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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23

MT William "A. Radford will answer
1oesuons and give advice FREE OF
rNOsi 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
u.s. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radford No. IT'S West
jackson boulevard, Chicago, ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Almost perfect as regards comfort
and economy is the little house illus
! trated in the perspective view and
noor plans herewith. 1t is a s1x-room
elusive of the porch. 1t would be diff
cult to put the same amount of build
Ing material together in any other
form to make such a perfect arrange
ment of rooms, and not exceed in cost
the amount Of money that this house
can be built for. Prices vary SO much
In different parts of the country that
1t Is impossible to make an estimate Of
cost which will apply to every loca-
ton; but a range varying from $1,4oO
to S1,700 may be given as rough es-
innate for this cosy little cottage.
The tastes of individuals in selecting
materials has a great deal to do with
the cost Of a hcuse-in quality of fin
-~ish and hardware. The cost of extra
fine locks and hinges is not so much
in itself; but # the same grade Of fur
nishing is carried throughout there
will be great difference in the final
footing up Of the bill. We have all
heard Of the story about the man who
was ruined by pair of lace curtains.
When the curtains were hung it was
discovered that everything else about
the house must be in keeping or the
curtains would not look right. It
seems very easy to set higher stand
ard, but it is difficult to live up to it,
because any high ideal standard has
SO many branches leading of in diff
ferent directions, and it is the fellow
ing up of the different branches that
involves so much expense.
This is style Of house that will
never go out of fashion. We may have
1aQS aDOuI utAeISul hILos VI CIV onSS
ways and different arrangements of
rooms; we may do away with the front
room; but after we have experimental
with all the different arrangements
possible to make, we shall come back
to the front hall and front stairway
going up from it, with a good, con-
Portable living room to one side, as ar
old standby for the most satisfactory
and desirable entrance to dwelling.
Every woman likes to have a front
hall and front stairway, and she
doesn't care to have the stairway
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23
IWILLIAM A. RADFORD, ED1IOK

other i'll the dining room. 1t is intend
ed, of course, to heat the house with
a small furnace in the cellar; but there
are many days in the spring and fall
when we do not want furnace fire
and yet the house Is too chilly and un.
comfortable without some artificial
heat. Then, too, there is saving In
the winter time by running the fur
mace low and having CRATE fire to
keep one room warm enough to sit
in. A temperature Of 60 or IS is warm
enough for the whole house If you
have the dining room or living room
heated up to about IL. By managing
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23
THE CALL Of
THE COUNTRY.

Rural life offers to young men days
Of toll and nights of study. 1t offers
frugal fare and plain clothes. 1t Of
fers lean bodies, hard muscles, horny
hands and furrowed brows. 1t Of
fers wholesale recreation to the ex-
tent necessary to maintain the high
est efficiency. 1t offers the burden OF
bringing up large families and train
ing them In the productive life. It
offers the obligations of using all
wealth as tools and not as means Of
disqualification. 1t does not offer
the insult of life of ease, or aes.
thetic enjoyment, or graceful con-
sumption or emotional ecstacy. It
offers, Instead, the joy Of productive
achievement, Of participating in the
building up Of higher rural cviliza-
ton.
To young women also 1t offers toll,
study, frugal fare and plain clothes
such as befit those who are honored
with a great and difficult task. It
offers also the pains, the burdens and
responsibilities of sacred motherhood
It offers the obligation and perpetua.
ton in succeeding generations the
principles of the productive life made
manifest in themselves. 1t does not
offer the insult of life of pride and
vanity. 1t offers the joys Of achieve
ment, of self-expression not alone;
In dead marble and canvas, but also.
in the plastic lives of children to bel
shaped and moulded into those idealI
forms of mind and heart which their
dreams have pictured.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23
AGRICULTURAL LEG.
|SLATIOH NEEDED
The Farm the Place to Study All
Legislative Problems.
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

The principal function performed by
government today is to collect taxes,
keep records and prevent and punish
crime; but that is not sufficient. Gov
eminent should tip its hat to the God
dess of Opportunity as c0urageously
as 1t draws a siX-shCoter on a train
robber. We ought to t2cou.lge thrift
as well as restrain g"ced. We have
been basing legislation upon the ex.
tremes of human life-the classes
high and low, the depraved and the
taIented-let us now reach the masses
and the extremes will more nearly
disappear. Our statutes are filled to
cverfowing with pity and revenge;
let III add opportunity.
The slogan of the Farmers Union
fs cooperation. Not only among in
diyidual farmers, but between all legi.
innate and useful occupations. We
want to sit around the hearth-stone
of industry and talk over problems OF
mutual interest with our neighbors.
We want to invite those who are
earnestly searching for information
on public questions to get back TO
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23
For Handy Bous and
Girls 10 Make andDo
Nopvreh byAN
BY A. NELLY HALL.
RoIIER.SkATE GYMKhANA.

