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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-04-16

and pile up the straw at threshing
time under cover, without the aid of
human stackers.
Many details of construction in con-
nection with this barn are well worth
careful consideration. In the first
place the framework is built of two
inch stuff. Plank frame construction
is the term applied by carpenters to
this style of building. The first advan-
tage is that the material may be
bought at any lumber yard, because
only stock lengths are called for. In
the second place, the cost is less
than when the dimension timbers are
ordered, and there is a saving in the
delay caused by ordering timbers of
special lengths or sizes. The only
heavy timbers in the barn are the
Orders, which are supported by col
umns over the COW hangers, and these
Orders are built by boiling together
two-inch planks, enough Of them to
make the desired size and length.
Sixteen-foot plank works in we'll for
this purpose. The planks are cut in
such a way as to bring the AUDITING
ioists four feet apart, SO that always
a girder is three planks thick for a
length of four feet without a joint,
and it makes continuous girder the
whole length Of the barn.
The stills and plates are light, but
they are built up in the same manner.
: Otherwise the framework is construct
ed on the truss principle, each pair of
rafters forming truss. This brings
the trusses three feet apart, which in
the average makes very strong roof.
The building is tied together cross
wise by the floor joists. These floor
joists are IL feet in length, butted to-
gether on the Orders and the joists
spliced by short extra lengths and well
spiked. The joists also are spiked into
the studding at the sides of the build
ing, which makes a very substantial
tie to receive the end thrust of the
first set of roof braces.
The lower .rafters are 10 feet in
length and the upper rafters are IL
feet, which gives natural easy angles
to both the upper and lower pitches
of the roof.
The cow stable part of the base
ment is very carefully constructed to
make stable that is warm in win
ter, cool in summer and well ventilat-
ed at all seasons. The concrete floor
includes both cutters and both man
gers in one solid monolith concrete
slab which reaches across the stable
from one concrete foundation side
wall to the other. Also there are
heavy concrete supporting piers at in
tervals under the managers to form
bases for the columns which support
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-04-16

placed directly on the wooden sill OF
the building. This is a compromise
between a wooden side to a stable and
a wall that extends clear to the cell
ing. The amount Of wall around
COW stable varies usually with local
conditions. If materials to make con"
crete are comparatively cheap 1t IS
customary to build a concrete wall
eight feet high above grade and 10
start the wooden framework at the
ceiling of the COW stable. This is
detail of construction that must De
known before hand.
Dairy stables are finished carefully
on the inside to make them as smooth
as possible for easy cleaning. Every
year dairymen are raising the stahu-
ard until competition is becoming very
keen in the furnishing of high grace
milk, to get higher prices. A STAPLE
constructed on this plan has every au'
vantage, provided the work IS care
fully and thoroughly well done All
inside surfaces, including side walls,
ceiling posts, Orders, windows, stan
partitions, etc., are required 10 NC
made smooth. In well-kept stable
all these inside surfaces are gone over
with cleaning mops or brushes at ire
quent intervals, to remove all ouS'
and dirt.
The cutters are made with sllgnI
grade, to drain at the most convenient
end of the building. After the staol7s
are cleaned the cutters are waSneu
with water from the hose. The COWS
are kept clean and the mixers wear
linen duck uniforms and are required
to keep themselves particularly clean
The COWS in well-kept dairy are Gu
ried and are otherwise as carelui7
cared for as high-priced horse.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-04-16

