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The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

borhood of 100000 trained marks.
men. A more potent argument for
peace could not be imagined, for what
country would undertake to land an
army on our shores, knowing that it
would face such horde of trained
riflemen?
Germany since 1883 has spent s33..
100000 in acquiring and equipping
field ranges and France has spent
nearly as much in order that their
young men might perfect themselves
in craftsmanship.
I'VE have in this country approxi.
mately 20,000,000 males between the
ages of eighteen and forty-five. OF
whom not more than 121, 900 are en-.
rolled in the National Guard, and OF
this number not more than 40 per cent.
are instructed in rifle practice. TAX.
ing our National Guard and the regu.
lar army together, we have but one
soldier to every 1900 male citizens.
approximately we have about 2O7, 900
men trained in warfare, more or less,
of whom probably not more than 35
per cent, have ever had proper train.
ing In the use of the rifle"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

right to remain alone. We were al.
ways under the surveillance of some
Spanish lady of honor, who spied
upon us and scolded U.S.
When we were taken to the park
for walk we were accompanied by
governesses. who prevented us from
playing with the children we met. AT
the house we could do nothing that
was not regulated. At night they
watched over our sleep; some one al.
ways slept close to us.
Until after my marriage I was
never allowed to sit alone for a sec.
ond In a room. This is the strict
truth; it appears to me very melan.
choly."
At Houlgate, where was a royal
summer residence, the infanta at.
tempted fight, but was brought back
ANONYMOUSLY by lady of the court,
who suspected that she had take,
refuge with an old apple woman. A
little more liberty followed, but the
princess struggled for a room to her.
self freed from roval sarvanta
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14
LIGHT FOR UNCLE SAM.

Early beginning of construction
upon the mammoth heat, light and
power plant to supply the govern
ment department buildings in this
city was assured when Byron
R. Newton, assistant secretary of
the treasury, designated L. B
Stilwell, consulting engineer of New
York city, as an expert to CO.
operate with the engineering force OF
the supervising architects Office in
the treasury department.
This is the first step by the govern
ment to bring about complete control
of the heat. light and power service
for the local departments, and the
sire to rush the project forward as
rapidly as possible.
The central works is to be located
on the river front facing Potomac
park, at Water street. between Thir-
teenth and Thirteen-and-a-Half streets
southwest. The sundry civil bill in
congress appropriated S1,494,104 for
plant The land upon which 1t will
be built is owned by the government.
The plant will not occupy all of the
land for buildings. but will allow
enough space to provide site for a
municipal works for the district.
The government now spends large
sum each year for electric current,
and It is said that the new central
station will prove good investment
in addition to providing better serv-
ice.
Buildings which are to receive light,
heat and power from the plant are
Department of agriculture, bureau of
engraving and printing, treasury
building. White House buildings and
grounds, state, war and navy, winder
and mills buildings, court of claims,
national museum. Smithsonian insti.
tuition, army medical museum, fish
commission, the district building,
Washington monument, and post of
fee department. The plant also will
supply the departments of state, jus.
tice, commerce and labor when these
are constructed.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

to honor woman and her noble and
inspiring attributes.
But few monuments or memorials
have been erected to our women. A
magnificent memorial is soon to be
erected to the women of the Civil war,
but 1t will be placed away down on
the reclaimed flats toward the Poto.
mac river, to be seen only by those
who ride in automobiles or who take
the sightseeing cars.
Our women deserve recognition.
They have done well their part in the
development of our country and in
the making of its history.
1T is time suitable memorial
should be provided to commemorate
the splendid American womanhood
How better can we do this than to set
aside beautiful park for such monu.
ments, statues and memorials as a
grateful people may place there from
time to time? What more appropriate
location for such a park and memorial
site than the territory fronting the
magnificent edifice through which the
people of the nation come to visit
their capital?
This bill sets aside the territory to
be acquired between C street and the
Union station for an outdoor Parthe.
non, so that the first view to greet
persons as they enter the national
capital will be memorials and monu.
ments commemorative to the sublime
womanhood of their beloved country" 4"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14
GOOD ROADS AND RURAL
SCHOOLS.
RURAL