A ROLLER-SKATE GYMKHANA.
A gymkhana was originally an East
India entertainment. 1t consists of a
group Of miscellaneous contests,
games and STUNTS" usually of
unique form. A roller-skate gymkhana
is a brand-new idea that will at once
interest every boy.
For the wheelbarrow contest you
need one roller-skate, a piece of
broom-handle Is inches long, a block
of wood, and some wire. Place the
piece of broom-handle across the
block of wood; leaving an equal pro-
lection on each side, and nail 1t to
the block Gig. q, then bind the
block to the skate with wire, crossing
the wire as shown in Fig. 8 and pull
ing each turn as taut as possible.
Figure 1 shows how to hold on to
the ends of the cross stick on the
skate while a companion trundles you
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23

placed In some inconvenient corner
just because that happens to be fac.
Some of the peculiar structures that
are now being built will be considered
freaky and undesirable in a few years
time. They may look very pretty
when new, and the oddities worked in
to them may appeal for time to GER
tain young folk who think they want
something smart or a little different
from the ordinary; but such people
usually acknowledge after while that
they made a mistake in selecting the
house plan they did.
One Of the most desirable features
in this house is the two open Ere
places-one in the living room and The
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23
RADFORD REAppOINTED

Fort Worth, Sept. 8, 1s14.-Presi'
dent Chas. S. Barrett of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
of America tonight announced the re-
appointment of Peter Radford as lee.
turer of the National Union during the
coming year. Extensive plans have
been outlined for publicity worn
throughout the nation to be carried
on through Mr. Radford's department
This publicity work will be modelled
on the lines of the educational wors
done in Texas on the subject OF farm
problems.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23

along in regular human wheelbar-
row" fashion.
The bending race is good test of
a boys agility as skater, for he
must skate in and around post OBJ
structions placed along the course
without making a single false move
ment that might cause the upsetting
of a post. The posts are sticks or
8 feet long, with base blocks, just
wide enough to make them stand I'M
supported, nailed to the ends as
shown in Fig. 4. Stand these posts
along the sidewalk 10 or IL feet apart
for the first race. Then bring them
closer and closer together in each
succeeding race. The dotted line in
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.
TRELLISEs FOR VINES.

THEEIToES TOn VINE0'
Every girl who owns a garden Will
need a few trellises over which to
train her climbing vines.
The frame from an old umbrella is
required for the top of the vine bower
shown in Fig. /. This is splendid
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23

Fig. Indicates how to skate IN
and out around the posts.
Figure 6 shows a good leaping con-
test. Sticks or 5 feet in length
should be fastened to trees alongside
Of the sidewalk, at a height of 8 or
9 feet above the ground, with one
end nailed to the tree, and the other
end supported by a piece of rope run
from about the center of the stick up
to an upper branch of the tree, as
shown in Fig. 6. Each stick should
have a screweye screwed into it near
the outer end, and another near the
tree; then a piece Of heavy wrapping
Irvine should be slipped through the
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23

fastened around the ribs. Cut these
cords long enough to reach the ground,
and drive a stake into the ground in
the right position to fasten each cord
tos Plant the vines you wish to have
run over the frame, beside the stakes,
and entwine the small tendrils around
the strings to give the vines start.
Then by guiding the little fingers. as
the vines grow, so the vines will
spread over to the adjoining strings,
the spaces may be completely inter-
laced, and by the time the top of the
umbrella frame has been reached you
will have thickly covered bower.
The small trellis shown in Fig. is
made of laths. ANY carpenter will
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23
Universal Instinct for Play.