good roads which they had hardly thought IN eA-
istence are to be found without the necessity u
making ocean voyage -
with tho GREAT impetus which the automobile
has within recent years given to touring anu WIN
the rand DEVELOPMENT of better roads, the motor
ist has been travelling the highways ana Dy
ways in search of scenes that are ne" anu io"us
that are good. This year, 1915, VIII see sreat
stream of travel from east to west ana ives. W
east-attracted by the two California exposltlons
and nv the novelty of transcontlnentaI r9ur ny
motor.
Definite routes have been established, and the
automobile owner now has almost as great a
choice of routes as has the traveller by traln "A
truly remarkable work has been done WITHIN tue
last few years in developing highways ana INK
ing them together into interstate and natlonal
roads. They are named and marked, mapped
and pictured until it is the exception for the mo-
torist to find himself on nameless route
The latest of the transcontinental highways
is the Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean highway. rms
road is being developed by an association re-
sulting from the federation of several strong
state units.
The pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean highway has
a distinctive organization from Terre Haute, Ind,
to Salt Lake City, Utah, with splendid connections
at both these termini. At Terre Haute 1t JOINS
with the National Old Trails road, which carries
it through Indianapolis, Columbus, Wheeling,
Cumberland to the national capital, Washington,
and thence to New York city. From Springfield.
Ill., it also has good connection through To-
ledo Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany
and down the Hudson to New York city.
From Terre Raute it continues westward
through Springfield, ILL.,, crossing the Mississippi
river at Hannibal, Mo-, thence in direct line
over the HannibalSt. Joseph Cross State high
way through Missouri to st. Joseph. Here 1t
joins the Rock Island highway through northern
Kansas through BeIleville Norton and Colby, to
connect at the Colorado line with the Pixies Peak
route through Limon to Colorado Springs. Here
1t enters the mountains through Ute pass. and
after crossing the South park, begins the ascent
of the continental divide which is achieved, Just
beyond Leadville, per cent grade over an
Improved road The top of Tennessee pass, 400
feet above sea level, is the highest point on the
road between the two oceans, and now begins
the descent to the Pacific side. The thrilling
ride over Battle mountain is followed by the
peaceful Eagle River valley. which leads into the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-04-16
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bility party Every mile of the is interesting
most of it is pleasant, and some OF 1T is Dotn chaiin
ing and thrilling. No truthfully say tnat
he has seen the grandeur and beauty OF the ROCKY
mountains unless he has made this trip. we entei
the mountains at Mantou, through historic ute pass
The canyon broadens, and then the road winds over
pinecovered hills. The bright colors OF the roch
change to gray, and rugged formations to compare
lively smooth hills; great rock BASIN miles across
lies before us; we catch glimpses OF snoW-cappeu
mountains 80 miles away We climb through PIC
turesque weeded hills and we reach the top OF
small pass get our first view of South park-a great
tableland 20 miles long and 40 wide Beyonu, d
winding road leads to Buena VISTA and as we follow
I'D the Arkansas river, pass over the Eye BROW
road It is not long until catch glimpses OF Twin
lakes-great crystal gems that nestle about the
feet of towering mountains. boulevard eaos 70
Leadville worldfamed mining camp, and the hlgA-
est city of it's in the world 1t is only nine miles
to the Continental divide-Tennessee pass TWO
miles above sea level. The road is smootn as
boulevard and the upgrade is only per cent After
leaving the Continental divide the road runs over
an abandoned railroad grade around and through
a valley of indescrible charm; we pass into rugged
CANYON to the town of Red Cliff and begin the as
cent of Battle mountain Half way up the moun
LII
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Considerable

