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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
Bell Threatened Destruction

away from its bearings. and was rest
ing upon wooden beam. which pre-
vented 1t crashing through the roof
into the church. The church was
quickly cleared, and the fire brigade
was summoned. with a view U. restor-
ing the bell to its fastenings, and SO
remove the threatening danger. With
the aid of the fire escape they reached
the belfry, but were unable to render
the services sought, notwithstanding
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19

alone amid gloom. uncertainty. appre-
hension and poverty following the
ravages Of war. A century ago. the
Federal Union was an experiment In
government that. in the minds OF
many. was foredoomed to failure.
There was. no nation: rather q loose
confederation Of hostile sections and
struggles and sufferings Of this very
war that the American nation was
born. Today, 100000. 900 Americans.
In identity Of political and social
ideals. Language and institutions. pre-
sent a picture of the most thoroughly
nationalized country of which history
has record.
the Thanksgiving of 1914 differ from
the one to be celebrated this year.
OF course there we're the funda-
mental essentials of turkey, pumpkin
pie and cranberry sauce; there were
the homegathering of relatives and
the reunion Of the family around the
old hearthstone But beyond that all
deeting years. Could . boy or 4 girl
| of today. by some ledgerdemain Of
time, be transported back to one OF
those old fashioned Thanksgiving day
of century ago. he or she would
think they were being robbed Of their
holiday rights. Even the wealthiest
people Of those old days could not
have on their Thanksgiving table
many of the things found today on
the tables Of the humblest citizen.
In fact. there was q great poverty
of vegetable variety on the Thanks
giving table a century ago. No as
paragus, no sweet potatoes, no string
beans, no corn, no green peas. and SO
on down the attractive list that consti-
tutes the appetizin8 trimmings of the
Thanksgiving table Of today. The tin
can era had not yet dawned, and its
possibilities of smashing seasonable
monotony were undreamed of even by
epicures.
And there was the same poverty In
Thanksgiving fruit The list practi-
cally started and ended with apples
and of kind that most farmers now
feed only to their hogs or leave to
rot on the ground. Grapefruit was
word not yet invented; oranges would
have been worth their weight in gold;
and the banana was to await many
years for its introduction to the
! American housewife. Nor would It
have been possible for the voracious
youngster Of that day to gorge him.
self with luscious grapes and delicate
| raisins. Pineapple was another un-
known word. OF course there were
nuts, but only Of native varieties.
Almonds, Brazil! nuts, pecans and the
English walnuts. without which no
Thanksgiving table of today would be
considered complete, were then un-
known luxuries.
The farmer of that day was slave
Of the season and the produce Of his
toll was governed strictly by the cal
endar. There were no hothouses to
force fruit and vegeta bles out of sea
son. The good people of those days
would have considered it almost sacri
lege, an attempt to improve on the
divine plan of things. A request fol-
strawberries or cucumbers at Thanks
giving would be equivalent to an ap
plication for admission to an asylum
for the insane.
But the difference does not end with
a comparison Of the eatables of the
feast century ago and today. 1t Is
even more startling when we com
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19

An alarming occurrence took place
when the congregation at St Will
Jams church. Rochdale road. Man
chester (EngD we're assembling re-
Gently for service. During the ringing
of the bell, which is said to weigh
about fifteen aundredweight, dull.
heavy thud was heard in the vicinity
Of the belfry. An examination showed
that the bell. the tone of which had
been suddenly hushed. had broken
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
F,6d. No Aoof and Mouth Disease.

Denver. Not a single instance
which gives rise to serious suspicion
of hoof and mouth disease among
Colorado cattle has been discovered,
according to DR.. w. w. Yard, state
veterinarian, although the lines of
quarantine are being drawn tight in
every section of the state and investi-
gators are alert at stock yards, farms,
shipping and receiving centers. This
is an excellent time, says DR.. Yard.
for the people to note the efficiency
OF Colorado's veterinary police sys-
tenn.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19