The rural population is more will.
ing to support better schools today
than at any previous time. 1t is be.
ing realized that all educational ac.
tivities or agencies must be more or
less correlated. and, more than all
else, that they must be made accessi.
BILE to the children. In many coun.
ties where bad roads prevail. most OF
the schools are of the antiquated one
room variety. They are usually 10.
Gated along bad roads which, during
the winter, when the schools are
usually in session, become so nearly
impossible as to make it difficult for
the children to reach them. This con-
dition causes irregular attendance
and restricts the educational oppor-
tunities of the child Not only this,
but 1t often impedes the economic
consolidation of these smaller schools
into larger, stronger graded schools,
with high school courses. directed by
a competent principal and corps OF
teachers, according to the Office OF
public roads. U. S. department of agri-
culture.
On the other hand, in counties
which have improved their roads, the
schools are easily reached, the aver.
age attendance greater, the efficiency
largely increased and enonomic con.
solidation made possible Regular at.
tendance at school means consistent
and regular growth of both school and
pupil, and consolidation of schools
means maximum of efficiency at a
minimum of cost It is also note
worthy that there is a marked ten.
dency for the consolidated school to
become the social and intellectual
center of the community. Most mod.
ern rural schoolhouses are so con.
structed as to serve the community as
gathering places for various kinds OF
public meetings, and where vans are
used to convey the children to school
during the day they are frequently
pressed into service to haul the farm
ers and their wives to institute work,
lectures or entertainments at the
schoolhouse. The consolidated school
becomes a sort of community center
to which all educational and social ac-
uvities converge, and in order that
it may properly perform that function
all of the highways leading to 1t
should be so improved as to render it
readily accessible throughout the
year.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14
YOUNG PHILANTHRoPlsTs.

President Wilson recently received
a post office money order for $26O
from pupils Of the fifth grade in the
Lincoln school, at Anaconda, Mont,
who asked him to send 1t to the suf.
ferers from the recent disaster in
Japan.
Dear Mr.. Wilson," wrote little
Miss Isis Winters: I'VE have all heard
of the terrible disaster that has Just
occurred in Japan. We have all CON.
tributed nickel or dime toward
helping these poor people. We
haven't much money to spare, so
gave up the movies on Saturday and
some of us ran errands to earn the
money. We hope 1t will get to ia.
pan in time to help the poor boys and
girls. We are also all interested in
the Red Cross society. and would be
much Obliged If you would please
send us a leafiet of their work"
President Wilson wrote a letter
thanking the donors and turned the
money order over to the American
Red Cross.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

separating the two and providing ex-
clusively for the Parthenon.
This measure is introduced in the
hope and belief" said Senator Jones,
that from it may come fitting memo
rial to American womanhood, the
sweetest and best in the world The
ancient Parthenon was the finest ex-
preston of Grecian art in architec-
ture, and was erected by Pericles in
honor of Athena, who represented to
the Greek all that was good, noble and
inspiring in woman. 1t was intended
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

young men and
b oy S if t h ey
should b e C o IN e
masters of the
army rife. is the
opinion of Henry
Breckenridge. as
sistant secretary
of war. I'VE are
sadly deficient in
the rifle training
of our citizens
men who would
compose our army
in case of inva-
5 | on ;" says he.
THE little repub-
lie of Switzerland,
with a population
o n ly on e t h ir-
teenth of our coun-
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

lishment in Wash
ington of the
Parthenon as a
site for memorials
to women and
I h e ir achieve
ments. In the
last session of con-
gress he intro
duced a bill to
designate certain
lands lying be-
tween the Union
station and the
Capitol grounds
as the Acropolis
and another part
as the Parthenon.
but the bill now
introduced is for
the purpose of
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

the monthly mag
azine, Je Sais
Tout, according
to a Paris letter.
They were not
happy. She COM
plains that she
was never alone.
Il was irritated
by the restrictions
OF our existence,
end l believe that
from this bodily
revolt was born
the revolt of my
mind the moment
this thought took
form.
Imagine, we
had never a play
room at the pal
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

h o Il 8 e h o | d a c.
counts or replies
to the invitations
that the morning
mail has brought
is the identical
one at which a
member of the
royal family of
France transacted
similar business
during the reign
of the ill-fated
Louis XVI. One
which resembles
it closely. but is
less elaborate in
workmanship, is
n ow cou n t e d
among the treas
ureS of tho prit-
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14
So II Goes.
getting

