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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16

best material for this purpose. The
side walls are carried down four feet
to the broad footings that support the
walls. Along each siGe of the feed
alley is q row Of 5-inch wrought-iron
columns. These are supported on con-
crete piers. Too much care cannot be
exercised in making these foundations
right. Nearly all the weight of the
fodder, straw. ETC., in the haymow
is carried by these columns. Care
must also be exercised in preparing
the ground before putting down the
concrete floor. 1t should be thorough
" compacted so that the floor will not
sink in some place and thus crack.
The concrete SIDE walls are carried
nm 60 grade and the frame is then
erected on top of them.
All the doors opening to the out
side are Of the Dutch type. The
Dutch door is one of the best kinds
that can be put in barn. During the
harm weather the upper part can be
It open so as to provide plenty of
and the stock can be kept inside
desirable. There Is only one pre-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
ANOTHER BLOW FOR ALCOHOL.

Employees of the Anaconda Mining
company have been given this warn.
Ing in bulletin posted by the com.
pany:
Never go to work after drinking
liquor, and if you must drink, stay
home. Experience has proved that a
great many accidents are caused from
drinking intoxicating liquors. 1t will
be remembered that from September
l, 1914, to September IA, all saloons
in Butte were closed: that from Sep.
tember IA to September "a they were
open only from s o'clock in the morn.
Ing to Z o'clock at night, and that for
the remainder of the month they were
open only from o'clock in the morn.
ing to 10 o'clock at night The acci
dent records of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company show the following
significant figures: Number Of acci-
dents per ten thousand shifts: July.
6.22; August. 1925; September, 4.21;
October, 7.5S; November, COZ"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
= Covering Cream Cans.

A great part of the value of keeping
cream cool on the farm and at the
station or creamery is lost If the
cream is exposed to the direct rays of
the sun while being hauled from the
farm to the point of sale. Far too
few people stop to realize the impor-
tance of covering their cream cans
when bringing them in to town. Ex-
pensive jacketed cans are not neces-
sity to keep the cream cool In sum-
mer weather just an ordinary piece
OF wet burlap thrown over the cans
will keep the temperature of the cream
as much as 20 degrees below what it
would rise to If left uncovered while
being transported over the average
hauling distance.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16

caution that must bs made WIN tassa
KIND OF door. The top and bottom
parts must be carefully oeveled where
they meet. SO that the door will be
stormprOof in the wintertime; other
wise the draft through this opening
may keep the barn too cold,
The part of the barn occupied by the
horses is shut of from the rest of the
barn by swinging doors 1t is desira-
BILE in = combination barn to have the
horses and COWS separated as COM
pletely rs possible. In this barn the
doors close both the litter alleys and
the feed alleys except when they are
in use. The box stalls are in the
same end Of the barn as the horse
stalls.
The ventilatlng system is taken on
by two foul-air shafts. These are
placed in the partition between the
box stalls and the COW stable on each
side. These shafts reach from near
the floor to the ventilatOr on the roof.
This carries away the foul air from the
stable proper and also ventilates the
haymow
Intake fiues are provided which take
the air into the stable just below the
windows and discharge 1t near the cell.
ing over the stock. Good ventilation
is absolutely necessary in dairy barn
if the best of milk is to be produced.
The expense of installing q first-class
system will be more than made up in
the returns from healthy stock.
At the end of the barn In which the
COWS are kept is siio which opens
into a feed alley running between the
managers. This alley is equipped with
a feed carrier running on track. The
work Of feeding the stock In such .
barn as this Is much easier when the
feed can be carried on a track running
the length of the barn. The carrier
runs into the horse part of the stable
also Ths silage for the cattle and
the hay for both the cattle and the
horses can be conveniently handled
with this apparatus.
In back of the rows Of stalls on each
side of the barn are litter carriers,
which assist In the handling of the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
lMolcrMEMY OF soozE.