for q most appetizing soup by adding
either hot or cold Is always a welcome
titbit. The scraps which are too
broken to be used in slicing may be
chopped and seasoned for sandwich
filling.
:, oouiash.-This is a famous dish,
inexpensive and most appetizing. Cut
two pounds Of flank in small cubes
and put into a fiat bottomed saucepan
or kettle. Season well with salt and
pepper and cover with a layer of
sliced onion and potatoes until enough
lis used for the family, alternating the
meat and vegetables. Cover with sufi-
cient cold water; when 1t comes to the
simmering point cover with pint Of
tomatoes, cover and set back and sim.
mer without stirring for two hours,
Potato Salad With sardines.-Boil
potatoes in their jackets and cut in
cubes. For pint of potatoes allow
a slice of onion, a half small green
pepper, three sprigs Of parsley and
three small pickles or olives. finely
minced. Toss lightly together, sea-
son with salt, red pepper and three
tablespoonfuls of olive oil and half
tablespoonful Of vinegar. Put into
the salad bowl and when ready to
serve arrange carefully wiped sardines
in a circle over the top with chopped
olives in the center for a garnish.
Veal Grenadins.-Cut two slices
from a leg Of veal, cut again in serv-
Ing sized pieces, simmer in simmering
water ten minutes, then drop in cold
water and let stand half an hour. Cut
strips of salt pork two inches long
and lard the veal, dredge with flour
and simmer in the water in which It
was previously cooked. Melt and
brown a quarter of cupful of butter.
add two tablespoonfuls of finely
minced onion, fry five minutes. add a
quarter OF cupful of flour, stir until
smooth and add two cupfuls of the
hot stock. Season with salt, pepper
and catsup and serve.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19

pare the task of preparation now and
then. The good housewife Of 1914. II
called upon to get up Thanksgiving
feast with the utensils and under the
kitchen conditions Of 1914. would
throw up her hands in despair. and II
the task was put up to the average
servant Of today would Jump her Job
In an instant. The hardworking
housewife Of a century ago. had
neither range nor cook stove. They
had not yet been invented. Her tur.
key and her pies were baked in the
great fireplace. and her fuel was wood.
for coal was not yet used.
II relatives we're to be invited to
Thanksgiving homegatherings in those
old days. the Invitations would have
to be dispatched weeks and perhaps
months In advance Of the event, for
it required the best part of = week
for letter to travel from Boston to
New York. as long a time. in fact.
as 1t now takes to cross the conti-
nent Were It addressed to Chicago.
a mere trading post at that time. It
would be sent the previous July. And
the invitation itself would be written
with q quill and blotted with sand.
for In those days there were no steel
pens. no typewriters. no blotters. no
gummed envelopes. no postage stamps.
[ And the son or daughter In the
city who wished to return to the old
homestead for Thanksgiving in 1914
faced an ordeal before which most Of
US today would quail. For travelling
a century ago was q hazard and
peril. The railroad was at that time
undreamed Of. and all inland travel
was by river or road.
II a man on his way to a Thanks
giving feast at the old homestead in
horse In the road. breaking a leg or
arm. his case was one to be pitied.
For most of the doctors of those days
we're ignorant and careless. II ampu-
tation was necessary, the victim was
generally held down by main strength
while saw and knife cut their agon-
, izing way through the tortured flesh
and bone. For 1914 was before the
days of anesthetics. Ether, chloro-
form. cocaine and morphine were as
yet unknown, and as for antiseptics.i
the protection against germ infection
Of the wound. that was to wait for
more than fifty years. There was
no quirine, no strychnine, no tine
ture of iron. no carbolic acid-in fact.
there were scarcely any Of the CON-
mon and familiar drugs OF today.
There was no pepsin for that Thanks
| giving Indigestion, and cold or q
toothache was a thing to be dreaded.
! In literally millions Of homes on
THURSDAY, the Thanksgiving dinner
will be preliminary to a visit to a,
football game or a theater. things
impossible to the sturdy stock Of
1874. In fact, the religious feast Of
our graadsires has become to large
and growing extent part of sport
ing and amusement holiday in which
real Thanksgiving. in the sense OF
the origin of the day. Is conspicuous
by its absence. Nevertheless, when
person stops to think about II,
comparing the material comforts of
today with those of century ago.
considering the marvellous growth OF
he republic in wealth and prosperity,
the wonderful advancement Of educa-
ton, science and knowledge-there
are many profound reasons why this
annual feast Of ours should be pre-
ceded by moment, at least. of SOL
emn and reverent thankfuiness.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
Fitxsarrald Gives Parole.