Romance is always getting
smashed these days"
How nowf"
'I see that Robin Hoods record for
long distance archery has been bro
ken by a Diapers clerk"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

try's and an area of about that of
Rhode Island, has $500 shooting So
cieties and 214OOO trained marksmen
If we should train our citizens in the
same ratio we would have in the neigh
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14
LEARN TO USE ARMY RIFLE-BRECKINRIDGE

That our greatest national safety
would lie in the Workmanship of our
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

ace. We were obliged to amuse our
selves peacefully in a sumptuous
drawing room. We had never the
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14
SENATOR JONES WOULD EMULATE THE GREEKS

Senator Jones the other day intro
duced a bill providing for the estab-
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14
MEMOIRS OF THE INFANTA EULALIE OF SPAIN

The infanta Eulalie OF Spain is pub
fishing her souvenirs of childhood in
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-14

The desk at which Mrs. John X.
Shields sits when she goes over her
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-04
HeadWaterS

The farmers are all through max
ing hay. The dryweather was brok-
en- by nice showers last week, and
every thing seems refreshed.
Robert Crummett, wife and three
children of Illinois, are visiting his
mother, Mrs. Bette Crummett.
Mrs. Minnie Fisher, of W. Va,
is spending some time with rela-
lives and friends at this place.
Abe Hodge has returned to
Illinois after spending several weeks
with relatives.
Gilbert Mitchell visited his old
home at Sugar Grove, W. We, last
Sunday.
Mrs. Mohler, and son, of Staun-
ten spent several days with Mrs.
Ollie Rohr.
Clifton Potts and sister, Miss
Flossie Potts, of Petersburg, Va,
snent the weekend with Mrs.
Lille Armstrong.
Mrs Fishburn, of Stuart's Draft,
hos returned home after spending
come time with Mrs. A. P. Dev-
erick.
Miss Virginia Sites, of Swoope,
Va spent last week WIN her
Ai''' Reporter
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-04
Life Insurance Companies
THEY ARE CLOSELY OBSERVING
PUBLIC HEALTH CONDITIONS

An examining physician for one
of the prominent Life Insurance
Companies, in an interview on the
subject, made the astonishing
statement that one reason why so
many applicants for insurance are
rejected is bcause Kidney trouble
is so common to the American
people, and the large majority of
those whose applications are declined
do not even suspect that they have
the disease.
According to this it would seem
that a medicine for the kidneys,
possessing real healing and curative
properties, would be a blessing to
thousands.
DR.. Kilmer & Co Binghamton,
N. Y, who prepare DR.. Kline s
Swamp-Root, the we'll known kid
ney. liver and bladder remedy,
claim that judging from evidence
received from druggists every" here,
who are constantly in touch with
their customers, and also indis.
putable proof in the form of CRATE
full testimonial letters from thous.
ands of reliable citizens, this
preparation is remarkably cuccess-
full in sickness caused by kidney
and bladder troubles. Every in,
teresting statement they receive
regarding Swamp-Root is investi-
gated and no testimonial is pub
lished unless the party who sends
it it reported of good character.
They have on file many sworn
statements of recoveries in the
most distressing cases. They state
that DR.. Kilmer,s Swam-Root is
mild and gentle in its action and
it's healing influence is sooD noticed
in most cases. e..
Swamp-Root is purely an herbal
compound and DR.. Kilmer. q Co:
advise all readers who feel in need
of such a remedy to give it a trial
1t is on sale at all drug stores In
bottles of two sizes SOC. and 81 90
However, if you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten
cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bling
hamton. N. Y, for a sample bot.
tie. When writing be sure and
mention the Highland Recorder.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-04
Mrs Samuel Berry dead

Mrs. Samuel Berry died at her
home near Clover Hill at s 80
O'Clock yesterday morning. Death
followed an illness of about ten
months of tuberculosis. Her con-
dition had been serious for several
weeks.
Mrs. Berry was in her forty-fourth
year. She was born and reared
near Monterey in Highland County
and was a daughter of the late }.
N. Hull. She had been a member
of the United Brethren Church for
many years. She was woman OF
high christian character and had
many friends.
She is survived by her husband,
her mother, and four chlldren,
Japeth, Lillian, Erma and Irene
Berry, all at home. She laaves five
sisters, Misses Erma, Ethel and
Farrout Hull, of near Monterey;
Mrs. E. G. Wine, of Salem; Mrs.
Benford Soule, of Ottobine, and
five brothers, James, Homer, Nor
ten, Hubert and Forest Hull. all OF
Highland County.
The funeral will be held at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon from
Glover Hill Methodist Church.
Services will be conducted by Rev.
J. c.. Thrasher. -Harrlsonburg
News Record.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-04
CrabbOttom
Mrs. Ollie MullenaX has been

