they were formerly accustomed to-
They have learned that small house
10 more cheaply furnished. becaus.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
DISSIPATION IN THE HORSE
Many Thousands Of Dollars Lost to
Farmers From Cause That Might
Be Easily Prsvented.

'By GEORGE H. GLOVER, Colorado Az
ricultural Collese.)
Judging by the number of cases of
fatal obstruction to the bowels in
horses that come to the notice of the
veterinarians of the Colorado Agricul-
tural college. there must be many
thousands Of dollars lost to farmers
every year from this cause. And this
Is condition that might easily be
prevented.
In the winter time the roughake is
dry and succulence must be provided.
A horse with good teeth and fed al
falfa, timothy, bluestem, or other we'll
cured hays. combined with grain and
plenty Of water, will seldom be af-
iected with impacted intestines, but =
ration OF straw, or bleached alfalfa
stems picked up in the fields. COM
bined with a low vitality, cold, poor
teeth, and only snow or otherwise =
limited amount of water. will furnish
conditions which make fatal obstruc-
ton of the bowels possible.
The poorer the feed the more an AMI
mai must eat, and q ration of straw or
poor quality of hay. does not furnish
sufiicient nutriment to make 1t DOS
siole for horse to eat enough to sup
port life. He eats inordinate quan.
tlties OF this highly indigestible food
winch produces distention, atony and
nnally paralysis Of the bowels.
CT NA
treated successfully but prevention ID
easy. After all. it does not pay to
Keep animals unless one knows how
ana is willing to care for them from
the day they are born.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
DECORATED AUTO PARADE.
One Of the Entertainment Features at
Elks jubilee In Denver In July,

Denver-One OF the plans for en-.
tertainment Of visitors during the
Elks' fiftieth reunion session and Col.
den Jubilee to he held in Denver July
1919 is the decorated and Illuminated
automobile parade for the night OF
July 13.
The committee In charge contem.
plates making this the most spectacu.
lar automobile parade ever held in
the West and to this end have gone
outside Of Denver for entries. To in.
terest outsiders to decorate and entea
their machines special sweepstake
prize Of 5000 will be given the winner
from among the nonresident entrants.
There is also a special sweepstake
prize of the same amount for the best
machine entered from Denver.
In addition to these prizes will be
awarded as follows: $l00 for the best
gas car and $50 for the second best
gas car, and 800 for the best electric
car and $50 for the second best car
Of this class. Special prizes to the
number Of twenty and vailed at from
500 to $75 will be given in the conso-
lation class. Winners Of sweepstake
prizes are eliminated from competi-
tion for the other prizes.
There is no limit as TO where the
car can enter from. However. entries
for this event will close on the night
Of July 10. Mr.. f. f. Sommers is the
chairman OF the automobile parade
committee, and those contemplating
entering machines should address him
personally at the headquarters Of the
Denver Motor Club in Majestic build
ing.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
SPRAY TO PREVENT DISEASE
Rot OF Tomatoes. May Be Avoided II
Bordeaux 10 Used-Disordsr En-
coura0ed by Weather.

This disease often attacks plants
tnat are not sprayed It is first notice
able as small, black or brown spots on
tne leaves and stems Of the plants,
occurring first on the lower and old
er leaves; but with favorable weather
1t spreads rapidly till the plant is de-
fonated. and the spots on the stems
have coalesced into irregular. blackish
patches.
II a piece of bark with these spots
be examined under a high-power mi.
croscope, fnnumerable, small, crescent.
shaped bodies may be seen.
These are the fruiting spores of the
fungus. Spray with bordeaux.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18

you have no extra room that must be
hlled up to make it look right, because
you have a place for everything and
1t II necessary to keep things in their
proper places.
City fats no doubt are responsible
for great deal Of sickness and dis
comfort through lack of proper light
and ventilation. but they have done
one good thing in pointing the way to
pack a great many house comforts
in . very little space. After becom.
ing accustomed to the regular warmth
OF steam-heated building and the
luxury of having water on tap any
time of day or night, no one wants to
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18