In providing for enjoyment the
church uses one Of the greatest meth
DDS by which human society has de-
veloped. Association is never secure
until it is pleasurable; in play the in
stinctive aversion Of one person for
another Is overcome and the socrai
mood is fostered. Play is the chief
educational agency in rural commun-
tiles and In the play-day Of human
childhood social sympathy and social
habits are evolved. AS individuals
come together In social gatherings,
their viewpoint Is broadened, their
Ideals are lifted and finally they con-
stitute q cultured and refined society.
1t is plain, therefore, that the
church which aims at perfected 30.
ciety must use in a refined and eX-
allied way the essential factors in
social evolution and must avail itself
of the universal instinct for play
II the church surrounds itself with
social functions which appeal to the
young among it's membership, 1t will
fill a large part of the lamentable
gap in rural pleasures and will rear,
the richest reward by promoting a
higher and better type Of manhood
and womanhood.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23

the soil with their Investigations
where, in the stiffness of nature, they
can climb the mountain-top of wis
dom, explore the deep canyons of
knowledge and stroll through the
quiet valleys of understanding.
There is no problem in civilization
that cannot be found in its native
state en- the farm. The labor, edu.
cational, financial, transportation,
BODYBUILDING and all other problems
are there. We will discuss a few of
them.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23
HARRISONBURG BUSHES: COLLEGE, Inc

HARRISONBURG.
by its Faculty e. upmcnt AMI system
University trained men, no stueh
keyboard ypewters Cur eh
dae howe
Shorthand
Automobile Running Bookkeeping Shorhand 6anEhg 'fanNs
Commercial Law, hhs'
Fall Term September 1st 1914
IN testimonials request
Victor S. Craun Manager
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23
The Labor Problem.

We bow to the dignity Of labor.
No one would be willing to do more
to tighten the burdens, increase the
safety, comforts and profits of those
who labor in commerce and industry
than their fellow toilers in agricul.
ture. But how about the farmer who
bows his back to feed and clothe the
world, and who works from sun until
sun? Is he not also entitled to an
increase in pay and shortening of
hours? Much he's been said about
the women in the factory and behind
the counter, but how about the woman
in the field. drenched in perspiration.
gathering the harvest, and little chill
dren, their lips wet with mothers
milk, toiling by her side? Are they
not also entitled to consideration? Is
not the man who digs in the ground
entitled to the same consideration as
he who tolls at the forge, weaves at
the loom and works behind the count
err?
The farmer has been bearing his
burdens as patiently as the beast he
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23

At 500 feet below the surface of the
water the amount of illumination is
about the same as that on the surface
on a clear but moonless night.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-23

The Chinese government IL send.
ing students to the Philippines to
study scientific forestry under the
insular government
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29
Advertisement

To TIE Voters OF Sedgwick County
Having received the nomination for
Sheriff on the Progressive ticket,
have endeavo-ed to see all the voters
personally but having failed to see
them all | take this means to solicit
your votes. have lived in Julesburg
as most of you know, for the last
twelve years. | believe in the enforce
ment of all the laws of the State of
Colorado. Should you see fit to vote
for me your votes will be appreciated
I. ]. HARRISON.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29
Miss Yates Married

Mr.. and Mrs. Finley l,.a are in re-
ceipt OF an invitation to be present at
the wedding OF Miss Ola W. Yates to
a Mir Scudder at Vinccnnes, Indiana,
on Wednesday of this week
Miss Yates will be remembered as
having spent some time in Julesburg
several years ago as an elocution
teacher and while here made many
friends who will take pleasure in join
ing with this paper in wishing the
newly married couple all of the bles-
sings and good things possible
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29

o4.ers such clean and able candidates
for the same Offices? Shall the tail
wag the dog? The Progressive candi-
dates are an loyal followers of ROose-
Welt and sincere advocates of Pro-
sressiye principles. 1t would be dis
grace to Colorado and slap at the
idol of the Progressive party to turn
down Griffith and Fisher and Costigan
for such men as Work, Timberlake
and Carlson. So when you go to the
polls next Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Pro-
gressive Voter, mark your ballot thus:
For United States Senator
BeniaMin Grihifh. Progressive, \
For Representative in Congress
L. r. Fisher. Progressive X
For Governor
Edward +. COstigan, Progressive X
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29
LETTER FROM O. L. MITTEN
Wray, Colo, Oct. 81, Iol,