Mrs. Ollie Mullenax has been
very sick. ..----~
John Winner with his wife and
mother in-law, and Miss Attic
Winner spent last week with friends
and relatives at Durbin, Green
Bank and Cass, w. Va
Ed McNulty, wife and sister,
Mrs. DR.. Siron and Pullins motored
from Mcdowell last week on a
pleasure trip through Crabbottom.
George and Ben Colaw, Bessie
Fitzwater and Esta Crlaw, went
down the branch Saturday to
Peter Meyers,
Kenton Mullenax killed a large
viper near Kee Run last week.
Mrs. Poline Hinkle and Rosa
Bilgy, of Upton Indiana, who
have been here for a few weeks,
left Wednesday for their homes,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Eldridge Hinkle; also DR.. Isaac
Hinkle and family.
Russell and Ernest Simmons OF
Mt Scion came over Sunday to
visit their uncle. Albert Simmons
MOTOR A T. Newcomb with
Rebecca and Robert Calhoun, will
start Friday to attend the Elkin S
fair,
Luther Hammer and wife, Geo.,
Ben and Henry A. Colaw. with
many others from town, left Tues.
day morning for the Stounton fair.
Walter Colaw and family are at
Dale Enterprise this week canning
peaches and pears,
Russell Rexrode met with pain
full accident last week by running a
nail in his. foot.
Frank and Lee Winner, with
their families, John Hammer and
wife, with Hazel Calaw, all shared
a sumptuous dinner with Mrs.
Albert Bland Sunday
Mr.. Rife of Staunton gave a
fine lecture at the new church
SUNDAY merning. A. ]. Colaw was
the oldest man out to hear him,
and walked over a mile.
Lloyd Chew left Monday to at
tend school at Bridgewater Col
lege, dis second year.
Miss Esta and Bryon Folks were
guest at G. Lee Chew's Sunday.
Cyrus Colaw lost a fine calf last
week with black leg,
Aunt Mary
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-04
HightOWn

Fall Pasture is real good after
having such a long drought.
The temperance lecture at High
town church, On the 2S, was we'll
attended.
The little baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Rexrode died this morning;
was only sick few hours, having
been delicate from birth.
Miss Mary Afford and Miss Mary
Pritt, of Monroe Co. w. Va, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wesley
Hevener.
James Hood and James Snyder
and family of Grant c. w. Va,
ale visiting at Benz Warmers.
Misses Bessie and Mary Gum
enter tanned quitea number OF there
friends on last Saturday evening.
Quite a number of our young
people are attending the Staunton
fair this week.
William Wullenax is right much
complaining at this time.
DR.. and Mrs. N. A. WhitelaW
have returned home from W. Va,
after visiting relatives and friends
for a week.
John Kramer, of Thornwood, W.
Va, is visiting friends in our COM
munity.
Mrs. S. W. Sterrett, of Stanton.
is spending few days in our midst
Miss Kate Mauzy was visiting
Miss Lillian Hull the later part OF
last week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Whitelaw a boy, on Aug. Both.
Hurrah for the Stock Show. We
will greet old time friends there.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-04
Prohibition In Kansas

Kansas has one hundred and five
counties. Forty eight of these
counties did not send a prisoner to
the Penitentiary last year and eighty
seven did not send a patient to the
insane asylums of the State. In
fourteen counties no jury has been
called in ten years TO try Il GRIM
inal case Fifty three counties
have empty jails. Thirty eight
counties have empty poor houses.
The death rate is just one half the
average for the United States.
There are fewer murders, fewer
homicides, fewer accidental deaths
than any other state in the Union.
The tax rate is lower by one
half than its neighbor, Missouri, a
great wet state with thousands OF
saloons. Kansas has more stu
dents in her colleges in proportion
to population than any other state.
There are more pupils in the high
schools of the state in proportion
than in any other state. The aver
age per capita wealth is greater in
Kansas than any other state. Kan
sas has the lowest death rate, with
one exception, of any state in the
union and the smallest consump-
ton of liquor. The average con-
sumption of liquors in the other
states is seventeen times as great
as that of Kansas. Kansas is dry to
stay dry.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-04
EVOLVE PERFECT FRUIT TREE
Industry of Horticulture Growing In
Importance. Every Year-Stapie
Article of Food.
(By r. B. BENDING.)