lN0lcTNGMY o. OooZG.
(By JUDGE GEMMIL. of the Municipal
Court Of C6icagoD
have observed that every bandit
crew that goes forth to murder starts
from . saloon: that every panderer
has his rendezvous in Q gr0gshop:
that every den Of thieves makes its
victims drunk before 1t robs them:
that every house of prostitution has
its bar or 10 in partnership with
booze; that every gambling den either
IL In . saloon or sustains . close re-
lationship with one; that the pick
pocket trust" is housed In . saloon;
that the "pay-o6 Joint" for the crook
and the crooked policeman IL in .
saloon: that the professional bonds
men and character witnesses for
thieves and holdup men are saloon
keepers or bartenders.
Booze has caused 100000 divorces
in the United States in the last twen-
ty years. and adds $4,000 more to this
number every year. 1t divides more
homes. fills more jails and empties
me7s churches thAn all other innu-
ences combined.
Judges. legislators. mayors, gov.
ernors and even presidents sit dumb
or quail in the presence of this mon
ster. which enters millions Of homes
and leaves them desolate.
Booze never built q park. . play
ground, a school or . church. but ID
the enemy OF them all.
War may be hell. but where 1t slays
its thousands booze destroys its tens
Of thousands.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Citv's Location.

A woman from the South visiting
New York for the first time was much
agitated when. after being conveyed
through the Hudson tube. she found
herself in another subway. Rushing
up to a knowing-looking individual
she asked. in an agitated tone:
Sir, do please tell me where is
New York;"
Lady" said he, with the utmost
gravity, 'it's right at the top OF those
stairs. s."-Ilarper's Magazine.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Unhonorei Manuscripts,

The Magma Charta manuscript is
not the only one that was found by
accident. The Diary OF John Evelyn
was found by William Upcott among
the waste paper in the lumber room at
Wotton, while the tutor of the Mar
quis de Ronville, when playing tennis,
found that the drum of his racket was
formed of some parchment upon which
was written a fragment of the lost
Second Decade of Livy." One Of our
Oldest fragments of Anglo-Saxon poet.
ry, THE Fight at Finnsburg," was
found pasted inside the covers OF q
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Women ltfe.Savern.

The National Women's Life-Saving
league announces that with the open
ing of the coming indoor season they
will inaugurate new branch of work
in the form of junior branch for girls
under the age of sixteen. No child
will be considered too young to learn
the rudiments of swimming, and prac-
tically all of the crack swimmers of
the league have promised their aid to
Miss X. F. Mehrtens, its president in
New York Evening Post.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
CROPS SHOW GOOD GAIN.
Large Increases in Colorado This Year
Compared with 1914 Yields.

Denver.-The federal forecast prom
ises large increases in Colorado crops
yields. Corn, winter wheat. spring
wheat, oats, barley and potatoes all
hold out hopes of showing figures
from 3.5 per cent to per cent
largegr than those of last year. Hay
and fruit yields from Colorado will be
less, according to Uncle Sans experts.
as the same.
The tables issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture are as follows:
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
W. N. w., DENVER, NO. 3s-1sI5.
His Trouble.

A stenographer was out of job. lie
was discussing the best ways and
means of rehabilita;ing his ebbing
bank roll with friend who also was
listed among the unemployed. Said
the friend:
IF | we're you I'D write a letter for
money"
Il have already done So" replied
the stenog
For how much?"
"Oh. three thousand dollars"
"Well-?" asked the friend in aston
ishment.
We'll" repeated the shorthand
man sadly the letter asking for the
three thousand dollars is all ready tC
mail. but I'll be darned If ! can think
of anybody to mail it to-"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16

manure so that it can be got to the
fields before it loses any of its value
as fertilizer
The stalls in the part Of the barn
occupied by the cattle are placed on a
slant with gutter behind SO that
they can be readily flushed out with a
hose. The floor where the horses are
kept is fiat, and there are 10 cutters
behind the stalls. This Is the accept.
ed style of construction for morse and
COW barns.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Stricken from Reply.

Denver.-The State Civil Service
Commission ordered certain phrases
and lines struck out of the reply made
by Harry w. Risley to the charges
made against him by Governor Carl
son. In these phrases Mr.. Risley de-
clared the governors action was taken
for political and unworthy purposes.
The commission struck them out upon
petition of Senator w. r. Eaton, at
torney for the governor, on the ground
that they were conclusions and not al
legations of fact.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
cabby's Opportunity.

The cabby regarded the broken
down taxi with a CLEAN Of delight,
gan operations on his machine. He
turned and twisted it, and banged 1t,
and screwed it, but to no avail, and
still the cabby spoke not Then the
chauffeur wiped his brow, and the
cabby, still with the CLEAN in his eye,
crossed over Ere" he exclaimed
grimiy, holding out his whip; "'ere
yer are, mister, it i'm with this!"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Court Finishe. officers Probe.