the Orders. Considerable
comes on these posts, and for tbis
son the piers should have annie ha
and be set down well in the gronns
prevent settling.
A NOW as big as this. when er
settled and ref1lled, contains baa
weight of fodder, the main nart
which rests on these center snnnou
The COW stable is made airtigbt
cept at the doors, and these are fiji
as close as possible. An airtigbt 81
BILE is an uncomfortable place nnlol
it is thoroughly well ventilated NV
ventilating system that works md
all conditions of weather. AirticI
stables are built for the purpose
keeping cows comfortable in cd
weather, so they can benefit by m
feeding of carefully compounded y
tons, worked out under the most II
proved feeding systems.
This plan provides foul-air shafts \
take the devitalized air from near nj
floor behind the COWS and to carry
up to be disposed of by the metal va1
tilators on the roof. Fresh air frou
outdoors is supplied to the COWS by ii
take shafts that enter the building inc
above the concrete wall. From her
the fresh air is carried to the ceiHnl
and let out over the COWS in such
way as to prevent a draft, so the fresI
air from outdoors mixes with III,
stable air, which becomes heavier a
it loads up with impurities, so that
settles to the floor and is carried Of
as above mentioned.
In the horse stable there are tw
ventilating f1ues to carry off the fou
air, but fresh air is admitted into tbi
end of the barn through various door
and windows.
The general plan of 10th stables i
the same. The center feed alley an
the two manure alleys extend clea
through the building and have Quite
doors at the four corners. There is
partition to divide the horse depar
ment from the COW stable, and Their
are sliding doors in the partition
which are closed or left open a
needed.
The construction of the foundatio
wall of this stable is little differer
from the ordinary, because it is ca
ried up four feet above grade. Wit
this construction the windows ar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-04-16
Constructed to Stable Twenty
Two Cows and at Least Six
or Eight Horses.
INTENDED FOR SMALL FARM
Built on Scientific Principles, With
Large Storage for Roughage-Ma-
teriaI May Be Bought at Any
Lumber Yard-Cow Stable
Alright.
Rx WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A Rad
ford, No 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
ILL.,, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
A dairy barn to stable % cows and
six to eight horses is shown in the
accompanying perspective and detail
floor plan. The barn is SO feet in
width by IA feet in length, which
makes a convenient-sized barn for a
farm of from forty to eighty acres.
The size of the barn is better appreci-
ated when the elevation is studied.
This plan gives a distance of about
forty feet between the concrete stable
floor and the peak of the roof, or more
than thirty feet from the threshing
floor to the peak. This space is used
almost exclusively for the storage OF
alfalfa, clover hay and straw, and it
makes a roomy NOW, free from beams,
posts or distractions of any kind.
Such NOW usually is filled with hay
by means of a horse fork, and it is a
pleasure to turn the muzzle of the
separator straw blower into one end
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tain one fOrgetS MS
scare in the fascination
of the panorama which
unrolls before him. Now
we proceed along the
top of the canyon rim
past a mining camp;
and again we are thrilled
as we look into the
yawnfng depths below
the ride along the shelf
of this gorge for miles
is thrilling = fascinating
beyond the power OF
words. Then we descend
into the Eagle River
valley and pass from al
most appalling GRANDEUR
into a peaceful, fertile
valley. A run OF 45
miles brings US to the
entrance to Glenwood
canyon, through which
runs the Grand river
No word artist can de-
scribe this trip as the
automobile winds over
the narrow road around
the base of towering
nainted cliffs and peaks
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-04-16

HE European war has focused at
tention more strongly than ever
before upon the idea embodied IN 2.
the phrase, "See America FIRST
Thousands who have been In the
habit of spending their vacations,
winter or summer, abroad are
scanning the map of the United
States with renewed interest ana
are discovering that natural at
fractions, scenic wonders ana
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-25

Ind Miller scored, while Wilson
reached third.
Standridge should have been d.
rectly behind Phelan for just such an
emergency as occurred. AS things de-
Veloped, the play did not cost a game,
but it well might have if the Cubs had
been playing ball team instead of
gang from the National league.
Picking Individual flaws in yester-
days pastiming is like trying to shred
single string of spaghetti from
whole flock of the Italian speciality.
But P. McLarTy had a delightful nap
on second base once that is worthy
of mention. It occurred in the first
inning, with Card runners on first and
third. Dolan cloUted bingle to left.
The runner on third scored, of course,
and it was easy for the man on first
to race to third.
Schultz realized instantly that
these things would happen. He also
thought that Dolan might attempt to
reach second base while the running
was good. Sc he attempted bright
play and threw the ball to the key
stone. Mr.. McLarry was standing on
the base, all right, but he was gaz-
ing at third with rapt expression, en-
tranced with the footwork of the st.
Louis runner And the ball skipped
gaily past him to first, where Vic
Safer kept it from hitting any one out
on Lincoln street.
Mr.. McLarry was probably thinking
about the hit he was going to make
in the ninth inning. Zimmerman
took part in the ninth, cracked a dou-
BILE that tied the score, rolled to third
on an infield out and stole home for
the fourteenth and winning run.
Zim is needed.
label, Standridge Cheney and
Pierce matched their pitching arms
against Robinson, Meadows, Perdue
and Doak, and each quartet was
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-25