Wray, Colo, Oct. 2i. 1914.
Being q candidate for State Senator
in district comprised of FIVE coln-
ties. know full well that it vii! be
iT,possibie for me TO meet all the yoi-
er.s by November third and have q
personal chat with them. In case I
Should not see you, please understand
that it was due to lack of time ana
opportunity. l am taking this meth.
cd OF calling your attention to my
being candidate for the Office of
State Senator from your district or the
Republican ticket.
At the Primary election. carried
my own precinct by more votes than
the Democratic and Progressive can
didates together received. In my own
county, I received almost as MANY
votes AS the other two candidates. At
every point where I am engaged in
business III the district, ] carried the
precinct and in some cases received
more votes than my two opponents
nnd carried four out Of the five coun-
| ties in the district.
| Y have been in this portion of Colo
rado for seventeen years. and believe
| chat know the needs of the people
more than my two opponents-their
| reS'dcnce having been so much sior-
ter.
! fully understand that some of the
moor laws should be repealed; others
amended 10 meet the conditions as
hey now exist Something should be
, tone To reduce the heavy taxes we now
nave t" pay and such laws made that
VIII forever end the labor trouble that
has beer n curse and disgrace to the
state for the past year. If ELECTED, !
promise TO work for the interests oi
this senatorial district My platform
IS to perform those duties and to work
Tor those things that the majority OF
the people who will make my con.
atituenoy desire written upon our sta,
tute books.
Respectfully submitted,
o. L. MITTEN.
Candidate for State Senator.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29
Voters Attention

Mary +. Lathrop, Dr. Mary Elizabeth
Bates and Vassie Ingersoll of the Wo-
mans Protective League (Object-To
secure the Legal Protection of Girl
Children. Headquarters, 52i Majestic
Building. Denver, Colo) desires to call
the voters attention to the dangerous
character of initiated bills Nos. ard
6 and asks for your vote to help kill
these measures.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29

snG would be aHd-progres as a
congressman.
Who is George A Carlson Republi-
can candidate for Governor? He is the
candidate Of the big coal corporations
which are using Rockefeller money in
an attempt to gain absolute control OF
Colorado. Carlson is making a fake
campaign for Statc-Wi ide Prohibition
when everybody knows that prohibi-
ton is not party issue, but is submit
ted to the people as proposed
amendment to the state constitution.
Carlson is working for the dry" stunt
in the country districts, while the
Denver Post is trying to line up the
wet vote for him in Denver.
The Progressive Candidates
Why should any honest Progressive
vote for these repudisted reaction
aries when the Progressive party
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29

mi i O'Clock In the business sectiou
6I Julesburg
4 well attended ard reprassns sstiye
gsthering Of the Julesbg-g citizens in
terested in the success o. tie Prohi-
hition Amendment va ne.i at the
Court House last Sunday sfteraoon
+ The Sentiment being hes-,ily IN favor
of a demonstration, the matter YVES
I referred to a committee Of eight, VINO
/ have been busy making tie arrange
ments.
The principal features of the demon
stration will be parade followed by
addresses in favor of Dry Colorado
by representative of the three prin-
cipal political parties of the state.
IL is at this writing expected that
the Republican candidate for Governor
Mr.. George Carlson, will be one of the
speakers, while the Democratic and
Progressive committees are endeayor-
ing to provide prominent men to rep
resent them.
The parade which is scheduled to
begin promptly at three O'Clock will
be headed by Mr.. A. J. WaIrath, as
Chief Marshal; the JuIesburg Band
vii. then lead the following divisions;
Division One. Marshal. Mr.. C. W.
Lanning, comprising OF school child
ren under the captaincy Of the teach
ers and lady assistances. This divis-
ion will form on 5th street with the
head OF the line resting at the corner
OF the Congregational Church
Division Two, Marshall, Mr.. Geo. p.
Young, consisting of the young people
of the High School going age, and will
fall in front OF the High School Bull |
ding with the right resting on Main |
Street
Division Three. Marshall, Mrs. Geo.
kinsman, consisting of the various
women's societies and women voters
Of the town, who will fall in on Fourth
Street with the right of the line rest
ing at the corner Of the Methodist .
Church
Division Four. Marshall. Mr.. B. d. .
Parker. Jr., consisting of the business
men and other citizens of Julesburg,
who will form on Third Street in front
OF the Court House with the right
of the line resting on Main Street.
Division Five. Will consist of decora-
ted automobiles representing the Sun
day Schools, Young Peoples Societies,
the Churches, the W. C. T. U. and SO
on. These automobiles will form on
Pine Street, twest of the Court House,
with the right of the line resting on {
Third Street
All those participating will meet
at 2:45 P M as the parade
viii start promptly at Three O'Clock
The route will be south on Main
Street, to Second; east on Second to
Elm, south to First; west to Pine;
north to Second; east to Main Street
and then South past the speakers stand r,
and dismiss,
The addresses will begin immediately
at the close of the parade.
A considerable number OF the busi-
ness places will he closed for the
hour between three and four O'Clock.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29
1--WE STlGKFRIGES
ATSOUTh OMAHA
Cattle Advance 10 Cents cN
ShsIt Supply.
R0G MARKET 5 TO 1OCEHTS UP
Fat Sheep and Lambs 10 to Is Cents
higher on Light SUppIy-Nebraska
Corn-Fed Ewes s515-Feeder Mar.
kct Active and Strong to Higher.