Denver.-The State Military Court
has almost completed the examination
of witnesses in regard to the conduct
of the National Guard and of individ-
ual officers against whom charges
have been made. When that phase OF
its investigation is finished it will
take up the Investigation of reported
attempts by the United Mine Workers
to prevent enlistments in the guard
as it is able to obtain witnesses upon
the subject
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
WATER FOR CHRISTENING.

Illinois is the first state to launch
a naval reserve hydroaeroplane. 1t
was christened in Chicago by Miss
Mona Dunno, daughter Of the gov
ernor, with water from a well on Abra-
ham Lincoln's Springfield home.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
REGIMENT of Renown.

The SiXtieth rifles, for which Sir
Herbert Raphael is recruiting an
ARTS and Crafts Battalion" is better
known by its old name than as the
Kings Royal Rifle corps. Next to the
Guards it is the most sought after OF
infantry regiments, and has always
number of famous names on its mus,
ter. No regiment has finer list of
battle honors.-l.ordon Evening
Standard.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Colorado Crop Report.
Maeky Estate Pays s2.o1e Tax.

Denver.-A tax of $2,O1G has been
collected by Leslie +. Hubbard. state
inheritance tax appraiser, on the es-
tate of Andrew J. Macky, the Boulder
millionaire. who left beqnest of
$22O,4 to the University of Colo,
rado
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
A Good REQUEST,

1T was a hard swim, num-" said
the life guard who had just effected q
difficult rescue. But we made it,"
Quite So" said the lady calm
ly Thank you very much. And now
would you mind going back for my
bathing cap?"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
IN WEST VIRGINIA.

In the six dry months ending Febru-
ary 2s Of this year, Wheeling, W. Va.
served 1900 meals in the city work
house: in the six wet months ending
February 2S Of last year. 36.4ss meals
were served there.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16

book of homilies in Lambeth library.
and IL volumes of the manuscript jour-
nal Of the house of lords were found
in the Walworth road in a cheese
monger's shop. about to be used as
wrapping paper for butter and lard
London Chronicle.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Governors Day at Farm Congress.

Denver.-Oct. has been set aside
as Governors Day during the Farm
Congress Exposition to he held here.
There will be governors from nearly
all states west of the Mississippi
Some Made Money in State Bonds.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Another Result.

'If water is stirred with a paddle
for five hours. it will be boiling"
so would any cook who was asked
to do it.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16

He who is able to hold his tongue
can sidetrack lot of trouble.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16

A good general barn is often re-
quired on a farm. where it is not ad-
visable to have a big barn separate
for the dairy cows and for horses. In
the general barn shown in the illus
trations, room is provided for 12 cows
and horses. In addition to this there
are two box stalls that can be used for
any kind OF stock. The box stalls
each have an entrance from the out
side and are thus well separated from
the rest Of the barn. 1t is very good
plan to have at least one box stall
. In barn, and it is even better to have
two or three. In case valuable stock,
such as an expensive herd bull or a
stallion is kept. it may be necessary
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Provision for Cows and Horses
n 4 Plan That Has Been
Well Laid Out.
BOX STALLS ARRANGED FOR
Haymes and All Other Appurts-
aa~ess Are Provided For 10 They
Should ee-Gambrsi Roof
ons Of the Strongest
Of Its Features.
ey WILLIAM A. RAoFoRp.

Mr.. William A. Ra6ford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
the readers OF this paper On account Of
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacture. he is, without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1877 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
ILL.,. and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16

It's no use in trying to convince a
mule that he Is stubborn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08
GERMAN SUBMARINES
INCREASING ACTIVITY
Undersea Craft Sinks Steamer Off
French Coast; Crew Escapes
in Boats
SERBIAN ARTILLERY BUSY
Efforts of Austrians to Fortify Left
Bank of Danube Meet
With Opposition
SERBIAN ARTILLERY BUSY
BY Associated Press