Denver.-Acting Governor Fitzgar-
raid granted parole to Edward Belts,
who was sentenced to serve thirty
days in the county jail
Investigates Train Service Protest.
Denver-Claude w. Fairchild, in
spector for the State Public Utilities
Commission, went to Alamosa to ill-
vestigate a complaint by citizens
against the Denver & Rio Grande
railroads suspension Of a daily pas
senger train service between Salida
and Alamosa. The company recently
stopped the daily service and insti-
tuted a tri-weekly service between the
two towns. running . mixed passenger
and freight train. A number Of citi-
zens entered complaint with the
commission against the action.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
Merchant. Honor Late o. A. camfie,d.

Merchants Honor Late D. A. camfieId.
Greeley-Practically every business
house in Greeley closed during the
funeral of the late ID. A. Camfield,
builder Of some of the finest buildings
in Greeley, owner OF the Home Gas 4
Electric Company, large stockholder In
une-Republican newspaper. the City
National bank and other prominent
business concerns of Greeley. He was
a pioneer of the city and one of its
foremost citizens. His death occurred
from apoplexy while In New York.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
I<kI R-<s.<A-
The &c" In "Gnat."

"Spelling's queer thing" said one
boy. What do they want with a
e In .gnat?" 1T belongs there" re-
piled the other. Its what you say
when one stings you. The only mis-
take is not putting anr exclamation
point after It"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
Inspiration.

Half the difficulty of fighting any
severe battle or accomplishing any
hard task vanishes when a man feels
that he has comrades at his side fight
ing in the same cause. or that the
eyes of those he loves are upon him.
and their hearts praying for his vic
tory.-C. J. Perry.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
Where She Doesn't Understand,

Whenever, says a Macon editor. a
fellow tries to be as nice to his wife
rs he was in the good old days when
he was counting her she at once be-
gins to wonder what's the matter with
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19

that the men spent considerable time
on the task scaling the steep roof and
adopting other methods OF reaching
the bell
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19

. fresh one ana soak
1t over night in salt
water. Az It IL 20
carefully covered with
the tough covering, the
juice IL not lost. Then
cook until tender in
simmering salt water.
The broth may be used
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19

Curtain Dies from runaway S"JoT'es'
Boulder.-James Curtain. 81, one Of
the best known business men In this
section of the state, and president Of
the Farmers Land and Water Com
pany, which has undertaken the
reclamation Of more than 5000 acres
of land near Wellington, died here as
the result of injuries received in a
runaway accident at Wellington two
months ago. He came to Boulder
eight years ago from Worthwhile, s. D.
He is survived by widow and four
daughters.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
CENTURY

CENTURY Ago the
celebration of Thanks
giving day was con-
fined to New England.
Even had 1t been the
national holiday 1t is
today. the struggling
young republic Of the
United Skates in the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
oooo YHiNes raoM ITALY,.

6pisseA 10 ssch . good vegetable
that II sAoalA be served often IN vari-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19

Real struggling Is itself real living.
and NO ennobling thing Of this earth
10 ever to be had by man on any other
terms.-James Lane Allen.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19

VW8 00yB. W - ~
boil until tender
two pounds ef spin
ach. drain. chop
hne and place In .
saucepan with .
quarter Of . pound
Of batter. Let II
simmer until we'll
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
SOME sesr RECIPES.

Beef tongue 10 an economical ant
tasty meat to serve for any meal. Blu,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-11-19
Curtain Dies from Runaway Injuries.