Union stock Yards. South Omaha.
Oct. 27.-Cattle receipts fell Off sharp
ly yesterday. about $500 head arriy.
Ing, There were only few punches
OI oornled cattle here and although
they were not particularly attractive
In pcn. OF quality. they generally
found 4 ready sale AT some " hat
stronger fguro.. The demand for
western rangers showed considerable
improvement over last week and the
bulk o. the business was done on the
basis OF about a l0c advance. Cows
ard heifers found more favor with
buyers than last week and generally
sold pretty close to IA dime better, and
there WAS more life and much better
tone to the market for stOckers and
feeders, with most grades selling
about dime higher than toward the
latter part OF last week,
Cattle quotations: Good to choice
yeariines. S9.50@l0,5O, good to choice
beeves, S9G0Wi0,O0; lair TO good
beeves. sS.00@S,75; common to fair
tecves, S6.75@77J. good to choice
heifcrs, $6.o00700; good 10 choice
COWS. $5.75G6.25: fair TO good cows.
$500 5.G5; Gamers and cutters. 81 90
$500: yea, calves. S7.50@1O.00; bulls,
Etass- etc. $4.500625; prime feeding
steers. sS.06Gs,40: good to choice feed
e.s, $1,000 7.S0. far tp good feeders.
SG-5007GD: common to fair feeders.
S5.50G6.35, stock heiicrs. S4.75IGO0;
stock COVE, s4500550: stock calves
$6.o0Gs.00: choice to prime beeves
sso0@ $40: good TO choice range
beeyes. 3o079O. fair to good range
bcs.cs, sG.50@725. common to fair
beeves. $5.50@G25,
Only $500 hogs showed up In the
rcceipts yesterday Movement was
fairly active. with prices about 56o1Gc
higher than last Saturday. Bulk of
the sales was made at S7.aoCD7C5
with top OF S71o. There were few
scattering sales under S7GD, but the
majority OF the hogs sod at even
money or better.
Sheep and lamb receipts totaled 90
oc0 head. Trade in both aged sheep
inmbs was very active on account OF
the moderate RECEIPTS end prices were
generally 10@15c higher than the
close of last week. Some coru.fed
ewes fed in Nebraska brought s5.i5.
and the bulk OF all the ewes on sale
ranged largely at 81 50M505 The dc
ynaud for feeders OF ali classes WIS
vc.y fair and prices were generally
etrong and in some cases feeder ewes
were possibly little higher
Quotations on range sheep and
lambs: Lambs, good to choice. $3.50
G..Io; lambs. fair to good. $715Ga
75o; feeders. fair to good. $G.f0GtG.9o:
feeders common to fair. $5.25GpG.40;
yearlings, good to choice. S5.SJG G06.I0:
yearlings, fair to good. S5.60GD5 So;
yenriings. feeders. S5.iOfD5.90 weth-
eEs. good tc choice, SIS 410570; weth-
err. fair to good, S525G5.i0: wethers,
feeders. Si5O@ts5: ewes. good to
choice. si.75G5.15: ewes, fair to good,
$&.sG0f,T5. ewes. feeders. s325M415.