Horticulture Is q branch Of Industry
which is yearly growing in Importance
The value Of fruit products as a staple
article of food Is constantly becoming
more universally recognized, with the
result that capital and labor expended
in this direction are steadily prov.
ing more profitable. That meat and
grain must vie with the best fruits
In the markets of the world more and
more strenuously every day Is a fore
gone conclusion.
Like man himself, fruit trees have
a capacity for an almost limitless de,
velopment and improvement They
can be civilized and demonstrated
just as child to tender nurture and
kind treatment.
An astonishing advance has already
been made In the task of evolving tho
perfect fruit tree, and anyone who
contemplates undertaking fruit grow
ing would do we'll to recognize this
fact from the start. A great many
fruit growers, and especially begin,
ners, fall into the error Of assuming
that care and cultivation are the Sc
cret charms which can induce almost
any tree to bear heavily. Never was
there a greater mistake made, as
such are sure to learn as the lesson
of years of pains and labor unprofit'
ably expended. The quality Of the
stock itself Is the factor which deter
mines wholly what the future result
shall be.
Professional stockmen do not &C
complish their ends by continued at
tention to any one tree, but by select
ing the best from among thousands of
its offspring, and developing that.
Budding and grating and propagating
the best over and over again, skill
fully, on scientific principles, are the
stepping stones by which they &C.
complish their advance. But the anna
teur should not attempt it. He should
leave the process to them, and look to
them for the proper stock to begin
with.
After a start with the right and
most approved nursery stock, atten'
ton and cultivation will speedily bring
the results so much desired. The
winning of success becomes an easy
task then, though to others 1t may
seem inexplicable. This Is the one
indispensable sine-quanon Of accom-
plishment in fruit growing. for which
there Is no substitute, and In place OF
which no makeshift will do.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-04

In the Clerks office of the Circuit
Court of Highland County.
The Commonwealth of Virginia: to
the sheriff of Highland County greeting.
We command you that you summon
W. B. Corbett, Ruby G. Corbett, John
W. Stephenson, Trustee, H. VI. Slaven,
P. A. Tankersley, Trustee, Geiser Mfg
Co, corporation. A. l.. Jones. Trustee,
!. A. Whitelaw Trustee, E. B. White
law and Morgan Armstrong to appear at
the Cler k Office of our ircuit Court
county at the court hous on the third
Monday in Sept 1914, TO answer bill
in cbsneery exhibited against them in
tie said court by w. Fl Miller, partners
in trade under the style and firm name
of w. Fl. Miller & Son, J. Amos kiner,
s. l.. Carter and carter partners in trade
as ). l.. carter & Bro &. Amos Corbett,
E B. Whitelaw and N. A. Whitelaw
late partners in trade under the firm
name of E. b. Whitelaw q Co. j. A.
Whiielaw, +. H Slaven and Clyde
Hiner, late partners in trade under the
firm name of Monterey Milling ON
pany; who sue for themselves and all
other lien creditors of w. B. Corbett
and Ruby Il. Corbett, who may come
into and contribute to the costs of this
suit, and unless they shall answer the
said bill within the time prescribed by
law. the court will take it for confessed,
and decree accordingly; and this they
shall in no wise omit, under the penalty
of 1901.
And have then and there this writ,
Witness w. H.. Matheny, clerk of our
sgid court, at the court House, the Goth
day of Aug. 1918, in the, 10th year OF
the commonwealth.
Teste:
w. Fl. Matheny, Clerk,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-04
Patlla News

We had some nice rains last
week and they come in very good
H. l.. Kincaid and wife have
gone to Bridgewater for a few days
visit.
Willie Kincaid and Miss Emma
Hupman also went to Bridgewater
for short visit.
The Bretheren have closed their
netting here at Laurel Gap. Had
very good success, and there was
three converions.
They will commence a series OF
meeting AZ Headwaters tomorrow
night. the first of Sept. All are
cordially invited to attend these
services
Mrs l.. B. kinraid has beeu on
the sick list for the last week.