Grand Duke Nicholas, who has been
at the head of the Russian armies
since the beginning of the war and
directed their movements in the great
campaigns on the eastern front, has
been transferred by Emperor Nicholas
to the Caucasus. where the compara-
lively unimportant operations against
the Turks are in progress.
The emperor's action was taken
when he assumed command of all of
Russia's armed forces on land and
sea, it developing to-day that he had
placed himself at the head of Russia S
naval as we'll as her military forces.
Grand Duke Nicholas is appointed
viceroy of the Caucasus and COM
mander-in chief of the army on the
Russian southern front.
Count Won Vorontzoff- -Dashkoff, who
has been viceroy of the Caucasus, is
congratulated by the emperor on his
achievements in the region and is at
tached by imperial order to the en-
peror's personal staff.
German submarine activity, now in
creasingly in evidence off the French
coast, has resulted in the torpedoing
OF another steamer, the Guatemala, of
@.9l3 tons. which went down off Belle
Isle. The crew escaped in boats and
were picked up.
marine, sank the 1,60O-ton British
steamer Duoro. Her crew was saved
Serbian artillery along the Danube
continues its activity in efforts to
break up Austrian fortifying op-
erations on the left bank of that river.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08
Enlarging Of Merchant
Marine, Administration
Plan, Declares M'AdOO
By Associated Press

Washington, D. c.. Sept. S.-The
administrations plans for national de-
fense and for enlarging the merchant
marine. 1t was indicated to-day, will
be co-ordinated in the Forthcoming
session of Congress. A striking argu-
ment for increasing the number of
merchantmen under the Stars and
Stripes, Secretary McAdoo said to-day,
was that such ships were needed as
naval auxiliaries
He has obtained from the Navy
Departm ent an outline of the need for
auxiliaries and has asked the Depart
ment Of Commerce for information on
the tonnage of merchant ships now
flying the American flag
Mr.. McAdoo said he thought 1t was
possible that many merchant ships
that have assumed American registry
since the outbreak of the war in
Europe will return to their original
flags at the conclusion of hostilities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08
q CANDIDATES DRAW
FOR PLACE ON TICKET
Nonpartisan Ticket For Mayor,
City Commissioner and City
Controller Arranged on List
USE MR.. HOFFMAN'S HAT
Names on Printed Slips Pulled in
Presence of Candidates by
County Commissioners

Four candidates for mayor, sixteen
for City Commissioner and seven for
city controller this morning drew for
position" on the nonpartisan primary
ballot, before the county commits
sioners
Most of the candidates themselves
were on hand although a few didn't
appear; neither Mayor John K. Royal,
City Treasurer o. NJ. Copelin or City
Commissioner w. L. Gorgas were on
hand.
The drawing was simple The names
OF the city commissioners were print
ed on slips of paper. These were
shaken up in a hat which President
Isaac Hoffman of the county COM
missioners held while a newspaper re-
porter picked out the names. The
same plan was followed in drawing
the candidates for mayor and for city
controller.
Commissioners NJ. Harvey Taylor,
William H. Lynch and Harry f. Bow
man are scattered through the list
Mr.. Taylor was fifth to be drawn, Mr..
Bowman eighth, and Mr.. Lynch tenth.
Messrs. Gorgas and Royal were first
and third respectively.
Meals, ex-mayor was third with Harry
F. Sheasley, leading; Ashton D. Peace
heads the list of city controllers The
drawing in full follows:
Mayor
Harry F.. Sheesley, William Bur-
COON, Ezra S. Meals, Edward NJ. Win
ters. @
City Commissioners
William L. Gorgas, Daniel w. Sohn,
John K. Royal. Owen M. Copelin, NJ.
Harvey Taylor, ]. L. Yoder, Albert P.
Doranz, Harry F. Bowman, Charles E.
Lands, William H. Lynch, J. Edgar
Rodenhaver. Charles C. Steiner, Ray
mond Breach, A. II. Nuss, ]. Grant
Koons, Edward z. Gross.
City Controller
Ashton D. Peace, Dewitt A. Fry,
Clarence F. Snyder, Samuel T. Kin
singer, Wilmer Crow, Harry M. Riley,
Leo II. Lentz.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08
Millions of Mosquitoes
Bore Into Hides of
Allison Hill Folk