. Price Oct. IS.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-25

calling ON farmers for a certain nDm.
Der OF days labor In lieu OF a road tax.
or the use OF county prisoners In road
construction. to bond issues or main.
tenance OF roads from dramshop
license funds.
The department will study all of
these systems with the view 10 deter
mining what system or combination OF
systems works best In actual practise.
There IL. however. at present no
standard system OF keeping
for road building and maintenance.
and as a result. while some counties
know To q penny the purpose for which
money Sas spent. others have no def
mite check or reporting system. Among
various counties with the same condi-
lions. cost for excavation or other la
Dor is anything but uniform. and many
counties. because OF the absence OF
definite knowledge. fail TO use local
and cheap materials and construct
roads which are unnecessarily exPsn.
sive for their purpose. or which will
wear out before the bond issues are 70
deemed. The investigation will In
clude a careful study OF the use OF con
Wet labor ia road construction.
In connection with the scientific
study. the departments highway en-
gineers viii advise freely with local
officials as 20 improvements, and thus
give each county visited the adVRn.
tage OF direct cooperation. engineer
ing supervision and assistance.
These Investigations, II Is believed.
will yield important economic data
bearing especially on the benefits and
burdens Of road Improvement and
chewing the extent 20 which financial
outlay under given typical conditions
IL j~ustihable.
The heads OF state highway depart.
ments are manifesting great interss,
and are cooperating cordially la this
work These data when obtained will
be published and thus made accessible
to all county and state road officials.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-25

court here today IN the case OF Nich-
olas Nlrolichi gains Jose Vcrgolio.
They were English. spanish. Italian
and M-onicnegriu. The Italian and
Montencgrin were translated twice, ia
g. English and spanish. while tho
spanish WAS translated once. as is the
usual custom in NcW MeXico courts
" here jurorH sometimes speak but
one of the two LANGUAGES in general
use in the state.
Tho parties to the suit are residents
OF Madrid. where many furcign min
crs are employed and some Of the wit
nosses could speak neither English or
spanish.
Avian y. white. superintendent OF
public instruction, toda, endorsed the
plan of holding county contests in
school subjects Initiated hy curry
county Circulars giving Fan instruc-
lions Tor county supcrlntendcnts who
wish Ia hold such contests have oeea
prepared and sent out to all suporin-
tcndents.
Tho people ~ Taos count, are hard
st work building % road from Taos 20
Taos junction. The work D. being
done oy popular sub%sCrlptirNs of
money. men and materials Tins road
opens up some n the most Interesting
country in this section 81 the state 90
automobile traffic To- that town This
h. a part OF the Canine Real and is
being graded and surfaced b, q SANG
of CunVi,ts.
Governor Mcdonald today named
Mrs. Harriet Ice Henderson a. Diet
Ugatc to the sixth annual purity con
grcss to be held az Kansas CITY NO
Vemhcr q To- .. She ts a resident ui
Las Vegas.
There are ten per cent more schoo
children ia santa Fr county this year
than there were last. according 90 SUI
pcrlntcndcnt ]. V. Conway Lus,
year there were 5.SI5 pupils and this
year there are G.f9I. The largest dis
trict IL e country one. with u total cn-
rolimcnt OF sS1
Cllmatological work for the year b.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-25
THIGHWfl
TO STUDY ROAD CONDITIONS
Data Being Sought Looking Toward
Standardized syetem Of Local
Road Management.

Detailed studies OF local road build.
ting systems In 100 counties are now
being carried on by the department Of
agriculture In cooperation with the
state highway departments and local
road authorities.
The purpose of this study II 10 dis
cover the points OF excellence and de-
fects In existing local methods Of
building and maintaining roads which
will aid the state authorities to put
local road management on a systema-
tired basis. The cooperating state au.
thorities have been asked to desig-
hate counties that present typical and
exceptional features as 10 topography.
character OF road materials. methods
Of construction and maintenance. al.
ministratiye organization. methods Of
road financing and traffic conditions.
From these lists 100 counties will be
selected. and IN these counties the
division N road economies will make
intensive studies.
THIS investigation is prompted by
the fact that there Is at present very
little knowledge ms 60 the most 81.
fective and economical methods BY
which n county develop its roads.
Al present the methods OF financing
local road improvements vary from
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-25
WILL co TO
Loss AND DAMAGE
MEETING
Transportation Inspector to
Represent Local Offices at
Pueblo Gathering; Super
intendent Sears Sees I'M
provement.