fairs.
incidentally, the victory over CIeVe-
land was the ninth straight for the
White Sox and kept them well in
front of the Detroit Tigers and Bos-
ton Red Sox. 1t was also the 18th
victory for Urban Faber, who pitched
the last II innings and held the In
dams scoreless, yielding five hits and
slipping the third strike by nine of
the opposition batters.
Throughout the pastime the Hose
performed like a winning ball team.
Early in the game Eddie Collins,
through a pair of boots, staked the
Indians to a small lead, but he COM
posed a triple in the eighth that put
his team back in the running, and
also batted home the winning count
in the 18th. Eddie smashed three hits
and Weaver five during the bargain
fray.
Joe Tinker is following the same
tactics with Johnny Farrell, Whale
second baseman, that worked so po-
tently in the case of Jimmy Smith,
the youthful shortstop. Joe himself
has taken over the contract of sec
ond basing for his team and will con-
tinue on the job for few days, allow
ing Farrell time to reflect on his at
tenuated batting average.
Smith took that treatment and has
been batting fiend since he was re-
turned as a regular. And every safe
hit the shortfielder makes increases
his confidence and makes him more
formidable He knocked three yes
terday, one being double, and was
big factor in the Whale run getting.
Farrell has all the earmarks of a
crack ballplayer, and while he was
playing next to the experienced Tink-
er, he did all that was expected of
him. But, earlier in the season, when
Smith was faltering, Johnny felt the
responsibility of steadying his mate
- Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
THIS LAYMAN NOW KNOWS
HOW A DRESS SUIT FEELS
Wears Evening Clothes for First
Time to Rurn Church Mortpape

Wears Evening Clothes for First
Time to Burn Church Mortgage.
When August Bacon, president of the
Board of Trustees of the Beacon Presby-
terian Church. Cedar and Cumberland
streets, stood last night in the chaneel of
the church attired in dress suit and ap-
piled the match to the paper that cleared
the church of debt, only his intimate
friends knew a story connected with it.
II was the first time in his life Mr.. Bacon
had worn a dress suit
Mr.. Bacon had always had an antipathy
toward evening dress. but when several
years ago another mortgage was burned,
he said: ~ never expect to live to see
my church cleared of debt. But II do,
I shall wear full dress suit to fitly cele-
brste 1t. Accordingly, when he was called
upon last night to touch the match to
the last mortgage. he kept his pledge
Among the speakers were Justice VIII
liam p. Potter, the Rev. George w. MARI
the Rev. j. Beveridge Lee, the Rev, j.
Ramsey Swain and the Rev. Walter b.
Greenway. Tonight the speakers will be
the Rev. Arthur Remington, the Rev
]. t. Stevenson, the Rev, William Fulton
and Charles Bvers, one of the charter
members of Beacon Church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
RESERVED SEAT DEMANDS
BILLY SUNDAY AIDES
Especially Those of Men Whose
Great-grandfathersW Were Pastors.

The executive office of the Sunday
Compaign Committee in the Stock Ex-
change Building has been swamped by
applications for tickets for reserve seats
in the BILLY" Sunday tabernacle.
Many make requests in person and an
endless line streams into the office from
morning to night. Representatives of
churches to be closed on designated Sun
days, so that the congregations can at
tend the revival meetings, ask for re-
served sections.
Others, whose Observation-Disclosures
were ministers, seek benefit of clergy"
and demand clerical tickets of admission.
George c. Shane executive secretary of
the campaign committee. is one of the
most oppressed of those in the headquar-
ters.
1T is simply terrible" he said today.
"They come in here, they stop me on
the street, rush up to me when l am
eating lunch and even stop me when I
pass in the automobile. The telephone
is just one continuous ring, and 1t is
always the same thing, Gould you re-
serve me-?
eat first / thought of taking my mail
out in the park in the automobile so that
I could open 1t in peace, but now have
just about decided TO disguise myself in
Whiskers."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
FREE TRIP CONTEST
GROWS In INTEREST,
RIVALS HEED ADVICE
Send in Subscriptions They
Had Held Back, After
Waning That Credits
Might Be Lost.