Millions of mosquitoes invaded the
Allison Hill district last night. Resi-
dents were driven from their porches
and front stoops early in the evening.
Cool places in the back yards were
deserted because of the pesky biters.
To-day so per "Ant. of the residents
were kept busy scratching.
Where the long-bill disturbers came
from is a mystery. Up until last night
mosquitoes were rather scarce article
on Allison Hill. But there were
swarms of pestiferous buzzers about
last evening. Shortly before o'clock
pedestrians were attacked by thou
sands of mosquitoes near the street
arc lights.
Many of the residents found their
homes filled with the invaders and
lost considerable sleep. Druggists did
a land office business in citronella and
Chinese punk. 1t was some time be-
fore the rush was explained. One
druggist had retired at midnight and
was called from his bed by a customer
who said his family was being eaten
I'D by mosquitoes"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08
Scores of Witnesses to
Be Called at Inquest
Into Shuman Girls Death

Working under the direction of
Coroner Eckinger and District At
torney Stroup, city and county detec-
tives spent to-day completing and re-
vising the evidence against William
H. Shuman, former police chauffeur
now in Jail charged with feloniously
attacking his daughter with intent to
kill. Miss Shuman was buried yester-
day.
Coroner Eckinger announced this
morning that at least a score of wit
nesses will be subpoenaed for the in
quest into the glrrs death which will
be held in the Office of the District At
torney tomorrow evening at 1880
o'clock. On the verdict returned by
the coroner's jury a charge of either
involuntary manslaughter or murder
will be made against Shuman. The
preliminary hearing will probably be
held by District Attorney Stroup Fri
day or Saturday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08
Murderer of Three Is
Glad He Killed Them

Baltimore, Md, Sept. ST shot
her. i am glad l killed all of them
My heart is satisfied now and feels
easier than it has for many months" !"
Laying his right hand over his heart
in his cell at the city Jail to-day,
Frank Grano, the Italian who yester-
day killed John Levin P. Robinson, his
wife and their farm hand, Alonzo Red
den on the Robinson farm, near Snow
Hill, Md, and who, as Carmine
Stumpo. killed his wife in Frankford,
Philadelphia, in 1918, told why he
had committed his most recent muir
ders.
Grano blames the triple tragedy on
his love for Mrs. Robinson love
which, he says, was returned until
Redden won her away.
"A year ago." said Grano, " went
to the Robinson farm as a farmland.
From the first day 1 went there, Mrs.
Robinson showered her affections on
me.
Yesterday I met her in the hallway.
l had gone to the house for the pur-
pose of trying to get her to restore to
me the love which she had transferred
to Redden. She spurned me and
shot her."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08
GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS
IS SENT To CAUCASUS
Gar Makes Gigantic Change Upon
Assuming Control of Rus
sian Forces
NEW POSITION UNIMPORTANT
All Europe Surprised at Latest
Move of Head of Petrograd
Government
BY Associated Press

Petrograd, Sept. 8, via London, 1906
p. m.-Grand Duke Nicholas has been
transferred to the Caucasus by EN-
peror Nicholas. The Emperor took
this action on assuming command of
the military and naval forces Of
Russia.
In transferring the Grand Duke, he
appointed him Viceroy of the Caucasus
and commander in chief of the army
in the southern front.
The transfer was made in connec-
tion with a general reorganization of
such importance that it has stirred
the nation deeply.
The Grand Duke replaces the
famous Viceroy of the Caucasus, Count
Won Vorontzoff- Dashkoff. Emperor
Nicholas addressed to the Count a
communication acknowledging the
value of his labors, and stated that
he yields to his request to be per-
mitted to devote his energies to work
for which his state of health is more
equal" The emperor therefore re-
lieves him of the post of Viceroy and
Letter to Grand Duke
In relieving the Grand Duke, the
Emperor addressed a communication
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08
New York Girl Coming
on to Participate in
Great Water Carnival

That interest in the great Municipal
Improvement Celebration is not con-
fined to Harrisburg and vicinity is
demonstrated by the entry of Miss
Gertrude Gross of New York City with
Walter j. Shaffer. of the State Print
cry in the mixed canoe race during
the water carnival, Friday September
"a.
Miss Gross is an enthusiastic canoe
list and usually spends much time on
the Susquehanna on her FREQUENT
trips with friends and relatives at
Dauphin.. Last week she read a story
of the water carnival in the Telegraph
and Immediately decided that the op-
portunity to participate in the canoe
race was worth the two hundred mile
journey. Her entry was filed with ].
Ray Hoffert, chairman of the water
carnival committee yesterday. Dur
ing carnival week she will be the
guest of Miss Ruth Shaffer at
Dauphin.