The Albuquerque offices OF the san
Ia fc railway will he represented at
the company scmi-annusl loss and
damage meeting at Pueblo next wcck
by William Balfour transportation
inspector. The meeting will begin
Monday morning and last four or 1--we
days. Mr. Halfuur viii leave Tor
Pueblo tomorrow
Tho onject OF the conference is TO
plan Tor a continuance of h cam
paign -snaueuratod In Albuquerque in
the spring of 1913 bg the santa 10 for
cooperation between the company and
those of BE- patrons who ship freight.
for the elimination OF the causes OF
loss and damage in freight transpor-
tation. The situation has improved
materially since the santa he started
It's general movement six years ago.
the amount paid annually Into the
loss ana damagc run having been re-
duccd from three per cent of the com
psnys earnings To- q fraction over one
per cent.
General superintendent 7. n. sears
of A'7-rillo passed through Aihuqucr-
due today ON his way TO Pueblo to at
tend the mecting.
While our showing is good, Mr..
Sears said, I'VE hope Tor SIN further
Improvement, and believe We VIII
have a. shippers are giving us ear
nest support by using containers ana
exercising more care ln stoWlng
freight la the cars. and W. are doing
ov" part b. better Inspection and "a
more careful handling of frcight In
transit
Il Is expected that 100 Or more OH
Gals from an over the Santa Fe sys-
tom will participate in the Pueblo
mcotiug
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-25

today that 10 the railroad succeeded
having the court UNFOLD ils coutcn-
tion. q was possihic that other tax
payers might atia,k such lo,ics
The grand jury. hls afternoon, In
spccted the Jail ana ati the county of
hccs. according 90 Law and custom.
They adjourned a. tomorrow after the
tom of Inspection District Attorney
Nigil said the jurors were rapidls dis
posing Of their otN and he expected
that fnni returns would be the nrst
part Of the week.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-25

ting The plains and foothills. Be- a
mighty wise idea.
'rhc country never was more a.
Vorahiv for a suod winter season Tor
the stock Grass could not Dee better.
ana cattle are ftt. and plenty of water
for au Do the water Is well taken
care off,
why such q heavy Increase in cat
tlr len FOUR yearsf was asked
"Just natural Increase. some rium
has ccn shipped in. Very few coNs.
iu tact practically none. have bcon
shipped ou;
This D. a day of the small COW
man. All over TIE valleys. out on
the plains. Ia the mountains and n
tho foothills. one finds the Cowmtn
with just ~ few head. Maybe nuS 90
q hundred. That herd b. incroaring
fast. and o. better taken care of thai
lea former years. when the stock roam
ed TIE raueo. got lost. sick. and died
"That was In the day when the
COW or steer was not valuable When
% brought from SIS Co $50 a
head That same animal IL worth
now from $50 a. so a read The ui-
tlU cowman. us well as the ola stock
O. secs hat an animal does not
get lost. n e steer grts SICK. 10 BE-
tended to. ~ b. not allowed to lay
down aud die without some attention
bcing paid to saw i.
Again cattlemcn are now fccding
cake Co their stock. silos are hoing
constructed and are dotting the whole
country. This move shows what H.
what. That cattle raising b. bccum
Ing more scientific. Old-time co.'s
men who once pooh-poohed tho idea
Of the silo. The meal cake. or Iu-s
other fattencrs and conscrNcrs Of iced.
are nov the strongest boosters.
"rhls h. a day OF conservation n
will hring more stable prosperity 60
eastern New Mexico"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-25
HEAVY INCREASE IN
NUMBER OF CATTLE
N PECOS VALLEY
Roswell Stockman Says Three
or Four Times the Number
Now on Range in Eastern
New Mexico Over -Four
Years Ago.

81 Is not known by the people ~
eastern New Mexico hat there are
i've times les many cattle n this sec
tiun today as there Was only three or
years ago out such is the fact.
accurding % the statement OF a stocK-
man who knows conditions as we'll as
any Boa these parts.
Even the cowmeu themselves do
seem Go realize this point. as
serted this stockman.
1T mean a big asset to this section.
too ne continued. IAN must finally
admit that the sheep and cattle in
dustry IL the backbone and sinew ct
eastern New Mexico. At this time.
when the beef supply OF the country
is limited, when The country Is in
financial stringuncy, 10 have thous-
aads 81 head of good. fat cattle dot
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-25

Fort Logan. bound for the Phiiir
pincs. via san Francisco. parsed
through here this afternoon. The
cars constituted u special train. %
halted here FOR an hour aud a half.
and the officers in charge Of the men
exercised them about the streets
Many discharged soldiers from the
Philippines have passed through here
on their way eastward recently. The
detachment headed FOR the Islands
IN to Hii the gaps In the forces left
by discharges.