Prepared by the UaiteA States Depart
nent e Assiculture.)
The country b passing through the
Atrd serious epidemic OF hog cholera
II the past - years. acoording to the
department Of Agriculture. The first
period reached its climax in 1886 10
1887. whea the loss amounted to
about 13A per 1000 head IN one year.
The second outbreak developed in
1894. and reached its climax In 1896
to 1897. whea losses amounted to
t44 per 1000 head. Ths present ex.
ssnsivs epidemic Of hog cho,era began
70 be serious In 1911; during the ten
prior years the loss Of swine ranged
from Is to 5s per 1000 per year; in
1911 It Jumped to 50. then to ITO in
1918. and to 11s last year. about 30
per cent Of which may be attributed
to cholera. It has thoroughly ravaged
the heart OF the hog-produciAg belt
during the year Just past. In the
state of Iowa alone. losses amounted
to nearly l.soo. 900 swine. over . fourth
of the entire numbef in the state. In
many counties over half were lost,
and IN some townships over nine
tenths.
The losses Of swine from disease
sre estimated by the department at
l1s to every 1000 hogs in the country,
which exceeds last years heavy loss
Of ITO per 1000. and the average year
y loss In the preceding ten years of
s4.s per 1000. Probably more than
20 per cent Of the loss was from
cholera. The percentage OF loss ap-
piled to the estimated number Of hogs
ON January indicates . total loss of
7.00s. 900 head. which. at 910.40, the
value per head on January /, indi.
Gates a loss Of $4,000. 900. The aver
age weight of hog ON the farm is
about $50 pounds. therefore more than
one billion pounds Of hog meat were
destroyed by disease. mostly cholera.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
Offer 112,ooo Acre. to settlers.

Denver.-About 10000 acres Of
state land. which Is now leased in
large tracts near Pueblo. are to be
offered settlers for cultivation in
small tracts, according to announce
ment of Volney T. Hoggatt, register of
the State Land Board. The land in
cludes cattle pastures used by the
Skinner brothers. the Thatcher, the
Ord, the Tabor and the Leak ranches.
Hoggatt says there is plenty Of water
for cultivation Of the land in small
tracts. He Is making an Investigation
Of all large tracts Of leased land in the
state.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
Dry Land Sell. at $50 an Acre.

Denver.-A quarter-section Of dry
farming land in Sedgwick county
brought $3O.5O an acre when sold at
competitive bidding by the State Land
Board. 1t is record price for land
of that character in eastern Colorado
"A. E. Edwards of Sedgwick county
was the purchaser Of the 16O acres
The land board sold 1900 acres, bring
ing approximately $53.SO0. Four acres
at Edgewater brought $40O per acrs
plue $1,000 for improvements.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
Plan Of Road DRAG.

2hinch auger, using care to keep the
auger perpendicular to the plank. The
2 by finch brace at the front end
should start from the middle of the
rear plank and drop to the bottom
part of the front plank. The blade,
which 10 generally made of stock cut
ter steel. should be given the proper
cutting slope by placing a wedge
shaped strip between it and the plank.
One end Of the chain is fastened to Il
cross stake and the other passes
through hole in the plank and ID
held In position by q pin.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD DRAG
Detailed Instructions and liiustr tratioo
Given for Making Implement to
Improve Htehsays.

Select good yellow pine, ash. or
oak plank 2 inches thick, IL inches
wide, and IA feet long. Cut this in
two at an angle 30 that one edge Of
each piece is feet and inches long
and the other edge 10 feet and
Inches long. Spike to the back and
along the center of each of these
planks 2 by e-inch piece. which re.
inforces the plank. Bore the holes for
the cross stakes about 26 inches apart
and inches from each end with 4
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
New Parcel Post Stamp. Issued.

Denver.-A new issue Of regular
United States postage stamps is being
sold at the Denver postoffice in de.
nominations Of Z, 9, -, 90, so and SO
cents. With the aid of these denorni.
nations two stamps will mail most any
letter or package. The new stamp is
a convenience in the parcel post di.
vision. as it does away with the plas,
tering of ten and twelve parcel post
stamps upon the ordinary package.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18

crowded parts Of the city with them
and distribute them through their new
stx-room house to enjoy them a. they
never did before.
Modern large windows having
sashes hung with weights so they may
be easily moved up or down. covered
outside In summer with accurately
fitting wire ny screens which, may be
removed in the fall and replaced, e.
pecially on the north side OF the
house. with an extra outside sash to
keep out the cold. 10 merely one Of
the latter day improvements.
All through the house such mechapi-
cal devices ~ revolving coal CRATES
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
People Are Becoming Educated
to the Possibilities Of
Such Abodes.
RESULT OF LIVING IN FLATS
City Habitations Nave At Least Taught
the Advantages oS consoiiAstIoN,
With its Aeeompanimsnts OF
tAcreaeod Comfort and
li0htensd Labor.
sy WILLIAM A. RAoFoep.


Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers OF this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
Is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 1897 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. Ill. and only encloss
two-cent stamp for reply.
The demand for six-room houses 10
increasing. During these prosperous
years thousands Of young men a. well
Al older men have accumulated 4 lit
tie money and have grown tired of
paying rent. which has resulted in q
determination to own homes of their
own.
From watching the building of small
houses their interest has increased.
They have sent for books OF house
plans and studied the different de-
signs and have finally selected. houses
to suit their needs and to ft their
bank accounts. Usually arrangements
are made with some contractor, who
10 forehanded enough to build house.
take \ small payment down and
lien on the property ~ security for
the balance Of the purchase price.
These deals have increased until
they number up into the thousands
in oil thickly.settled parts Of the coun.
try. and the sign 10 = good one. The
bsst class Of citizens live in their own
homes; = fact that - rscognised the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
Broken Raj, c.o.s Il Many Wrecks.

Washington.-In a report to the In
terstate Commerce Commission on the
cause of the wreck OF the New York,
New Haven & Hartford passenger
train near Westerly. r. l., Oct. 25,
1913. H. w. Belnap, chief inspector of
safety appliances, finds that derail-
ment OF the train was due to broken
rail. The wreck resulted in the injury
OF seventy-four passengers and three
employees. In connection with his re-
port Belnap pointed out that derail-
ments caused by broken rails since
July l, 1910. numbered 2,762. in which
ITS persons lost their lives, 6,OO4 were
injured and damages aggregated 3d.
z37 1893.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
seet Substitutes "ttusband" for .M.n'

8ect Substitutes "Nusband" for "Man"
Oklahoma City. Okla.-Chanses in
ritual were adopted by the general
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South. Among other amend
ments the conference agreed to change
in the marriage ceremony OF the
phrase Il pronounce you man and
wife" to II pronounce you husband
and wife" The conference devoted
several minutes to prayer that war
with Mexico be avoided.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
Farrar Assists in Strike Prosecution

Denver.-In accordance with the an
nounced policy to cooperate with the
county authorities in the prosecution
of men indicted in connection with
deeds of violence in the coal strike dis.
tricts, Attorney General Farrar went
to Trinidad His mission was to as
sist the district attorney in the cases
which come before the grand jury at
the session opening last Monday.
Farrar also will assist In the prosecn
ton of the men indicted in Fremont
Weld and Boulder counties.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
Plenty Of casi in Alaska.

Wa ashington.-The Ignite coal ne
serves Of the Bonnifield region, Alas,
ka, are estimated by the United States
Geological Survey to be nearly 10000
100000 tons, which exceeds by nearly
5000. 100000 tons the estimate made a
few years ago, on the information
then available. OF the fetal quantity of
lignitic coal in the territory. The new
estimates, which are very moderate.
indicate that the quantity Of coal avail
able in the Bonnifield region is great.
er than that Of all the other surveyed
fields Of the territory.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
Boosting Dairy Ru.ioe...

The dairyman should grow as many
acres of alfalfa as he raises acres Of
corn for his stlo, and boost this dairy
business above drudgery by having q
system that will bring things around
on time.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-18
Griffith candidat. for U. s. Senate.

Denver.-Ben Griffith, formvr at.
torney general of Colorado announced
his candidacy for nomination to the
United States Senate on the Progress
sive ticket
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-21
SCIENCE AND QUICKNESS
FEATURE TO-NIGHT'S BOUT
iuhdin, tho Swedish Champion, VIII
have Hard Work In Defeat
Ing Ed. I.eXXls

Local fans who have been following
Stranger Lewis's mat career arc
more confirmed in their belief each
DAY that when the big Swedish cham,
bioh undertakes pinning the classy
hehIUHhy SraDpler to tho mat Tonight
ne VIII nave a job on his hands OF
course. l.undn is recognized MS uni
iornlE q winner. but science and quick
ness ness nave often resulted in unexpected
i.undin's scrap book contains very
im,frcStinE account OF the match he
pion met the Pole q short time he forc
nor. kolicr and Iybszko wrestled i'm
nlchnond. l.undin and Zybszko wres
yea IN louisville. and il was one of
me hardest fought bouts of tho season.
!, TOOK Zybszko one hour and fortv-
IRE minutes to pin the Swede's shoul.
WIN Mybszko. Lundin has been con
stanliy meeting tho best men in In,
M.tst''"s game In tho last two months