Apparently many Of the competitors IN
the contest Of the EVENING LEDGER and
PUBLIC LEDGER that will give 50 persons
free trips to the Panama-Pacinc and San
Diego Exposition accepted the advice OF
the Contest Editor as published yester-
day and sent in subscriptions they have
been holding.
The result today is considerable jump
in credits for those who had been holding
the subscriptions. Also the subscribers
will now get the papers regularly and
there will be no cause for complaint and
no chance Of the contestant losing his
credits by the subscriber getting impa-
tient and canceling his order
For those who are still holding sub
scrlptions. the Contest Editor declares
again today nothing can be gained by
this method and the contestant stands TO
lose the beenfits in credits OF all his
work. Therefore, do not hold subscrip-
tions. Take no chances. Send them in
Immediately to the Contest Editor and
name. Once recorded, there is no pos
sibllity of losing them.
New entrants are still sending in their
names by the score, and every one en-
tered is hard at work. intent on getting
into the lucky so. It is obvious that this
trip would cost hundreds of dollars The
experienced traveller knows also that not
the least important feature of this tour
will be the freedom from the worry Of
attending to details, such as hotel and
train accommodations and the many other
things that crop UP to bother the trav-
eler.
All this work will be looked after by
experienced representatives of the EVEN
ING LEDGER and PUBLIC LEDGER. The
tourists will have nothing to do but enjoy
the trip. They will not have to spend
cent for hotels, train fares or Pullman
seats and berths Entry in the contest
may be made by filling out the coupon
in the advertisement and sending II to
the Contest Editor, who will provide all
necessary information.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
HIPS TO HOLLAND AND ITALY
WILL ESCAPE MoLESTATIoN

Jan. s.--Arrangements
tween Great Britain, Italy and tho
atherlands have been completed whereby
smmerce to the latter two countries
'om the United States is expected to
3dergo a minimum of molestation. The
|sps taken by Great Britain and an
sunced in statements from both the
fitish Embassy and State Department,
.medy some of the complaints made
the United States in It's recent note
Great Britain. and the plans encour-
led Administration officials in the hope
|at commerce with the Scandinavian
'untfies and other neutral nations also
build be improved.
The statements indicate that so far
italy and Holland are concerned the
iitsh Government now believes the
niger of getting contraband articles
rough those countries to Germany and
tstria practically has been removed.
with respect to shipments of copper
aal arrangements have not yet been
ade but 1t was learned yesterday that
rough the cooperation of the Italian
|nbassy here and the Italian Foreign
'nce most copper cargoes will be free
on molestation hereafter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
BRITAIN'S NAVAL POLICY
SCORED; CHURCHILL SCORED
Lord Selborne Assails Admiralty
Chiefs Bombast.

LONDON, Jan. S.-Lord Crews told the
House OF Lords last night that II was
now the definite opinion of the Admiralty
that the battleship Formidable was sunk by
two torpedoes fired from submarine He
added that after the ship had been struck
the captain signaled another ship that
she should not stand by, but keep off,
because he believed there was subma-
rlne in the neighborhood.
Lord Selbone, former First Lord of
the Admiralty. appealed for further in
formation on certain phases of the opera
tions on sea on which the public were
still unable to jass judgment for want of
necessary data. The time would Gomez
he said. when the naval expedition to
Antwerp would have to be thrashed to
the bottom by Parliament. The more he
learned OF It. the more sure he was that
1t ought not to have been intrusted to
the Admiralty. and that the naval brigade
was not the force that ought to have been
used.
Finally Lord Selborne protested against
the violent war of words which Winston
Churchill delighted in carrying on against
the Germans. He regarded 1t as deplor-
able, and could not understand how his
colleagues in the Cabinet tolerated 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
MAN SHOT WHILE SLEEPING
Found Unconscious In Bed From Four
Bullet Wounds.

Considerable mystery is attached to the
shooting today of Dominick Ferti, 1911
South 10th street, who received four bull
let wounds while asleep. He was taken
to st. Agnes Hospital. Physicians say
he cannot recover
Mrs. Mary Borilla, who conducts a
boarding house at the above address,
heard the shots and then ran to the
street. She passed Policeman Wurtz in
her excitement and telephoned to her
brother-n-law. Wurtz noticed the
womans agitation and learned OF the
shooting. He and Policeman Stilman
found Ferti unconscious in bed, with two
bullet wounds in his head and two in
his breast.
A new revolver, fully loaded, was found
on a chair, The police believe Ferti
feared an attack and kept the revolver on
the chair to defend himself.
The assailant evidently arrived when
Ferti was asleep. Mrs. Borilla said she
found the front door of her home open
shortly after the shots were fired